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{{1946 Pacific Coast Conference football standings}}
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The '''1946 USC Trojans football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented the [[University of Southern California]] (USC) in the [[Pacific Coast Conference]] (PCC) during the [[1946 college football season]]. In their fifth year under head coach [[Jeff Cravath]], the Trojans compiled a 6–4 record (5–2 against PCC opponents), finished in third place in the PCC, and outscored their opponents by a total of 158 to 106.<ref>{{cite web|title=Southern California Yearly Results (1945-1949)|publisher=David DeLassus|work=College Football Data Warehouse|access-date=July 20, 2015|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern_california/1945-1949_yearly_results.php|archive-date=September 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905161546/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern_california/1945-1949_yearly_results.php|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The '''1946 USC Trojans football team''' was an [[American football]] team that represented the [[University of Southern California]] (USC) in the [[Pacific Coast Conference]] (PCC) during the [[1946 college football season]]. In their fifth year under head coach [[Jeff Cravath]], the Trojans compiled a 6–4 record (5–2 against PCC opponents), finished in third place in the PCC, and outscored their opponents by a total of 158 to 106.<ref name=SR>{{cite web|title=1946 USC Trojans Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=May 14, 2022|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/southern-california/1946-schedule.html}}</ref> The Trojans were ranked No. 10 in the AP Poll in mid-November before losing consecutive games against No. 4 [[1946 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]] and No. 2 [[1946 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]].<ref name=SR/>


Two USC players received first-team honors from the [[Associated Press]] (AP) or [[United Press]] (UP) on the [[1946 All-Pacific Coast football team]]: tackle [[John Ferraro]] (AP-1, UP-1); and guard [[Mike Garzoni]] (AP-1).<ref>{{cite news|title=Uclans Land 10 Men on All-Pacific Coast Football Club|newspaper=The Independent-Record, Helena, Montana|date=November 27, 1945|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2647032/1946_all_pacific_coast_team/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Horace Gillom, Nevada End, Makes UP's All-Pacific Coast Selection|newspaper=Nevada State Journal|date=November 29, 1946|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2646931/1946_up_all_pacific_team/}}</ref>
Two USC players received first-team honors from the [[Associated Press]] (AP) or [[United Press]] (UP) on the [[1946 All-Pacific Coast football team]]: tackle [[John Ferraro]] (AP-1, UP-1); and guard [[Mike Garzoni]] (AP-1).<ref>{{cite news|title=Uclans Land 10 Men on All-Pacific Coast Football Club|newspaper=The Independent-Record, Helena, Montana|date=November 27, 1945|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2647032/1946_all_pacific_coast_team/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Horace Gillom, Nevada End, Makes UP's All-Pacific Coast Selection|newspaper=Nevada State Journal|date=November 29, 1946|page=10|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/2646931/1946_up_all_pacific_team/}}</ref>

USC was ranked at No. 37 in the final [[Litkenhous Ratings|Litkenhous Difference by Score System]] rankings for 1946.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|newspaper=The Knoxville News-Sentinel|date=December 15, 1946|page=B4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123020754/rice-rated-fifth-best-tennessee-12th/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>


==Schedule==
==Schedule==
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|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| date = {{dow tooltip|September 27, 1946}}
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = [[1946 Washington State Cougars football team|Washington State]]
| opponent = [[1946 Washington State Cougars football team|Washington State]]
| site_stadium = [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| site_stadium = [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
| site_cityst = [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, CA]]
| site_cityst = [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, CA]]
| score = 13–7
| score = 13–7
| attend = 68,282<ref name=MG/>
| attend = 68,282
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Scrappy Cougars Narrowly Beaten by Trojans|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle|date=September 28, 1946|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101830834/1946-usc-trojans-football-team/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=W.S.C. Cougars Lose to Trojans 13-7 Before 70,000 Fans at Los Angeles: Lack of Punch Has Score Low; Trojans Don't Have Scoring Power Needed|newspaper=The Spokesman-Review|agency=Associated Press|date=September 28, 1946|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101830879/wsc-cougars-lose-to-trojans-13-7/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Scrappy Cougars Narrowly Beaten by Trojans|newspaper=Spokane Daily Chronicle|date=September 28, 1946|page=7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101830834/1946-usc-trojans-football-team/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=W.S.C. Cougars Lose to Trojans 13-7 Before 70,000 Fans at Los Angeles: Lack of Punch Has Score Low; Trojans Don't Have Scoring Power Needed|newspaper=The Spokesman-Review|agency=Associated Press|date=September 28, 1946|page=9|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101830879/wsc-cougars-lose-to-trojans-13-7/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
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| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1946 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]
| opponent = [[1946 Ohio State Buckeyes football team|Ohio State]]
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 0–21
| score = 0–21
| attend = 80,047<ref name=MG/>
| attend = 80,047
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Buckeyes Run Over Trojans:: Whisler Gets Three Touchdowns in Victory Before 80,047 Fans|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|author=Braven Dyer|date=October 6, 1946|page=II-5, II-6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101672930/buckeyes-run-over-trojans-whisler/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Buckeyes Run Over Trojans:: Whisler Gets Three Touchdowns in Victory Before 80,047 Fans|newspaper=The Los Angeles Times|author=Braven Dyer|date=October 6, 1946|page=II-5, II-6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101672930/buckeyes-run-over-trojans-whisler/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
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| w/l = l
| w/l = l
| neutral = y
| neutral = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1946 Oregon State Beavers football team|Oregon State]]
| opponent = [[1946 Oregon State Beavers football team|Oregon State]]
| site_stadium = [[Multnomah Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Providence Park|Multnomah Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Portland, Oregon|Portland, OR]]
| site_cityst = [[Portland, Oregon|Portland, OR]]
| score = 0–6
| score = 0–6
| attend = 29,594<ref name=MG/>
| attend = 29,594
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Beavers Bury Trojan Hopes Under 6-0 Loss|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Braven Dyer|pages=II-5, II-7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101830970/beavers-bury-trojan-hopes-under-6-0-loss/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Beavers Tip Trojans, 6-0: Carpenter Run Sets Up Score; Two Thrusts by Orange|newspaper=The Statesman|location=Salem, Oregon|agency=Associated Press|date=October 13, 1946|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101608701/beavers-tip-trojans-6-0-carpenter-run/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate=May 10, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Gustafson Sparks Lone Scoring Drive of Game|newspaper=The Long Beach Independent|date=October 13, 1946|agency=International News Service|pages=27, 28|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101609158/gustafson-sparks-lone-scoring-drive-of/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate=May 10, 2022}}</ref>
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Beavers Bury Trojan Hopes Under 6-0 Loss|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Braven Dyer|pages=II-5, II-7|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101830970/beavers-bury-trojan-hopes-under-6-0-loss/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Beavers Tip Trojans, 6-0: Carpenter Run Sets Up Score; Two Thrusts by Orange|newspaper=The Statesman|location=Salem, Oregon|agency=Associated Press|date=October 13, 1946|page=14|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101608701/beavers-tip-trojans-6-0-carpenter-run/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate=May 10, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Gustafson Sparks Lone Scoring Drive of Game|newspaper=The Long Beach Independent|date=October 13, 1946|agency=International News Service|pages=27, 28|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101609158/gustafson-sparks-lone-scoring-drive-of/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]|accessdate=May 10, 2022}}</ref>
}}
}}
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| date = October 19
| date = October 19
| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| rank =
| opponent = [[1946 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]]
| opponent = [[1946 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]]
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 28–0
| score = 28–0
| attend = 42,507<ref name=MG/>
| attend = 42,507
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Troy Comes to Life for 28-0 Victory: Impotent Huskies Drubbed Before 42,500 Fans at Coliseum|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Braven Dyer|date=October 20, 1946|pages=II-5, II-6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101831064/troy-comes-to-life-for-28-0-victory/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Troy Comes to Life for 28-0 Victory: Impotent Huskies Drubbed Before 42,500 Fans at Coliseum|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Braven Dyer|date=October 20, 1946|pages=II-5, II-6|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101831064/troy-comes-to-life-for-28-0-victory/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
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| w/l = w
| w/l = w
| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1946 Stanford Indians football team|Stanford]]
| opponent = [[1946 Stanford Indians football team|Stanford]]
⚫
| site_stadium = [[Stanford Stadium]]
⚫
| site_cityst = [[Stanford, California|Stanford, CA]]
| gamename = [[Stanford–USC football rivalry|rivalry]]
| gamename = [[Stanford–USC football rivalry|rivalry]]
⚫
| site_stadium = [[Stanford Stadium]]
⚫
| site_cityst = [[Palo Alto, CA]]
| score = 28–20
| score = 28–20
| attend = 45,000
| attend = 45,000
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| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 43–0
| score = 43–0
| attend = 45,885<ref name=MG/>
| attend = 45,885
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=By a Bitter 43-0, Webfoots Bow to Mighty Trojans: Worst Defeat Since Texas Debacle in '41|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard|author=Dick Strite|date=November 3, 1946|page=1, 22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101837192/by-a-bitter-43-0-webfoots-bow-to/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=By a Bitter 43-0, Webfoots Bow to Mighty Trojans: Worst Defeat Since Texas Debacle in '41|newspaper=Eugene Register-Guard|author=Dick Strite|date=November 3, 1946|pages=1, 22|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101837192/by-a-bitter-43-0-webfoots-bow-to/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
|{{CFB schedule entry
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| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 14–0
| score = 14–0
| attend = 60,398
⚫
| attend = 60,398<ref name=MG>{{cite web|title=USC Football 2017 Media Guide|publisher=University of Southern California Athletics|page=85|url=http://usctrojans.com/documents/2017/7/25/2017_USC_Football_Media_Guide.pdf|accessdate=May 13, 2022}}</ref>
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Troy Clips Weak Bears, Clears Deck for Bruins|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Braven Dyer|date=November 10, 1946|pages=II-V, II-VI|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101837419/troy-clips-weak-bears-clears-deck-for/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Troy Clips Weak Bears, Clears Deck for Bruins|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Braven Dyer|date=November 10, 1946|pages=II-V, II-VI|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101837419/troy-clips-weak-bears-clears-deck-for/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
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| opponent = [[1946 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]]
| opponent = [[1946 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]]
| opprank = 4
| opprank = 4
⚫
| gamename = [[Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)|Victory Bell]]
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
⚫
| gamename = [[Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)|Victory Bell]]
| score = 6–13
| score = 6–13
| attend = 93,714<ref name=MG/>
| attend = 93,714
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Bruins Make Breaks to Beat Troy: Uclans Outmud S.C., 13-6, for Bowl Bid Before 93,714 Fans|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Paul Zimmerman|date=November 24, 1946|pages=I-1, II-5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100676590/bruins-make-breaks-to-beat-troy-uclans/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Bruins Make Breaks to Beat Troy: Uclans Outmud S.C., 13-6, for Bowl Bid Before 93,714 Fans|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|author=Paul Zimmerman|date=November 24, 1946|pages=I-1, II-5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100676590/bruins-make-breaks-to-beat-troy-uclans/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
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| opponent = [[1946 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
| opponent = [[1946 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
| opprank = 2
| opprank = 2
⚫
| gamename = [[Notre Dame-USC rivalry|rivalry]]
| site_stadium = [[Notre Dame Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Notre Dame Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[Notre Dame, Indiana|Notre Dame, IN]]
| site_cityst = [[Notre Dame, Indiana|Notre Dame, IN]]
⚫
| gamename = [[Notre Dame–USC football rivalry|rivalry]]
| score = 6–26
| score = 6–26
| attend = 55,298<ref name=MG/>
| attend = 55,298
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Notre Dame Eleven Wins National Title: Defeats USC, 26-6, To Remain Unbeaten|newspaper=The South Bend Tribune|author=Jim Costin|date=December 1, 1946|pages=III-1, III-8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101819131/notre-dame-eleven-wins-national-title/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| source = <ref>{{cite news|title=Notre Dame Eleven Wins National Title: Defeats USC, 26-6, To Remain Unbeaten|newspaper=The South Bend Tribune|author=Jim Costin|date=December 1, 1946|pages=III-1, III-8|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/101819131/notre-dame-eleven-wins-national-title/|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
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| nonconf = y
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| away = y
| rank =
| opponent = [[1946 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]]
| opponent = [[1946 Tulane Green Wave football team|Tulane]]
| site_stadium = [[Tulane Stadium]]
| site_stadium = [[Tulane Stadium]]
| site_cityst = [[New Orleans, LA]]
| site_cityst = [[New Orleans|New Orleans, LA]]
| score = 20–13
| score = 20–13
| attend = 25,000<ref name=MG/>
| attend = 25,000
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99566046/injury-riddles-trojans-top-tulane-2013/|work=The Los Angeles Times|title=Injury-riddles Trojans top Tulane, 20–13|date=December 22, 1946|accessdate=April 11, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
| source = <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/99566046/injury-riddles-trojans-top-tulane-2013/|work=The Los Angeles Times|title=Injury-riddles Trojans top Tulane, 20–13|date=December 22, 1946|accessdate=April 11, 2022|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref>
}}
}}
}}
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<ref name=MG>{{cite web|title=USC Football 2017 Media Guide|publisher=University of Southern California Athletics|page=85|url=http://usctrojans.com/documents/2017/7/25/2017_USC_Football_Media_Guide.pdf|accessdate=May 13, 2022}}</ref>

==Rankings==
{{see also|1946 NCAA football rankings}}
{{Ranking movements
| poll1title = [[AP Poll|AP]]
| poll1firstweek = 1
| poll1lastweek = 9
| poll1_1=NR
| poll1_2=NR
| poll1_3=NR
| poll1_4=NR
| poll1_5=14
| poll1_6=12
| poll1_7=10
| poll1_8=16
| poll1_9=NR
}}
}}


==1947 NFL Draft==
==1947 NFL Draft==
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The [[1947 NFL draft]] was held on December 16, 1946. The following Trojans were selected.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1947/draft.htm|title=1947 NFL Draft Listing|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=November 29, 2020}}</ref>
{{main|1947 NFL Draft}}

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The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Trojans were selected.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1947/draft.htm|title=1947 NFL Draft Listing|website=Pro-Football-Reference.com|access-date=November 29, 2020}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=USC Trojans| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club}}
{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=USC Trojans| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club}}
|-
|-
| 5 || 33 || Gordon Gray || [[Back (American football)|Back]] || [[Los Angeles Rams]]
| 5 || 33 || Gordon Gray || [[Back (American football)|Back]] || [[Los Angeles Rams]]

Latest revision as of 09:25, 22 September 2024

1946 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific Coast Conference
Record6–4 (5–2 PCC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Pacific Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 UCLA $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Oregon State 6 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
USC 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Washington 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Stanford 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Oregon 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Montana 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Washington State 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
California 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Idaho 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 USC Trojans football team was an American football team that represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC) during the 1946 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Trojans compiled a 6–4 record (5–2 against PCC opponents), finished in third place in the PCC, and outscored their opponents by a total of 158 to 106.[1] The Trojans were ranked No. 10 in the AP Poll in mid-November before losing consecutive games against No. 4 UCLA and No. 2 Notre Dame.[1]

Two USC players received first-team honors from the Associated Press (AP) or United Press (UP) on the 1946 All-Pacific Coast football team: tackle John Ferraro (AP-1, UP-1); and guard Mike Garzoni (AP-1).[2][3]

USC was ranked at No. 37 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Washington State
W 13–768,282[5][6]
October 5Ohio State*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 0–2180,047[7]
October 12vs. Oregon State
L 0–629,594[8][9][10]
October 19Washington
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 28–042,507[11]
October 26at Stanford
W 28–2045,000[12]
November 2Oregon
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 43–045,885[13]
November 9CaliforniaNo. 14
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 14–060,398[14]
November 23at No. 4 UCLAdaggerNo. 10
L 6–1393,714[15]
November 30at No. 2 Notre Dame*No. 16
L 6–2655,298[16]
December 21at Tulane*
W 20–1325,000[17]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[18]

Rankings

[edit]
See also: 1946 NCAA football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
Poll12345678Final
AP————14121016—

1947 NFL Draft

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The 1947 NFL draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Trojans were selected.[19]

Round Pick Player Position NFL club
5 33 Gordon Gray Back Los Angeles Rams
6 39 Mike Garzoni Guard Washington Redskins
16 141 Jim Callanan End Green Bay Packers
17 153 Don Hardy End Los Angeles Rams

References

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  1. ^ a b "1946 USC Trojans Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
  2. ^ "Uclans Land 10 Men on All-Pacific Coast Football Club". The Independent-Record, Helena, Montana. November 27, 1945. p. 7.
  3. ^ "Horace Gillom, Nevada End, Makes UP's All-Pacific Coast Selection". Nevada State Journal. November 29, 1946. p. 10.
  4. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Scrappy Cougars Narrowly Beaten by Trojans". Spokane Daily Chronicle. September 28, 1946. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "W.S.C. Cougars Lose to Trojans 13-7 Before 70,000 Fans at Los Angeles: Lack of Punch Has Score Low; Trojans Don't Have Scoring Power Needed". The Spokesman-Review. Associated Press. September 28, 1946. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Braven Dyer (October 6, 1946). "Buckeyes Run Over Trojans:: Whisler Gets Three Touchdowns in Victory Before 80,047 Fans". The Los Angeles Times. p. II-5, II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Braven Dyer. "Beavers Bury Trojan Hopes Under 6-0 Loss". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-5, II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Beavers Tip Trojans, 6-0: Carpenter Run Sets Up Score; Two Thrusts by Orange". The Statesman. Salem, Oregon. Associated Press. October 13, 1946. p. 14. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Gustafson Sparks Lone Scoring Drive of Game". The Long Beach Independent. International News Service. October 13, 1946. pp. 27, 28. Retrieved May 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Braven Dyer (October 20, 1946). "Troy Comes to Life for 28-0 Victory: Impotent Huskies Drubbed Before 42,500 Fans at Coliseum". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-5, II-6 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Braven Dyer (October 27, 1946). "S.C. Rallies to Top Tribe, 28-20". Los Angeles Times. pp. II-5, II-7 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ Dick Strite (November 3, 1946). "By a Bitter 43-0, Webfoots Bow to Mighty Trojans: Worst Defeat Since Texas Debacle in '41". Eugene Register-Guard. pp. 1, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Braven Dyer (November 10, 1946). "Troy Clips Weak Bears, Clears Deck for Bruins". Los Angeles Times. pp. II–V, II–VI – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Paul Zimmerman (November 24, 1946). "Bruins Make Breaks to Beat Troy: Uclans Outmud S.C., 13-6, for Bowl Bid Before 93,714 Fans". Los Angeles Times. pp. I-1, II-5 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ Jim Costin (December 1, 1946). "Notre Dame Eleven Wins National Title: Defeats USC, 26-6, To Remain Unbeaten". The South Bend Tribune. pp. III-1, III-8 – via Newspapers.com.
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