UCLA at USC

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  The Wilmington morning star, North Carolina, December 2, 1945, page 1

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  LAUNDERING HERD NIPS UCLA ISIS AS 100000 WATCH Win Right To Oppose Ala bama In Annual New Years Day Classic LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1-U.D-- University of Southern California’s laundering Herd clinched it’s third consecutive Rose Bowl bid TO-DAY with a smashing 26–⁠15 victory over University Of California at Los Angeles before 100000 fans at Memorial coliseum, the years big gest football crowd. The Trojans scored after 10 minutes of the first period and piled up ia commanding 1870 Lead at halftirne to assure themselves their ninth Bowl bid, making the official vote Of the Pacific coast conference only a formally. It was stubby halfback Ted Tan nehill, the most consistent Trojan player all season, who quickly spelled UCLA’s doom and gave Southern California the right to play Alabama New Years day. Tennehill, caught from behind on an early 81 yard sprint, was not to be denied a second time. A poor quick-kick by Skip Rowland fell dead on the use As yard line, and on the next play, reserve quarter back Jerry Bowman passed in the flat to Tannehill, who, starting from the line of scrimmage, wtairled through the entire UCLA team and outran the secondary for a touchdown. Only after first half rest period did UCLA begin to show life. Row. land passed to Brooks Biddle tor SO yard scoring play two minutes after play resumed. But Tannehill made it right back for the Trojans when end Joe Bradford intercepted Ernie Cases pass on the UCLA %, Tannehill going over end for his second touchdown. Cases 1efthanded passing kept the desperate Bruins in the game in the final period. Ken Kiefek blocked Jim Peterson’s punt for a safety and two points for UCLA. Jack Porter then clicked on A yard pass to Bob Wheeler for q touchdown as the clock ran out. It was brilliant climax for the Trojans. After a dull start and while early season wolves howled for Washington or St. Mary’s to represent the west in the Rose Bowl, use suddenly picked UP drive and speed to virtually clinc.1 the bid. use got its second touchdown 8 few minutes after the first. Thei1 kickoff was fumbled and recovered by use on the UCLA Al. Jerry Bowman punted out on the Bruir two and when UCLA kicked out Bobby Morris carried it to the Il On the first play of the SECOND quarter, Bowman passed to Harry Adelman to- the UCLA eight ane on the next play passed over thu goal to Adelman. The next Trojan score in thu third period was set up whel Bruin John Rea recovered Book Biddle’s tumble of a punt on tn UCLA rs. Bowman again passed to Adelman to the UCLA seven Joe Scott powered to the three and Roy Cole took a shovel pas from Bowman to 60 over right end Score by periods: !. use -------------- 6 10 Z o. II UCLA @ O Z 81,

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  Detroit evening times, December 2, 1945, page 15

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  TrOjjans Capture Bowl Berth Beat UCLA, 25-l6, Before 10000 Fans LOS ANGELES. Dec. ! up University of Southern California $ numbering herd c,inched its third consecutive Rose Bowl bid today with a smashing 26–⁠15 victory over University of California at Los Angeles before 103,0O0 fans at Memorial Coliseum, the years biggest football crowd. The Trojans scored after 10 minutes of the first period and piled up a commanding 1910 lead at halftime, 10 assure themselves their ninth bowl bid. II was Stubby halfbaCk Ted Tannphill. the most con, I,icnt Trojan player all season. who quickly spelled UCLA~ doom aud gave Southern California the right to play Alabama New Year s Day. Tsnnehlll. caught from behind on an early 52-ysrd sprint, was not 10 be denied a second time. a poor quiCk-kick by Skip Row land fell dead on tho use 45-yard line, and on the next play, reserve quarterback Jerry Bowman passed in the flat 10 Tannchill who, starting from the line of scrimmage. whirled through Tho entire UCLA team and outran tho secondary for tho first touchdown.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Officially, USC leads 52–⁠34–⁠7; as played, 54–⁠34–⁠7 in 95 meetings, counting the 80 since this game.