Navy at USC
Saturday, September 24, 1949 Share
USC beat Navy 42–20. It was their first meeting; after it, USC led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 89°F, low 64°FAttendance 62,787
On the newsreel
- SOUTHERN CAL. SINKS NAVYThe Midshipmen gridders come all the way West to launch their 1949 football season. But the Trojans of U.S.C. run up a big score and win, 42-20, despite some spectacular rallies by the do-or-die Annapolis players
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
USC 79% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Navy–USC gameUSC leads 2–1 in three meetings, counting the two since this game.
| 1962 | USC 13, Navy 6 | |
| 1950 | Navy 27, USC 14 | |
| 1949 | USC 42, Navy 20 |
Around this game
Navy
- Next gamevs. PrincetonOct. 1, 1949
- SeasonNavy in 1949
- ProgramNavy history and records
USC
- Next gamevs. Washington StateOct. 1, 1949
- SeasonUSC in 1949
- ProgramUSC history and records