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1947 USC

7–⁠2–⁠1 (6–⁠0 Pacific Coast Conference), coached by Jeff Cravath, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

USC in 1947, game by game: won vs. Washington State 21–0; tied vs. Rice 7–7; won at Ohio State 32–0; won vs. Oregon State 48–6; won at No. 4 California 39–14; won at Washington 19–0; won vs. Stanford 14–0; won vs. No. 18 UCLA 6–0; lost vs. No. 1 Notre Dame 7–38; lost vs. No. 2 Michigan 0–49+42−49Won 21–0 vs. Washington State+21Washington StateTied 7–7 vs. Rice0RiceWon 32–0 at Ohio State+32Ohio StateWon 48–6 vs. Oregon State+42Oregon StateWon 39–14 at No. 4 California+25No. 4 CaliforniaWon 19–0 at Washington+19WashingtonWon 14–0 vs. Stanford+14StanfordWon 6–0 vs. No. 18 UCLA+6No. 18 UCLALost 7–38 vs. No. 1 Notre Dame-31No. 1 Notre DameLost 0–49 vs. No. 2 Michigan-49No. 2 Michigan
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsWashington StateW 21–⁠073%
Oct 4vsRiceT 7–⁠758%
Oct 11atOhio StateW 32–⁠045%
Oct 18vsOregon StateW 48–⁠664%
Oct 25at4CaliforniaW 39–⁠1453%
Nov 1atWashingtonW 19–⁠064%
Nov 8vsStanfordW 14–⁠088%
Nov 22vs18UCLAW 6–⁠067%
Dec 6vs1Notre DameL 7–⁠3848%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs2MichiganRose BowlL 0–⁠4936%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Michigan 49–⁠0 in the Rose Bowl; No. 8 in the final AP poll; Pacific Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 20
  2. Wk 2: 11
  3. Wk 3: 10
  4. Wk 4: 5
  5. Wk 5: 5
  6. Wk 6: 5
  7. Wk 7: 4
  8. Wk 8: 4
  9. Wk 9: 3
  10. Final: 8

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1947.

Pacific Coast Conference champions6–⁠0 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanPaul Cleary, E

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠0 first in Pacific Coast Conference
AP final
No. 8 peak No. 3
Points
193–⁠114
Coach
Jeff Cravath
Elo
1641 +88 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
20.2 No. 8 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1948

The 1948 draft
Rd 4Paul Cleary EChicago Rockets (AAFC)
Rd 4Walt McCormick CSan Francisco 49ers (AAFC)

All-Pacific Coast

4 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • George MurphyQBCoaches-2; AP-2
  • Don ClarkOGCoaches-2; AP-3
  • Walt McCormickCAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 1947 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1947 Pacific Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC6–⁠07–⁠2–⁠18
California5–⁠19–⁠115
Oregon5–⁠17–⁠3
UCLA4–⁠25–⁠4
Montana2–⁠17–⁠4
Oregon State3–⁠45–⁠5
Washington2–⁠53–⁠6
Washington State2–⁠53–⁠7
Idaho1–⁠44–⁠4
Stanford0–⁠70–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.