The 1943 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1943 college football season. In their second year under head coach Jeff Cravath, the Trojans compiled an 8–2 record (5–0 against conference opponents), won the Pacific Coast Conference championship, defeated Washington in the 1944 Rose Bowl, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 155 to 58.^[1]

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, USC ranked 45th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 84.8.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	at UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	W 20–0	50,000
October 2	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 7–0	35,000
October 9	St. Mary's Pre-Flight*	No. 10	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 13–0	30,000
October 16	at San Francisco*	No. 8	Kezar Stadium San Francisco, CA	W 34–0	6,000	[3]
October 23	No. 6 Pacific (CA)*	No. 7	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 6–0	65,000
October 30	No. 20 California	No. 5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 13–0	45,000
November 6	San Diego NTS*	No. 4	Hull Field San Diego, CA	L 7–10	6,000	[4]
November 13	No. 15 March Field*	No. 9	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 0–35	30,000	[5]
November 27	UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 26–13	35,000
January 1, 1944	vs. No. 12 Washington		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	W 29–0	68,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings