9 4 3 ▁team ▁began ▁the ▁year ▁with ▁six ▁consecutive ▁shut outs , ▁and ▁his ▁und efe ated ▁ 1 9 4 4 ▁team ▁ended ▁the ▁season ▁ranked ▁sevent h ▁in ▁the ▁nation . ▁After ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁season , ▁C rav ath ▁was ▁offered ▁a ▁five - year ▁contract ▁by ▁Washington ▁Red sk ins ▁owner ▁George ▁Pr eston ▁Marshall , ▁and ▁he ▁told ▁acquaint ances ▁he ▁was ▁going ▁to ▁accept , ▁but ▁he ▁ultimately ▁changed ▁his ▁mind ▁and ▁signed ▁a ▁five - year ▁extension ▁with ▁US C . ▁He ▁signed ▁another ▁four - year ▁extension ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁ ▁C rav ath ' s ▁players ▁at ▁US C ▁included ▁Ralph ▁Hey wood , ▁Jim ▁Hard y , ▁John ▁Ferr aro , ▁Paul ▁Cle ary , ▁and ▁Frank ▁G iff ord . ▁His ▁later ▁teams ▁showed ▁a ▁sharp ▁decl ine ▁in ▁performance ▁from ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁war ▁years . ▁US C ▁was ▁ 1 1 – 1 1 – 4 ▁from ▁the ▁third ▁game ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁through ▁ 1 9 5 0 . ▁His ▁final ▁game ▁was ▁a ▁ 9 – 7 ▁victory ▁over ▁Notre ▁D ame , ▁his ▁first ▁win ▁in ▁six ▁tries ▁against ▁US C ' s ▁major ▁rival , ▁and ▁also ▁US C ' s ▁ 3 0 0 th ▁victory ▁all - time . ▁Although ▁he ▁had ▁a ▁record ▁of ▁ 8 – 3 – 1 ▁against ▁c ros st own ▁rival ▁U CLA . ▁The ▁three