USC Trojans football under John McKay

John McKay was the coach of the University of Southern California's football team from 1960 to 1975. He compiled a 127-40-8 record, and was succeeded by John Robinson when he left to become the inaugural head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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1960

1960 USC Trojans football
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
1960 record 4–6 (3–1 AAWU)
Head coach John McKay
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1959 1961 »
1960 AAWU football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#6 Washington † 4 – 0 – 0     10 – 1 – 0
USC 3 – 1 – 0     4 – 6 – 0
UCLA 2 – 2 – 0     7 – 2 – 1
California 1 – 3 – 0     2 – 7 – 1
Stanford 0 – 4 – 0     0 – 10 – 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 16 Oregon State* #6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 0–14   32,928
September 24 Texas Christian* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 6–7   31,475
October 1 at #9 Ohio State* Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH L 0–20   83,204
October 7 Georgia* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 10–3   28,120
October 15 California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 27–10   39,830
October 29 at Stanford Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA W 21–10   29,000
November 5 #7 Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 0–34   43,475
November 12 at Baylor* Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX L 14–35   23,000
November 19 at #11 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) W 17–6   66,865
November 26 Notre Dame* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Notre Dame-USC rivalry) L 0–17   28,297
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1961

1961 USC Trojans football
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
1961 record 4–5–1 (2–1–1 AAWU)
Head coach John McKay
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1960 1962 »
1961 AAWU football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#16 UCLA † 3 – 1 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
USC 2 – 1 – 1     4 – 5 – 1
Washington 2 – 1 – 1     5 – 4 – 1
Stanford 1 – 3 – 0     4 – 6 – 0
California 1 – 3 – 0     1 – 8 – 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 22 Georgia Tech* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 7–27   32,928
September 29 Southern Methodist* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 21–16   29,148
October 7 #1 Iowa* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 34–35   30,263
October 14 at #8 Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Notre Dame-USC rivalry) L 0–30   50,427
October 21 at California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 28–14   38,000
October 28 Illinois* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 14–10   28,694
November 4 at Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA T 0–0   54,916
November 11 Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 30–15   36,598
November 18 at Pittsburgh* Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA L 9–10   34,820
November 25 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) L 7–10   57,580
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1962

1962 USC Trojans football
Consensus National Champions
Rose Bowl Champions
AAWU Champions
Rose Bowl, W 42–37 vs. Wisconsin
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
Coaches #1
AP #1
1962 record 11–0 (4–0 AAWU)
Head coach John McKay
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1961 1963 »
1962 AAWU football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 USC † 4 – 0 – 0     11 – 0 – 0
Washington 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 1 – 2
Washington State 1 – 1 – 0     5 – 4 – 1
Stanford 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
UCLA 1 – 3 – 0     4 – 6 – 0
California 0 – 4 – 0     1 – 9 – 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 22 #8 Duke* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 14–7   26,400
September 29 at Southern Methodist* #9 Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX W 33–3   14,000
October 6 at Iowa* #6 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA W 7–0   55,300
October 20 California #6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 32–6   38,500
October 27 at Illinois* #4 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 28–16   31,375
November 3 #9 Washington #3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 14–0   46,456
November 10 at Stanford #2 Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA W 39–14   41,000
November 17 Navy* #2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 13–6   51,701
November 24 at UCLA #1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) W 14–3   86,740
December 1 Notre Dame* #1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Notre Dame-USC rivalry) W 25–0   81,676
January 1 vs. #2 Wisconsin* #1 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) W 42–37   98,698
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1963

1963 USC Trojans football
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
Coaches #16
1963 record 7–3 (3–1 AAWU)
Head coach John McKay
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1962 1964 »
1963 AAWU football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Washington † 4 – 1 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
USC 3 – 1 – 0     7 – 3 – 0
UCLA 2 – 2 – 0     2 – 8 – 0
Washington State 1 – 1 – 0     3 – 6 – 1
California 1 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 1
Stanford 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 7 – 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 21 at Colorado* #1 Folsom Field • Boulder, CO W 14–0   27,000
September 28 #3 Oklahoma* #1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 12–17   39,345
October 4 Michigan State* #8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 13–10   59,137
October 12 at Notre Dame* #7 Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Notre Dame-USC rivalry) L 14–17   59,135
October 19 #4 Ohio State* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 32–3   61,883
October 26 at California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 36–6   41,000
November 2 at Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 7–22   55,738
November 9 Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 25–11   57,035
November 15 Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 28–22   30,846
November 30 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) W 26–6   82,460
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1964

1964 USC Trojans football
AAWU Champions
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
Coaches #10
AP #10
1964 record 7–3 (3–1 AAWU)
Head coach John McKay
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1963 1965 »
1964 AAWU football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#8 Oregon State § 3 – 1 – 0     8 – 3 – 0
#10 USC § 3 – 1 – 0     7 – 3 – 0
Washington 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 4 – 0
UCLA 2 – 2 – 0     4 – 6 – 0
Stanford 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
Oregon 1 – 2 – 1     7 – 2 – 1
Washington State 1 – 2 – 1     3 – 6 – 1
California 0 – 4 – 0     3 – 7 – 0
§ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 18 Colorado* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 21–0   39,173
September 26 at #2 Oklahoma* Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK W 40–14   61,700
October 3 at Michigan State* #2 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI L 7–17   70,102
October 10 Texas A&M* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 31–7   42,295
October 17 at #2 Ohio State* Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH L 0–17   84,315
October 24 California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 26–21   48,105
October 31 Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 13–14   50,577
November 7 at Stanford Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA W 15–10   55,000
November 21 at [[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) W 34–13   62,108
November 28 #1 Notre Dame* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Notre Dame-USC rivalry) W 20–17   83,840
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1965

1965 USC Trojans football
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
Coaches #9
AP #10
1965 record 7–2–1 (4–1 AAWU)
Head coach John McKay
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1964 1966 »
1965 AAWU football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 UCLA † 4 – 0 – 0     8 – 2 – 1
#10 USC 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 2 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] 2 – 1 – 0     7 – 3 – 0
Washington 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
Stanford 2 – 3 – 0     6 – 3 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|California]] 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] 1 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] 0 – 5 – 0     4 – 5 – 1
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 17 Minnesota* #7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA T 20–20   58,497
September 25 at Wisonsin* Camp Randall Stadium • Madison, WI W 26–6   52,706
October 2 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 26–12   52,100
October 9 at Washington #8 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 34–0   57,533
October 16 Stanford #6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 14–0   61,618
October 23 at #7 Notre Dame* #4 Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Notre Dame-USC rivalry) L 7–28   59,235
November 6 at [[{{{school}}}|California]] #6 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 35–0   52,000
November 13 [[{{{school}}}|Pittsburgh]]* #6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 28–0   40,339
November 20 #7 UCLA #6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) L 16–20   94,085
November 27 Wyoming* #8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 56–6   39,233
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1965 team players in the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Rod Sherman Halfback 4 54 Baltimore Colts
Jeff Smith Defensive End 10 151 New York Giants
Ed King Linebacker 13 198 Green Bay Packers
Bob Miller Tackle 14 211 Detroit Lions
Dave Moton End 19 288 Green Bay Packers

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Awards and honors


1966

1966 USC Trojans football
AAWU Champions
Rose Bowl, L 13–14 vs. Purdue
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
Coaches #18
1966 record 7–3 (4–1 AAWU)
Head coach John McKay
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1965 1967 »
1966 AAWU football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
USC † 4 – 1 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
#5 UCLA 3 – 1 – 0     9 – 1 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] 3 – 1 – 0     7 – 3 – 0
Washington 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|California]] 2 – 3 – 0     3 – 7 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] 1 – 3 – 0     3 – 7 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] 1 – 3 – 0     3 – 7 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] 1 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 17 at [[{{{school}}}|Texas]]* #9 Texas Memorial Stadium • Austin, TX W 10–6   42,000
September 24 Wisonsin* #5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 38–3   52,325
October 1 vs. [[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] #5 Multnomah Stadium • Portland, OR W 21–0   29,217
October 8 Washington #6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 17–14   55,960
October 15 at [[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] #5 Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA W 21–7   61,500
October 22 Clemson* #5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 30–0   44,614
October 28 at Miami* #5 Orange Bowl • Miami, FL L 7–10   51,156
November 5 [[{{{school}}}|California]] #9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 35–9   47,199
November 19 at #8 UCLA #7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) L 7–14   81,980
November 26 #1 Notre Dame* #10 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Notre Dame-USC rivalry) L 0–51   88,520
January 2 vs. #7 Purdue* Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) L 13–14   88,520
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1967

1967 USC Trojans football
Consensus National Champions
Rose Bowl Champions
AAWU Champions
Rose Bowl, W 14–3 vs. Indiana
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
Coaches #1
AP #1
1967 record 10–1 (6–1 AAWU)
Head coach John McKay
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1966 1968 »
1967 AAWU football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 USC † 6 – 1 – 0     10 – 1 – 0
UCLA 4 – 1 – 1     7 – 2 – 1
#7 Oregon State 4 – 1 – 1     7 – 2 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
Washington 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|California]] 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 8 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 8 – 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
See also: 1967 USC vs. UCLA football game

The 1967 contest against UCLA is widely regarded as the signature game in the UCLA-USC rivalry. The University of California at Los Angeles, 7-0-1 and ranked Number 1, with senior quarterback Gary Beban as a Heisman Trophy candidate, played the University of Southern California, 8-1 and ranked Number 4, with junior running back O.J. Simpson as a Heisman candidate.

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 15 [[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] #7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 49–0   44,364
September 23 #5 [[{{{school}}}|Texas]]* #4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 17–13   67,705
September 30 at [[{{{school}}}|Michigan State]]* #2 Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI W 21–17   75,287
October 7 [[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] #1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 30–0   62,598
October 14 at #5 Notre Dame* #1 Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Notre Dame-USC rivalry) W 24–7   59,075
October 21 at Washington #1 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 23–6   58,754
October 28 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] #1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 28–6   48,807
November 4 at [[{{{school}}}|California]] #1 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 31–12   43,028
November 11 at Oregon State #1 Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR L 0–3   41,494
November 18 #1 UCLA #4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) W 21–20   90,772
January 1 vs. #4 Indiana* #1 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (1968 Rose Bowl) W 14–3   102,946
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1968

1968 USC Trojans football
Pacific-8 Champions
Rose Bowl, W 16–27 vs. Ohio State
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #2
AP #4
1968 record 9–1–1 (6–0 Pac-8)
Head coach John McKay
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1967 1969 »
1968 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 USC † 6 – 0 – 0     9 – 1 – 1
#15 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] 5 – 1 – 0     7 – 3 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] 3 – 3 – 1     6 – 3 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|California]] 2 – 2 – 1     7 – 3 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] 2 – 4 – 0     4 – 6 – 0
UCLA 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 7 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] 1 – 3 – 1     3 – 6 – 1
Washington 1 – 5 – 1     3 – 5 – 2
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 21 at #16 Minnesota* #2 Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 29–20   60,820
September 28 at [[{{{school}}}|Northwestern]]* #3 Ryan Field • Evanston, IL W 24–7   47,277
October 5 #13 [[{{{school}}}|Miami]]* #2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 28–3   71,189
October 12 at #18 [[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] #2 Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA W 27–24   81,000
October 19 Washington #1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 14–7   60,990
November 2 at [[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] #1 Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR W 20–13   33,500
November 9 #11 [[{{{school}}}|California]] #1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 35–17   80,871
November 16 #13 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] #1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 17–13   59,236
November 23 at UCLA #1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) W 28–16   75,066
November 30 #9 Notre Dame* #2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Notre Dame-USC rivalry) T 21–21   82,659
January 1 vs. #1 Ohio State* #2 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) L 16–27   102,063
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1968 team players in the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
O.J. Simpson Running Back 1 1 Buffalo Bills
Bob Klein 1 21 Los Angeles Rams
Bill Hayhoe Defensive Tackle 5 116 Green Bay Packers
Bob Miller Tackle 6 138 New Orleans Saints
Jim Lawrence Back 8 189 New Orleans Saints
Jack O’Malley Tackle 12 302 San Francisco 49ers
Mike Battle Defensive Back 12 311 New York Jets
Wilson Bowie Running Back 13 320 Detroit Lions

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Awards and honors


1969

1969 USC Trojans football
Rose Bowl Champions
Pacific-8 Champions
Rose Bowl, W 10–3 vs. Michigan
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #4
AP #3
1969 record 10–0–1 (6–0 Pac-8)
Head coach John McKay
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1968 1970 »
1969 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#3 USC † 6 – 0 – 0     10 – 0 – 1
#13 UCLA 5 – 1 – 1     8 – 1 – 1
#19 [[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] 5 – 1 – 1     7 – 2 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|California]] 2 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
Washington 1 – 6 – 0     1 – 9 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] 0 – 7 – 0     1 – 9 – 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 20 at Nebraska* #5 Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE W 31–21   67,058
September 27 [[{{{school}}}|Northwestern]]* #5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 48–6   56,589
October 4 at [[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] #5 Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 31–7   38,013
October 11 #16 [[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] #4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 26–24   82,812
October 18 at #11 Notre Dame* #3 Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Notre Dame-USC rivalry) T 14–14   59,075
October 25 [[{{{school}}}|Georgia Tech]]* #7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 29–18   53,341
November 1 at [[{{{school}}}|California]] #6 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 14–9   51,000
November 8 [[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] #6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 28–7   47,158
November 15 at Washington #6 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 16–7   51,403
November 22 #6 UCLA #5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) W 14–12   14-12
January 1 vs. #7 Michigan* #5 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) W 10–3   103,878
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1970

1970 USC Trojans football
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #19
AP #15
1970 record 6–4–1 (3–4 Pac-8)
Head coach John McKay
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1969 1971 »
1970 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#8 Stanford † 6 – 1 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
Washington 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 4 – 1
UCLA 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|California]] 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
#15 USC 3 – 4 – 0     6 – 4 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] 3 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] 0 – 7 – 0     1 – 10 – 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

On September 12, 1970, USC opened the season visiting the University of Alabama under legendary coach Paul "Bear" Bryant and became the first fully integrated team to play in the state of Alabama.[4] The game, scheduled by Bryant, resulted in a domineering 42–21 win by the Trojans. More importantly, all six touchdowns scored by USC team were by African-American players, two by USC running back Sam "Bam" Cunningham, against an all-white Crimson Tide team.[5] The game hastened the racial integration of football at Alabama and in the South.[4][6]

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 12 vs. #16 Alabama* #3 Legion Field • Birmingham, AL W 42–21   72,175
September 19 #9 Nebraska* #3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA T 21–21   73,768
September 26 at [[{{{school}}}|Iowa]]* #7 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA W 48–0   56,131
October 3 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] #5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 45–13   57,769
October 10 at #12 Stanford #4 Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA L 14–24   86,000
October 17 Washington #11 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 28–25   56,166
October 24 at [[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] #10 Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR L 7–10   34,000
October 31 [[{{{school}}}|California]] #18 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 10–13   54,750
November 7 vs. [[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA W 70–33   14,500
November, 21 at UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) L 20–45   78,773
November, 28 #4 [[{{{school}}}|Notre Dame]]* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Notre Dame-USC rivalry) W 38–28   64,694
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1970 team players in the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 1970 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Marv Montgomery Tackle 1 12 Denver Broncos
Tody Smith Defensive Tackle 1 25 Dallas Cowboys
Charles Weaver Defensive End 2 48 Detroit Lions
Sam Dickerson Wide Receiver 3 55 San Francisco 49ers
Gerry Mullins Tight End 4 86 Pittsburgh Steelers
Clarence Davis Running Back 4 97 Oakland Raiders
Greg Slough Linebacker 6 149 Oakland Raiders
Herman Franklin Wide Receiver 6 152 Detroit Lions
Bob Chandler Wide Receiver 6 149 Buffalo Bills
Bob Chandler Wide Receiver 7 160 Buffalo Bills
Charles Evans Running Back 14 356 New York Giants

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1971

1971 USC Trojans football
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
AP #20
1971 record 6–4–1 (3–2–1 Pac-8)
Head coach John McKay
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1970 1972 »
1971 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#10 [[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] † 6 – 1 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
#20 USC 3 – 2 – 1     6 – 4 – 1
#19 Washington 4 – 3 – 0     8 – 3 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|California]] 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] 3 – 3 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] 2 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] 1 – 4 – 1     2 – 7 – 1
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 10 #16 Alabama* #5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 10–17   67,781
September 18 at [[{{{school}}}|Rice]]* #17 Rice Stadium • Houston, TX W 24–0   22,000
September 25 [[{{{school}}}|Illinois]]* #16 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 28–0   49,390
October 2 at #8 Oklahoma* #17 Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 20–23   61,826
October 9 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 23–28   50,111
October 16 #15 [[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 18–33   65,375
October23 at #6 [[{{{school}}}|Notre Dame]]* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Notre Dame-USC rivalry) W 28–14   59,075
October 30 at [[{{{school}}}|California]] #20 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 28–0   54,000
November 6 [[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] #17 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 30–20   57,432
November 13 at #19 Washington #15 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 13–12   59,982
November 20 [[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] #15 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) T 7–7   68,426
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1972

1972 USC Trojans football
Consensus National Champions
Rose Bowl Champions
Pacific-8 Champions
Rose Bowl, W 42–17 vs. Ohio State
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #1
AP #1
1972 record 12–0 (7–0 Pac-8)
Head coach John McKay
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1971 1973 »
1972 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#1 USC † 7 – 0 – 0     12 – 0 – 0
#15 [[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] 5 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0
#19 [[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] 4 – 3 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
Washington 4 – 3 – 0     8 – 3 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|California]] 3 – 4 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] 2 – 5 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] 2 – 5 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] 1 – 6 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 9 vs. #4 Arkansas* #8 War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR W 31–10   54,461
September 16 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] #1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 51–6   56,305
September 23 at [[{{{school}}}|Illinois]]* #1 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 55–20   61,277
September 30 [[{{{school}}}|Michigan State]]* #1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 51–6   63,934
October 7 at #15 [[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] #1 Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA W 30–21   84,000
October 14 [[{{{school}}}|California]] #1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 42–14   56,488
October 21 #18 Washington #1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 34–7   59,151
October 28 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] #1 Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR W 18–0   32,000
November 4 vs. [[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] #1 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 44–3   46,000
November 18 at #14 [[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] #1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) W 24–7   82,929
December 2 #10 [[{{{school}}}|Notre Dame]]* #1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Notre Dame-USC rivalry) W 45–23   75,243
January 1 vs. #3 Ohio State* #1 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) W 42–17   106,869
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1973

1973 USC Trojans football
Pacific-8 Champions
Rose Bowl, L 42–17, vs. Ohio State
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #7
AP #8
1973 record 9–2–1 (7–0 Pac-8)
Head coach John McKay
Captain Lynn Swann
Captain Artimus Parker
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1972 1974 »
1973 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#8 USC † 7 – 0 – 0     9 – 2 – 1
#12 [[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] 6 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|California]] 2 – 5 – 0     4 – 7 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] 2 – 5 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] 2 – 5 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
Washington 0 – 7 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Main article: 1973 USC Trojans football team
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 15 Arkansas* #1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 17–0   73,231
September 22 at [[{{{school}}}|Georgia Tech]]* #1 Grant Field • Atlanta, GA W 23–6   58,228
September 29 #8 Oklahoma* #1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA T 7–7   84,016
October 6 at [[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] #4 Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 21–7   21,732
October 13 [[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] #4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 46–35   50,975
October 20 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon]] #6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 31–10   53,155
October 27 at #8 Notre Dame* #6 Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN L 14–23   59,075
November 3 at [[{{{school}}}|California]] #9 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 50–14   48,000
November 10 [[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] #8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 27–26   63,806
November 17 at Washington #9 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 42–19   55,500
November 24 #8 [[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] #9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 23–13   88,037
January 1 vs. #4 Ohio State* #7 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) L 21–42   105,267
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1974

1974 USC Trojans football
UPI National Champions
Rose Bowl Champions
Pacific-8 Champions
Rose Bowl, W 18–17 vs. Ohio State
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #1
AP #2
1974 record 10–1–1 (6–0–1 Pac-8)
Head coach John McKay
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1973 1975 »
1974 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 USC † 6 – 0 – 1     10 – 1 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] 5 – 1 – 1     5 – 4 – 2
California 4 – 2 – 1     7 – 3 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] 4 – 2 – 1     6 – 3 – 2
Washington 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] 3 – 4 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] 1 – 6 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
Oregon 0 – 7 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 14 vs. #20 Arkansas* #5 War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AK L 7–22   54,622
September 28 at #8 [[{{{school}}}|Pittsburgh]]* #18 Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA W 16–7   52,934
October 5 [[{{{school}}}|Iowa]]* #9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 41–3   52,095
October 12 vs. [[{{{school}}}|Washington State]] #7 Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA W 54–7   32,000
October 19 at Oregon #6 Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR W 16–7   32,500
October 26 [[{{{school}}}|Oregon State]] #6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 35–10   52,392
November 2 California #6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA T 15–15   53,921
November 9 at [[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] #11 Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA W 35–10   83,500
November 16 Washington #8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 42–11   51,157
November 23 at [[{{{school}}}|UCLA]] #8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) W 34–9   82,467
November 30 #5 Notre Dame* #6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Notre Dame-USC rivalry) W 55–24   83,552
January 1 vs. #3 Ohio State* #5 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) W 18–17   106,721
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1975

1975 USC Trojans football
Liberty Bowl, W 20–0 vs. [[{{{school}}}|Texas A&M]]
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #19
AP #17
1975 record 8–4 (3–4 Pac-8)
Head coach John McKay
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1974 1976 »
1975 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#5 UCLA § 6 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 1
#14 California § 6 – 1 – 0     8 – 3 – 0
Washington 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] 5 – 2 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
#17 USC 3 – 4 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
Oregon 2 – 5 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
Oregon State 1 – 6 – 0     1 – 10 – 0
Washington State 0 – 7 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
§ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 12 [[{{{school}}}|Duke]]* #4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 35–7   56,727
September 19 Oregon State #4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 24–7   50,165
September 27 Purdue* #3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 19–6   56,170
October 4 at [[{{{school}}}|Iowa]]* #3 Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA W 27–16   54,600
October 11 Washington State #3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 28–10   47,468
October 18 Oregon #3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 17–3   50,542
October 25 at #14 [[{{{school}}}|Notre Dame]]* #3 Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Notre Dame-USC rivalry) W 24–17   59,075
November 1 at California #4 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA L 14–28   58,871
November 8 [[{{{school}}}|Stanford]] #9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 10–13   68,249
November 15 at Washington #13 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 7–8   53,700
November 28 #14 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) L 22–25   80,927
December 22 vs. #2 [[{{{school}}}|Texas A&M]]* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl) W 20–0   52,129
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

1975 team players in the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Player Position Round Pick Franchise
Danny Reece Defensive Back 3 69 Cincinnati Bengals
Joe Davis Tackle 8 211 New York Jets
Mel Jackson Guard 12 328 Green Bay Packers
Doug Hogan Defensive Back 16 454 Oakland Raiders

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References

  1. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1966.htm
  2. ^ a b http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html
  3. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1969.htm
  4. ^ a b Yaeger, Don; Sam Cunningham , John Papadakis (September 1 2006). Turning of the Tide: How One Game Changed the South. Center Street. ISBN 1931722943. 
  5. ^ Lenn Robbins, Trojans Have Horses, New York Post, August 26, 2007
  6. ^ Pat Forde, The Dash is off and running, ESPN.com, August 28, 2007
  7. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1970.htm
  8. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1976.htm
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