1979 USC Trojans football team

1979 USC Trojans football
Rose Bowl champion
Pac-10 champion
Rose Bowl, W 1716 vs. Ohio State
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 2
AP No. 2
1979 record 11–0–1 (6–0–1 Pac-10)
Head coach John Robinson (4th year)
Captain Dennis Johnson
Captain Charles White
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 94,500, grass)
1979 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 USC $ 6 0 1     11 0 1
#11 Washington 5 2 0     9 3 0
Arizona 4 3 0     6 5 1
Oregon 4 3 0     6 5 0
California 5 4 0     6 6 0
Stanford 3 3 1     5 5 1
Arizona State * 3 4 0     6 6 0
UCLA 3 4 0     5 6 0
Washington State 2 6 0     3 8 0
Oregon State 1 7 0     1 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • * – Arizona State later forfeited 5 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach John Robinson, the Trojans compiled an 11–0–1 record (6–0–1 against conference opponents), won the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 389 to 171.[1] The team was ranked #2 in both the final AP Poll and the final UPI Coaches Poll.

Quarterback Paul McDonald led the team in passing, completing 164 of 264 passes for 2,223 yards with 18 touchdowns and six interceptions. Charles White led the team in rushing with 332 carries for 2,050 yards and 19 touchdowns. Dan Garcia led the team in receiving with 29 catches for 492 yards and three touchdowns.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 8 at Texas Tech* No. 1 Jones StadiumLubbock, TX W 21–7   52,991
September 15 at Oregon State No. 1 Parker StadiumCorvallis, OR ONTV W 42–5   32,000
September 22 Minnesota* No. 1 Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA W 48–14   61,766
September 29 at No. 20 LSU* No. 1 Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA W 17–12   78,322
October 6 Washington State No. 1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 50–21   55,117
October 13 Stanforddagger No. 1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA T 21–21   76,067
October 20 at No. 9 Notre Dame* No. 4 Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (Rivalry) ABC W 42–23   59,075
October 27 at California No. 3 California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA W 24–14   76,780
November 3 Arizona No. 3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 34–7   62,054
November 10 at No. 15 Washington No. 4 Husky StadiumSeattle, WA ABC W 24–17   60,527
November 24 UCLA No. 4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) KABC W 49–14   88,214
January 1 vs. No. 1 Ohio State* No. 3 Rose BowlPasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) NBC W 17–16   105,526
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game notes

Notre Dame

1 234Total
USC 0 71421 42
Notre Dame 0 779 23
  • Date: October 20
  • Location: South Bend, IN
  • Source:

Washington

1 234Total
USC 0 1077 24
Washington 3 077 17

[3]

1979 Team Players in the NFL

Awards and honors

References

  1. "Southern California Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. "1979 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. "USC Wins Bowl Berth Unless...". The Register-Guard. Eugene. November 11, 1979.
  4. http://www.heisman.com/winners/hsmn-winners.html
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