1969 USC Trojans football team explained

Year:1969
Team:USC Trojans
Sport:football
Conference:Pacific-8 Conference
Short Conf:Pac-8
Coachrank:4
Aprank:3
Record:10–0–1
Conf Record:6–0
Head Coach:John McKay
Hc Year:10th
Captain:Jim Gunn
Captain2:Bob Jensen
Stadium:Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Champion:Pac-8 champion
Rose Bowl champion
Bowl:Rose Bowl
Bowl Result:W 10–3 vs. Michigan

The 1969 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their tenth year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled a 10–0–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) championship, defeated Michigan in the Rose Bowl, and outscored their opponents 261 to 128.[1] The team was ranked third in the final AP Poll and fourth in the final Coaches Poll.

Jim Jones led the team in passing, completing 88 of 210 passes for 1,230 yards with 13 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Clarence Davis led the team in rushing with 297 carries for 1,357 yards and nine touchdowns. Sam Dickerson led the team in receiving with 24 catches for 473 yards and six touchdowns.[2]

Rankings

See main article: 1969 NCAA University Division football rankings.

Game summaries

UCLA

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Roster

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Southern California Yearly Results (1965-1969). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. July 20, 2015. September 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150905170128/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern_california/1965-1969_yearly_results.php. dead.
  2. Web site: 1969 Southern California Trojans Stats. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. July 21, 2015.
  3. News: Trojans Topple UCLA. The Palm Beach Post. November 23, 1969.
  4. News: Lineups . Eugene Register-Guard . (Oregon) . October 3, 1969 . 3B.
  5. News: Rose Bowl rosters . Toledo Blade . (Ohio) . January 1, 1970 . 67.