1980 USC Trojans football team explained

Year:	1980
Team:	USC Trojans
Sport:	football
Conference:	Pacific-10 Conference
Short Conf:	Pac-10
Coachrank:	12
Aprank:	11
Record:	8–2–1
Conf Record:	4–2–1
Head Coach:	John Robinson
Hc Year:	5th
Captain:	Ronnie Lott
Captain2:	Keith Van Horne

The 1980 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach John Robinson, the Trojans compiled an 8–2–1 record (4–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 265 to 134.^[1]

Quarterback Gordon Adams led the team in passing, completing 104 of 179 passes for 1,237 yards with seven touchdowns and seven interceptions. Marcus Allen led the team in rushing with 354 carries for 1,563 yards and 14 touchdowns. Hoby Brenner led the team in receiving with 26 catches for 315 yards and no touchdowns.^[2]

Game summaries

Minnesota

• Marcus Allen 42 rushes, 216 yards ^[3]

Arizona St

• Marcus Allen 36 Rush, 133 Yds

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Oregon

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Washington

• Marcus Allen 30 rushes, 216 yards ^[6]

Vs. UCLA

See also: 1980 UCLA Bruins football team and The Victory Bell (UCLA–USC).

Notre Dame

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Team players drafted into the NFL

• Ronnie Lott, 1st round, San Francisco 49ers
• Keith Van Horne, 1st round, Chicago Bears
• Dennis Smith, 1st round, Denver Broncos\
• Ray Butler, 4th round, Baltimore Colts
• Kevin Williams, 7th round, New Orleans Saints
• Jeff Fisher, 7th round, Chicago Bears
• Steve Busick, 7th round, Denver Broncos
• James Hunter, 9th round, Pittsburgh Steelers
• Eric Scoggins, 12th round, Baltimore Colts

Awards and honors

• Former USC Trojans player Tay Brown, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame

Notes and References

1. Web site: Southern California Yearly Results (1980-1984). David DeLassus. College Football Data Warehouse. July 20, 2015. July 22, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150722083955/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern_california/1980-1984_yearly_results.php. dead.
2. Web site: 1980 Southern California Trojans Stats. Sports Reference LLC. SR/College Football. July 21, 2015.
3. https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/usctrojans.com/documents/2020/10/6/usc_trojans_football_2020_media_guide_extra_pages.pdf 2020 USC Media Guide Supplement
4. Eugene Register-Guard. "Southern Cal wins, but sloppily, 23-21." 1980 Oct 5. Retrieved 2018-Sep-02.
5. Gadsden Times. 1980 Oct 19. Retrieved 2018-Dec-16.
6. https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/usctrojans.com/documents/2020/10/6/usc_trojans_football_2020_media_guide_extra_pages.pdf 2020 USC Media Guide Supplement
7. News: USC Makes Sure Notre Dame Won't Be No. 1. The Register-Guard. Eugene. 11. December 7, 1980. November 22, 2014.
8. News: Trojans Knock Irish From Pedestal, 20-3. Ocala Star-Banner. December 7, 1980.