1979 USC Trojans football team

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1979 USC Trojans football
Interlocking USC Logo.svg
Rose Bowl Champions
Pac-10 Champions
Rose Bowl, W, 17–16 vs. Ohio State
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #2
AP #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)
Seasons
« 1978 1980 »
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* #1 Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX W 21–7   52,991
September 15 at Oregon State #1 Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR ONTV W 42–5   32,000
September 22 Minnesota* #1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 48–14   61,766
September 29 at #20 LSU* #1 Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 17–12   78,322
October 6 Washington State #1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 50–21   55,117
October 13 Stanforddagger #1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA T 21–21   76,067
October 20 at #9 Notre Dame* #4 Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry) ABC W 42–23   59,075
October 27 at California #3 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 24–14   76,780
November 3 Arizona #3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 34–7   62,054
November 10 at #15 Washington #4 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA ABC W 24–17   60,527
November 24 UCLA #4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) KABC W 49–14   88,214
January 1 vs. #1 Ohio State* #3 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) NBC W 17–16   105,526
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game notes

Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total
• USC 0 7 14 21 42
Notre Dame 0 7 7 9 23
  • Date: October 20
  • Location: South Bend, IN

Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
• USC 0 10 7 7 24
Washington 3 0 7 7 17

[3]

1979 Team Players in the NFL

  • Marcus Allen
  • Chip Banks
  • Joey Browner
  • Ronnie Lott
  • Dennis Smith
  • Jeff Fisher
  • Bruce Matthews
  • Don Mosebar
  • Anthony Munoz
  • Keith Van Horne
  • Charles White

Awards and honors

  • Brad Budde, Lombardi Award
  • Charles White, Heisman Trophy[4]
  • Charles White, Maxwell Award
  • Charles White, Walter Camp Award

References

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