1969 USC Trojans football team

1969 USC Trojans football
Pac-8 champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 10–3 vs. Michigan
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 3
Record10–0–1 (6–0 Pac-8)
Head coach
Captains
  • Jim Gunn
  • Bob Jensen
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 USC $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 0 – 1
No. 13 UCLA 5 – 1 – 1 8 – 1 – 1
No. 19 Stanford 5 – 1 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Oregon State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Oregon 2 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 1
California 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Washington 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
Washington State 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Nebraska*No. 5
W 31–2167,058
September 27Northwestern*No. 5
W 48–656,589
October 4at Oregon StateNo. 5
W 31–738,013
October 11No. 16 StanfordNo. 4
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
W 26–2482,812
October 18at No. 11 Notre Dame*No. 3
T 14–1459,075
October 25Georgia Tech*daggerNo. 7
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 29–1853,341[3]
November 1at CaliforniaNo. 6
W 14–951,000
November 8Washington StateNo. 6
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 28–747,158
November 15at WashingtonNo. 6
W 16–751,403
November 22No. 6 UCLANo. 5
W 14–1290,814
January 1, 1970vs. No. 7 Michigan*No. 5
W 10–3103,878
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Rankings

Main article: 1969 NCAA University Division football rankings

Game summaries

UCLA

UCLA at USC
1 234Total
No. 6 Bruins 6 006 12
• No. 5 Trojans 0 707 14
Scoring summary
1UCLAFarmer 41-yard pass from Jones (pass failed)UCLA 6-0
2USCDavis 13-yard run (Ayala kick)USC 7-6
43:07UCLACooper 7-yard pass from Dummit (pass failed)UCLA 12-7
41:32USCDickerson 32-yard pass from Jones (Ayala kick)USC 14-12

[4]

Roster

1969 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 9 Bob Chandler Jr
QB 7 Mike Holmgren Sr
QB 8 Jimmy Jones So
OT 78 Marv Montgomery Jr
OT 77 Sid Smith Sr
OT 75 John Vella So
TE 89 Charle Young So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 72 Al Cowlings Sr
CB 16 Sandy Durko Sr
DE 83 Jimmy Gunn Sr
DT 93 Tody Smith Jr
DB 46 Skip Thomas So
LB 84 Charlie Weaver Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
Source:[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "1969 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. ^ "USC finishes fast for 29–18 win". Ventura County Star Free-Press. October 26, 1969. Retrieved July 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Trojans Topple UCLA". The Palm Beach Post. November 23, 1969.
  5. ^ "Lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 3, 1969. p. 3B.
  6. ^ "Rose Bowl rosters". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). January 1, 1970. p. 67.