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Southern California Football Team History


Southern California Trojans
University of Southern California
 Los Angeles, CA
Founded: 1880
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Capacity: 92,000
Colors: Cardinal & Gold
Coach: John McKay
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1967 <- 1968 -> 1969 --> 2024
1968 Season Highlights
 John McKay enters his 9th season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 The Trojans won the Pac 10 Conference Championship.
 
1968 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 21  @ Minnesota  29   20   W       
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Northwestern  24   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Miami  28   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Stanford  27   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Washington  14   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Oregon  20   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 9  vs. California  35   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Oregon State  17   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ UCLA  28   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Notre Dame  21   21   T       
 Wed., Jan. 1   Ohio State  16   27   L    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1968 Season Totals
  Record9-1 -1
  Points Scored259
  Scoring Average23.5
  Points Allowed168
  Defense Average15.3
  Opponents Record59-47
  Conference Record6-0
  Home Record4-0 -1
  Away Record5-0
1968 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
4 9-1-1 AP
29-0-1 Coaches
29-0-1 UPI
  
1968 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern California 9-1-1259168Lost  16-276-014190  John McKay
Oregon State 7-3285179 5-117993  Dee Andros
Stanford 6-3-1268162 3-3-1152129  John Ralston
California 7-3-1243114 2-2-19985  Ray Willsey
Oregon 4-6132201 2-482138  Jerry Frei
UCLA 3-7197246 2-4103156  J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
Washington 3-5-2154177 1-5-161118  James Jim Owens
Washington State 3-6-1189188 1-3-18795  Jim Sweeney

1968 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1968 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

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