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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 Robinson
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2024
1979 Season Highlights
 John Robinson enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 The Trojans won the Pac 10 Conference Championship.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  @ Texas Tech  21   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Oregon State  42   5   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Minnesota  48   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Louisiana State  17   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Washington State  50   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Stanford  21   21   T       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Notre Dame  42   23   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ California  24   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Arizona  34   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Washington  24   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. UCLA  49   14   W       
 Tue., Jan. 1   Ohio State  17   16   W    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record11-0 -1
  Points Scored389
  Scoring Average32.4
  Points Allowed171
  Defense Average14.3
  Opponents Record68-64
  Conference Record6-0
  Home Record4-0 -1
  Away Record6-0
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
211-0-1 AP
211-0-1 Coaches
211-0-1 UPI
  
1979 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern California 11-0-1389171Won  17-166-0-124499  John Robinson
Washington 10-2321154Won  14-76-116598  Don James
California 6-6257194Lost  17-285-4217142  Roger Theder
Arizona 6-5-1244243Lost  10-164-3139136  Tony Mason
Oregon 6-5200212 4-3126130  Rich Brooks
Stanford 5-5-1259239 3-3-1158146  Rod Dowhower
UCLA 5-6257256 3-4160182  Terry Donahue
Washington State 3-8241366 2-6153255  Jim Walden
Oregon State 1-10147396 1-7101315  Craig Fertig
Arizona State 1-11306208 0-7167127  Frank Kush

1979 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1979 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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