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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  <-- 1980 <- 1981 -> 1982 --> 2024
1981 Season Highlights
 John Robinson enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 
1981 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 12  vs. Tennessee  43   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  @ Indiana  21   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Oklahoma  28   24   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Oregon State  56   22   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Arizona  10   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Stanford  25   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Notre Dame  14   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Washington State  41   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ California  21   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Washington  3   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. UCLA  22   21   W       
 Fri., Jan. 1   Penn State  10   26   L    @ Tempe, AZ   Fiesta Bowl
 
1981 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored294
  Scoring Average24.5
  Points Allowed170
  Defense Average14.2
  Opponents Record71-64
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record4-1
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
14 9-3-0 AP
13 9-3-0 Coaches
13 9-3-0 UPI
  
1981 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Washington 10-2281171Won  28-06-2185147  Don James
Arizona State 9-2394193 5-2226131  Darryl D. Rogers
Southern California 9-3294170Lost  10-265-2178106  John Robinson
Washington State 8-3-1297197Lost  36-385-2-1183128  Jim Walden
UCLA 7-4-1302197Lost  14-335-2-1223124  Terry Donahue
Arizona 6-5253205 4-4151151  Larry Smith
Stanford 4-7314281 4-4270202  Paul Wiggin
California 2-9197287 2-6132204  Roger Theder
Oregon 2-9155247 1-685185  Rich Brooks
Oregon State 1-10145469 0-775330  Joe Avezzano

1981 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1981 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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