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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  <-- 1969 <- 1970 -> 1971 --> 2024
1970 Season Highlights
 John McKay enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 
1970 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ Alabama  42   21   W    @ Birmingham, AL   
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Nebraska  21   21   T       
 Sat., Sep. 26  @ Iowa  48   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Oregon State  45   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  @ Stanford  14   24   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  vs. Washington  28   25   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  @ Oregon  7   10   L       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. California  10   13   L       
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Washington State  70   33   W    @ Spokane, WA   
 Sat., Nov. 21  @ UCLA  20   45   L       
 Sat., Nov. 28  vs. Notre Dame  38   28   W       
 
1970 Season Totals
  Record6-4 -1
  Points Scored343
  Scoring Average31.2
  Points Allowed233
  Defense Average21.2
  Opponents Record70-48
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record3-1 -1
  Away Record3-3
1970 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
15 6-4-1 AP
19 6-4-1 Coaches
19 6-4-1 UPI
  
1970 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Stanford 9-3343206Won  27-176-1220101  John Ralston
California 6-5272249 4-3166123  Ray Willsey
Oregon 6-4-1285256 4-3152166  Jerry Frei
UCLA 6-5274240 4-3204170  J. Thompson Tommy Prothro
Washington 6-4334216 4-3233176  James Jim Owens
Oregon State 6-5211239 3-4120171  Dee Andros
Southern California 6-4-1343233 3-4194163  John McKay
Washington State 1-10231460 0-7112331  Jim Sweeney

1970 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1970 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

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.