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-
1978 Season Highlights
John Robinson enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Southern California.
The Trojans won the Pac 10 Conference Championship.
The Trojans won the National Championship.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 vs.
Texas Tech
17
9
W
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Oregon
37
10
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Alabama
24
14
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Fri., Sep. 29 vs.
Michigan State
30
9
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Arizona State
7
20
L
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Oregon State
38
7
W
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
California
42
17
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Stanford
13
7
W
Sat., Nov. 11 vs.
Washington
28
10
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @
UCLA
17
10
W
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Notre Dame
27
25
W
Sat., Dec. 2 @
Hawaii
21
5
W
Mon., Jan. 1
Michigan
17
10
W
@ Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl
1978 Season Totals
Record 12-1
Points Scored 318
Scoring Average 24.5
Points Allowed 153
Defense Average 11.8
Opponents Record 94-53
Conference Record 6-1
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 5-1
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
2 12-1-0
AP
1 12-1-0
Coaches
1 12-1-0
UPI
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 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
Throughout the 1960s, the University of Florida kept a real-life alligator named Albert on the sidelines.