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-
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
Record 11-0
-1
Points Scored 389
Scoring Average 32.4
Points Allowed 171
Defense Average 14.3
Opponents Record 68-64
Conference Record 6-0
Home Record 4-0
-1
Away Record 6-0
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
2 11-0-1
AP
2 11-0-1
Coaches
2 11-0-1
UPI
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.
Great Moments in College Football History
The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.