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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-

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1888 <-- 1970 <- 1971 -> 1972 --> 2024

1971 Season Highlights

John McKay enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Southern California.

1971 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Fri., Sep. 10	vs. Alabama	10	17	L
Sat., Sep. 18	@ Rice	24	0	W
Sat., Sep. 25	vs. Illinois	28	0	W
Sat., Oct. 2	@ Oklahoma	20	33	L
Sat., Oct. 9	vs. Oregon	23	28	L
Sat., Oct. 16	vs. Stanford	18	33	L
Sat., Oct. 23	@ Notre Dame	28	14	W
Sat., Oct. 30	@ California	28	0	W
Sat., Nov. 6	vs. Washington State	30	20	W
Sat., Nov. 13	@ Washington	13	12	W
Sat., Nov. 20	vs. UCLA	7	7	T

1971 Season Totals
Record	6-4 -1
Points Scored	229
Scoring Average	20.8
Points Allowed	164
Defense Average	14.9
Opponents Record	72-48
Conference Record	3-2
Home Record	2-3 -1
Away Record	4-1

1971 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
20	6-4-1	AP

1971 Pac 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Stanford	9-3	261	135	Won 13-12	6-1	176	98	John Ralston
Washington	8-3	357	188		4-3	158	106	James Jim Owens
California	6-5	186	262		4-3	109	156	Ray Willsey
Southern California	6-4-1	229	164		3-2-1	119	100	John McKay
Oregon State	5-6	268	317		3-3	150	159	Dee Andros
Oregon	5-6	235	286		2-4	128	160	Jerry Frei
Washington State	4-7	246	286		2-5	153	181	Jim Sweeney
UCLA	2-7-1	166	243		1-4-1	103	136	Pepper Rodgers

1971 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1971 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.