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-
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
Record 9-3
Points Scored 294
Scoring Average 24.5
Points Allowed 170
Defense Average 14.2
Opponents Record 71-64
Conference Record 5-2
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 4-1
1981 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
14 9-3-0
AP
13 9-3-0
Coaches
13 9-3-0
UPI
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.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.