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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 Robinson
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1977 <- 1978 -> 1979 --> 2024
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
  Record12-1
  Points Scored318
  Scoring Average24.5
  Points Allowed153
  Defense Average11.8
  Opponents Record94-53
  Conference Record6-1
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record5-1
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
2 12-1-0 AP
1 12-1-0 Coaches
1 12-1-0 UPI
  
1978 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern California 12-1318153Won  17-106-118281  John Robinson
UCLA 8-3-1261172Tied  10-106-2197131  Terry Donahue
Washington 7-4270155 6-2215119  Don James
Arizona State 9-3347236Won  34-184-3164180  Frank Kush
Stanford 8-4326221Won  25-224-3182131  Bill Walsh
California 6-5236289 3-4124204  Roger Theder
Arizona 5-6245205 3-4148140  Tony Mason
Oregon State 3-7-1128266 2-692229  Craig Fertig
Oregon 2-9173212 2-5121135  Rich Brooks
Washington State 3-7-1276296 1-7193268  Jim Walden

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.


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