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-
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 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.
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