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-
1972 Season Highlights
John McKay enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Southern California.
The Trojans won the Pac 10 Conference Championship.
The Trojans won the National Championship.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Arkansas
31
10
W
@ Little Rock, AR
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
Oregon State
51
6
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Illinois
55
20
W
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Michigan State
51
6
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Stanford
30
21
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
California
42
14
W
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
Washington
34
7
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @
Oregon
18
0
W
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Washington State
44
3
W
@ Seattle, WA
Sat., Nov. 18 @
UCLA
24
7
W
Sat., Dec. 2 vs.
Notre Dame
45
23
W
Mon., Jan. 1
Ohio State
42
17
W
@ Pasadena, CA
Rose Bowl
1972 Season Totals
Record 12-0
Points Scored 467
Scoring Average 38.9
Points Allowed 134
Defense Average 11.2
Opponents Record 69-62
Conference Record 7-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 6-0
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
1 12-0-0
AP
1 11-0-0
Coaches
1 11-0-0
UPI
1972 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1972 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 biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.