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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  <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024
1976 Season Highlights
 John Robinson enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 The Trojans won the Pac 10 Conference Championship.
 
1976 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Missouri  25   46   L       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Oregon  53   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Purdue  31   13   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Iowa  55   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Washington State  23   14   W    @ Seattle, WA   
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Oregon State  56   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. California  20   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Stanford  48   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Washington  20   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ UCLA  24   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 27  vs. Notre Dame  17   13   W       
 Sat., Jan. 1   Michigan  14   6   W    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1976 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored386
  Scoring Average32.2
  Points Allowed139
  Defense Average11.6
  Opponents Record69-66
  Conference Record7-0
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record5-0
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
2 11-1-0 AP
2 11-1-0 Coaches
2 11-1-0 UPI
  
1976 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern California 11-1386139Won  14-67-024461  John Robinson
UCLA 9-2-1391173Lost  6-366-1270101  Terry Donahue
Stanford 6-5239284 5-2179174  Jack Christiansen
California 5-6230226 3-4115124  Mike White
Washington 5-6237207 3-4141142  Don James
Washington State 3-8240331 2-5139227  Jackie Sherrill
Oregon 4-7144271 1-679205  Don Read
Oregon State 2-10179325 1-677210  Craig Fertig

1976 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1976 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.