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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  <-- 1979 <- 1980 -> 1981 --> 2024
1980 Season Highlights
 John Robinson enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 
1980 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Tennessee  20   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  vs. South Carolina  23   13   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Minnesota  24   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Arizona State  23   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ Arizona  27   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Oregon  7   7   T       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. California  60   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Stanford  34   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. Washington  10   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ UCLA  17   20   L       
 Sat., Dec. 6  vs. Notre Dame  20   3   W       
 
1980 Season Totals
  Record8-2 -1
  Points Scored265
  Scoring Average24.1
  Points Allowed134
  Defense Average12.2
  Opponents Record72-49
  Conference Record4-2
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record4-1 -1
1980 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
11 8-2-1 AP
12 8-2-1 Coaches
12 8-2-1 UPI
  
1980 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Washington 9-3333198Lost  6-236-1198119  Don James
UCLA 9-2306135 5-2175107  Terry Donahue
Arizona State 7-4311216 5-3224156  Darryl D. Rogers
Southern California 8-2-1265134 4-2-117894  John Robinson
Oregon 6-3-2263193 4-3-1189170  Rich Brooks
Stanford 6-5312275 3-4214196  Paul Wiggin
Arizona 5-6215275 3-4131202  Larry Smith
Washington State 4-7287271 3-4185163  Jim Walden
California 3-8194328 3-5149223  Roger Theder
Oregon State 0-11108386 0-877290  Joe Avezzano

1980 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1980 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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