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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 McKay
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1972 <- 1973 -> 1974 --> 2024
1973 Season Highlights
 John McKay enters his 14th season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 The Trojans won the Pac 10 Conference Championship.
 
1973 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 15  vs. Arkansas  17   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Georgia Tech  23   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  vs. Oklahoma  7   7   T       
 Sat., Oct. 6  @ Oregon State  21   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Washington State  46   35   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Oregon  31   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Notre Dame  14   23   L       
 Sat., Nov. 3  @ California  50   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  vs. Stanford  27   26   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ Washington  42   19   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. UCLA  23   13   W       
 Tue., Jan. 1   Ohio State  21   42   L    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1973 Season Totals
  Record9-2 -1
  Points Scored322
  Scoring Average26.8
  Points Allowed202
  Defense Average16.8
  Opponents Record72-57
  Conference Record7-0
  Home Record5-0 -1
  Away Record4-1
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
8 9-2-1 AP
7 9-1-1 Coaches
7 9-1-1 UPI
  
1973 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Southern California 9-2-1322202Lost  21-427-0240124  John McKay
UCLA 9-2470199 6-1302104  Pepper Rodgers
Stanford 7-4244240 5-2181161  Jack Christiansen
Washington State 5-6250290 4-3179190  Jim Sweeney
California 4-7245380 2-5168272  Mike White
Oregon 2-9205239 2-5151130  Dick Enright
Oregon State 2-9166293 2-5113159  Dee Andros
Washington 2-9218376 0-7128322  James Jim Owens

1973 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1973 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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