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Revision as of 19:25, 18 June 2017

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 2
1979 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 USC $ 6 0 1 11 0 1
No. 11 Washington 5 2 0 9 3 0
Arizona 4 3 0 6 5 1
Oregon 4 3 0 6 5 0
California 5 4 0 6 6 0
Stanford 3 3 1 5 5 1
Arizona State 3 4 0 6 6 0
UCLA 3 4 0 5 6 0
Washington State 2 6 0 3 8 0
Oregon State 1 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – Arizona State later forfeited 5 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach John Robinson, the Trojans compiled an 11–0–1 record (6–0–1 against conference opponents), won the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 389 to 171.[2] The team was ranked #2 in both the final AP Poll and the final UPI Coaches Poll.

Quarterback Paul McDonald led the team in passing, completing 164 of 264 passes for 2,223 yards with 18 touchdowns and six interceptions. Charles White led the team in rushing with 332 carries for 2,050 yards and 19 touchdowns. Dan Garcia led the team in receiving with 29 catches for 492 yards and three touchdowns.[3]

Roster

1979 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 16 Paul McDonald Sr
RB 12 Charles White Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
FS 42 Ronnie Lott Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Schedule

September 8at Texas Tech*No. 1

W 21–7 52,991 September 15at Oregon StateNo. 1

ONTVW 42–5 32,000 September 22Minnesota*No. 1

W 48–14 61,766 September 29at No. 20 LSU*No. 1

W 17–12 78,322 October 6Washington StateNo. 1

  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA

W 50–21 55,117 October 13StanforddaggerNo. 1

  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA

T 21–21 76,067 October 20at No. 9 Notre Dame*No. 4

ABCW 42–23 59,075 October 27at CaliforniaNo. 3

W 24–14 76,780 November 3ArizonaNo. 3

  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA

W 34–7 62,054 November 10at No. 15 WashingtonNo. 4

ABCW 24–17 60,527 November 24UCLANo. 4

KABCW 49–14 88,214 January 1vs. No. 1 Ohio State*No. 3

NBCW 17–16 105,526

Template:CFB Schedule End

Game summaries

Notre Dame

1 234Total
USC 0 71421 42
Notre Dame 0 779 23
  • Date: October 20
  • Location: South Bend, IN

Washington

1 234Total
USC 0 1077 24
Washington 3 077 17

[4]

1979 Team Players in the NFL

  • Marcus Allen
  • Chip Banks
  • Joey Browner
  • Ronnie Lott
  • Dennis Smith
  • Jeff Fisher
  • Bruce Matthews
  • Don Mosebar
  • Anthony Munoz
  • Keith Van Horne
  • Charles White

Awards and honors

  • Brad Budde, Lombardi Award
  • Charles White, Heisman Trophy[5]
  • Charles White, Maxwell Award
  • Charles White, Walter Camp Award

References

  1. ^ "2017 Media Guide" (PDF). thesundevils.com. ASU Athletics. p. 127. Retrieved June 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  3. ^ "1979 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  4. ^ "USC Wins Bowl Berth Unless...". The Register-Guard. Eugene. November 11, 1979.
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2007-04-16. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)