1959 USC Trojans football team
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| Coaches | No. 13 |
| AP | No. 14 |
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| No. 8 Washington ^ + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 USC + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA + | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1959 college football season. In their third year under head coach Don Clark, the Trojans compiled a 8–2 record (3–1 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for the Athletic Association of Western Universities championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 195 to 90.[1] Total attendance for all 10 games was 453,865.[2]
Ben Charles led the team in passing with 20 of 46 passes completed for 348 yards, four touchdowns and three interceptions. Jerry Traynham led the team in rushing with 123 carries for 583 yards and two touchdowns. Luther Hayes was the leading receiver with nine catches for 179 yards and two touchdowns.[3]
Schedule
September 19vs. Oregon State*
W 27–6 23,895 September 25Pittsburgh*No. 11
W 23–0 34,172 October 2No. 14 Ohio State*No. 11
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, California
W 17–0 49,592 October 17at No. 18 WashingtonNo. 7
W 22–15 54,497 October 24StanfordNo. 5
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, California
W 30–28 44,209 October 31at CaliforniaNo. 6
W 14–7 37,000 November 7West Virginia*No. 6
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, California
W 36–0 34,066 November 14at Baylor*No. 4
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, California
W 17–8 43,832
November 24UCLA
No. 4
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, California (Battle for the Victory Bell)
L 3–10 85,917 November 28at Notre Dame*No. 7
L 6–16 48,682
Players
- Al Bansavage, guard, 6'2", 220 pounds, Union City, California
- Mike Bundra, tackle, 6'2", 232 pounds, Catasaugua, Pennsylvania
- Ben Charles, quarterback
- Angelo Coia, halfback, 6'2", 195 pounds, Philadelphia
- Jim Conroy, fullback, 6'0", 197 pounds, Baldwin Park, California
- Dan Ficca, tackle, 6'1", 230 pounds, Atlas, Pennsylvania
- Garry Finneran, tackle, 6'2", 219 pounds, Cathedral
- Lynn Gaskill, halfback, 6'0", 175 pounds, Banning, California
- Luther Hayes, end, 6'4", 198 pounds, San Diego, California
- Clark Holden, fullback, 5'10", 195 pounds, Marshall, California
- Bob Levingston, halfback, 6'0", 185 pounds, Los Angeles
- Marv Marinovich, tackle, 6'3", 220 pounds, Watsonville, California
- Marlin McKeever, end, 6'1", 215 pounds, Mt. Carmel, California
- Mike McKeever, 6'1", 215 pounds, guard, Mt. Carmel, California
- Roger Mietz, guard, 5'10", 206 pounds, San Leandro, California
- Ron Mix, tackle, 6'3", 215, Hawthorne, California
- Dave Morgan, center, 6'4", 204 pounds, Natick, Massachusetts
- Al Prukop, quarterback, 6'1", 181 pounds, Mt. Carmel (led the team with 405 minutes played)
- Jerry Traynham, halfback, 5'10", 180 pounds, Woodland, California
- Jack Trier, center, 6'3", 208 pounds, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
- George Van Vliet, 6'2", 195 pounds, end, Whittier, California
- Glenn Wilder, 6'0", 181 pounds, end, Van Nuys, California
- Britt Williams, guard, 6'1", 210 pounds, Walnut Creek, California
- Willie Wood, quarterback, 5'9", 170 pounds, Washington, D.C.
Coaching staff
- Head coach: Don Clark
- Assistant coaches: Ray George, Al Davis, Mel Hein, Marv Goux, Jim Sears, John McKay
- Manager: Bob Lambeth
References
- ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1955-1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ 1960 "El Rodeo" (USC yearbook), page 300.
- ^ "1959 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.