1968 USC Trojans football team
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| Coaches | No. 2 |
| AP | No. 4 |
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| No. 4 USC $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Oregon State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1968 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1968 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled a 9–1–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 259 to 168.[1] The team was ranked #2 in the final Coaches Poll and #4 in the final AP Poll.
Steve Sogge led the team in passing, completing 122 of 207 passes for 1,454 yards with nine touchdowns and nine interceptions. O. J. Simpson led the team in rushing with 383 carries for 1,880 yards and 23 touchdowns. Jim Lawrence led the team in receiving with 26 catches for 386 yards and two touchdowns.[2] Simpson won both the Heisman Trophy and the Walter Camp Award.
Schedule
September 21at No. 16 Minnesota*No. 2
W 29–20 60,820 September 28at Northwestern*No. 3
W 24–7 47,277 October 5No. 13 Miami (FL)*No. 2
W 28–3 71,189 October 12at No. 18 StanfordNo. 2
W 27–24 81,000 October 19WashingtonNo. 1
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles
W 14–7 60,990 November 2at OregonNo. 1
W 20–13 33,500
November 9No. 11 California
No. 1
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles
W 35–17 80,871 November 16No. 13 Oregon StateNo. 1
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles
W 17–13 59,236 November 23at UCLANo. 1
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles (Battle for the Victory Bell)
W 28–16 75,066 November 30No. 9 Notre Dame*No. 2
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles (Rivalry)
T 21–21 82,659 January 1vs. No. 1 Ohio State*No. 2
L 16–27 102,063
Roster
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1969 NFL Draft
The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise |
| O.J. Simpson | Running back | 1 | 1 | Buffalo Bills |
| Bob Klein | Tight end | 1 | 21 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Bill Hayhoe | Defensive tackle | 5 | 116 | Green Bay Packers |
| Bob Miller | Tackle | 6 | 138 | New Orleans Saints |
| Jim Lawrence | Back | 8 | 189 | New Orleans Saints |
| Jack O’Malley | Tackle | 12 | 302 | San Francisco 49ers |
| Mike Battle | Defensive back | 12 | 311 | New York Jets |
| Wilson Bowie | Running back | 13 | 320 | Detroit Lions |
Awards and honors
- O. J. Simpson, Heisman Trophy[4]
- O. J. Simpson, Walter Camp Award
References
- ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "1968 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1969.htm
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
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