1969 USC Trojans football team
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Coaches | No. 4 |
AP | No. 3 |
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No. 3 USC $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 UCLA | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Stanford | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1969 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1969 college football season. In their tenth year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled a 10–0–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) championship, defeated Michigan in the 1970 Rose Bowl, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 261 to 128.[1] The team was ranked #3 in the final AP Poll and #4 in the final Coaches Poll.
Jim Jones led the team in passing, completing 88 of 210 passes for 1,230 yards with 13 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Clarence Davis led the team in rushing with 297 carries for 1,357 yards and nine touchdowns. Sam Dickerson led the team in receiving with 24 catches for 473 yards and six touchdowns.[2]
Schedule
September 20at Nebraska*No. 5
W 31–21 67,058 September 27Northwestern*No. 5
W 48–6 56,589 October 4at Oregon StateNo. 5
W 31–7 38,013 October 11No. 16 StanfordNo. 4
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
W 26–24 82,812 October 18at No. 11 Notre Dame*No. 3
T 14–14 59,075 October 25Georgia Tech*No. 7
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
W 29–18 53,341 November 1at CaliforniaNo. 6
W 14–9 51,000 November 8Washington StateNo. 6
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
W 28–7 47,158 November 15at WashingtonNo. 6
W 16–7 51,403 November 22No. 6 UCLANo. 5
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell)
W 14–12 90,814 January 1vs. No. 7 Michigan*No. 5
W 10–3 103,878
Game notes
UCLA
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References
- ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "1969 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ "Trojans Topple UCLA". The Palm Beach Post. November 23, 1969.