American college football season
1966 USC Trojans football Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities Coaches No. 18 1966 record 7–4 (4–1 AAWU) Head coach Captains
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 97,500, grass)Seasons
1966 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
USC $
4
–
1
–
0
7
–
4
–
0
No. 5 UCLA
3
–
1
–
0
9
–
1
–
0
Oregon State
3
–
1
–
0
7
–
3
–
0
Washington
4
–
3
–
0
6
–
4
–
0
California
2
–
3
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Oregon
1
–
3
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Washington State
1
–
3
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Stanford
1
–
4
–
0
5
–
5
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1966 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season . In their seventh year under head coach John McKay , the Trojans compiled a 7–4 record (4–1 against conference opponents), won the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU or Pac-8) championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 199 to 128.[1] The team was ranked #18 in the final Coaches Poll.
Quarterback Troy Winslow led the team in passing, completing 82 of 138 passes for 1,023 yards with 6 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. Don McCall led the team in rushing with 127 carries for 560 yards and 5 touchdowns. Ron Drake led the team in receiving with 52 catches for 607 yards and four touchdowns.[2]
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance September 17 at Texas * No. 9 W 10–642,000
September 24 Wisconsin * No. 5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 38–352,325
October 1 vs. Oregon State No. 5 Multnomah Stadium Portland, OR W 21–029,217
October 8 Washington No. 6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 17–1455,960
October 15 at Stanford No. 5 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry )W 21–761,500
October 22 Clemson * No. 5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 30–044,614
October 28 at Miami (FL) * No. 5 L 7–1051,156
November 5 California No. 9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 35–947,199
November 19 at No. 8 UCLA No. 7 L 7–1481,980
November 26 No. 1 Notre Dame * No. 10 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh ) L 0–5188,520
January 2, 1967 vs. No. 7 Purdue * L 13–14101,438
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Game summaries [ ]
at Texas [ ]
USC at Texas
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 9 Trojans
3
7 0 0
10
Longhorns
0
0 0 6
6
Date: September 17Location: Memorial Stadium , Austin, Texas Game attendance: 42,000
Scoring summary Q1 USC Rossivich 23 yard field goal USC 3–0
Q2 USC Winslow 9 yard run (Rossivich kick) USC 10–0
Q4 TEX Bradley 3 yard run (pass failed) USC 10–6
See also: 1966 Texas Longhorns football team
[3]
at Miami (FL) [ ]
Notre Dame [ ]
Notre Dame at USC
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 1 Fighting Irish
14
17 13 7
51
No. 10 Trojans
0
0 0 0
0
Date: November 26Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , Los Angeles Game attendance: 88,520
Scoring summary 1 ND Larry Conjar 2-yard run (Joe Azzaro kick) ND 7-0
1 ND Tom Schoen 40-yard interception return (Joe Azzaro kick) ND 14-0
2 ND Joe Azzaro 38-yard field goal ND 17-0
2 ND Jim Seymour 13-yard pass from Coley O'Brien (Joe Azzaro kick)ND 24-0
2 ND Jim Seymour 39-yard pass from Coley O'Brien (Joe Azzaro kick) ND 31-0
3 ND Dan Harshman 23-yard pass from Coley O'Brien (Joe Azzaro kick) ND 38-0
3 ND Nick Eddy 9-yard run (kick failed)ND 44-0
4 ND Dave Martin 33-yard interception return (Joe Azzaro kick) ND 51-0
[4]
Purdue (Rose Bowl) [ ]
Purdue vs. USC
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 7 Boilermakers
0
7 7 0
14
Trojans
0
7 0 6
13
Date: January 2Location: Rose Bowl , Pasadena, CA Game attendance: 101,438TV announcers (NBC ): Curt Gowdy
Scoring summary Q2 PUR Perry Williams 1-yard run (Griese kick)PUR 7–0
Q2 USC McCall 1-yard run (Rossovich kick) Tied 7–7
Q3 PUR Perry Williams 1-yard run (Griese kick) PUR 14–7
Q4 USC Rod Sherman 19-yard pass from Troy Winslow (pass failed) PUR 14–13
See also: 1966 Purdue Boilermakers football team
References [ ]
Venues
Athletic Park (1895–98)
Fiesta Park (1897–98, 1902, 1904–06, 1916)
Chutes Park (1900)
Prager Park (1903)
Bovard Field (1904–10, 1914–15, 1917–22)
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1923–present)
Jones Field/Kennedy Field (practice)
Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Pacific Coast AAWU Pacific-8 Pacific-10 Pac-12 National championships in bold