American college football season
1969 USC Trojans football Conference Pacific-8 Conference Coaches No. 4 AP No. 3 1969 record 10–0–1 (6–0 Pac-8) Head coach Captains
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 94,500, grass)Seasons
1969 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
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
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1969 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1969 NCAA University Division 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 Rose Bowl , and outscored their opponents 261 to 128.[1] The team was ranked third in the final AP Poll and fourth 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 [ ]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance September 20 at Nebraska * No. 5 Memorial Stadium Lincoln, NE W 31–2167,058
September 27 Northwestern * No. 5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 48–656,589
October 4 at Oregon State No. 5 Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR W 31–738,013
October 11 No. 16 Stanford No. 4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry ) W 26–2482,812
October 18 at No. 11 Notre Dame * No. 3 Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh )T 14–1459,075
October 25 Georgia Tech * No. 7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 29–1853,341
November 1 at California No. 6 California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA W 14–951,000
November 8 Washington State No. 6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 28–747,158
November 15 at Washington No. 6 W 16–751,403
November 22 No. 6 UCLA No. 5 W 14–1290,814
January 1, 1970 vs. No. 7 Michigan * No. 5 W 10–3103,878
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Rankings [ ]
Game summaries [ ]
UCLA [ ]
UCLA at USC
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Bruins
6
0 0 6
12
• No. 5 Trojans
0
7 0 7
14
Date: November 22Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , Los AngelesGame attendance: 90,814
Scoring summary 1 UCLA Farmer 41-yard pass from Jones (pass failed) UCLA 6-0
2 USC Davis 13-yard run (Ayala kick) USC 7-6
4 3:07 UCLA Cooper 7-yard pass from Dummit (pass failed) UCLA 12-7
4 1:32 USC Dickerson 32-yard pass from Jones (Ayala kick) USC 14-12
[3]
Roster [ ]
1969 USC Trojans football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DT
72
Al Cowlings
Sr
CB
16
Sandy Durko
Sr
DE
83
Jimmy Gunn
Sr
DT
93
Tody Smith
Jr
DB
46
Skip Thomas
So
LB
84
Charlie Weaver
Jr
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Source: [4] [5]
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