1977 USC Trojans football team

1977 USC Trojans football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, W 47–28 vs. Texas A&M
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 13
1977 record	8–4 (5–2 Pac-8)
Head coach	John Robinson (2nd season)
Captains	Rob Hertel Clay Matthews Jr.
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 94,500, grass)
Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

The 1977 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their second year under head coach John Robinson, the Trojans compiled a 7–4 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 357 to 212.^[1] The team was ranked #12 in the final UPI Coaches Poll and #13 in the final AP Poll.

Quarterback Rob Hertel led the team in passing, completing 132 of 245 passes for 2,145 yards with 19 touchdowns and 18 interceptions. Charles White led the team in rushing with 285 carries for 1,478 yards and seven touchdowns. Randy Simmrin led the team in receiving with 41 catches for 840 yards and five touchdowns.^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	at Missouri*	No. 4	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 27–10	65,298
September 17	at Oregon State	No. 2	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 17–10	31,143
September 24	TCU*	No. 2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 51–0	54,620
September 30	Washington State	No. 2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 41–7	61,809
October 8	No. 7 Alabama*	No. 1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 20–21	63,140
October 15	Oregon	No. 6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 33–15	51,120
October 22	at No. 11 Notre Dame*	No. 5	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh)	ABC	L 19–49	59,075
October 29	at California	No. 10	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		L 14–17	76,780
November 5	Stanford	No. 16	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)		W 49–0	65,101
November 12	at Washington	No. 14	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 10–28	59,501
November 25	No. 17 UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	W 29–27	86,168
December 31	vs. No. 17 Texas A&M*	No. 20	Astrodome Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)	Mizlou	W 47–28	52,842
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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