1969 USC Trojans football team
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
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
September 20 |
at Nebraska* |
No. 5 |
Memorial Stadium • Lincoln, NE |
W 31–21 |
67,058 |
September 27 |
Northwestern* |
No. 5 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
W 48–6 |
56,589 |
October 4 |
at Oregon State |
No. 5 |
Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR |
W 31–7 |
38,013 |
October 11 |
No. 16 Stanford |
No. 4 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
W 26–24 |
82,812 |
October 18 |
at No. 11 Notre Dame* |
No. 3 |
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry) |
T 14–14 |
59,075 |
October 25 |
Georgia Tech* |
No. 7 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
W 29–18 |
53,341 |
November 1 |
at California |
No. 6 |
California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
W 14–9 |
51,000 |
November 8 |
Washington State |
No. 6 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
W 28–7 |
47,158 |
November 15 |
at Washington |
No. 6 |
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
W 16–7 |
51,403 |
November 22 |
No. 6 UCLA |
No. 5 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) |
W 14–12 |
90,814 |
January 1 |
vs. No. 7 Michigan* |
No. 5 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) |
W 10–3 |
103,878 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
Game notes
UCLA
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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UCLA |
6 |
0 | 0 | 6 |
12 |
• USC |
0 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
14 |
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
| UCLA | Farmer 41-yard pass from Jones (pass failed) | UCLA 6-0 |
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2 |
| USC | Davis 13-yard run (Ayala kick) | USC 7-6 |
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4 |
3:07 | UCLA | Cooper 7-yard pass from Dummit (pass failed) | UCLA 12-7 |
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4 |
1:32 | USC | Dickerson 32-yard pass from Jones (Ayala kick) | USC 14-12 |
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