1977 USC Trojans football team

1977 USC Trojans football

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 year)
Captain	Rob Hertel
Captain	Clay Matthews
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 94,500, grass)

1977 Pacific-8 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#10 Washington $		6	–	1		8	–	4
#15 Stanford		5	–	2		9	–	3
#13 USC		5	–	2		8	–	4
California		3	–	4		7	–	4
Washington State		3	–	4		6	–	5
Oregon		1	–	6		2	–	9
Oregon State		0	–	7		2	–	9
UCLA †		0	–	7		0	–	11

$ – Conference champion † – UCLA forfeited 7 wins (5 conference wins) due to ineligible players. Rankings from AP Poll

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 (Rivalry)	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		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 (Battle for the Victory Bell)	ABC	W 29–27	86,168
December 31	vs. No. 17 Texas A&M*	No. 20	Astrodome • Houston, TX (Bluebonnet Bowl)	Mizlou	W 47–28	52,842
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Game summaries

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
• USC	0	17	9	3	29
UCLA	10	0	7	10	27

Date: November 25
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
Game attendance: 86,168

Scoring summary

1		UCLA	Carrol 52-yard field goal	UCLA 3–0

1		UCLA	Brown 1-yard run (Carrol kick)	UCLA 10–0

2		USC	Jordan 25-yard field goal	UCLA 10–3

2		USC	Gay 20-yard pass from Hertel (kick failed)	UCLA 10–9

2		USC	Williams 40-yard pass from Hertel (Gay pass from Hertel)	USC 16–10

3	9:57	USC	Williams 27-yard pass from Hertel (kick failed)	USC 23–10

3		USC	Jordan 36-yard field goal	USC 26–10

3		UCLA	Owens 32-yard pass from Bashore (Carrol kick)	USC 26–17

4		UCLA	Carrol 20-yard field goal	USC 26–20

4	2:51	UCLA	Pederson 2-yard pass from Bashore (Carrol kick)	UCLA 27–26

4	:02	USC	Jordan 38-yard field goal	USC 29–27

^[3]

References

↑ "Southern California Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
↑ "1977 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
↑ Eugene Register-Guard. November 26, 1977

USC Trojans football

Venues	Athletic Park (1895–98) Fiesta Park (1897–98, 1904–06, 1916) Chutes Park (1900) Prager Park (1903) Bovard Field (1904–10, 1914–15, 1917–22) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1923–present) Howard Jones Field (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Notre Dame (Jeweled Shillelagh) UCLA (Victory Bell) Stanford

Culture & lore	Traveler George Tirebiter Giles Pellerin "Fight On" Spirit of Troy Student Body Right Tommy Trojan Athletics scandal 1967 "Game of the Century" "Bush Push" 2007 Stanford game

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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National championship seasons in bold

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