American college football season
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]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 20 at Nebraska * No. 5 W 31–2167,058 September 27 Northwestern * No. 5 W 48–656,589 October 4 at Oregon State No. 5 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 T 14–1459,075 October 25 Georgia Tech * No. 7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 29–1853,341 [ 3] November 1 at California No. 6 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 , 1970 vs. No. 7 Michigan * No. 5 W 10–3103,878 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
UCLA at USC 1 2 3 4 Total No. 6 Bruins 6 0 0 6 12 • No. 5 Trojans 0 7 0 7 14
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
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1969 USC Trojans football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
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Venues Bowls and rivalries Culture and lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Pacific Coast AAWU Pacific-8 Pacific-10 Pac-12 National championships in bold