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Southern California Football Team History


Southern California Trojans
University of Southern California
 Los Angeles, CA
Founded: 1880
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Capacity: 92,000
Colors: Cardinal & Gold
Coach: John Robinson
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls


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1888  <-- 1978 <- 1979 -> 1980 --> 2010
1979 Season Highlights
 John Robinson enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 The Trojans won the Pac 10 Championship.
 
1979 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 8  @ Texas Tech  21   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 15  @ Oregon State  42   5   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  vs. Minnesota  48   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Louisiana State  17   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Washington State  50   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  vs. Stanford  21   21   T       
 Sat., Oct. 20  @ Notre Dame  42   23   W       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ California  24   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. Arizona  34   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Washington  24   17   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. UCLA  49   14   W       
 Tue., Jan. 1   Ohio State  17   16   W    @ Pasadena, CA   Rose Bowl
 
1979 Season Totals
  Record11-0 -1
  Points Scored389
  Scoring Average32.4
  Points Allowed171
  Defense Average14.3
  Opponents Record67-65
  Region Record0-0
  Home Record4-0 -1
  Away Record6-0
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
211-0-1 UPI
211-0-1 Coaches
211-0-1 AP
  
1979 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF   PA  W/L/T PF   PA  W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Arizona 6-5-12442430-11016  Tony Mason
Arizona State 6-6306208  Frank Kush
California 6-62571940-11728  Roger Theder
Oregon 6-5200212  Rich Brooks
Oregon State 1-10147396  Craig Fertig
Southern California 11-0-13891711-01716  John Robinson
Stanford 5-5-1259239  Rod Dowhower
UCLA 5-6257256  Terry Donahue
Washington 9-33211541-0147  Don James
Washington State 3-8241366  Jim Walden

1979 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 No Southern California Players on File.

1979 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 No Southern California Players on File.


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