1968 USC Trojans football team

1968 USC Trojans football
Pac-8 champion
Rose Bowl, L 16–27 vs. Ohio State
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 2
AP No. 4
1968 record 9–1–1 (6–0 Pac-8)
Head coach John McKay (9th season)
Captain O. J. Simpson
Captain Steve Sogge
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 94,500, grass)
1968 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 USC $ 6 0 0  9 1 1
No. 15 Oregon State 5 1 0  7 3 0
Stanford 3 3 1  6 3 1
California 2 2 1  7 3 1
Oregon 2 4 0  4 6 0
UCLA 2 4 0  3 7 0
Washington State 1 3 1  3 6 1
Washington 1 5 1  3 5 2
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1968 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1968 college football season. In their ninth year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled a 9–1–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 259 to 168.[1] The team was ranked #2 in the final Coaches Poll and #4 in the final AP Poll.

Steve Sogge led the team in passing, completing 122 of 207 passes for 1,454 yards with nine touchdowns and nine interceptions. O. J. Simpson led the team in rushing with 383 carries for 1,880 yards and 23 touchdowns. Jim Lawrence led the team in receiving with 26 catches for 386 yards and two touchdowns.[2] Simpson won both the Heisman Trophy and the Walter Camp Award.

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 21 at No. 16 Minnesota* No. 2 Memorial StadiumMinneapolis W 29–20   60,820
September 28 at Northwestern* No. 3 Dyche StadiumEvanston, Illinois W 24–7   47,277
October 5 No. 13 Miami (FL)* No. 2 Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles W 28–3   71,189
October 12 at No. 18 Stanford No. 2 Stanford StadiumStanford, California W 27–24   81,000
October 19 Washington No. 1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles W 14–7   60,990
November 2 at Oregon No. 1 Autzen StadiumEugene, Oregon W 20–13   33,500
November 9 No. 11 Californiadagger No. 1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles W 35–17   80,871
November 16 No. 13 Oregon State No. 1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles W 17–13   59,236
November 23 at UCLA No. 1 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles (Battle for the Victory Bell) W 28–16   75,066
November 30 No. 9 Notre Dame* No. 2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles (Rivalry) T 21–21   82,659
January 1 vs. No. 1 Ohio State* No. 2 Rose BowlPasadena, California (Rose Bowl) L 16–27   102,063
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Roster

1968 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 9 Bob Chandler So
QB 7 Mike Holmgren Jr
TE 84 Bob Klein Sr
WR 28 Jim Lawrence Sr
TE 86 Bob Miller Sr
T 78 Marv Montgomery Jr
QB 6 Steve Sogge Sr
RB 32 O. J. Simpson Sr
T 77 Sid Smith Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
FS 17 Mike Battle Sr
DT 71 Al Cowlings Jr
CB 16 Sandy Durko Jr
DE 83 Jimmy Gunn Jr
DE 85 Bill Hayhoe Sr
LB 55 Jim Snow Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

1969 NFL Draft

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
O.J. SimpsonRunning back11Buffalo Bills
Bob KleinTight end121Los Angeles Rams
Bill HayhoeDefensive tackle5116Green Bay Packers
Bob MillerTackle6138New Orleans Saints
Jim LawrenceBack8189New Orleans Saints
Jack O’MalleyTackle12302San Francisco 49ers
Mike BattleDefensive back12311New York Jets
Wilson BowieRunning back13320Detroit Lions

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Awards and honors

References

  1. "Southern California Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. "1968 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1969.htm
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2007-04-11. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
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