1978 USC Trojans football team
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Coaches' Poll national champion Pac-10 champion Rose Bowl champion | |
Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 1 |
AP | No. 2 |
1978 record | 12–1 (6–1 Pac-10) |
Head coach | John Robinson (3rd season) |
Captain |
Lynn Cain Rich Dimler |
Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 USC $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 UCLA | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Stanford | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Following the season, the Trojans were crowned national champions according to the Coaches Poll. While Alabama claimed the AP Poll title because it had defeated top-ranked Penn State on the field, the Trojans pointed out that they had also only lost once and had beaten Alabama in the regular season.
Schedule
The Trojans finished the regular season with an 11–1 record before going on to defeat the Michigan Wolverines 17–10 in the Rose Bowl.
Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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September 9 | Texas Tech* | No. 9 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles | W 17–9 | 50,321 | ||||
September 16 | at Oregon | No. 8 | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | W 37–10 | 31,000 | ||||
September 23 | at No. 1 Alabama* | No. 7 | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | W 24–14 | 77,313 | ||||
September 29 | Michigan State* | No. 3 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles | W 30–9 | 65,319 | ||||
October 14 | at Arizona State | No. 2 | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | L 7–20 | 70,138 | ||||
October 21 | Oregon State |
No. 7 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles | W 38–7 | 53,734 | ||||
October 28 | California | No. 6 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles | W 42–17 | 56,954 | ||||
November 4 | at Stanford | No. 6 | Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA | W 13–7 | 84,084 | ||||
November 11 | No. 19 Washington | No. 5 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles | W 28–10 | 54,071 | ||||
November 18 | at No. 14 UCLA | No. 5 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles (Battle for the Victory Bell) | W 17–10 | 90,387 | ||||
November 25 | No. 8 Notre Dame* | No. 3 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles (Notre Dame – USC rivalry) | W 27–25 | 84,256 | ||||
December 2 | at Hawaii* | No. 3 | Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI | W 21–5 | 48,767 | ||||
January 1 | vs. No. 5 Michigan* | No. 3 | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (1979 Rose Bowl) | W 17–10 | 105,629 | ||||
*Non-conference game. |
Game summaries
Notre Dame
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1978 Trojans in the NFL
Awards and honors
Charles White: Heisman trophy, Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Award, UPI Player of the Year
References
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