1980 USC Trojans football team

1980 USC Trojans football
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 12
AP No. 11
1980 record 8–2–1 (4–2–1 Pac-10)
Head coach John Robinson (5th season)
Captain Ronnie Lott
Captain Keith Van Horne
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,604, grass)
1980 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 16 Washington $ 6 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 13 UCLA 5 –2 –0  9 –2 –0
No. 11 USC 4 –2 –1  8 –2 –1
Arizona State 5 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
Oregon 4 –3 –1  6 –3 –2
Stanford 3 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Arizona 3 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Washington State 3 –4 –0  4 –7 –0
California 3 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
Oregon State 0 –8 –0  0 –11 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1980 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach John Robinson, the Trojans compiled an 8–2–1 record (4–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 265 to 134.[1]

Quarterback Gordon Adams led the team in passing, completing 104 of 179 passes for 1,237 yards with seven touchdowns and seven interceptions. Marcus Allen led the team in rushing with 354 carries for 1,563 yards and 14 touchdowns. Hoby Brenner led the team in receiving with 26 catches for 315 yards and no touchdowns.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 13 at Tennessee* No. 5 Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN ESPN W 20–17   95,049
September 20 No. 20 South Carolina* No. 4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 23–13   58,385
September 27 at Minnesota* No. 5 Memorial Stadium • Minneapolis, MN W 24–7   55,115
October 4 Arizona Statedagger No. 4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 23–21   69,052
October 11 at Arizona No. 2 Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ ONTV W 27–10   54,789
October 18 at Oregon No. 2 Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR USA T 7–7   43,733
November 1 California No. 7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 60–7   55,658
November 8 at Stanford No. 4 Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA ABC W 34–9   84,892
November 15 Washington No. 2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 10–20   55,515
November 22 at No. 18 UCLA No. 12 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) ABC L 17–20   83,491
December 6 No. 2 Notre Dame* No. 17 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry) ABC W 20–3   82,663
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Roster

1980 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 33 Marcus Allen Jr
TE 89 Hoby Brenner Sr
G 64 Roy Foster Jr
TE 85 James Hunter Sr
C 66 Bruce Matthews So
T 72 Don Mosebar So
WR 25 Jeff Simmons So
T 68 Keith Van Horne Sr
WR 8 Kevin Williams Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 51 Chip Banks Jr
DT 94 Bryon Darby So
S 47 Joey Browner So
LB 54 Steve Busick Sr
LB 87 August Curley So
CB 40 Jeff Fisher Sr
FS 42 Ronnie Lott Sr
LB 81 Eric Scoggins Sr
DB 49 Dennis Smith Sr
DT 93 Kelly Thomas So
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

Arizona St

1 234Total
Arizona St 0 777 21
• USC 7 1330 23
  • Date: October 4
  • Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Game attendance: 69,052

[3]

Notre Dame

1 234Total
Notre Dame 0 030 3
• USC 0 10010 20

[4][5]

Team players drafted into the NFL

  • Ronnie Lott, 1st round, San Francisco 49ers
  • Keith Van Horne, 1st round, Chicago Bears
  • Dennis Smith, 1st round, Denver Broncos\
  • Ray Butler, 4th round, Baltimore Colts
  • Kevin Williams, 7th round, New Orleans Saints
  • Jeff Fisher, 7th round, Chicago Bears
  • Steve Busick, 7th round, Denver Broncos
  • James Hunter, 9th round, Pittsburgh Steelers
  • Eric Scoggins, 12th round, Baltimore Colts

Awards and honors

References

  1. ↑ "Southern California Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1980 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. "Southern Cal wins, but sloppily, 23-21." 1980 Oct 5. Retrieved 2018-Sep-02.
  4. ↑ "USC Makes Sure Notre Dame Won't Be No. 1". The Register-Guard. Eugene. December 7, 1980. p. 11. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Trojans Knock Irish From Pedestal, 20-3". Ocala Star-Banner. December 7, 1980.
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