1971 USC Trojans football team

The 1971 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their 12th year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled a 6–4–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 229 to 164.[1] The team was ranked #20 in the final AP Poll.

1971 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
1971 record6–4–1 (3–2–1 Pac-8)
Head coachJohn McKay (12th season)
Captains
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 94,500, grass)
1971 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Stanford $ 6 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
No. 20 USC 3 –2 –1  6 –4 –1
No. 19 Washington 4 –3 –0  8 –3 –0
California 4 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
Oregon State 3 –3 –0  5 –6 –0
Oregon 2 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Washington State 2 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
UCLA 1 –4 –1  2 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Jim Jones led the team in passing, completing 89 of 161 passes for 995 yards with seven touchdowns and ten interceptions. Lou Harris led the team in rushing with 167 carries for 801 yards and four touchdowns. Edesel Garrison led the team in receiving with 25 catches for 475 yards and five touchdowns.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 10No. 16 Alabama*No. 5
L 10–1767,781
September 18at Rice*No. 17
W 24–022,000
September 25Illinois*No. 16
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 28–049,390
October 2at No. 8 Oklahoma*No. 17
L 20–3362,351
October 9Oregon
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 23–2850,111
October 16No. 15 Stanford
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
L 18–3365,375
October 23at No. 6 Notre Dame*
W 28–1459,075
October 30at CaliforniaNo. 20
W 28–054,000
November 6Washington StateNo. 17
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 30–2057,432
November 13at No. 19 WashingtonNo. 15
W 13–1259,982
November 20UCLANo. 15
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell)
T 7–768,426
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Season summary

Notre Dame
1 234Total
• USC 14 1400 28
Notre Dame 7 070 14

[3]

Roster
1971 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
T 77 Pete Adams Jr
RB 39 Sam Cunningham Jr
QB 8 Jim Jones Sr
QB 6 Mike Rae Jr
T 75 John Vella Sr
TE 89 Charle Young Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 94 John Grant Jr
DB 46 Skip Thomas Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References
  1. "Southern California Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. "1971 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. "Notre Dame Falls 28-14". The Palm Beach Post. October 24, 1971.
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