1975 USC Trojans football team

The 1975 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their 15th year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled an 8–4 record (3–4 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 247 to 140.[1] The team was ranked #17 in the final AP Poll and #19 in the final UPI Coaches Poll.

1975 USC Trojans football
Liberty Bowl, W 20–0 vs. Texas A&M
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 17
1975 record8–4 (3–4 Pac-8)
Head coachJohn McKay (16th season)
Captains
  • Kevin Bruce
  • Danny Reece
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 94,500, grass)
1975 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 UCLA ^ + 6 –1 –0  9 –2 –1
No. 14 California + 6 –1 –0  8 –3 –0
Stanford 5 –2 –0  6 –4 –1
Washington 5 –2 –0  6 –5 –0
No. 17 USC 3 –4 –0  8 –4 –0
Oregon 2 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
Oregon State 1 –6 –0  1 –10 –0
Washington State 0 –7 –0  3 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from AP Poll

Quarterback Vince Evans led the team in passing, completing 35 of 112 passes for 695 yards with three touchdowns and nine interceptions. Ricky Bell led the team in rushing with 385 carries for 1,957 yards and 13 touchdowns. Randy Simmrin led the team in receiving with 26 catches for 478 yards and one touchdown.[2]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 12Duke*No. 4
W 35–756,727
September 19Oregon StateNo. 4
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 24–750,165
September 27Purdue*No. 3
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 19–656,170
October 4at Iowa*No. 3
W 27–1654,600
October 11Washington StateNo. 3
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 28–1047,468
October 18OregonNo. 3
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 17–350,542
October 25at No. 14 Notre Dame*No. 3
ABCW 24–1759,075
November 1at CaliforniaNo. 4
ABCL 14–2858,871
November 8StanfordNo. 9
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
L 10–1368,249
November 15at WashingtonNo. 13
L 7–853,700
November 28No. 14 UCLA
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell)
ABCL 22–2580,927
December 22vs. No. 2 Texas A&M*
ABCW 20–052,129
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1975 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 42 Ricky Bell Jr
RB 21 Lynn Cain So
WR 26 Shelton Diggs Jr
QB 8 Vince Evans Jr
TE 86 William Gay So
QB 6 Rob Hertel So
OG 61 Donnie Hickman Jr
OG 66 Pat Howell Fr
OG 65 Melvin Jackson Sr
OT 76 Marvin Powell Jr
OT 74 John Schuhmacher So
FB 36 Mosi Tatupu So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 44 Mike Burns Jr
LB 58 Mario Celotto So
LB 85 Garry Cobb Fr
DT 92 Rich Dimler Fr
LB 88 Ricky Jackson Fr
DT 79 Gary Jeter Jr
DT 96 Myron Lapka Fr
LB 57 David Lewis Jr
LB 52 Rod Martin Jr
LB 60 Clay Matthews So
DB 33 Ricky Odom So
CB 46 Danny Reece Sr
DB 7 Dennis Thurman So
LB 55 Eric Williams Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K/P 39 Glen Walker Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

Iowa
1 234Total
• USC 0 7173 27
Iowa 10 006 16

[3]

Washington State
1 234Total
Washington St 3 007 10
• USC 0 1477 28

Ricky Bell 38 Rush, 217 Yds

[4]

Notre Dame
1 234Total
• USC 0 7710 24
Notre Dame 6 803 17

[5]

1975 team players in the NFL

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

PlayerPositionRoundPickFranchise
Danny ReeceDefensive back369Cincinnati Bengals
Joe DavisTackle8211New York Jets
Mel JacksonGuard12328Green Bay Packers
Doug HoganDefensive back16454Oakland Raiders

[6]

References
  1. "Southern California Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. "1975 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Oct 5. Retrieved 2018-Nov-09.
  4. "Trojans Stagger Cougars". The Palm Beach Post. October 12, 1975.
  5. "Bells Gains 165, USC Clips Irish". The Register-Guard. Eugene. October 26, 1975.
  6. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1976.htm
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