American college football season
The1969 USC Trojans football team represented theUniversity of Southern California (USC) in the1969 NCAA University Division football season . In their tenth year under head coachJohn McKay , the Trojans compiled a 10–0–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won thePacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) championship, defeatedMichigan in theRose Bowl , and outscored their opponents 261 to 128.[ 1] The team wasranked third in the final AP Poll and fourth in the final Coaches Poll.
Jim Jones led the team in passing, completing 88 of 210 passes for 1,230 yards with 13 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.Clarence Davis led the team in rushing with 297 carries for 1,357 yards and nine touchdowns. Sam Dickerson led the team in receiving with 24 catches for 473 yards and six touchdowns.[ 2]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance Source September 20 atNebraska * No. 5 W 31–2167,058 [ 3] September 27 Northwestern * No. 5 W 48–656,589 [ 4] October 4 atOregon State No. 5 W 31–738,013 [ 5] October 11 8:00 p.m. No. 16Stanford No. 4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry ) W 26–2482,812 [ 6] October 18 at No. 11Notre Dame * No. 3 T 14–1459,075 [ 7] October 25 Georgia Tech * No. 7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 29–1853,341 [ 8] November 1 1:30 p.m. atCalifornia No. 6 W 14–951,000 [ 9] November 8 Washington State No. 6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 28–747,158 [ 10] November 15 atWashington No. 6 W 16–749,000 [ 11] November 22 No. 6UCLA No. 5 W 14–1290,814 [ 12] January 1 , 1970vs. No. 7Michigan * No. 5 W 10–3103,878 [ 13] *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
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UCLA at USC
Team 1 2 3 4 Total No. 6 Bruins 6 0 0 6 12 •No. 5 Trojans 0 7 0 7 14
Scoring summary 1 UCLA Farmer 41-yard pass from Jones (pass failed) UCLA 6-0 2 USC Davis 13-yard run (Ayala kick) USC 7-6 4 3:07 UCLA Cooper 7-yard pass from Dummit (pass failed) UCLA 12-7 4 1:32 USC Dickerson 32-yard pass from Jones (Ayala kick) USC 14-12
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1969 USC Trojans football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
Source: [ 16] [ 17] ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1965-1969)" .College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived fromthe original on September 5, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2015 .^ "1969 Southern California Trojans Stats" .SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedJuly 21, 2015 .^ "Huskers shelled by Trojans, 31–21" .The Record . September 21, 1969. RetrievedOctober 21, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Trojans tame Northwestern Wildcats 48–6" .The Sacramento Bee . September 28, 1969. RetrievedOctober 21, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Trojan barrage levels Beavers" .The Register . October 5, 1969. RetrievedOctober 21, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Stanford Indians edges by Trojans" .The Arizona Republic . October 12, 1969. RetrievedOctober 21, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ Liska, Jerry (October 19, 1969)."Notre Dame, Southern Cal in 14–14 draw" .Reading Eagle . Associated Press. p. 61. ^ "USC finishes fast for 29–18 win" .Ventura County Star Free-Press . October 26, 1969. RetrievedJuly 24, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Troy Bears up just in time, wins 14–9" .Independent Press-Telegram . November 2, 1969. RetrievedOctober 21, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Trojans ease to 28–7 win" .Santa Cruz Sentinel . November 9, 1969. RetrievedOctober 21, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "USC tops inspired Huskies" .Tri-City Herald . November 16, 1969. RetrievedOctober 21, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Frantic Trojan drive topples UCLA, 14–12" .Austin American-Statesman . November 23, 1969. RetrievedOctober 21, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Trojans defense stops Michigan" .The Forum . January 2, 1970. RetrievedOctober 21, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Schedule/Results (1969 Southern California)" .NCAA Statistics .National Collegiate Athletic Association . RetrievedOctober 21, 2025 .^ "Trojans Topple UCLA".The Palm Beach Post . November 23, 1969. ^ "Lineups" .Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. October 3, 1969. p. 3B.^ "Rose Bowl rosters" .Toledo Blade . Ohio. January 1, 1970. p. 67.
Venues Bowls and rivalries Culture and lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Pacific Coast AAWU Pacific-8 Pacific-10 Pac-12 National championships inbold