The1977 USC Trojans football team represented theUniversity of Southern California (USC) in the1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their second year under head coachJohn Robinson, the Trojans compiled a 8–4 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for second place in thePacific-8 Conference (Pac-8), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 357 to 212.^[1] The team was ranked #12 in the final UPI Coaches Poll and #13 in the final AP Poll.

QuarterbackRob Hertel led the team in passing, completing 132 of 245 passes for 2,145 yards with 19 touchdowns and 18 interceptions.Charles White led the team in rushing with 285 carries for 1,478 yards and seven touchdowns. Randy Simmrin led the team in receiving with 41 catches for 840 yards and five touchdowns.^[2]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	atMissouri*	No. 4	Faurot Field Columbia, MO		W 27–10	65,298	[3]
September 17	atOregon State	No. 2	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		W 17–10	31,143	[4]
September 24	TCU*	No. 2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 51–0	54,620	[5]
September 30	Washington State	No. 2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 41–7	61,809	[6]
October 8	No. 7Alabama*	No. 1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 20–21	63,140	[7]
October 15	Oregon	No. 6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 33–15	51,120	[8]
October 22	at No. 11Notre Dame*	No. 5	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	ABC	L 19–49	59,075	[9]
October 29	atCalifornia	No. 10	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		L 14–17	76,780	[10]
November 5	Stanford	No. 16	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)		W 49–0	65,101	[11]
November 12	atWashington	No. 14	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 10–28	59,501	[12]
November 25	No. 17UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	W 29–27	86,168	[13]
December 31	vs. No. 17Texas A&M*	No. 20	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX (Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl)	Mizlou	W 47–28	52,842	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game

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