1975 USC Trojans football team

1975 USC Trojans football

Liberty Bowl, W 20–0 vs. Texas A&M
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 17
1975 record	8–4 (3–4 Pac-8)
Head coach	John McKay (16th year)
Captain	Kevin Bruce
Captain	Danny Reece
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 94,500, grass)

1975 Pacific-8 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#5 UCLA +	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	1
#14 California +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Stanford	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Washington	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
#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 Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 12	Duke*	No. 4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA		W 35–7	56,727
September 19	Oregon State	No. 4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA		W 24–7	50,165
September 27	Purdue*	No. 3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA		W 19–6	56,170
October 4	at Iowa*	No. 3	Kinnick Stadium • Iowa City, IA		W 27–16	54,600
October 11	Washington State	No. 3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA		W 28–10	47,468
October 18	Oregon	No. 3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA		W 17–3	50,542
October 25	at No. 14 Notre Dame*	No. 3	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry)	ABC	W 24–17	59,075
November 1	at California	No. 4	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	ABC	L 14–28	58,871
November 8	Stanford	No. 9	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA		L 10–13	68,249
November 15	at Washington	No. 13	Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA		L 7–8	53,700
November 28	No. 14 UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell)		L 22–25	80,927
December 22	vs. No. 2 Texas A&M*		Memphis Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ABC	W 20–0	52,129
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Game notes

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington St	3	0	0	7	10
• USC	0	14	7	7	28

Date: October 11
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
Game attendance: 47,468

Scoring summary

1		Washington St	Diedrick 24-yard field goal	Washington St 3-0

2		USC	Hertel 2-yard run (Walker kick)	USC 7-3

2		USC	Reece 64-yard punt return (Walker kick)	USC 14-3

3		USC	Tatupu 28-yard run (Walker kick)	USC 21-3

4	4:42	USC	Bell 3-yard run (Walker kick)	USC 28-3

4		Washington St	Williams 5-yard run (Diedrick kick)	USC 28-10

Ricky Bell 38 Rush, 217 Yds

^[3]

Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
• USC	0	7	7	10	24
Notre Dame	6	8	0	3	17

Date: October 25
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, IN
Game attendance: 59,075

Scoring summary

Q1		ND	Hunter 52 yard run (kick failed)	ND 6–0

Q2		USC	Diggs 21 yard pass from Evans (Walker kick)	USC 7–6

Q2		ND	Lopienski 13 yard blocked punt return (Haines pass from Hunter)	ND 14–7

Q3		USC	Bell 2 yard run (Walker kick)	Tie 14–14

Q4		ND	Reeve 27 yard field goal	ND 17–14

Q4	7:28	USC	Evans 2 yard run (Walker kick)	USC 21–17

Q4		USC	Walker 35 yard field goal	USC 24–17

^[4]

1975 team players in the NFL

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

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Danny Reece	Defensive Back	3	69	Cincinnati Bengals
Joe Davis	Tackle	8	211	New York Jets
Mel Jackson	Guard	12	328	Green Bay Packers
Doug Hogan	Defensive Back	16	454	Oakland Raiders

^[5]

References

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

USC Trojans football

Venues	Athletic Park (1895–98) Fiesta Park (1897–98, 1904–06, 1916) Chutes Park (1900) Prager Park (1903) Bovard Field (1904–10, 1914–15, 1917–22) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1923–present) Howard Jones Field (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Notre Dame (Jeweled Shillelagh) UCLA (Victory Bell) Stanford

Culture & lore	Traveler George Tirebiter Giles Pellerin "Fight On" Spirit of Troy Student Body Right Tommy Trojan Athletics scandal 1967 "Game of the Century" "Bush Push" 2007 Stanford game

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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