1971 USC Trojans football team

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1971 USC Trojans football
Interlocking USC Logo.svg
Conference Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
AP #20
1971 record 6–4–1 (3–2–1 Pac-8)
Head coach John McKay (12th year)
Captain Willie Hall
Captain John Vella
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 94,500, grass)
Seasons
« 1970 1972 »
1971 Pacific-8 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#10 Stanford $ 6 – 1 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
#20 USC 3 – 2 – 1     6 – 4 – 1
#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

The 1971 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1971 college 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.

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

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 10 #16 Alabama* #5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 10–17   67,781
September 18 at Rice* #17 Rice Stadium • Houston, TX W 24–0   22,000
September 25 Illinois* #16 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 28–0   49,390
October 2 at #8 Oklahoma* #17 Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK L 20–33   62,351
October 9 Oregon Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 23–28   50,111
October 16 #15 Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 18–33   65,375
October 23 at #6 Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry) W 28–14   59,075
October 30 at California #20 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 28–0   54,000
November 6 Washington Statedagger #17 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 30–20   57,432
November 13 at #19 Washington #15 Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA W 13–12   59,982
November 20 UCLA #15 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) T 7–7   68,426
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Season summary

Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total
• USC 14 14 0 0 28
Notre Dame 7 0 7 0 14

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