1971 USC Trojans football team

1971 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Ranking
APNo. 20
Record6–4–1 (3–2–1 Pac-8)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1971 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Stanford $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
No. 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 NCAA University Division 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10No. 16 Alabama*No. 5
L 10–1767,781
September 18at Rice*No. 17
W 24–022,000[3]
September 25Illinois*No. 16
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 28–049,390
October 2at No. 8 Oklahoma*No. 17
L 20–3362,351
October 9Oregon
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 23–2850,111
October 167:30 p.m.No. 15 Stanford
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
L 18–3365,375
October 23at No. 6 Notre Dame*
W 28–1459,075
October 301:31 p.m.at CaliforniaNo. 20
W 28–054,000
November 6Washington StateNo. 17
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 30–2057,432
November 13at No. 19 WashingtonNo. 15
W 13–1259,982
November 20UCLANo. 15
T 7–768,426
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

At Notre Dame

Team 1 234Total
• USC 14 1400 28
Notre Dame 7 070 14
Scoring summary
1USCGarrison 31-yard pass from Jones (Rae kick)USC 7-0
1NDHuff 1-yard run (Thomas kick)Tie 7-7
1USCGarrison 24-yard pass from Rae (Rae kick)USC 14-7
2USCCunningham 1-yard run (Rae kick)USC 21-7
2USCDyer 53-yard interception return (Rae kick)USC 28-7
3NDCieszkowski 4-yard run (Thomas kick)USC 28-14

[4]

At Washington

#15 USC Trojans (5–4) at #19 Washington Huskies (7–2)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
USC 3 0 7313
Washington 6 0 0612

at Husky Stadium, Seattle, Washington

  • Date: November 13
  • Game attendance: 59,800
  • [5]
Game information
First quarter
  • USC – Mike Rae 34-yard field goal. USC 3–0.
  • WASH – John Brady 21-yard pass from Sonny Sixkiller (kick failed). Washington 6–3. Drive: 2 plays, 31 yards.
Second quarter
  • No scoring
Third quarter
  • USC – Jimmy Jones 7-yard run (Mike Rae kick). USC 10–6.
Fourth quarter
  • WASH – Pete Taggares 2-yard run (run failed). Washington 12–10. Drive: 48 yards.
  • USC – Mike Rae 28-yard field goal. USC 13–12.

Jimmy Jones sets school record for total career touchdowns (42), breaking the old mark held by Mort Kaer.


Personnel

1971 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OT 77 Pete Adams Jr
OL Dave Brown
RB 39 Sam Cunningham Jr
OL Allen Gallaher
WR Edsel Garrison
OL Allan Graf
RB Lou Harris
RB Charles Hinton
RB Bill Holland
QB 8 Jimmy Jones Sr
RB Manfred Moore
WR Mike Morgan
QB, K 6 Mike Rae Jr
OL Steve Riley
OL Mike Ryan
OL Bob Shaputis
WR Lynn Swann
TE Chris Vella
OT 75 John Vella (C) Sr
RB Ray Washmera
TE 89 Charle Young Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Charles Anthony
DB Bruce Dyer
LB Bob Eriksen
DB Steve Fate
DL George Follett
DE 94 John Grant Jr
LB Willie Hall (C)
DT Greg Marderian
DL Mike McGirr
LB John Papadakis
DB Artimus Parker
DL John Skiles
DB 46 Skip Thomas Sr
DL Scott Weber
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Dave Boulware
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "1971 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. ^ "Owls slugged 24–0 by USC". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 19, 1971. Retrieved March 27, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Notre Dame Falls 28-14". The Palm Beach Post. October 24, 1971.
  5. ^ "Rae Boots Trojans Past Huskies, 13-12." Eugene Register-Guard. 1971 Nov 14. Retrieved 2021-Dec-06.
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