1969 USC Trojans football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1969
| team = USC Trojans
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Pacific-8 Conference
| short_conf = Pac-8
| CoachRank = 4
| APRank = 3
| record = 10–0–1
| conf_record = 6–0
| head_coach = John McKay
| hc_year = 10th
| captain = Jim Gunn
| captain2 = Bob Jensen
| stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| champion = Pac-8 champion
Rose Bowl champion
| bowl = Rose Bowl
| bowl_result = W 10–3 vs. Michigan
}}
{{1969 Pacific-8 Conference football standings}}
The 1969 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their tenth year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled a 10–0–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) championship, defeated Michigan in the Rose Bowl, and outscored their opponents 261 to 128.{{cite web|title=Southern California Yearly Results (1965-1969)|publisher=David DeLassus|work=College Football Data Warehouse|access-date=July 20, 2015|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern_california/1965-1969_yearly_results.php|archive-date=September 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905170128/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern_california/1965-1969_yearly_results.php|url-status=dead}} The team was ranked 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.{{cite web|title=1969 Southern California Trojans Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=July 21, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/southern-california/1969.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1969
| poll = AP
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 5
| opponent = Nebraska
| site_stadium = Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Lincoln, NE
| score = 31–21
| attend = 67,058
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| rank = 5
| opponent = Northwestern
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 48–6
| attend = 56,589
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 5
| opponent = Oregon State
| site_stadium = Parker Stadium
| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR
| score = 31–7
| attend = 38,013
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| w/l = w
| rank = 4
| opponent = Stanford
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 26–24
| attend = 82,812
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 18
| w/l = t
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| rank = 3
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank = 11
| site_stadium = Notre Dame Stadium
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 14–14
| attend = 59,075
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| homecoming = y
| rank = 7
| opponent = Georgia Tech
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 29–18
| attend = 53,341
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/ventura-county-star-usc-finishes-fast-fo/151967852/|work=Ventura County Star Free-Press|title=USC finishes fast for 29–18 win|date=October 26, 1969|accessdate=July 24, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 6
| opponent = California
| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| score = 14–9
| attend = 51,000
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| w/l = w
| rank = 6
| opponent = Washington State
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| score = 28–7
| attend = 47,158
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| w/l = w
| away = y
| rank = 6
| opponent = Washington
| site_stadium = Husky Stadium
| site_cityst = Seattle, WA
| score = 16–7
| attend = 51,403
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| w/l = w
| rank = 5
| opponent = UCLA
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
| gamename = Victory Bell
| score = 14–12
| attend = 90,814
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = {{dow tooltip|January 1, 1970}}, 1970
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| rank = 5
| opponent = Michigan
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Rose Bowl
| site_cityst = Pasadena, CA
| gamename = Rose Bowl
| score = 10–3
| attend = 103,878
}}
}}
Rankings
{{main|1969 NCAA University Division football rankings}}
Game summaries
=UCLA=
{{AFB game box start
|Title=UCLA at USC
|Visitor=No. 6 Bruins
|V1= 6|V2=0 |V3=0 |V4=6
|Host=No. 5 Trojans
|H1=0 |H2=7 |H3=0 |H4=7
|Date=November 22
|Location=Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
|StartTime=
|TimeZone=
|ElapsedTime=
|Attendance=90,814
|Weather=
|Referee=
|TVAnnouncers=Chris Schenkel, Bud Wilkinson
|TVStation=ABC
}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=UCLA |Event=Farmer 41-yard pass from Jones (pass failed) |Score= UCLA 6-0}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=USC |Event=Davis 13-yard run (Ayala kick) |Score= USC 7-6}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time=3:07 |Team=UCLA |Event=Cooper 7-yard pass from Dummit (pass failed) |Score= UCLA 12-7}}
{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time=1:32 |Team=USC |Event= Dickerson 32-yard pass from Jones (Ayala kick)|Score=USC 14-12|LastEntry=yes}}
{{AFB game box end}}
{{cite news |title=Trojans Topple UCLA|newspaper=The Palm Beach Post|date=November 23, 1969}}
{{Clear}}
Roster
{{American football roster/Header
| year = 1969
| team = USC Trojans
| teamcolors = f
| offensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=9|class=Jr|first=Bob|last=Chandler|pos=WR|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=7|class=Sr|first=Mike|last=Holmgren|pos=QB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=8|class=So|first=Jimmy|last=Jones|pos=QB|link=y|dab=Jimmy Jones (quarterback)}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=78|class=Jr|first=Marv|last=Montgomery|pos=T|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=77|class=Sr|first=Sid|last=Smith|dab=Sid Smith (offensive lineman)|pos=T|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=75|class=So|first=John|last=Vella|pos=T|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=89|class=So|first=Charle|last=Young|pos=TE|link=y}}
| defensive_players=
{{American football roster/Player|num=72|class=Sr|first=Al|last=Cowlings|pos=DT|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=16|class=Sr|first=Sandy|last=Durko|pos=CB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=83|class=Sr|first=Jimmy|last=Gunn|pos=DE|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=93|class=Jr|first=Tody|last=Smith|pos=DT|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=46|class=So|first=Skip|last=Thomas|pos=DB|link=y}}
{{American football roster/Player|num=84|class=Jr|first=Charlie|last=Weaver|pos=LB|link=y}}
| special_teams_players=
}}
{{American football roster/Footer
| head_coach = *John McKay
| asst_coach =
| accessdate=
}}
:{{small|Source:}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZMIUAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IuEDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5551%2C600121 |work=Eugene Register-Guard |location=(Oregon) |title=Lineups |date=October 3, 1969 |page=3B}}{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=KilPAAAAIBAJ&sjid=tgEEAAAAIBAJ&pg=4147%2C342284 |work=Toledo Blade |location=(Ohio) |title=Rose Bowl rosters |date=January 1, 1970 |page=67}}
References
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