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1960 USC Trojans football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1960
team	USC Trojans
sport	football
conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
short_conf	AAWU
record	4–6
conf_record	3–1
head_coach	John McKay
hc_year	1st
captain	Mike McKeever
captain2	George Van Vliet
stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

The 1960 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1960 college football season. In their first year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled a 4–6 record (3–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Athletic Association of Western Universities, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 152 to 95.

Bill Nelsen led the team in passing with 29 of 72 passes completed for 446 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions. Marlin McKeever was the leading receiver with 15 catches for 218 yards. Hal Tobin was the leading rusher with 318 yard on 61 carries.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Oregon State

TCU

At Ohio State

Personnel

John McKay

References

"1960 Southern California Trojans Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
(September 17, 1960). "Oregon St. stuns USC". The Arizona Daily Star.
(September 25, 1960). "Trojans nipped by Frogs, 7–6". Independent Press Telegram.
(October 2, 1960). "Ferguson's 3 scores boost Ohio State past USC, 20–0". Omaha World-Herald.
(October 8, 1960). "Georgia aerial backfires and Trojans win 10–3". The Sacramento Bee.
(October 16, 1960). "Cal loses; 64, 42-yard runs help Trojans rip Bay Bears 27–10". The Sacramento Union.
(October 30, 1960). "Trojans topple Stanford, 21–6". The San Bernardino Sun-Telegram.
(November 6, 1960). "Huskies rout Trojans to build bowl hopes". The Modesto Bee.
(November 13, 1960). "Baylor tumbles Trojans". The Daily Breeze.
(November 20, 1960). "Trojans upset UCLA, 17–6". Independent Star-News.
(November 27, 1960). "Irish mudders blank SC, 17–0". The Register.
. ["Schedule/Results (1960 USC)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/214965). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
"Ferguson Sparks 20-0 Buck Romp." ''Palm Beach Post''. 1960 Oct 2. Retrieved 2014-Feb-10.

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