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1966 USC Trojans football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1966
team	USC Trojans
sport	football
conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
short_conf	AAWU
CoachRank	18
record	7–4
conf_record	4–1
head_coach	John McKay
hc_year	7th
captain	Nate Shaw
captain2	Rod Sherman
stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
champion	AAWU champion
bowl	[Rose Bowl](1967-rose-bowl)
bowl_result	L 13–14 vs. [Purdue](1966-purdue-boilermakers-football-team)

The 1966 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled a 7–4 record (4–1 against conference opponents), won the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU or Pac-8) championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 199 to 128. The team was ranked #18 in the final Coaches Poll in late November; the final AP poll of early December included only the top ten this season

Quarterback Troy Winslow led the Trojans in passing, completing 82 of 138 passes for 1,023 yards with 6 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. Don McCall led the team in rushing with 127 carries for 560 yards and 5 touchdowns. Ron Drake led USC in receiving with 52 catches for 607 yards and four touchdowns.

Schedule

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Game summaries

At Texas

At Miami (FL)

Notre Dame

Purdue (Rose Bowl)

Main article: 1967 Rose Bowl

References

"Southern California Yearly Results (1965-1969)". David DeLassus.
"1966 Southern California Trojans Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
(September 18, 1966). "Troy's Winslow lassoes Longhorns 10–6". The Sacramento Bee.
(September 25, 1966). "Southern Cal smothers Wisconsin 38–3". The Sacramento Bee.
(October 2, 1966). "Trojans baffle Beavers". Independent Press-Telegram.
(October 9, 1966). "SC outlasts Huskies". The Register.
(October 16, 1966). "Trojans wallop Indians". The News and Observer.
(October 23, 1966). "Trojans paddle Clemson". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
(October 29, 1966). "Giant-killer Miami bops No. 5 Southern Cal 10–7". The Courier-Journal.
(November 6, 1966). "Trojans roll over California, 35–9". Tri-City Herald.
(November 20, 1966). "Dow leads UCLA to 14–7 upset". The Daily Breeze.
(November 27, 1966). "Irish bombard U.S.C., 51–0". The Kansas City Star.
(January 3, 1967). "USC loses 14–13 gamble". The Sacramento Union.
. ["Schedule/Results (1966 Southern California)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/296153). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
Palm Beach Post. September 18, 1966
(November 27, 1966). "Irish Trouncing of U.S.C. Worst in Trojans' History". [[The New York Times]].

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