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1969 USC Trojans football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1969
team	USC Trojans
sport	football
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](1970-rose-bowl)
bowl_result	W 10–3 vs. [Michigan](1969-michigan-wolverines-football-team)

Rose Bowl champion 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. 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.

Schedule

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Rankings

Main article: 1969 NCAA University Division football rankings

Game summaries

UCLA

Roster

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References

"Southern California Yearly Results (1965-1969)". David DeLassus.
"1969 Southern California Trojans Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
(September 21, 1969). "Huskers shelled by Trojans, 31–21". The Record.
(September 28, 1969). "Trojans tame Northwestern Wildcats 48–6". The Sacramento Bee.
(October 5, 1969). "Trojan barrage levels Beavers". The Register.
(October 12, 1969). "Stanford Indians edges by Trojans". The Arizona Republic.
Liska, Jerry. (October 19, 1969). "Notre Dame, Southern Cal in 14–14 draw". Reading Eagle.
(October 26, 1969). "USC finishes fast for 29–18 win". Ventura County Star Free-Press.
(November 2, 1969). "Troy Bears up just in time, wins 14–9". Independent Press-Telegram.
(November 9, 1969). "Trojans ease to 28–7 win". Santa Cruz Sentinel.
(November 16, 1969). "USC tops inspired Huskies". Tri-City Herald.
(November 23, 1969). "Frantic Trojan drive topples UCLA, 14–12". Austin American-Statesman.
(January 2, 1970). "Trojans defense stops Michigan". The Forum.
. ["Schedule/Results (1969 Southern California)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/174856). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
(November 23, 1969). "Trojans Topple UCLA". [[The Palm Beach Post]].
(October 3, 1969). "Lineups". Eugene Register-Guard.
(January 1, 1970). "Rose Bowl rosters". Toledo Blade.

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