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1970 USC Trojans football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1970
team	USC Trojans
sport	football
conference	Pacific-8 Conference
short_conf	Pac-8
CoachRank	19
APRank	15
record	6–4–1
conf_record	3–4
head_coach	John McKay
hc_year	11th
captain	Bob Chandler
captain2	Charlie Weaver
stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

The 1970 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their 11th year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled a 6–4–1 record (3–4 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for sixth place in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 343 to 233. The team was ranked #15 in the final AP Poll and #19 in the final Coaches Poll.

On September 12, 1970, USC opened the season visiting the University of Alabama under coach Bear Bryant and became the first fully integrated team to play in the State of Alabama. The game, scheduled by Bryant, resulted in a 42–21 win for the Trojans. More importantly, all six touchdowns scored by USC team were by African-American players, two by USC running back Sam "Bam" Cunningham, against an all-white Crimson Tide team. The game hastened the racial integration of football at Alabama and in the American South.

Jimmy Jones led the team in passing, completing 121 of 234 passes for 1,877 yards with 10 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. Clarence Davis led the team in rushing with 214 carries for 972 yards and nine touchdowns. Bob Chandler led the team in receiving with 41 catches for 590 yards and three touchdowns.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Alabama

Source: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=mq6pegT_rlEC&dat=19700913&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

Nebraska

Iowa

Oregon State

Jimmy Jones 15/21, 304 Yds, 3 TD, rush TD

Notre Dame

Personnel

Willie Brown – Assistant
Dave Levy – Assistant
Marv Goux – Assistant
Craig Fertig – Assistant
Phil Krueger – Assistant
Rod Humenuik – Assistant
Joe Gibbs – Assistant
Pete Yoder – Running backs

1970 team players in the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 1971 NFL draft.

References

"Southern California Yearly Results (1970-1974)". David DeLassus.
Yaeger, Don. (September 1, 2006). "Turning of the Tide: How One Game Changed the South". [[Center Street (publisher).
Robbins, Lenn. (August 26, 2007). "Trojans Have Horses". [[New York Post]].
Forde, Pat. (August 28, 2007). "The Dash Is Off and Running". [[ESPN]].
"1970 Southern California Trojans Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
Land, Charles. (September 13, 1970). "Tough Trojans top Tide, 42–21". The Tuscaloosa News.
Thomas, Ronnie. (September 13, 1970). "Tide drubbed 42–21 by USC". The Florence Times.
(September 20, 1970). "Huskers battle mighty Trojans to 21–21 tie". The Fresno Bee.
(September 27, 1970). "Trojans clobber Iowa". Chicago Tribune.
(October 4, 1970). "Trojans stomp Oregon St.". The Arizona Republic.
(October 11, 1970). "Plunkett's passes beat USC 24–14". The News Tribune.
(October 18, 1970). "Trojans prevail". Progress-Bulletin.
Cawood, Neil. (October 25, 1970). "Ducks stun USC, keep hopes alive". Eugene Register-Guard.
(October 25, 1970). "Oregon upsets USC". Lewiston Morning Tribune.
(November 1, 1970). "Cal stuns Trojans on long field goal". Tri-City Herald.
(November 8, 1970). "Trojans trap, skiin, bury Cougars, 70–33". Independent Press-Telegram.
(November 22, 1970). "Bruins sack Troy, 45–20". Ventura County Star-Free Press.
(November 29, 1970). "Southern Cal shatters Irish win string, 38–28". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
. ["Schedule/Results (1970 Southern California)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/296732). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
(September 27, 1970). "Trojans Roll Past Iowa". [[The Register-Guard]].
(October 4, 1970). "Jimmy Jones quiets critics by passing USC past OSU". [[The Register-Guard]].
(November 29, 1970). "Trojans Down Irish by 38-28". [[The Register-Guard]].
"1970 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com".

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