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1975 USC Trojans football team

American college football season

American college football season

FieldValue
year1975
teamUSC Trojans
sportfootball
conferencePacific-8 Conference
short_confPac-8
CoachRank19
APRank17
record8–4
conf_record3–4
head_coachJohn McKay
hc_year16th
captainKevin Bruce
captain2Danny Reece
stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
championLiberty Bowl champion
bowl[Liberty Bowl](1975-liberty-bowl)
bowl_resultW 20–0 vs. [Texas A&M](1975-texas-a-m-aggies-football-team)

The 1975 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the Pacific-8 Conference during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their 15th year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled an 8–4 record (3–4 in Pac-8, fifth), and outscored their opponents 247 to 140. The team was ranked #17 in the final AP Poll and #19 in the final UPI Coaches Poll.

Quarterback Vince Evans led the team in passing, completing 35 of 112 passes for 695 yards with three touchdowns and nine interceptions. Ricky Bell led the team in rushing with 385 carries for 1,957 yards and 13 touchdowns. Randy Simmrin led the team in receiving with 26 catches for 478 yards and one touchdown.

Opening with seven wins, the Trojans lost all four conference games in November, and were invited to the Liberty Bowl.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Duke

  • Ricky Bell 34 rushes, 256 yards

Oregon State

Purdue

  • Ricky Bell 89 rush yards

At Iowa

Washington State

Ricky Bell 38 Rush, 217 Yds

At Notre Dame

Roster

1975 team players in the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

References

References

  1. "Southern California Yearly Results (1975-1979)". David DeLassus.
  2. "1975 Southern California Trojans Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
  3. (September 13, 1975). "Bell has a ball for USC, 35–7". Independent Press-Telegram.
  4. (September 20, 1975). "215 yards for Ricky Bell in Trojan romp". Nevada State Journal.
  5. (September 28, 1975). "Reece bails out sluggish Trojans". The Daily Breeze.
  6. (October 5, 1975). "Reserve QB paces USC". The Fresno Bee.
  7. (October 12, 1975). "Cougs 28–10 victims of Bell, Trojans". The Bellingham Herald.
  8. (October 19, 1975). "Bell the bright spot in Southern Cal win". Oakland Tribune.
  9. (October 26, 1975). "Bell helps USC rally to edge Notre Dame, 24–17". Albuquerque Journal.
  10. (November 2, 1975). "Cal smells Roses after big upset". Oakland Tribune.
  11. (November 9, 1975). "USC 'bowled over' by Stanford". Independent Press-Telegram.
  12. (November 16, 1975). "Huskies' blitz offsets Southern Cal's Bell". The News Tribune.
  13. (November 29, 1975). "UCLA drops ball but holds Roses". The Los Angeles Times.
  14. (December 23, 1975). "USC's Liberty punch makes McKay a winner in end". The Commercial Appeal.
  15. [https://s3.amazonaws.com/sidearm.sites/usctrojans.com/documents/2020/10/6/usc_trojans_football_2020_media_guide_extra_pages.pdf 2020 USC Media Guide Supplement]
  16. Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Oct 5. Retrieved 2018-Nov-09.
  17. (October 12, 1975). "Trojans Stagger Cougars". [[The Palm Beach Post]].
  18. (October 26, 1975). "Bells Gains 165, USC Clips Irish". [[The Register-Guard]].
  19. "1976 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com".
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