1980 USC Trojans football team

Schedule

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Personnel

Game summaries

Minnesota

• Marcus Allen 42 rushes, 216 yards

Arizona St

• Marcus Allen 36 Rush, 133 Yds

Oregon

Washington

• Marcus Allen 30 rushes, 216 yards

Vs. UCLA

First quarter

• USC – Eric Hipp 32-yard field goal. ''USC 3–0. '''Drive:''''' Second quarter
• UCLA – Freeman McNeil 6-yard run (Norm Johnson kick). ''UCLA 7–3. '''Drive: 80 yards.''''' Third quarter
• USC – Jeff Simmons 12-yard pass from Scott Tinsley (Eric Hipp kick), 12:05. ''USC 10–7. '''Drive:'''''
• UCLA – Michael Brant 25-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Norm Johnson kick). ''UCLA 14–10. '''Drive:''''' Fourth quarter
• USC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Eric Hipp kick), 12:33. ''USC 17–14. '''Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards.'''''
• UCLA – Freeman McNeil 58-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (kick failed), 2:07. ''UCLA 20–17. '''Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards.''''' ;Top passers
• USC – Scott Tinsley – 15/27, 146 yards, TD, INT
• UCLA – Jay Schroeder – 9/11, 165 yards, 2 TD, INT ;Top rushers
• USC – Marcus Allen – 37 rushes, 72 yards, TD
• UCLA – Freeman McNeil – 24 rushes, 111 yards, TD ;Top receivers
• USC – Jeff Simmons – 5 receptions, 53 yards, TD
• UCLA – Freeman McNeil – 2 receptions, 74 yards, TD

Notre Dame

Team players drafted into the NFL

• Ronnie Lott, 1st round, San Francisco 49ers
• Keith Van Horne, 1st round, Chicago Bears
• Dennis Smith, 1st round, Denver Broncos\
• Ray Butler, 4th round, Baltimore Colts
• Kevin Williams, 7th round, New Orleans Saints
• Jeff Fisher, 7th round, Chicago Bears
• Steve Busick, 7th round, Denver Broncos
• James Hunter, 9th round, Pittsburgh Steelers
• Eric Scoggins, 12th round, Baltimore Colts

Awards and honors

• Former USC Trojans player Tay Brown, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame

References

References

1. "Southern California Yearly Results (1980-1984)". David DeLassus.
2. "1980 Southern California Trojans Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
3. (September 14, 1980). "Trojans win by a Hipp and a foot". The Daily Breeze.
4. (September 21, 1980). "USC wins easily". The Los Angeles Times.
5. (September 28, 1980). "Allen sparks USC past Minnesota". St. Petersburg Times.
6. (October 5, 1980). "Streaking Trojans cool off Sun Devils". Honolulu Star-Bulletin.
7. (October 12, 1980). "Allen leads Trojans over 'Cats". Simi Valley Star.
8. (October 19, 1980). "When the opponent's USC, a 7–7 tie looks pretty good". Statesman Journal.
9. (November 2, 1980). "USC makes up for six low scores all at once". The Daily Breeze.
10. (November 9, 1980). "USC stomps on Stanford". The San Francisco Examiner.
11. (November 16, 1980). "Huskies snap USC streak 20–10". The Sacramento Bee.
12. (November 23, 1980). "A victory worth the world; Bruins rally vs. USC". The Daily Breeze.
13. (December 7, 1980). "Trojans spoil Irish hopes for shot at national crown". The Galveston Daily News.
14. [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]
15. Eugene Register-Guard. "Southern Cal wins, but sloppily, 23-21." 1980 Oct 5. Retrieved 2018-Sep-02.
16. Gadsden Times. 1980 Oct 19. Retrieved 2018-Dec-16.
17. [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]
18. (December 7, 1980). "USC Makes Sure Notre Dame Won't Be No. 1". [[The Register-Guard]].
19. (December 7, 1980). "Trojans Knock Irish From Pedestal, 20-3". [[Ocala Star-Banner]].