1970 USC Trojans football team

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.[1] The team was ranked #15 in the final AP Poll and #19 in the final Coaches Poll.

1970 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 15
1970 record6–4–1 (3–4 Pac-8)
Head coach
CaptainBob Chandler
Charlie Weaver
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 94,500, grass)
1970 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 8 Stanford $ 6 –1 –0  9 –3 –0
Washington 4 –3 –0  6 –4 –0
Oregon 4 –3 –0  6 –4 –1
UCLA 4 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
California 4 –3 –0  6 –5 –0
No. 15 USC 3 –4 –0  6 –4 –1
Oregon State 3 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Washington State 0 –7 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP 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.[2] 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.[3] The game hastened the racial integration of football at Alabama and in the South.[2][4]

Jim 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.[5]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 12vs. No. 16 Alabama*No. 3
W 42–2172,175
September 19No. 9 Nebraska*No. 3
T 21–2173,768
September 26at Iowa*No. 7
W 48–056,131
October 3Oregon StateNo. 5
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 45–1357,769
October 10at No. 12 StanfordNo. 4
L 14–2486,000
October 17WashingtonNo. 11
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 28–2556,166
October 24at OregonNo. 10
L 7–1034,000
October 31CaliforniaNo. 18
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 10–1354,750
November 7vs. Washington State
W 70–3314,500
November, 21at UCLA
L 20–4578,773
November, 28No. 4 Notre Dame*
W 38–2864,694
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel
1970 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 77 Pete Adams So
RB Mike Berry
OL Dave Brown
WR 10 Bob Chandler (C) Sr
RB 39 Sam Cunningham So
RB 28 Clarence Davis Sr
WR Sam Dickerson
RB 33 Charlie Evans Sr
OL Allan Graf
RB Lou Harris
RB Bill Holland
QB 8 Jim Jones Jr
RB Rod McNeill
OT 78 Marv Montgomery Sr
WR Mike Morgan
TE 86 Gerry Mullins Sr
QB 6 Mike Rae So
OL Mike Ryan
TE Chris Vella
OT 75 John Vella Jr
OL Wayne Yary
TE 89 Charle Young Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL Ken Carter
DB Bruce Dyer
DB Walt Failor
DE 94 John Grant So
DL John Grissum
DE 83 Willie Hall Sr
LB Mike Haluchak
DB Tyrone Hudson
LB John Papadakis
LB Ron Preston
DL John Skiles
LB Greg Slough
DT 93 Tody Smith Sr
DB 46 Skip Thomas Jr
DB Curt Timmons
DL 84 Charlie Weaver (C) Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Ron Ayala
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

Alabama
1 234Total
• USC 12 101010 42
Alabama 0 768 21
  • Source:

Iowa
1 234Total
• USC 7 27140 48
Iowa 0 000 0

[6]

Oregon State

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

[7]

Notre Dame
1 234Total
Notre Dame 7 777 28
• USC 21 3140 38

[8]

1970 team players in the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 1971 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Marv MontgomeryTackle112Denver Broncos
Tody SmithDefensive tackle125Dallas Cowboys
Charles WeaverDefensive end248Detroit Lions
Sam DickersonWide receiver355San Francisco 49ers
Gerry MullinsTight end486Pittsburgh Steelers
Clarence DavisRunning back497Oakland Raiders
Greg SloughLinebacker6149Oakland Raiders
Herman FranklinWide receiver6152Detroit Lions
Bob ChandlerWide receiver7160Buffalo Bills
Charles EvansRunning back14356New York Giants

[9]

References
  1. "Southern California Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. Yaeger, Don; Sam Cunningham; John Papadakis (September 1, 2006). Turning of the Tide: How One Game Changed the South. Center Street. ISBN 1-931722-94-3.
  3. Robbins, Lenn (August 26, 2007). "Trojans Have Horses". New York Post. Retrieved August 26, 2007.
  4. Forde, Pat (August 28, 2007). "The Dash Is Off and Running". ESPN. Retrieved August 28, 2007.
  5. "1970 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  6. "Trojans Roll Past Iowa". The Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. September 27, 1970.
  7. "Jimmy Jones quiets critics by passing USC past OSU". The Register-Guard. Eugene, Oregon. October 4, 1970.
  8. "Trojans Down Irish by 38-28". The Register-Guard. Eugene. November 29, 1970.
  9. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1970.htm
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