1980 USC Trojans football team

The 1980 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach John Robinson, the Trojans compiled an 8–2–1 record (4–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 265 to 134.[1]

1980 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 11
1980 record8–2–1 (4–2–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Captains
  • Ronnie Lott
  • Keith Van Horne
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,604, grass)
1980 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 16 Washington $ 6 1 0  9 3 0
No. 13 UCLA 5 2 0  9 2 0
No. 11 USC 4 2 1  8 2 1
Arizona State 5 3 0  7 4 0
Oregon 4 3 1  6 3 2
Stanford 3 4 0  6 5 0
Arizona 3 4 0  5 6 0
Washington State 3 4 0  4 7 0
California 3 5 0  3 8 0
Oregon State 0 8 0  0 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Quarterback Gordon Adams led the team in passing, completing 104 of 179 passes for 1,237 yards with seven touchdowns and seven interceptions. Marcus Allen led the team in rushing with 354 carries for 1,563 yards and 14 touchdowns. Hoby Brenner led the team in receiving with 26 catches for 315 yards and no touchdowns.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 13at Tennessee*No. 5ESPNW 20–1795,049
September 20No. 20 South Carolina*No. 4W 23–1358,385
September 27at Minnesota*No. 5W 24–755,115
October 4Arizona StateNo. 4
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 23–2169,052
October 11at ArizonaNo. 2ONTVW 27–1054,789
October 18at OregonNo. 2USAT 7–743,733
November 1CaliforniaNo. 7
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 60–755,658
November 8at StanfordNo. 4ABCW 34–984,892
November 15WashingtonNo. 2
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 10–2055,515
November 22at No. 18 UCLANo. 12
ABCL 17–2083,491
December 6No. 2 Notre Dame*No. 17
ABCW 20–382,663
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1980 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB Gordon Adams
RB 33 Marcus Allen Jr
TE 89 Hoby Brenner Sr
RB Paul DiLulo
G 64 Roy Foster Jr
RB Anthony Gibson
RB Michael Harper
WR 5 Speedy Hart RSr
TE 85 James Hunter Sr
WR Thomas Jefferson
RB Doug MacKenzie
C 66 Bruce Matthews So
RB Bob McClanahan
WR Malcolm Moore
OT 72 Don Mosebar So
OL Allen Pugh
WR Vic Rakshani
OG 77 Ken Ruettgers Fr
WR 25 Jeff Simmons So
OT 67 Kelly Thomas So
QB 15 Scott Tinsley So
OT 68 Keith Van Horne Sr
WR Timmy White
WR 8 Kevin Williams Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DL George Achica
LB 51 Chip Banks Jr
DT 94 Bryon Darby So
S 47 Joey Browner So
DL Keith Browner
LB 54 Steve Busick Sr
DL 87 August Curley So
DL Byron Darby
DL Dennis Edwards
CB 40 Jeff Fisher Sr
LB Riki Gray
DB Don Jones
S 42 Ronnie Lott Sr
LB 81 Eric Scoggins Sr
DB 49 Dennis Smith Sr
DL Charles Ussery
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K Eric Hipp
P 13 John Perry Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

Minnesota

  • Marcus Allen 42 rushes, 216 yards [3]

Arizona St

1 234Total
Arizona St 0 777 21
USC 7 1330 23
  • Date: October 4
  • Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Game attendance: 69,052

[4]

Oregon

1 234Total
USC 0 700 7
Oregon 0 070 7

[5]

Washington

  • Marcus Allen 30 rushes, 216 yards [6]

vs. UCLA

#18 UCLA Bruins (7–2) vs. #12 USC Trojans (7–1–1)
1 2 34Total
USC 3 0 7717
UCLA 0 7 7620

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: November 22
  • Game attendance: 83,491
  • Eugene Register-Guard, 1980 Nov 23.

Notre Dame

1 234Total
Notre Dame 0 030 3
USC 0 10010 20

[7][8]

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

References

  1. "Southern California Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. "1980 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. 2020 USC Media Guide Supplement
  4. Eugene Register-Guard. "Southern Cal wins, but sloppily, 23-21." 1980 Oct 5. Retrieved 2018-Sep-02.
  5. Gadsden Times. 1980 Oct 19. Retrieved 2018-Dec-16.
  6. 2020 USC Media Guide Supplement
  7. "USC Makes Sure Notre Dame Won't Be No. 1". The Register-Guard. Eugene. December 7, 1980. p. 11. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
  8. "Trojans Knock Irish From Pedestal, 20-3". Ocala Star-Banner. December 7, 1980.
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