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1980 USC Trojans football team
American college football season
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]
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| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
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| Coaches | No. 12 |
| AP | No. 11 |
| Record | 8–2–1 (4–2–1 Pac-10) |
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| Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 13 | at Tennessee* | No. 5 | ESPN | W 20–17 | 95,049 | [3] | |
| September 20 | No. 20 South Carolina* | No. 4 | W 23–13 | 58,385 | [4] | ||
| September 27 | at Minnesota* | No. 5 | W 24–7 | 55,115 | |||
| October 4 | Arizona State | No. 4 |
| W 23–21 | 69,052 | ||
| October 11 | at Arizona | No. 2 | ONTV | W 27–10 | 54,789 | ||
| October 18 | at Oregon | No. 2 | USA | T 7–7 | 43,733 | ||
| November 1 | California | No. 7 |
| W 60–7 | 55,658 | ||
| November 8 | at Stanford | No. 4 | ABC | W 34–9 | 84,892 | ||
| November 15 | Washington | No. 2 |
| L 10–20 | 55,515 | ||
| November 22 | at No. 18 UCLA | No. 12 |
| ABC | L 17–20 | 83,491 | |
| December 6 | No. 2 Notre Dame* | No. 17 |
| ABC | W 20–3 | 82,663 | |
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Minnesota
- Marcus Allen 42 rushes, 216 yards [5]
Arizona St
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- Marcus Allen 36 Rush, 133 Yds
Oregon
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Washington
- Marcus Allen 30 rushes, 216 yards [8]
Vs. UCLA
See also: 1980 UCLA Bruins football team and The Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)
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#18 UCLA Bruins (7–2) vs. #12 USC Trojans (7–1–1)
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
- Date: November 22
- Game attendance: 83,491
- Eugene Register-Guard, 1980 Nov 23.
Notre Dame
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- 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
- Former USC Trojans player Tay Brown, was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame
- "Southern California Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- "1980 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- "Trojans win by a Hipp and a foot". The Daily Breeze. September 14, 1980. Retrieved May 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- "USC wins easily". The Los Angeles Times. September 21, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- Eugene Register-Guard. "Southern Cal wins, but sloppily, 23-21." 1980 Oct 5. Retrieved 2018-Sep-02.
- Gadsden Times. 1980 Oct 19. Retrieved 2018-Dec-16.
- "USC Makes Sure Notre Dame Won't Be No. 1". The Register-Guard. Eugene. December 7, 1980. p. 11. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
- "Trojans Knock Irish From Pedestal, 20-3". Ocala Star-Banner. December 7, 1980.