1966 USC Trojans football team
American college football season
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The 1966 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled a 7–4 record (4–1 against conference opponents), won the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU or Pac-8) championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 199 to 128.[1] The team was ranked #18 in the final Coaches Poll in late November; the final AP poll of early December included only the top ten this season
| 1966 USC Trojans football | |
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AAWU champion | |
| Conference | Athletic Association of Western Universities |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 18 |
| Record | 7–4 (4–1 AAWU) |
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| Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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| USC $ | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 UCLA | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterback Troy Winslow led the Trojans in passing, completing 82 of 138 passes for 1,023 yards with 6 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. Don McCall led the team in rushing with 127 carries for 560 yards and 5 touchdowns. Ron Drake led USC in receiving with 52 catches for 607 yards and four touchdowns.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | at Texas* | No. 9 | W 10–6 | 42,000 | [3] | ||
| September 24 | Wisconsin* | No. 5 | W 38–3 | 52,325 | [4] | ||
| October 1 | at Oregon State | No. 5 | W 21–0 | 29,217 | [5] | ||
| October 8 | Washington | No. 6 |
| W 17–14 | 55,960 | [6] | |
| October 15 | at Stanford | No. 5 | W 21–7 | 61,500 | [7] | ||
| October 22 | Clemson* | No. 5 |
| W 30–0 | 44,614 | [8] | |
| October 28 | at Miami (FL)* | No. 5 | L 7–10 | 51,156 | [9] | ||
| November 5 | California | No. 9 |
| W 35–9 | 47,199 | [10] | |
| November 19 | at No. 8 UCLA | No. 7 |
| L 7–14 | 81,980 | [11] | |
| November 26 | No. 1 Notre Dame* | No. 10 |
| L 0–51 | 88,520 | [12] | |
| January 2, 1967 | vs. No. 7 Purdue* | NBC | L 13–14 | 101,455 | [13] | ||
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Game summaries
At Texas
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • No. 9 Trojans | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Longhorns | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
- Date: September 17
- Location: Memorial Stadium, Austin, Texas
- Game attendance: 42,000
- TV announcers (ABC): Chris Schenkel, Bud Wilkinson
| Q1 | USC | Rossivich 23 yard field goal | USC 3–0 | |
| Q2 | USC | Winslow 9 yard run (Rossivich kick) | USC 10–0 | |
| Q4 | TEX | Bradley 3 yard run (pass failed) | USC 10–6 | |
At Miami (FL)
Notre Dame
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • No. 1 Fighting Irish | 14 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 51 |
| No. 10 Trojans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Date: November 26
- Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
- Game attendance: 88,520
| 1 | ND | Larry Conjar 2-yard run (Joe Azzaro kick) | ND 7-0 | |
| 1 | ND | Tom Schoen 40-yard interception return (Joe Azzaro kick) | ND 14-0 | |
| 2 | ND | Joe Azzaro 38-yard field goal | ND 17-0 | |
| 2 | ND | Jim Seymour 13-yard pass from Coley O'Brien (Joe Azzaro kick) | ND 24-0 | |
| 2 | ND | Jim Seymour 39-yard pass from Coley O'Brien (Joe Azzaro kick) | ND 31-0 | |
| 3 | ND | Dan Harshman 23-yard pass from Coley O'Brien (Joe Azzaro kick) | ND 38-0 | |
| 3 | ND | Nick Eddy 9-yard run (kick failed) | ND 44-0 | |
| 4 | ND | Dave Martin 33-yard interception return (Joe Azzaro kick) | ND 51-0 | |
Purdue (Rose Bowl)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| • No. 7 Boilermakers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Trojans | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
- Date: January 2
- Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
- Game attendance: 101,438
- TV announcers (NBC): Curt Gowdy
| Q2 | PUR | Perry Williams 1-yard run (Griese kick) | PUR 7–0 | |
| Q2 | USC | McCall 1-yard run (Rossovich kick) | Tied 7–7 | |
| Q3 | PUR | Perry Williams 1-yard run (Griese kick) | PUR 14–7 | |
| Q4 | USC | Rod Sherman 19-yard pass from Troy Winslow (pass failed) | PUR 14–13 | |