1980 USC Trojans football team
American college football season
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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]
Schedule
| 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 | [5] | ||
| October 4 | Arizona State | No. 4 |
| W 23–21 | 69,052 | [6] | |
| October 11 | at Arizona | No. 2 | ONTV | W 27–10 | 54,789 | [7] | |
| October 18 | at Oregon | No. 2 | USA | T 7–7 | 43,733 | [8] | |
| November 1 | California | No. 7 |
| W 60–7 | 55,658 | [9] | |
| November 8 | at Stanford | No. 4 | ABC | W 34–9 | 84,892 | [10] | |
| November 15 | Washington | No. 2 |
| L 10–20 | 55,515 | [11] | |
| November 22 | at No. 18 UCLA | No. 12 |
| ABC | L 17–20 | 83,491 | [12] |
| December 6 | No. 2 Notre Dame* | No. 17 |
| ABC | W 20–3 | 82,663 | [13] |
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Personnel
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Game summaries
Minnesota
- Marcus Allen 42 rushes, 216 yards [14]
Arizona St
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Arizona St | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| • USC | 7 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
- Date: October 4
- Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Game attendance: 69,052
| Q1 | USC | Allen 2 yard run (Hipp kick) | USC 7–0 | |
| Q2 | ASU | Mistler 3 yard pass from Pagel (Lewis kick) | Tie 7–7 | |
| Q2 | USC | Hipp 33 yard field goal | USC 10–7 | |
| Q2 | USC | Simmons 15 yard pass from Adams (Hipp kick) | USC 17–7 | |
| Q2 | USC | Hipp 43 yard field goal | USC 20–7 | |
| Q3 | ASU | Gittens 59 yard run (Lewis kick) | USC 20–14 | |
| Q3 | USC | Hipp 27 yard field goal | USC 23–14 | |
| Q4 | ASU | Wetzel 14 yard pass from Pagel (Lewis kick) | USC 23–21 | |
- Marcus Allen 36 Rush, 133 Yds
Oregon
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| USC | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Oregon | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
- Date: October 18
- Location: Autzen Stadium
| Q2 | USC | Simmons 38 yard pass from Adams (Hipp kick) | USC 7–0 | |
| Q3 | ORE | Jones 3 yard run (Jollymour kick) | Tie 7–7 | |
Washington
- Marcus Allen 30 rushes, 216 yards [17]
Vs. UCLA
#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.
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Notre Dame
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| • USC | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
- Date: December 6
- Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
- Game attendance: 82,663
- Television network: ABC
| 2 | 8:23 | USC | Harper 6-yard run (Hipp kick) | USC 7-0 |
| 2 | USC | Hipp 22-yard field goal | USC 10-0 | |
| 3 | ND | Oliver 30-yard field goal | USC 10-3 | |
| 4 | USC | Hipp 17-yard field goal | USC 13-3 | |
| 4 | 1:09 | USC | Harper 10-yard run (Hipp kick) | USC 20-3 |
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