1975 USC Trojans football team

1975 USC Trojans football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 20–0 vs. Texas A&M
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 17
Record8–4 (3–4 Pac-8)
Head coach
Captains
  • Kevin Bruce
  • Danny Reece
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 UCLA ^ + 6 1 0 9 2 1
No. 14 California + 6 1 0 8 3 0
Stanford 5 2 0 6 4 1
Washington 5 2 0 6 5 0
No. 17 USC 3 4 0 8 4 0
Oregon 2 5 0 3 8 0
Oregon State 1 6 0 1 10 0
Washington State 0 7 0 3 8 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the Pacific-8 Conference during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their 15th year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled an 8–4 record (3–4 in Pac-8, fifth), and outscored their opponents 247 to 140.[1] The team was ranked #17 in the final AP Poll and #19 in the final UPI Coaches Poll.

Quarterback Vince Evans led the team in passing, completing 35 of 112 passes for 695 yards with three touchdowns and nine interceptions. Ricky Bell led the team in rushing with 385 carries for 1,957 yards and 13 touchdowns. Randy Simmrin led the team in receiving with 26 catches for 478 yards and one touchdown.[2]

Opening with seven wins, the Trojans lost all four conference games in November, and were invited to the Liberty Bowl.

  1. ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "1975 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

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