1969 USC Trojans football team

1969 USC Trojans football
Pac-8 champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 10–3 vs. Michigan
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 3
Record10–0–1 (6–0 Pac-8)
Head coach
Captains
  • Jim Gunn
  • Bob Jensen
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 USC $ 6 0 0 10 0 1
No. 13 UCLA 5 1 1 8 1 1
No. 19 Stanford 5 1 1 7 2 1
Oregon State 4 3 0 6 4 0
Oregon 2 3 0 5 5 1
California 2 4 0 5 5 0
Washington 1 6 0 1 9 0
Washington State 0 7 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their tenth year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled a 10–0–1 record (6–0 against conference opponents), won the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) championship, defeated Michigan in the Rose Bowl, and outscored their opponents 261 to 128.[1] The team was ranked third in the final AP Poll and fourth in the final Coaches Poll.

Jim Jones led the team in passing, completing 88 of 210 passes for 1,230 yards with 13 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Clarence Davis led the team in rushing with 297 carries for 1,357 yards and nine touchdowns. Sam Dickerson led the team in receiving with 24 catches for 473 yards and six touchdowns.[2]

  1. ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "1969 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.