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]
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 [ edit ] Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 13 at Tennessee * No. 5 ESPN W 20–1795,049 [3] September 20 No. 20 South Carolina * No. 4 W 23–1358,385 [4] September 27 at Minnesota * No. 5 W 24–755,115 October 4 Arizona State No. 4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 23–2169,052 October 11 at Arizona No. 2 ONTV W 27–1054,789 October 18 at Oregon No. 2 USA T 7–743,733 November 1 California No. 7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 60–755,658 November 8 at Stanford No. 4 ABC W 34–984,892 November 15 Washington No. 2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA L 10–2055,515 November 22 at No. 18 UCLA No. 12 ABC L 17–2083,491 December 6 No. 2 Notre Dame * No. 17 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry ) ABC W 20–382,663 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Personnel [ edit ] 1980 USC Trojans football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Eric Hipp P 13 John Perry Sr
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
Game summaries [ edit ] Minnesota [ edit ] Marcus Allen 42 rushes, 216 yards [5] Arizona St [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Arizona St 0 7 7 7 21 • USC 7 13 3 0 23
Date: October 4Location: Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumGame attendance: 69,052 Scoring summary 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
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1 2 3 4 Total USC 0 7 0 0 7 Oregon 0 0 7 0 7
Scoring summary Q2 USC Simmons 38 yard pass from Adams (Hipp kick) USC 7–0 Q3 ORE Jones 3 yard run (Jollymour kick) Tie 7–7
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Washington [ edit ] Marcus Allen 30 rushes, 216 yards [8] Vs. UCLA [ edit ] Game information First quarter
USC – Eric Hipp 32-yard field goal. USC 3–0. Drive: Second quarter
Third quarter
USC – Jeff Simmons 12-yard pass from Scott Tinsley (Eric Hipp kick), 12:05. USC 10–7. Drive: UCLA – Michael Brant 25-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (Norm Johnson kick). UCLA 14–10. Drive: Fourth quarter
USC – Marcus Allen 1-yard run (Eric Hipp kick), 12:33. USC 17–14. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards. UCLA – Freeman McNeil 58-yard pass from Jay Schroeder (kick failed), 2:07. UCLA 20–17. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards. Top passers Top rushers Top receivers USC – Jeff Simmons – 5 receptions, 53 yards, TD UCLA – Freeman McNeil – 2 receptions, 74 yards, TD
Notre Dame [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Notre Dame 0 0 3 0 3 • USC 0 10 0 10 20
Scoring summary 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
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Team players drafted into the NFL [ edit ] 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 [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ "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 . ^ 2020 USC Media Guide Supplement ^ 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. ^ 2020 USC Media Guide Supplement ^ "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.
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