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The 1978 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Following the season, the Trojans were crowned national champions according to the Coaches Poll. While Alabama claimed the AP Poll title because it had defeated top-ranked Penn State in the Sugar Bowl, the Trojans felt they deserved the title since they had defeated Alabama and Notre Dame during the regular season, and then Michigan in the Rose Bowl.[1] Both USC and Alabama ended their seasons with a single loss.
1978 USC Trojans football | |
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Coaches Poll national champion Pac-10 champion Rose Bowl champion | |
Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
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Coaches | No. 1 |
AP | No. 2 |
Record | 12–1 (6–1 Pac-10) |
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Captain | Lynn Cain Rich Dimler |
Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 2 USC $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 UCLA | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 6 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Stanford | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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This would be the last national championship won by the Trojans until 2003.
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 09 | Texas Tech | No. 9 | W 17–9 | 50,321 | ||
September 16 | at Oregon | No. 8 | W 37–10 | 31,000 | ||
September 23 | at No. 1 Alabama* | No. 7 | W 24–14 | 77,313 | [2] | |
September 29 | Michigan State* | No. 3 |
| W 30–9 | 65,319 | |
October 14 | at Arizona State | No. 2 | L 7–20 | 70,138 | ||
October 21 | Oregon State![]() | No. 7 |
| W 38–7 | 53,734 | |
October 28 | California | No. 6 |
| W 42–17 | 56,954 | |
November 4 | at Stanford | No. 6 | W 13–7 | 84,084 | ||
November 11 | No. 19 Washington | No. 5 |
| W 28–10 | 54,071 | |
November 18 | at No. 14 UCLA | No. 5 |
| W 17–10 | 90,387 | |
November 25 | No. 8 Notre Dame* | No. 3 |
| W 27–25 | 84,256 | |
December 2 | at Hawaii* | No. 3 | W 21–5 | 48,767 | ||
January 1, 1979 | vs. No. 5 Michigan* | No. 3 | W 17–10 | 105,629 | [3][4] | |
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at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
All 22 starters played in the NFL.[6]
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