1971 USC Trojans football team

1971 USC Trojans football
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 20
1971 record	6–4–1 (3–2–1 Pac-8)
Head coach	John McKay (12th year)
Captain	Willie Hall
Captain	John Vella
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 94,500, grass)
Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

1971 Pacific-8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#10 Stanford $	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
#20 USC	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
#19 Washington	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
California	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Oregon State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Oregon	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
UCLA	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1 2 3 4 Total • USC 14 14 0 0 28 Notre Dame 7 0 7 0 14 Date: October 23 Location: Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN Game attendance: 59,075

Scoring summary 1 USC Garrison 31-yard pass from Jones (Rae kick) USC 7-0 1 ND Huff 1-yard run (Thomas kick) Tie 7-7 1 USC Garrison 24-yard pass from Rae (Rae kick) USC 14-7 2 USC Cunningham 1-yard run (Rae kick) USC 21-7 2 USC Dyer 53-yard interception return (Rae kick) USC 28-7 3 ND Cieszkowski 4-yard run (Thomas kick) USC 28-14

Scoring summary
1		USC	Garrison 31-yard pass from Jones (Rae kick)	USC 7-0
1		ND	Huff 1-yard run (Thomas kick)	Tie 7-7
1		USC	Garrison 24-yard pass from Rae (Rae kick)	USC 14-7
2		USC	Cunningham 1-yard run (Rae kick)	USC 21-7
2		USC	Dyer 53-yard interception return (Rae kick)	USC 28-7
3		ND	Cieszkowski 4-yard run (Thomas kick)	USC 28-14

The 1971 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1971 college football season. In their 12th year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled a 6–4–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 229 to 164. The team was ranked #20 in the final AP Poll.

Jim Jones led the team in passing, completing 89 of 161 passes for 995 yards with seven touchdowns and ten interceptions. Lou Harris led the team in rushing with 167 carries for 801 yards and four touchdowns. Edesel Garrison led the team in receiving with 25 catches for 475 yards and five touchdowns.

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