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1978 USC Trojans football team

1978 USC Trojans football
Interlocking USC Logo.svg
Coaches' Poll national champion
Pac-10 champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 17–10 vs. Michigan
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 1
AP No. 2
1978 record 12–1 (6–1 Pac-10)
Head coach John Robinson
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#2 USC $ 6 1 0     12 1 0
#14 UCLA 6 2 0     8 3 1
Washington 6 2 0     7 4 0
Arizona State 4 3 0     9 3 0
#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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
Notre Dame 3 0 3 19 25
USC 6 11 7 3 27

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 on the field, the Trojans pointed out that they had also only lost once and had beaten Alabama in the regular season.

The Trojans finished the regular season with an 11–1 record before going on to defeat the Michigan Wolverines 17–10 in the Rose Bowl.

Charles White: Heisman trophy, Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Award, UPI Player of the Year


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