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1980 USC Trojans football team

1980 USC Trojans football
USC Trojans logo.svg
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 12
AP No. 11
1980 record 8–2–1 (4–2–1 Pac-10)
Head coach John Robinson (5th season)
Captain Ronnie Lott
Captain Keith Van Horne
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,604, grass)
Seasons
← 1979
1981 →
1980 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 16 Washington $ 6 1 0     9 3 0
No. 13 UCLA 5 2 0     9 2 0
No. 11 USC 4 2 1     8 2 1
Arizona State 5 3 0     7 4 0
Oregon 4 3 1     6 3 2
Stanford 3 4 0     6 5 0
Arizona 3 4 0     5 6 0
Washington State 3 4 0     4 7 0
California 3 5 0     3 8 0
Oregon State 0 8 0     0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
Notre Dame 0 0 3 0 3
USC 0 10 0 10 20

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.

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.


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