Well always be best friends, said Haden. Texas, with a blowout loss to OU and only one win over a ranked team (Arkansas)? This is a discussion on Historic teams rosters and depth charts within the NCAA Football Rosters forums. That season and that Notre Dame win especially have followed Davis ever since, through his winding pro career and its subsequent ups and downs, through airports and restaurants and real estate transactions. The SPORTS REFERENCE and STATHEAD trademarks are owned exclusively by Sports Reference LLC. Toggle Game summaries subsection 4.1 at No. Tailback Rod McNeill, who sat out the previous year with a hip injury, led the Trojans with 117 yards on 28 carries while Mike Rae, a backup for two seasons, completed 18 of 24 passes for 269 yards and in the second half completed nine straight passes at one point in his first start. Eugene Register-Guard. Sophomore quarterback Rex Kern of Ohio State was the Player of the Game. Simpson (1968), Charles White (1979), Marcus Allen (1981) and Reggie Bush (2005, later vacated). In their seventh year under head coach Terry Donahue, the Bruins compiled a 1011 record, finished in first place in the Pacific-10 Conference. We get USC against one of two incredible teams with slight odds favoring OU. 1, and never for a moment thought about relinquishing its ranking. McKay and Haden were both sophomores in 1972. 102 Pitt. The 1970 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. All rights reserved. They beat Arkansas, Washington, UCLA, Notre Dame, and Ohio State (all ranked teams) by an average of 35-13, and they played only two of those teams in the Coliseum. Record: 12-0 (1st of 127) (Schedule & Results), Bowl Game: Won Rose Bowl 42-17 versus Ohio State, Every Sports Reference Social Media Account, Site Last Updated: Saturday, March 4, 6:41AM. John Robinson's 1979 team collectively played in 64 Pro Bowls. We set the standard. Legendary coach Howard Jones (1925-40) guided Troy to 4 of those titles (1928-31-32-39). What does it mean to be balanced on offense? Michigan State was selected national champion by UPI/coaches, Berryman, Billingsley, DeVold, Dunkel, FB News, Helms, Litkenhous, NFF, Poling, Sagarin, and Sagarin (ELO-Chess) and also co-national champion by FW. Anthony Davis, however, stole the show. 1972 USC TROJANS. "Davis' spree leads USC to 45-23 rout." Eugene Register-Guard. "Trojans Rip Illinois." USC owned the 1972 college football season (but didn't have to play Oklahomaeither), 2. The team was ranked #2 in both the final AP Poll and the final UPI Coaches Poll. On that particular subject, theres no debating with Davis, whose infamous swagger as a star Trojan running back remains very much intact at 70 years old. 1972 Oct 22. 1980 No Mas, No Mas. Roberto Duran quits with 16 seconds to go in the eighth round at New Orleans, allowing Sugar Ray Leonard to regain the WBC welterweight title. Pac-8 Champion USC defeated Big Ten Co-Champion Ohio State in the Rose Bowl, marking the Trojans' fourth MacArthur Bowl. 1972 notre dame basketball roster. Do you have a blog? 2 program in college football history. Our reasoning for presenting offensive logos. 18 Washington, No. This is me, this is my face: Actress Mimi Rogers on aging naturally, without cosmetic surgery. Oklahoma (10-1 with 6-point loss at Colorado), 3. Simpson or Ricky Bell or Charles White. Gambling problem? See our list of forfeits and vacated games for more details. As a matter of policy, Sports Reference only reports the results of games as played on the field. During the twentieth century, the NCAA had no playoff for the college . He made seven of 14 shots from the field, including three of six from three-point range. England is ranked fifth in the world. 3 Rankings. Will Dominion-Fox News lawsuit be different? Representing the pinnacle of team achievement in college sports, the trophy was the gift of an anonymous donor, who commissioned Tiffany & Co. to craft it from 400 . Now USC's athletic director, Haden enjoys the games from the sidelines. 1948 Howie Dallmar of the Philadelphia Warriors matches his NBA record for futility by missing all 15 shots against the Washington Capitols. 18 or higher, USC was never really challenged all season. 2012 The Toronto Argonauts beats the Calgary Stampeders 35-22 in the 100th Grey Cup. Their offices are across the hall from each other in Heritage Hall. 1972 USC Trojans Roster. Auburn (9-1 with a 28-point loss at LSU), 7. We present them here for purely educational purposes. McKay now serves as USCs associate athletic director, directly under Haden, with whom he has remained best friends. "USC gets revenge as Cards halted." Holy crap, is that difficult to sort through. 4 Arkansas in Little Rock to start the season, leaped straight to No. 1925 Red Grange, playing his first game as a pro with the Chicago Bears, is held to 36 yards in a 0-0 tie with the Chicago Cardinals. 14 NC State and No. The Fighting Irish won the title by defeating the previously unbeaten and No. It was just sort of a perfect blend, I think.. And they had a bunch of good players, but they just hadnt played great yet.. The offense was a juggernaut, featuring future NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Lynn Swann and other future pros such as Sam Cunningham, Charle Young, Mike Rae, Haden and McKay, among others. The 1972 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California during the 1972 college football season. 1983 Larry Holmes knocks out Marvis Frazier at 2:57 of the first round to retain the world heavyweight title in Las Vegas. They had not been eligible in 71; freshmen were not yet allowed to play. That said, find one of those "right guys," and you're going to win a lot. 1972 Sept 24. Copyright 2000-2023 Sports Reference LLC. It made the semifinals of the last World Cup and the final of the last European Championship. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. 1976 Buffalos O.J. The 1972 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Wall, the backup point guard who signed to fanfare as a free agent in July after securing a buyout in Houston, has been at his best while using his speed to transform the Clippers, one of last seasons worst transition teams, into a deadly fast-break attack. Mike Garrett | O.J. The 1972 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California during the 1972 college football season. The early-1970s Dartmouth teams of Bob Blackman and John Crouthamel (32-3-1 from 1969-72) and Yale teams of Carmen Cozza (either 7-2, 8-0-1, or 8-1 nine times in 11 years) were legitimately strong teams. We have tools and resources that can help you use sports data. 3 Ohio State. Previous Year Next Year. That was this 72 team. Auburn, which a blowout loss to LSU? The Bruins went on to defeat #4 Iowa in the 1986 Rose Bowl. Record: 12-0 (1st of 127) (Schedule & Results) Rank: 1st in the Final AP poll. I've went as far as buying old media guides on ebay for a few bucks. what can I say I'm addicted to this. By comparison, the stacked 2001 Miami Hurricanes roster combined to appear in 46 Pro Bowls. Record: 12-0 (1st of 127) . He also earned a shutout in their seven-game postseason loss to Edmonton. Rose Bowl Hall of Fame inductee Marv Goux gives his acceptance speech at a Rose Bowl event Sunday, Dec. 31, 2000, in Pasadena, Calif. Goux particiapted in two Rose Bowls as a player with Southern California and 11 as a coach. Since starting football in 1888, USC has an impressive all- time won-loss record of 856-360-54 (.695). Ohio State (9-1 with 7-point loss at Michigan State)4. S&P+, only the 1931, 1932, 1978, and 2005 teams can compare. We could barely hear ourselves in the first quarter. Penn State, with a win over just one ranked team (WVU)? 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Townsend 5-yard pass from Clements (Thomas kick), Diminick 11-yard pass from Clements (Thomas kick), Creaney 10-yard pass from Clements (pass failed). Penn State (10-1 with 1-point loss at Tennessee)6. 14 Missouri, and No. The first-year forward made seven of 13 shots and 10 of 12 free throws to go with eight rebounds for the Volunteers (4-1), with four of those free throws coming in overtime. S&P+ rating worse than Dartmouth's? At the 2022 Salute to Troy on Saturday, June 18th, the 1972 USC Football Team celebrated their 50th Anniversary. Operation Sports Forums > Football > EA Sports College Football > NCAA Football Rosters: Historic teams rosters and depth charts . To get this newsletter in your inbox, click here. And it was unique in that my dad was one of the first to realize that he wanted to have linebackers that could really run and we had a guy named Richard Batman Wood, who was just so fast.. Ohio State wasn't good enough to be a Playoff team, but if the AP had the Buckeyes third, the Hypothetical Committee probably wouldn't have them lower than fourth. He still holds the torch but the question is how much longer hell grip it. Read more about our data coverage. "Top-rated Trojans blitz Sparts, 516." 1972 Oct 8. But a whopper of a schedule tripped the Sooners up just once -- they beat No. Visit ESPN to view the USC Trojans team roster for the current season. It featured 13-All Americans; 33 eventually played in the NFL. And the leading rushers, though excellent, were Anthony Davis and Rod McNeill, not Mike Garrett or O.J. After we went ahead, you could hear a pin drop.. Eugene Register-Guard. Previous Year Next Year. Pete Carroll (2001-09) led Troy to its most recent national crowns in 2003 and 2004, and had 5 Pac-10 titles, BCS bowl trips and 11-win seasons and 7 AP Top 4 finishes (does not include 14 wins and 1 loss vacated due to NCAA penalty; original record: 7 consecutive Pac-10 titles, BCS bowl trips, 11-win seasons and AP Top 4 finishes). The heavy white bandage on Dorian Thompson-Robinsons throwing hand in practice this week provided the perfect metaphor for a battered team seeking to send itself a get-well card. 1972 Oct 1. The season marks the team's last season as members . No one has lived to that standard yet, Davis declared. USC's offensive line alone combined . The 1965 Michigan State Spartans football team represented the Michigan State University in the 1965 Big Ten Conference football season. XXX Clemson has a 142-23 record since starting its current stretch of 10-win seasons in 2011. The 2007 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California during the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season, winning a share of the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) championship and winning the 2008Rose Bowl. USC's obviously in. Tailback Rod McNeill, who sat out the previous year with a hip injury, led the Trojans with 117 yards on 28 carries while Mike Rae, a backup for two seasons, completed 18 of 24 passes for 269 yards and in the second half completed nine straight passes at one point in . Eugene Register-Guard. . Carson Palmer in 2002 and Matt Leinart in 2004 became the first USC quarterbacks to win the Heisman. Pages using CFB schedule with named parameters, 1972 Pacific-8 Conference football season, Pac-12 Conference football champion seasons, Garrison 58-yard pass from Rae (Rae kick), McKay 31-yard pass from Rae (kick failed), Sims 35-yard blocked punt return (Rae kick), Swann 30-yard pass from Haden (Limahelu kick), J. Ferguson recovered fumble in end zone (Garcia kick), Cross 30-yard pass from Boryla (Stone pass from Boryla), Schmidt 3-yard pass from Cruze (Wersching kick), Fitzpatrick 10-yard run (Wiezbowski kick), Powell 21-yard interception return (Rae kick), Davis 97-yard kickoff return (kick failed), W. Townsend 5-yard pass from Clements (Thomas kick), Diminick 11-yard pass from Clements (Thomas kick), Creaney 10-yard pass from Clements (pass failed). Watch our How-To Videos to Become a Stathead, Subscribe to Stathead and get access to more data than you can imagine. Score By Period; Team Period F; Winner: Away Team Final Score: Winner: 1974 1974 USC. Its nothing more than that, Quick said of outlasting so many challengers. The 2023 USC Trojans football team will represent the University of Southern California as a member of the Pac-12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season.The Trojans are expected to be led by Lincoln Riley in his second year as head coach. Lets get right to the news. It actually has been 40 years already. In 2009, ESPN.com ranked USC the No. Of course, though USC was quite obviously worthy of the title, I don't want to ignore how good Oklahoma was. The 1977 Rose Bowl was a college football bowl game played on January 1, 1977. Next Thread We work together now here at SC, so I see him every day, said Haden. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for the New England Patriots in 1975 and 1976 after playing college football for the USC Trojans. Pos. Super difficult, obviously, Thompson-Robinson said of moving on from the 48-45 loss to USC in which he absorbed several vicious hits and had four turnovers. 4 Arkansas, No. With a loss to mediocre Michigan State and (not that this matters) an Est. Miller Moss, 3. Having dropped to No. From Jeff Miller: The first pass went to Keenan Allen for 17 yards and the first third down was converted by Mike Williams with a 15-yard catch. 1972 Nov 19. Most Recent Games and Any Score Since 1869. His 67 and 74 USC teams also won the national championship, but his third championship came 10 years after his first. "It's 'bring on Miami' after USC wins easily." Were just trying to go into Cal and have one last hurrah together.. 4 Game summaries. Here's a look at each team, which division they are in, and who will be coaching them in 2023. The season was intended to start historic fashion, with USC set to play Illinois in Moscow in what was dubbed the Glasnost Bowl. 4.2 Oregon State. "It's 'bring on Miami' after USC wins easily." From Dan Woike: The NBA deemed that Patrick Beverleys history of unsportsmanlike acts played a major role in the Lakers point guard being suspended for three games without pay for forcefully shoving Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton from behind and knocking him to the Footprint Center court during a loss Tuesday, the league announced Thursday. Play Index. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 14 Iowa State, No. John McKay was one of those right guys, and his 1972 team was maybe the best USC team of all-time. Tailback Rod McNeill, who sat out the previous year with a hip injury, led the Trojans with 117 yards on 28 carries while Mike Rae, a backup for two seasons, completed 18 of 24 passes for 269 yards and in the second half completed nine straight passes at one point in his first start.[3]. We present them here for purely educational purposes. The 1968 Oregon State Beavers football team represented Oregon State University during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. Home games were played on campus in Corvallis at Parker Stadium, with one at Civic Stadium in Portland. Retrieved 2018-Dec-10. The team was coached by Pete Carroll and played its home games at the Los Angeles Coliseum. The front page of the Los Angeles Times sports section from Dec. 3, 1972, highlighting USC running back Anthony Davis six touchdowns against Notre Dame. Eugene Register-Guard. Odds & lines subject to change. "Top-rated Trojans blitz Sparts, 516." Running back Anthony Davis led the rushing attack on the ground with 1,191 yards and 17 touchdowns. It was the 63rd Rose Bowl Game. Michigan (10-1 with a 3-point loss at Ohio State), 10. 5 (at the time) Penn State in the Sugar Bowl and beat No. Eugene Register-Guard. As I've written a few times, the bluebloods dominated, and 1972 was certainly indicative of that. We go back in the locker room, Graf said, and he (coach McKay) goes, Whats going on? And I said, Well, lets go back to our old blocking ways and lets get after it. The Trojans went on to outscore the Buckeyes by 25 in the second half. "Trojans roll past Bruins, 24-7." 5 Nebraska, No. AZ, CO, CT, IL, IN, IA, KS, LA, (select parishes), MD, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OR, PA, TN, VA, WV, WY, CA-ONT only.Eligibility restrictions apply. I have no idea which two of these six teams gets in. Visit us there! . If you dig long and hard enough you can usually find information in school archives. The team was ranked #15 in the final AP Poll and #19 in the final Coaches Poll. On a very rainy and cold day, the Trojans were held to their lowest score of the season. Chuck Fairbanks' final Sooner team (he took the New England Patriots job and was replaced by offensive coordinator Barry Switzer) was amazing, only 0.07 percent behind in terms of national percentiles. And (four years before winning a national title) No. Template:College Football National Champion navbox. Eugene Register-Guard. If you have any feedback, ideas for improvement or things youd like to see, email me at houston.mitchell@latimes.com, and follow me on Twitter at @latimeshouston. When the idea was first proposed to perform at . The Notre Dame game made him an instant USC legend. That was who he was.. The official 1972 Football schedule for the UCLA Bruins. After being ranked eighth in the preseason, the Trojans were narrowly voted #1 in the first AP poll, and stayed out front for the rest of the year. We measured, because we played some pretty good teams, within our conference (and) outside of your conference, including in those days a very good Notre Dame team., Allan Graf, who was the senior starting center for the team, remembered the atmosphere for USCs road opener against Arkansas: Joe Ferguson was their quarterback and it was real loud. Conference: Pac-8. This would be the first of eight consecutive Big Eight Conference championships for the Sooners with Switzer as head coach. 1985 Clemsons Grayson Marshall sets an NCAA record with 20 assists in an 83-57 victory over Maryland-Eastern Shore. "Trojans Rip Illinois." Carson Palmer in 2002 and Matt Leinart in 2004 became the first USC quarterbacks to win the Heisman. Conferences. Eugene Register-Guard. [3]. Neither McKay nor Haden would definitively say if the 72 Trojans were the best collegiate team ever. College football: The six best games to watch and stream Saturday, Enjoying this newsletter? Eugene Register-Guard. "USC's not the number one team in the country. From Helene Elliott: More than a dozen goaltenders have challenged Jonathan Quicks hold on the Kings net. I would advise a lot of coaches kids, Dont do it., I always feel like my dad treated me just like he treated all of the playerslike dirt, McKay said half-jokingly. Twitter Football: Instagram Football: Tickets Football: Schedule Football: Roster Football: News Golf (M) Golf (M): . . Date Opponent Rank . One thing's certain about the 1972 team, though: It left no doubt. 15 Stanford, No. The 1973 Oklahoma Sooners football team represented the University of Oklahoma in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. 1972 Oct 22. Nobody scored on them, said McKay. We couldnt compete with the guys today, of course. Roster; More 1972 Southern California Pages. Not one has succeeded. A national-best 14ex-Trojan players are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Itmatched the undefeated and top-ranked USC Trojans of the Pacific-8 Conference with the #3 Ohio State Buckeyes of the Big Ten Conference. Eugene Register-Guard. Palm Beach Post. The 1975 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Buckeyes compiled a 1001 record, including the 1974 Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, where they won, 4221, against the USC Trojans. By Connor Morrissette Feb 24, 2023 5:55 PM EST. 1972 Trojans. While Beverley will begin serving his suspension Friday night when the Lakers take on the San Antonio Spurs in the first of back-to-back games here, Los Angeles is awaiting the return of LeBron James, who has missed the last five games because of a left adductor strain. On a very rainy and cold day, the Trojans were held to their lowest score of the season. Michigan (10-1 with a 3-point loss at Ohio State)10. The Trojans outscored opponents 467-134. The 1989 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. Wayne Allen Carter is a former American football running back. We havent achieved anything as a group on the world stage, coach Gregg Berhalter conceded. Wall said his usage is part of a plan they got for us and like I said, whatever those guys come up with, Im with Im full bore with it..