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American college football season
1977 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
W
L
No. 10 Washington $
6
–
1
8
–
4
No. 15 Stanford
5
–
2
9
–
3
No. 13 USC
5
–
2
8
–
4
California
3
–
4
7
–
4
Washington State
3
–
4
6
–
5
Oregon
1
–
6
2
–
9
Oregon State
0
–
7
2
–
9
UCLA †
0
–
2
0
–
4
$ – Conference champion † – UCLA forfeited 7 wins (5 conference wins) due to ineligible players. Rankings from AP Poll
The 1977 USC Trojans football team represented the
Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 357 to 212.
[1] The team was ranked #12 in the final UPI Coaches Poll and #13 in the final AP Poll.
Quarterback Rob Hertel led the team in passing, completing 132 of 245 passes for 2,145 yards with 19 touchdowns and 18 interceptions. Charles White led the team in rushing with 285 carries for 1,478 yards and seven touchdowns. Randy Simmrin led the team in receiving with 41 catches for 840 yards and five touchdowns.[2]
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 10 at Missouri * No. 4 W 27–1065,298
September 17 at Oregon State No. 2 W 17–1031,143
September 24 TCU * No. 2 W 51–054,620
September 30 Washington State No. 2 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 41–761,809
October 8 No. 7 ABC
L 20–2163,140 [3]
October 15 Oregon
No. 6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 33–1551,120
October 22 at No. 11 Notre Dame * No. 5 ABC L 19–4959,075
October 29 at California No. 10 L 14–1776,780
November 5 Stanford No. 16 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry ) W 49–065,101
November 12 at Washington No. 14 L 10–2859,501
November 25 No. 17 UCLA ABC W 29–2786,168
December 31 vs. No. 17 Texas A&M * No. 20 Mizlou W 47–2852,842
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1977 USC Trojans football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
K
Frank Jordan
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Game summaries
UCLA
1
2 3 4 Total
• USC
0
17 9 3
29
UCLA
10
0 7 10
27
Scoring summary 1 UCLA Carrol 52-yard field goal UCLA 3–0
1 UCLA Brown 1-yard run (Carrol kick) UCLA 10–0
2 USC Jordan 25-yard field goal UCLA 10–3
2 USC Gay 20-yard pass from Hertel (kick failed) UCLA 10–9
2 USC Williams 40-yard pass from Hertel (Gay pass from Hertel) USC 16–10
3 9:57 USC Williams 27-yard pass from Hertel (kick failed) USC 23–10
3 USC Jordan 36-yard field goal USC 26–10
3 UCLA Owens 32-yard pass from Bashore (Carrol kick) USC 26–17
4 UCLA Carrol 20-yard field goal USC 26–20
4 2:51 UCLA Pederson 2-yard pass from Bashore (Carrol kick) UCLA 27–26
4 :02 USC Jordan 38-yard field goal USC 29–27
[4]
References
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