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American college football season
The 1976 USC Trojans football team represented the
University of Southern California (USC) in the
1976 NCAA Division I football season . In their first year under head coach
John Robinson , the Trojans compiled an 11–1 record (7–0 against conference opponents), won the
Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) championship, defeated Michigan in the
1977 Rose Bowl , and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 386 to 139.
[1] The team was ranked #2 in both the final AP Poll and the final UPI Coaches Poll.
Quarterback
Vince Evans led the team in passing, completing 95 of 177 passes for 1,440 yards with ten touchdowns and six interceptions.
Ricky Bell led the team in rushing with 280 carries for 1,433 yards and 14 touchdowns. Shelton Diggs led the team in receiving with 37 catches for 655 yards and eight touchdowns.
[2]
The team was named national champion by
Berryman ,
Billingsley MOV ,
DeVold ,
Dunkel ,
Football Research , and
Matthews , all NCAA-designated major selectors.
[3] : 114
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 11
Missouri * No. 8 L 25–4649,535
September 18 at
Oregon W 53–040,600
September 25 at
Purdue * No. 19 W 31–1365,425
October 2
Iowa * No. 13 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 55–055,518
October 9 at
Washington State No. 11 W 23–1437,268
October 23
Oregon State No. 7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 56–053,216
October 30
California No. 4 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 20–660,323
November 6 at
Stanford No. 4 W 48–2476,500
November 13
Washington No. 3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 20–349,264
November 20 vs. No. 2
UCLA No. 3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (
Victory Bell )
ABC W 24–1490,519
November 27 No. 13
Notre Dame * No. 3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (
rivalry ) ABC W 17–1376,561
January 1, 1977 vs. No. 2
Michigan * No. 3
NBC W 14–6106,182
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster
1976 USC Trojans football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2021-Jan-04
Game summaries
Missouri
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At Oregon
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(January 2021 )
At Purdue
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
USC –
Ricky Bell 5-yard run (Glen Walker kick). USC 14–7. Drive:
USC – Simmrin 4-yard pass from
Vince Evans (Glen Walker kick). USC 21–7. Drive:
PUR – Skibinski 1-yard run (kick failed). USC 21–13. Drive:
Fourth quarter
USC – Mosi Tatupu 27-yard run (Glen Walker kick). USC 28–13. Drive:
USC – Glen Walker 44-yard field goal. USC 31–13. Drive:
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Iowa
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At Washington State
#11 USC Trojans (3–1) at Washington State Cougars (1–3)
at
Kingdome ,
Seattle, Washington
Date : October 9Game weather : Indoors (dome)Game attendance : 37,268
[6]
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
USC –
Ricky Bell 1-yard run (
Glen Walker kick). USC 7–0. Drive:
USC –
Shelton Diggs 55-yard pass from
Vince Evans (Glen Walker kick, 6:23. USC 14–0. Drive:
WSU – Harold Gillum 4-yard run (Chuck Diedrick kick). USC 14–7. Drive:
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
WSU – Brian Kelly 23-yard pass from
Jack Thompson (Chuck Diedrick kick). Tie 14–14. Drive:
USC – Glen Walker 26-yard field goal, 9:26. USC 17–14. Drive:
USC – Ricky Bell 9-yard run (kick failed). USC 23–14. Drive:
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Oregon State
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(January 2021 )
California
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(January 2021 )
At Stanford
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(January 2021 )
Washington
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(January 2021 )
Vs. UCLA
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Notre Dame
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
USC – Randy Simmrin 63-yard pass from
Vince Evans (Glen Walker kick), 13:30. USC 14–0. Drive:
Fourth quarter
ND –
Vagas Ferguson 17-yard pass from
Rusty Lisch (Dave Reeve kick), 14:06. USC 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards.
USC – Glen Walker 46-yard field goal. USC 17–7. Drive:
ND – Rusty Lisch 1-yard run (two-point conversion failed). USC 17–13. Drive: 76 yards.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
ND
USC – Randy Simmrin – 6 receptions, 121 yards, TD
Ricky Bell was held to 75 yards on 21 carries but USC's passing game thrived with
Vince Evans completing six of his 14 passes for 106 yards with Randy Simmrin hauling in six passes for 121 yards and Evans' touchdown pass.
[7]
Rose Bowl (vs Michigan)
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(January 2021 )
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