1971 USC Trojans football team

1971 USC Trojans football
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 20
Record	6–4–1 (3–2–1 Pac-8)
Head coach	John McKay (12th season)
Captains	Willie Hall John Vella
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

1971 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 Stanford $	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 USC	3	–	2	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
No. 19 Washington	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
California	4	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Oregon State	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Oregon	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
UCLA	1	–	4	–	1	2	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1971 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In their 12th year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled a 6–4–1 record (3–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 229 to 164.^[1] The team was ranked #20 in the final AP Poll.

Jim Jones led the team in passing, completing 89 of 161 passes for 995 yards with seven touchdowns and ten interceptions. Lou Harris led the team in rushing with 167 carries for 801 yards and four touchdowns. Edesel Garrison led the team in receiving with 25 catches for 475 yards and five touchdowns.^[2]

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 10	No. 16 Alabama*	No. 5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 10–17	67,781
September 18	at Rice*	No. 17	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 24–0	22,000
September 25	Illinois*	No. 16	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 28–0	49,390
October 2	at No. 8 Oklahoma*	No. 17	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 20–33	62,351
October 9	Oregon		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 23–28	50,111
October 16	No. 15 Stanford		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	L 18–33	65,375
October 23	at No. 6 Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	W 28–14	59,075
October 30	at California	No. 20	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	W 28–0	54,000
November 6	Washington State	No. 17	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 30–20	57,432
November 13	at No. 19 Washington	No. 15	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 13–12	59,982
November 20	UCLA	No. 15	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	T 7–7	68,426
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1971 USC Trojans football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
OT	`77`	Pete Adams	Jr
OL		Dave Brown
RB	`39`	Sam Cunningham	Jr
OL		Allen Gallaher
WR		Edsel Garrison
OL		Allan Graf
RB		Lou Harris
RB		Charles Hinton
RB		Bill Holland
QB	`8`	Jimmy Jones	Sr
RB		Manfred Moore
WR		Mike Morgan
QB, K	`6`	Mike Rae	Jr
OL		Steve Riley
OL		Mike Ryan
OL		Bob Shaputis
WR		Lynn Swann
TE		Chris Vella
OT	`75`	John Vella (C)	Sr
RB		Ray Washmera
TE	`89`	Charle Young	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB		Charles Anthony
DB		Bruce Dyer
LB		Bob Eriksen
DB		Steve Fate
DL		George Follett
DE	`94`	John Grant	Jr
LB		Willie Hall (C)
DL		Mike McGirr
LB		John Papadakis
DB		Artimus Parker
DL		John Skiles
DB	`46`	Skip Thomas	Sr
DL		Scott Weber

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P		Dave Boulware

Head coach

John McKay

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Craig Fertig
*Wayne Fontes

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Season summary

At Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
• USC	14	14	0	0	28
Notre Dame	7	0	7	0	14

Date: October 23
Location: Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, Indiana
Game start: 1:30 p.m. EST
Game attendance: 59,075
Referee: Jerry Markbreit

Scoring summary

1	USC	Garrison 31-yard pass from Jones (Rae kick)	USC 7-0

1	ND	Huff 1-yard run (Thomas kick)	Tie 7-7

1	USC	Garrison 24-yard pass from Rae (Rae kick)	USC 14-7

2	USC	Cunningham 1-yard run (Rae kick)	USC 21-7

2	USC	Dyer 53-yard interception return (Rae kick)	USC 28-7

3	ND	Cieszkowski 4-yard run (Thomas kick)	USC 28-14

^[3]

At Washington

#15 USC Trojans (5–4) at #19 Washington Huskies (7–2)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	3	0	7	3	13
Washington	6	0	0	6	12

at Husky Stadium, Seattle, Washington

Date: November 13
Game attendance: 59,800
^[4]

Game information
First quarter USC – Mike Rae 34-yard field goal. USC 3–0. WASH – John Brady 21-yard pass from Sonny Sixkiller (kick failed). Washington 6–3. Drive: 2 plays, 31 yards. Second quarter No scoring Third quarter USC – Jimmy Jones 7-yard run (Mike Rae kick). USC 10–6. Fourth quarter WASH – Pete Taggares 2-yard run (run failed). Washington 12–10. Drive: 48 yards. USC – Mike Rae 28-yard field goal. USC 13–12.

Game information

First quarter

USC – Mike Rae 34-yard field goal. USC 3–0.
WASH – John Brady 21-yard pass from Sonny Sixkiller (kick failed). Washington 6–3. Drive: 2 plays, 31 yards.

Second quarter

No scoring

Third quarter

USC – Jimmy Jones 7-yard run (Mike Rae kick). USC 10–6.

Fourth quarter

WASH – Pete Taggares 2-yard run (run failed). Washington 12–10. Drive: 48 yards.
USC – Mike Rae 28-yard field goal. USC 13–12.

Jimmy Jones sets school record for total career touchdowns (42), breaking the old mark held by Mort Kaer.

References

^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
^ "1971 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
^ "Notre Dame Falls 28-14". The Palm Beach Post. October 24, 1971.
^ "Rae Boots Trojans Past Huskies, 13-12." Eugene Register-Guard. 1971 Nov 14. Retrieved 2021-Dec-06.

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