1975 USC Trojans football team

1975 USC Trojans football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 20–0 vs. Texas A&M
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 17
Record	8–4 (3–4 Pac-8)
Head coach	John McKay (16th season)
Captains	Kevin Bruce Danny Reece
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

1975 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 UCLA ^ +	6	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	1
No. 14 California +	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Stanford	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	1
Washington	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
No. 17 USC	3	–	4	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
Washington State	0	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their 15th year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled an 8–4 record (3–4 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 247 to 140.^[1] The team was ranked #17 in the final AP Poll and #19 in the final UPI Coaches Poll.

Quarterback Vince Evans led the team in passing, completing 35 of 112 passes for 695 yards with three touchdowns and nine interceptions. Ricky Bell led the team in rushing with 385 carries for 1,957 yards and 13 touchdowns. Randy Simmrin led the team in receiving with 26 catches for 478 yards and one touchdown.^[2]

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Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	Duke*	No. 4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 35–7	56,727	^[3]
September 19	Oregon State	No. 4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 24–7	50,165
September 27	Purdue*	No. 3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 19–6	56,170
October 4	at Iowa*	No. 3	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA		W 27–16	54,600
October 11	Washington State	No. 3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 28–10	47,468
October 18	Oregon	No. 3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 17–3	50,542
October 25	at No. 14 Notre Dame*	No. 3	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	ABC	W 24–17	59,075
November 1	at California	No. 4	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	ABC	L 14–28	58,871
November 8	Stanford	No. 9	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)		L 10–13	68,249
November 15	at Washington	No. 13	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		L 7–8	53,700
November 28	No. 14 UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	L 22–25	80,927
December 22	vs. No. 6 Texas A&M*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)	ABC	W 20–0	52,129
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1975 USC Trojans football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
RB	`42`	Ricky Bell	Jr
RB	`21`	Lynn Cain	So
WR	`26`	Shelton Diggs	Jr
QB	`8`	Vince Evans	Jr
TE	`86`	William Gay	So
QB	`6`	Rob Hertel	So
G	`61`	Donnie Hickman	Jr
G	`66`	Pat Howell	Fr
G	`65`	Melvin Jackson	Sr
OT	`76`	Marvin Powell	Jr
OT	`74`	John Schuhmacher	So
FB	`36`	Mosi Tatupu	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`44`	Mike Burns	Jr
LB	`58`	Mario Celotto	So
LB	`85`	Garry Cobb	Fr
DT	`92`	Rich Dimler	Fr
LB	`88`	Ricky Jackson	Fr
DT	`79`	Gary Jeter	Jr
DT	`96`	Myron Lapka	Fr
LB	`57`	David Lewis	Jr
LB	`52`	Rod Martin	Jr
LB	`60`	Clay Matthews	So
DB	`33`	Ricky Odom	So
CB	`46`	Danny Reece	Sr
DB	`7`	Dennis Thurman	So
LB	`55`	Eric Williams	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K/P	`39`	Glen Walker	Jr

Head coach

John McKay

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries

Duke

Ricky Bell 34 rushes, 256 yards ^[4]

Oregon State

Purdue

Ricky Bell 89 rush yards

At Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
• USC	0	7	17	3	27
Iowa	10	0	0	6	16

Date: October 4
Location: Kinnick Stadium
Game attendance: 54,600

Scoring summary

Q1		IOWA	Quartaro 26 yard field goal	IOWA 3–0

Q1		IOWA	Holmes 1 yard run (Quartaro kick)	IOWA 10–0

Q2	1:26	USC	Hertel 3 yard run (Walker kick)	IOWA 10–7

Q3	10:03	USC	Simmrin 10 yard pass from Hertel (Walker kick)	USC 14–10

Q3		USC	Hertel 6 yard run (Walker kick)	USC 21–10

Q3		USC	Walker 47 yard field goal	USC 24–10

Q4	11:26	USC	Walker 25 yard field goal	USC 27–10

Q4	0:20	IOWA	Wellington from McLaughlin (pass failed)	USC 27–16

^[5]

Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington St	3	0	0	7	10
• USC	0	14	7	7	28

Date: October 11
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Game attendance: 47,468

Scoring summary

1		Washington St	Diedrick 24-yard field goal	Washington St 3-0

2		USC	Hertel 2-yard run (Walker kick)	USC 7-3

2		USC	Reece 64-yard punt return (Walker kick)	USC 14-3

3		USC	Tatupu 28-yard run (Walker kick)	USC 21-3

4	4:42	USC	Bell 3-yard run (Walker kick)	USC 28-3

4		Washington St	Williams 5-yard run (Diedrick kick)	USC 28-10

Ricky Bell 38 Rush, 217 Yds

^[6]

At Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
• USC	0	7	7	10	24
Notre Dame	6	8	0	3	17

Date: October 25
Location: Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Indiana
Game attendance: 59,075
TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Bud Wilkinson

Scoring summary

Q1		ND	Hunter 52 yard run (kick failed)	ND 6–0

Q2		USC	Diggs 21 yard pass from Evans (Walker kick)	USC 7–6

Q2		ND	Lopienski 13 yard blocked punt return (Haines pass from Hunter)	ND 14–7

Q3		USC	Bell 2 yard run (Walker kick)	Tie 14–14

Q4		ND	Reeve 27 yard field goal	ND 17–14

Q4	7:28	USC	Evans 2 yard run (Walker kick)	USC 21–17

Q4		USC	Walker 35 yard field goal	USC 24–17

^[7]

1975 team players in the NFL

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise
Danny Reece	Defensive back	3	69	Cincinnati Bengals
Joe Davis	Tackle	8	211	New York Jets
Mel Jackson	Guard	12	328	Green Bay Packers
Doug Hogan	Defensive back	16	454	Oakland Raiders

^[8]

In Popular Culture

Scenes from the November 8 game against Stanford are featured in a 1976 episode of the television series Emergency! entitled “The Game.”

References

^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
^ "1975 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
^ "Bell has a ball for USC, 35–7". Independent Press-Telegram. September 13, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 2020 USC Media Guide Supplement
^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1975 Oct 5. Retrieved 2018-Nov-09.
^ "Trojans Stagger Cougars". The Palm Beach Post. October 12, 1975.
^ "Bells Gains 165, USC Clips Irish". The Register-Guard. Eugene. October 26, 1975.
^ "1976 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.

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