The 1966 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1966 college football season . In their seventh year under head coach John McKay , the Trojans compiled a 7–4 record (4–1 against conference opponents), won the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU or Pac-8) championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 199 to 128.[1]
Quarterback Troy Winslow led the team in passing, completing 82 of 138 passes for 1,023 yards with 6 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. Don McCall led the team in rushing with 127 carries for 560 yards and 5 touchdowns. Ron Drake led the team in receiving with 52 catches for 607 yards and four touchdowns.[2]
Schedule [ ] Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance September 17 at Texas * No. 9 W 10–642,000 September 24 Wisconsin * No. 5 W 38–352,325 October 1 vs. Oregon State No. 5 W 21–029,217 October 8 Washington No. 6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 17–1455,960 October 15 at Stanford No. 5 W 21–761,500 October 22 Clemson * No. 5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 30–044,614 October 28 at Miami (FL) * No. 5 L 7–1051,156 November 5 California No. 9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 35–947,199 November 19 at No. 8 UCLA No. 7 L 7–1481,980 November 26 No. 1 Notre Dame * No. 10 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh ) L 0–5188,520 January 2, 1967 vs. No. 7 Purdue * L 13–1488,520 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Game summaries [ ] Texas [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
• USC
3
7
0
0
10
Texas
0
0
0
6
6
Scoring summary Q1
USC Rossivich 23 yard field goal USC 3–0 Q2
USC Winslow 9 yard run (Rossivich kick) USC 10–0 Q4
TEX Bradley 3 yard run (pass failed) USC 10–6
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