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{{Infobox NCAA team season
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#REDIRECT [[USC Trojans football under John Robinson#1977]]
  
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| Year = 1977
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| Team = USC Trojans
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| sport = football
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| Image = USC Trojans logo.svg
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| ImageSize = 100
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|Conference=Pacific-8 Conference
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|Division=
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|ShortConference=Pac-8
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|CoachRank=12
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|APRank=13
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|Record= 8–4
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|ConfRecord= 5–2
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|HeadCoach=[[John Robinson (American football coach)|John Robinson]]
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|HCYear = 2nd
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|OffCoach =
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|OScheme =
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|DefCoach =
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|DScheme =
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|Captain=[[Rob Hertel]]
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|Captain2=[[Clay Matthews Jr.]]
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|MVP =
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|StadiumArena=[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]] (c. 94,500, grass)
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|Champion=
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|BowlTourney=[[1977 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl|Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl]]
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|BowlTourneyResult=W 47–28 vs. [[1977 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]]
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}}
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{{1977 Pacific-8 football standings}}
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The '''1977 USC Trojans football team''' represented the [[University of Southern California]] (USC) in the [[1977 NCAA Division I football season]]. In their second year under head coach [[John Robinson (American football coach)|John Robinson]], the Trojans compiled a 7–4 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the [[Pacific-8 Conference]] (Pac-8), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 357 to 212.<ref>{{cite web|title=Southern California Yearly Results (1975-1979)|publisher=David DeLassus|work=College Football Data Warehouse|accessdate=July 20, 2015|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern_california/1975-1979_yearly_results.php}}</ref> The team was ranked #12 in the final UPI Coaches Poll and #13 in the final AP Poll.
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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 (American football)|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.<ref>{{cite web|title=1977 Southern California Trojans Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=July 21, 2015|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/southern-california/1977.html}}</ref>
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==Schedule==
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{{CFB schedule
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| rankyear = 1977
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| poll = AP
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| date = September 10
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| w/l = w
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| nonconf = y
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| away = y
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| rank = 4
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| opponent = [[1977 Missouri Tigers football team|Missouri]]
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| site_stadium = [[Faurot Field]]
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| site_cityst = [[Columbia, Missouri|Columbia, MO]]
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| tv =
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| score = 27–10
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| attend = 65,298
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}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| date = September 17
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| w/l = w
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| away = y
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| rank = 2
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| opponent = [[1977 Oregon State Beavers football team|Oregon State]]
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| site_stadium = [[Parker Stadium]]
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| site_cityst = [[Corvallis, Oregon|Corvallis, OR]]
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| tv =
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| score = 17–10
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| attend = 31,143
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}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| date = September 24
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| w/l = w
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| nonconf = y
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| rank = 2
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| opponent = [[1977 TCU Horned Frogs football team|TCU]]
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| site_stadium = [[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]]
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| site_cityst = [[Los Angeles|Los Angeles, CA]]
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| tv =
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| score = 51–0
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| attend = 54,620
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}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| date = September 30
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| w/l = w
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| rank = 2
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| opponent = [[1977 Washington State Cougars football team|Washington State]]
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| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
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| tv =
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| score = 41–7
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| attend = 61,809
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}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| date = October 8
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| w/l = l
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| nonconf = y
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| rank = 1
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| opponent = [[1977 Alabama Crimson Tide football team|Alabama]]
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| opprank = 7
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| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
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| tv = [[ESPN on ABC|ABC]]
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| score = 20–21
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| attend = 63,140
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}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| date = October 15
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| w/l = w
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| homecoming = y
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| rank = 6
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| opponent = [[1977 Oregon Ducks football team|Oregon]]
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| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
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| tv =
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| score = 33–15
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| attend = 51,120
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}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| date = October 22
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| w/l = l
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| nonconf = y
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| away = y
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| rank = 5
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| opponent = [[1977 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame]]
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| opprank = 11
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| gamename = [[Notre Dame–USC football rivalry|Jeweled Shillelagh]]
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| site_stadium = [[Notre Dame Stadium]]
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| site_cityst = [[Notre Dame, Indiana|Notre Dame, IN]]
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| tv = ABC
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| score = 19–49
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| attend = 59,075
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}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| date = October 29
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| w/l = l
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| away = y
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| rank = 10
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| opponent = [[1977 California Golden Bears football team|California]]
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| site_stadium = [[California Memorial Stadium]]
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| site_cityst = [[Berkeley, California|Berkeley, CA]]
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| tv =
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| score = 14–17
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| attend = 76,780
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}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| date = November 5
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| w/l = w
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| rank = 16
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| opponent = [[1977 Stanford Cardinals football team|Stanford]]
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| gamename = [[Stanford–USC football rivalry|rivalry]]
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| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
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| tv =
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| score = 49–0
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| attend = 65,101
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}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| date = November 12
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| w/l = l
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| away = y
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| rank = 14
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| opponent = [[1977 Washington Huskies football team|Washington]]
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| site_stadium = [[Husky Stadium]]
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| site_cityst = [[Seattle|Seattle, WA]]
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| tv =
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| score = 10–28
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| attend = 59,501
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}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| date = November 25
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| w/l = w
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| rank =
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| opponent = [[1977 UCLA Bruins football team|UCLA]]
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| opprank = 17
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| gamename = [[Victory Bell (USC-UCLA)|Battle for the Victory Bell]]
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| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA
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| tv = ABC
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| score = 29–27
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| attend = 86,168
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}}
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|{{CFB schedule entry
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| date = December 31
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| w/l = w
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| nonconf = y
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| neutral = y
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| rank = 20
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| opponent = [[1977 Texas A&M Aggies football team|Texas A&M]]
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| opprank = 17
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| gamename = [[1977 Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl|Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl]]
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| site_stadium = [[Astrodome]]
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| site_cityst = [[Houston|Houston, TX]]
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| tv = [[Mizlou Television Network|Mizlou]]
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| score = 47–28
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| attend = 52,842
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}}
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}}
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{{-}}
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==Game summaries==
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===UCLA===
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{{AFB game box start
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|Title=
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|Visitor=USC
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|V1= 0|V2=17 |V3= 9|V4=3
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|Host=UCLA
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|H1= 10|H2=0 |H3=7 |H4=10
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|Date=November 25
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|Location=[[Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum]], Los Angeles
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|StartTime=
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|TimeZone=
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|ElapsedTime=
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|Attendance=86,168
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|Weather=
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|Referee=
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|TVAnnouncers=
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|TVStation=
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}}
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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |FirstEntry=yes |Quarter= 1|Time= |Team=UCLA |Event=Carrol 52-yard field goal |Score= UCLA 3–0}}
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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=1 |Time= |Team=UCLA |Event=Brown 1-yard run (Carrol kick) |Score=UCLA 10–0}}
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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=USC |Event=Jordan 25-yard field goal |Score= UCLA 10–3}}
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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=USC |Event=Gay 20-yard pass from Hertel (kick failed) |Score=UCLA 10–9}}
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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=2 |Time= |Team=USC |Event=Williams 40-yard pass from Hertel (Gay pass from Hertel) |Score= USC 16–10}}
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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter= 3|Time=9:57 |Team=USC |Event=Williams 27-yard pass from Hertel (kick failed) |Score=USC 23–10}}
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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter= 3|Time= |Team=USC |Event=Jordan 36-yard field goal |Score= USC 26–10 }}
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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter= 3|Time= |Team=UCLA |Event=Owens 32-yard pass from Bashore (Carrol kick) |Score= USC 26–17 }}
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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter= 4|Time= |Team=UCLA |Event= Carrol 20-yard field goal |Score= USC 26–20}}
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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter= 4|Time= 2:51|Team= UCLA|Event= Pederson 2-yard pass from Bashore (Carrol kick) |Score= UCLA 27–26}}
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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=4 |Time= :02|Team=USC |Event=Jordan 38-yard field goal |Score=USC 29–27 |LastEntry=yes}}
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{{AFB game box end}}
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<ref>Eugene Register-Guard. November 26, 1977</ref>
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==Roster==
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{{American football roster/Header
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| year = 1977
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| team = USC Trojans
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| teamcolors = f
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| offensive_players=
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{{American football roster/Player|num=21|class=Jr|first=Lynn|last=Cain|pos=RB|link=y}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=86|class=Sr|first=William|last=Gay|dab=William Gay (defensive lineman)|pos=TE|link=y}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=6|class=Sr|first=Rob|last=Hertel|pos=QB|link=y}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=66|class=Jr|first=Pat|last=Howell|pos=G|link=y}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=74|class=Sr|first=John|last=Schuhmacher|pos=T|link=y}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=89|class=Sr|first=Joe|last=Shipp|pos=TE}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=24|class=Jr|first=Joe|last=Sweeney|dab=Joe Sweeney (American football)|pos=WR|link=y}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=36|class=Sr|first=Mosi|last=Tatupu|pos=FB|link=y}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=68|class=So|first=Keith|last=Van Horne|pos=T|link=y}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=12|class=So|first=Charles|last=White|dab= Charles White (American football)|pos=RB|link=y}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=8|class=So|first=Kevin|last=Williams|dab=Kevin Williams (wide receiver, born 1958)|pos=WR|link=y}}
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| defensive_players=
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{{American football roster/Player|num=47|class=Jr|first=Larry|last=Braziel|pos=DB|link=y}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=58|class=Sr|first=Mario|last=Celotto|pos=LB|link=y}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=85|class=Jr|first=Garry|last=Cobb|pos=LB|link=y}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=92|class=Jr|first=Rich|last=Dimler|pos=DT|link=y}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=40|class=Fr|first=Jeff|last=Fisher|pos=CB|link=y}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=56|class=So|first=Dennis|last=Johnson|dab= Dennis Johnson (linebacker)|pos=LB|link=y}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=96|class=So|first=Myron|last=Lapka|pos=DT}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=42|class=Fr|first=Ronnie|last=Lott|pos=FS|link=y}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=60|class=Sr|first=Clay|last=Matthews|dab=Clay Matthews Jr.|pos=LB|link=y}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=58|class=Sr|first=Mike|last=McDonald|pos=LB}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=57|class=So|first=Larry|last=McGrew|pos=LB|link=y}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=33|class=Sr|first=Ricky|last=Odom|pos=DB}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=81|class=Fr|first=Eric|last=Scoggins|pos=LB|link=y}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=49|class=Fr|first=Dennis|last=Smith|dab=Dennis Smith (American football)|pos=DB|link=y}}
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{{American football roster/Player|num=7|class=Sr|first=Dennis|last=Thurman|pos=WR/DB|link=y}}
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| special_teams_players=
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}}
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{{American football roster/Footer
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| head_coach = *[[John Robinson (American football coach)|John Robinson]]
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| asst_coach =
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| accessdate= 2015-12-20
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}}
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==References==
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{{reflist}}
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{{USC Trojans football navbox}}
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[[Category:1977 Pacific-8 Conference football season|USC]]
  
[[Category:1977 Pacific-8 Conference football season|USC]]
 
[[Category:USC Trojans football seasons]]
  
[[Category:USC Trojans football seasons]]
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[[Category:Bluebonnet Bowl champion seasons]]
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[[Category:1977 in sports in California|USC Trojans football]]

Revision as of 20:03, 14 April 2019

1977 USC Trojans football
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl, W 47–28 vs. Texas A&M
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 13
1977 record8–4 (5–2 Pac-8)
Head coachJohn Robinson (2nd season)
CaptainRob Hertel
CaptainClay Matthews Jr.
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 94,500, grass)
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Pacific-8 football standings
v · d · e 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 – 7         0 – 11  
† – 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 University of Southern California (USC) in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their second year under head coach John Robinson, the Trojans compiled a 7–4 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for second place in 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

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 10at Missouri*No. 4
W 27–1065,298
September 17at Oregon StateNo. 2
W 17–1031,143
September 24TCU*No. 2
W 51–054,620
September 30Washington StateNo. 2
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 41–761,809
October 8No. 7 Alabama*No. 1
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
ABCL 20–2163,140
October 15OregondaggerNo. 6
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 33–1551,120
October 22at No. 11 Notre Dame*No. 5
ABCL 19–4959,075
October 29at CaliforniaNo. 10
L 14–1776,780
November 5StanfordNo. 16
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
W 49–065,101
November 12at WashingtonNo. 14
L 10–2859,501
November 25No. 17 UCLA
ABCW 29–2786,168
December 31vs. No. 17 Texas A&M*No. 20
MizlouW 47–2852,842
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game


Game summaries

UCLA

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
• USC 0 17 9 3 29
UCLA 10 0 7 10 27

[3]


Roster

1977 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 21 Cain, LynnLynn Cain Jr
TE 86 Gay, WilliamWilliam Gay Sr
QB 6 Hertel, RobRob Hertel Sr
G 66 Howell, PatPat Howell Jr
T 74 Schuhmacher, JohnJohn Schuhmacher Sr
TE 89 Shipp, JoeJoe Shipp Sr
WR 24 Sweeney, JoeJoe Sweeney Jr
FB 36 Tatupu, MosiMosi Tatupu Sr
T 68 Van Horne, KeithKeith Van Horne So
RB 12 White, CharlesCharles White So
WR 8 Williams, KevinKevin Williams So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 47 Braziel, LarryLarry Braziel Jr
LB 58 Celotto, MarioMario Celotto Sr
LB 85 Cobb, GarryGarry Cobb Jr
DT 92 Dimler, RichRich Dimler Jr
CB 40 Fisher, JeffJeff Fisher Fr
LB 56 Johnson, DennisDennis Johnson So
DT 96 Lapka, MyronMyron Lapka So
FS 42 Lott, RonnieRonnie Lott Fr
LB 60 Matthews, ClayClay Matthews Sr
LB 58 McDonald, MikeMike McDonald Sr
LB 57 McGrew, LarryLarry McGrew So
DB 33 Odom, RickyRicky Odom Sr
LB 81 Scoggins, EricEric Scoggins Fr
DB 49 Smith, DennisDennis Smith Fr
WR/DB 7 Thurman, DennisDennis Thurman Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ↑ "Southern California Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern_california/1975-1979_yearly_results.php. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1977 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/southern-california/1977.html. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. November 26, 1977
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