American college football season
The 1966 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1966 NCAA University Division 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. The team was ranked #18 in the final Coaches Poll in late November; the final AP poll of early December included only the top ten this season
Quarterback Troy Winslow led the Trojans 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 USC in receiving with 52 catches for 607 yards and four touchdowns.
Schedule
Date Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 17 at Texas * No. 9 W 10–6 42,000
September 24 Wisconsin *No. 5 W 38–3 52,325
October 1 at Oregon State No. 5 W 21–0 29,217
October 8 Washington No. 6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 17–14 55,960
October 15 at Stanford No. 5 W 21–7 61,500
October 22 Clemson *No. 5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 30–0 44,614
October 28 at Miami (FL) * No. 5 L 7–10 51,156
November 5 California No. 9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 35–9 47,199
November 19 at No. 8 UCLA No. 7 L 7–14 81,980
November 26 No. 1 Notre Dame * No. 10 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry ) L 0–51 88,520
January 2, 1967 vs. No. 7 Purdue * NBC L 13–14 101,438
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Game summaries
At Texas
USC at Texas
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 9 Trojans
3
7 0 0
10
Longhorns
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
See also: 1966 Texas Longhorns football team
At Miami (FL)
See also: 1966 Miami Hurricanes football team
Notre Dame
Notre Dame at USC
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 1 Fighting Irish
14
17 13 7
51
No. 10 Trojans
0
0 0 0
0
Scoring summary 1 ND Larry Conjar 2-yard run (Joe Azzaro kick) ND 7-0
1 ND Tom Schoen 40-yard interception return (Joe Azzaro kick) ND 14-0
2 ND Joe Azzaro 38-yard field goal ND 17-0
2 ND Jim Seymour 13-yard pass from Coley O'Brien (Joe Azzaro kick)ND 24-0
2 ND Jim Seymour 39-yard pass from Coley O'Brien (Joe Azzaro kick) ND 31-0
3 ND Dan Harshman 23-yard pass from Coley O'Brien (Joe Azzaro kick) ND 38-0
3 ND Nick Eddy 9-yard run (kick failed)ND 44-0
4 ND Dave Martin 33-yard interception return (Joe Azzaro kick) ND 51-0
See also: 1966 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame–USC football rivalry
Purdue (Rose Bowl)
Purdue vs. USC
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 7 Boilermakers
0
7 7 0
14
Trojans
0
7 0 6
13
Scoring summary Q2 PUR Perry Williams 1-yard run (Griese kick)PUR 7–0
Q2 USC McCall 1-yard run (Rossovich kick) Tied 7–7
Q3 PUR Perry Williams 1-yard run (Griese kick) PUR 14–7
Q4 USC Rod Sherman 19-yard pass from Troy Winslow (pass failed) PUR 14–13
Main article: 1967 Rose Bowl
See also: 1966 Purdue Boilermakers football team
References
"Southern California Yearly Results (1965-1969)" . College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
"1966 Southern California Trojans Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
"Troy's Winslow lassoes Longhorns 10–6" . The Sacramento Bee . September 18, 1966. Retrieved April 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Trojans paddle Clemson" . Fort Worth Star-Telegram . October 23, 1966. Retrieved January 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
Palm Beach Post. September 18, 1966
"Irish Trouncing of U.S.C. Worst in Trojans' History" . The New York Times . November 27, 1966. Retrieved August 17, 2019.
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