Schedule
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Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 09 | Texas Tech | No. 9 | | W 17–9 | 50,321 | |
September 16 | at Oregon | No. 8 | | W 37–10 | 31,000 | |
September 23 | at No. 1 Alabama* | No. 7 | | W 24–14 | 77,313 | [2] |
September 29 | Michigan State* | No. 3 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 30–9 | 65,319 | |
October 14 | at Arizona State | No. 2 | | L 7–20 | 70,138 | |
October 21 | Oregon State | No. 7 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 38–7 | 53,734 | |
October 28 | California | No. 6 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 42–17 | 56,954 | |
November 4 | at Stanford | No. 6 | | W 13–7 | 84,084 | |
November 11 | No. 19 Washington | No. 5 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 28–10 | 54,071 | |
November 18 | at No. 14 UCLA | No. 5 | | W 17–10 | 90,387 | |
November 25 | No. 8 Notre Dame* | No. 3 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
| W 27–25 | 84,256 | |
December 2 | at Hawaii* | No. 3 | | W 21–5 | 48,767 | |
January 1, 1979 | vs. No. 5 Michigan* | No. 3 | | W 17–10 | 105,629 | [3][4] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
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1978 USC Trojans football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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K
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Frank Jordan
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P
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Marty King
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries
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Notre Dame
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Notre Dame |
3 |
0 | 3 | 19 |
25 |
• USC |
6 |
11 | 7 | 3 |
27 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | USC | Williams 50-yard pass from McDonald (kick failed) | USC 6–0 |
| 1 | | ND | Unis 47-yard field goal | USC 6–3 |
| 2 | | USC | Garcia 35-yard pass from McDonald (McDonald to Hunter pass) | USC 14–3 |
| 2 | | USC | Jordan 39-yard field goal | USC 17–3 |
| 3 | | ND | Unis 26-yard field goal | USC 17–6 |
| 3 | 7:38 | USC | White 1-yard run (Jordan kick) | USC 24–6 |
| 4 | 12:26 | ND | Haines 57-yard pass from Montana (pass failed) | USC 24–12 |
| 4 | 3:01 | ND | Buchanan 1-yard run (Unis kick) | USC 24–19 |
| 4 | 0:46 | ND | Holohan 2-yard pass from Montana (pass failed) | ND 25–24 |
| 4 | 0:02 | USC | Jordan 37-yard field goal | USC 27–25 |
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Rose Bowl
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Game information
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First quarter
Second quarter
- MICH – Gregg Willner 36-yard field goal. USC 7–3. Drive:
- USC – Charles White 3-yard run (Frank Jordan kick). USC 14–3. Drive:
- USC – Frank Jordan 35-yard field goal. USC 17–3. Drive:
Third quarter
- MICH – R. Smith 44-yard pass from Rick Leach (Gregg Willner kick). USC 17–10. Drive:
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- MICH – Roosevelt Smith – 4 receptions, 58 yards, TD
- USC – Dan Garcia – 1 reception, 12 yards
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1978 Trojans in the NFL
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All 22 starters played in the NFL.[6]
Awards and honors
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Charles White: Heisman trophy, Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Award, UPI Player of the Year
References
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- ^ "USC Claims Title". The Evening Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. January 2, 1979. p. C7. Retrieved May 13, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "USC has No. 1 'Bama on the run, 24–14". Los Angeles Times. September 24, 1978. Retrieved October 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Mal Florence (January 2, 1979). "USC Wins Rose Bowl but the Replay's a Tie: White Scores (or Did He?) as Trojans Beat Michigan, 17-10". Los Angeles Times. pp. III-1, III-10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tom Henderson (January 2, 1979). "Phantom TD helps Southern Cal -- Michigan's Roses wilt again, 17-10". Detroit Free Press. pp. 1D, 5D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Trojans' Late Field Goal Stymies Irish Comeback." Palm Beach Post. 1978 Nov 26.
- ^ Sikahema, Vai (March 25, 2011). "Vai's View: What's in a name? Bobby Salazar knows". Deseret News. Retrieved February 13, 2019.