1972 USC Trojans football team

1972 USC Trojans football
1972 USC Trojans football
Consensus national champion; Pac-8 champion; Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 42–17 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	12–0 (7–0 Pac-8)
Head coach	John McKay (13th season);
Captains	Sam Cunningham ; John Grant ;
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1971 1973 →

Last updated February 01, 2024

1972 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 USC $	7	–	0	–	0	12	–	0	–	0
No. 15 UCLA	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Washington State	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Washington	4	–	3	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
California	3	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Stanford	2	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. The Trojans won all 12 of their games and were consensus national champions.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 9	at No. 4 Arkansas *	No. 8	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	W 31–10	54,461
September 16	Oregon State	No. 1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 51–6	56,305
September 23	at Illinois *	No. 1	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 55–20	61,277
September 30	Michigan State *	No. 1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 51–6	63,934
October 7	at No. 15 Stanford	No. 1	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	W 30–21	84,000
October 14	California	No. 1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 42–14	56,488
October 21	No. 18 Washington	No. 1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 34–7	59,151
October 28	Oregon	No. 1	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 18–0	32,000
November 4	vs. Washington State	No. 1	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	W 44–3	46,000
November 18	at No. 14 UCLA	No. 1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	W 24–7	82,929
December 2	No. 10 Notre Dame *	No. 1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	W 45–23	75,243
January 1, 1973	vs. No. 3 Ohio State *	No. 1	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	W 42–17	106,869
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1972 USC Trojans football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`10`	Pat Haden	So
QB	`6`	Mike Rae	Sr
RB		Allen Carter	So
RB	`39`	Sam Cunningham	Sr
RB	`28`	Anthony Davis	So
RB	`27`	Rod McNeill	Jr
WR	`22`	Lynn Swann	Jr
OT	`77`	Pete Adams	Sr
TE	`89`	Charle Young	Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DE		John Grant
DT		Karl Lorch
DT		Jeff Winans

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`6`	Mike Rae	Sr

Head coach

John McKay

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Source:^[1]^[2]

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:**██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
AP	8	1 (13)	1 (28)	1 (28)	1 (36)	1 (34)	1(28)	1 (44)	1 (41)	1 (40)	1 (42)	1 (44)	1 (46)	1 (50)	1 (50)
Coaches	8	2 (11)	1 (14)	1 (20)	1 (22)	1 (21)	1 (22)	1 (32)	1 (31)	1 (27)	1 (31)	1 (31)	1 (31)	1 (35)	Not released

Game summaries

At No. 4 Arkansas

	1	2	3	4	Total
•No. 8 Trojans	0	3	14	14	31
No. 4 Razorbacks	3	0	0	7	10

Date: September 9
Location: War Memorial Stadium, Little Rock, AR
Game attendance: 54,461

Tailback Rod McNeill, who sat out the previous year with a hip injury, led the Trojans with 117 yards on 28 carries while Mike Rae, a backup for two seasons, completed 18 of 24 passes for 269 yards and in the second half completed nine straight passes at one point in his first start.^[3]

Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Beavers	0	6	0	0	6
•No. 1 Trojans	7	13	17	14	51

Date: September 16
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
Game attendance: 56,305

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Anthony Davis 25 rushes, 206 yards ^[5]

At Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
•No. 1 Trojans	7	13	15	20	55
Fighting Illini	7	7	6	0	20

Date: September 23
Location: Memorial Stadium, Champaign, IL
Game attendance: 61,277

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Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	0	6	0	0	6
•No. 1 Trojans	14	7	3	27	51

Date: September 30
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
Game attendance: 63,934

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At No. 15 Stanford

	1	2	3	4	Total
•No. 1 Trojans	13	7	3	7	30
No. 15 Cardinals	10	3	0	8	21

Date: October 7
Location: Stanford Stadium, Stanford, CA
Game attendance: 84,000

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California

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	0	0	7	7	14
•No. 1 Trojans	14	7	14	7	42

Date: October 14
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California
Game attendance: 56,488

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No. 18 Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	0	7	7
•No. 1 Trojans	7	13	14	0	34

Date: October 21
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
Game attendance: 59,151

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Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
•No. 1 Trojans	0	0	12	6	18
Webfoots	0	0	0	0	0

Date: October 28
Location: Autzen Stadium, Eugene, OR
Game attendance: 32,000

On a very rainy and cold day, the Trojans were held to their lowest score of the season.

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Washington State

	1	2	3	4	Total
•No. 1 Trojans	3	14	7	20	44
Cougars	3	0	0	0	3

Date: November 4
Location: Husky Stadium, Seattle, WA

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At No. 14 UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
•No. 1 Trojans	10	7	7	0	24
No. 14 Bruins	7	0	0	0	7

Date: November 18
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
Game attendance: 82,929
TV announcers (ABC): Chris Schenkel, Bud Wilkinson, Bill Flemming

Anthony Davis 25 Rush, 178 Yds

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No. 10 Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Fighting Irish	3	7	13	0	23
•No. 1 Trojans	19	0	13	13	45

Date: December 2
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, CA
Game attendance: 75,243

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Vs. No. 3 Ohio State (Rose Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Buckeyes	0	7	3	7	17
•No. 1 Trojans	7	0	21	14	42

Date: January 1
Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA
Game attendance: 106,869

John McKay's 100th career victory
Anthony Davis 157 Rush Yds
Sam Cunningham set Rose Bowl scoring record (previous - 18 by three players)

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NFL Draft

Ten Trojans were selected in the 1973 NFL Draft, with three in the first round.

List of USC Trojans in the NFL Draft

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References

↑ "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 28, 1972. p. 1B.
↑ "TV bowl rosters: Rose Bowl". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1973. p. 62.
↑ "U.S.C. Turns Back Arkansas, 31-10". The New York Times . September 10, 1972. Retrieved August 20, 2022.
↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Sept 17.
↑ 2020 USC Media Guide Supplement
↑ "USC Buries Illinois." 1972 Sept 24.
↑ "Trojans Rip Illinois." Palm Beach Post. 1972 Sept 24.
↑ "Top-rated Trojans blitz Sparts, 51–6." Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 1.
↑ "USC gets revenge as Cards halted." Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 8.
↑ Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 15.
↑ "Trojans overpower Washington by 34-7." Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 22.
↑ Cawood, Neil (October 29, 1972). "Ducks, Fouts kayoed by Trojans". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.
↑ "Davis leads Southern Cal past Oregon". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. October 29, 1972. p. D-8.
↑ "Ducks stubborn, but finally fall". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. October 30, 1972. p. 9.
↑ "Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search".
↑ "Trojans roll past Bruins, 24-7." Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Nov 19.
↑ "Davis' spree leads USC to 45-23 rout." Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Dec 3.
↑ "It's 'bring on Miami' after USC wins easily." Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Jan 2.

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[strlups-1] "Starting lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 28, 1972. p. 1B.

[fvbros-2] "TV bowl rosters: Rose Bowl". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. January 1, 1973. p. 62.

[3] "U.S.C. Turns Back Arkansas, 31-10". The New York Times . September 10, 1972. Retrieved August 20, 2022.

[4] Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Sept 17.

[5] 2020 USC Media Guide Supplement

[6] "USC Buries Illinois." 1972 Sept 24.

[7] "Trojans Rip Illinois." Palm Beach Post. 1972 Sept 24.

[8] "Top-rated Trojans blitz Sparts, 51–6." Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 1.

[9] "USC gets revenge as Cards halted." Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 8.

[10] Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 15.

[11] "Trojans overpower Washington by 34-7." Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Oct 22.

[dfkotr-12] Cawood, Neil (October 29, 1972). "Ducks, Fouts kayoed by Trojans". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). p. 1C.

[ppress-13] "Davis leads Southern Cal past Oregon". Pittsburgh Press. UPI. October 29, 1972. p. D-8.

[dstbff-14] "Ducks stubborn, but finally fall". The Bulletin. (Bend, Oregon). UPI. October 30, 1972. p. 9.

[15] "Eugene Register-Guard - Google News Archive Search".

[16] "Trojans roll past Bruins, 24-7." Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Nov 19.

[17] "Davis' spree leads USC to 45-23 rout." Eugene Register-Guard. 1972 Dec 3.

[18] "It's 'bring on Miami' after USC wins easily." Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Jan 2.

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1970s	1970: Nebraska (AP, FWAA) / Texas (NFF, Coaches) / Ohio State (NFF) 1971: Nebraska 1972: USC 1973: Notre Dame (AP, FWAA, NFF) / Alabama (Coaches) 1974: Oklahoma (AP) / USC (FWAA, NFF, Coaches) 1975: Oklahoma 1976: Pittsburgh 1977: Notre Dame 1978: Alabama (AP, FWAA, NFF) / USC (Coaches) 1979: Alabama
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National championships in bold

1972 USC Trojans football
Consensus national champion Pac-8 champion Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 42–17 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
Record	12–0 (7–0 Pac-8)
Head coach	John McKay (13th season)
Captains	Sam Cunningham John Grant
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1971 1973 →