1960 USC Trojans football team
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American college football season
| 1960 USC Trojans football | |
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| Conference | Athletic Association of Western Universities |
| Record | 4–6 (3–1 AAWU) |
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| Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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| No. 6 Washington $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1960 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1960 college football season. In their first year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled a 4–6 record (3–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Athletic Association of Western Universities, and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 152 to 95.[1]
Bill Nelsen led the team in passing with 29 of 72 passes completed for 446 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions. Marlin McKeever was the leading receiver with 15 catches for 218 yards. Hal Tobin was the leading rusher with 318 yard on 61 carries.[2]
Schedule
[edit ]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 16 | Oregon State * | No. 6 | L 0–14 | 32,928 | ||
| September 24 | TCU * |
| L 6–7 | 31,475 | ||
| October 1 | at No. 9 Ohio State * | L 0–20 | 83,204 | |||
| October 7 | Georgia * |
| W 10–3 | 28,120 | [3] | |
| October 15 | California |
| W 27–10 | 39,830 | ||
| October 29 | at Stanford | W 21–10 | 29,000 | |||
| November 5 | No. 7 Washington |
| L 0–34 | 43,475 | ||
| November 12 | at Baylor * | L 14–35 | 23,000 | |||
| November 19 | at No. 11 UCLA |
| W 17–6 | 66,865 | ||
| November 26 | Notre Dame * |
| L 0–17 | 28,297 | ||
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Personnel
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Season summary
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At Ohio State
[edit ]USC Trojans (0–2) at #9 Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0)
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| USC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ohio St | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Date: October 1, 1960
- Game weather: Sunny, 64 °F (18 °C)
- Game attendance: 83,204
- Box Score
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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| USC | Passing | Ben Charles | 4/8, 46 Yds, 2 INT |
| Rushing | Ben Wilson | 3 Rush, 29 Yds | |
| Receiving | Marlin McKeever | 1 Rec, 29 Yds | |
| Ohio St | Passing | Tom Matte | 6/11, 78 Yds, INT |
| Rushing | Bob Ferguson | 20 Rush, 157 Yds, 3 TD | |
| Receiving | Charles Bryant | 2 Rec, 28 Yds |
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References
[edit ]- ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "1960 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ "Georgia aerial backfires and Trojans win 10–3". The Sacramento Bee. October 8, 1960. Retrieved October 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ferguson Sparks 20-0 Buck Romp." Palm Beach Post. 1960 Oct 2. Retrieved 2014-Feb-10.