American college football season
1960 USC Trojans football |
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Conference | Athletic Association of Western Universities |
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Record | 4–6 (3–1 AAWU) |
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Head coach | |
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Captains | - Mike McKeever
- George Van Vliet
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Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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1960 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
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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Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1960 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1960 NCAA University Division 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
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* | | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| L 6–7 | 31,475 | |
October 1 | at No. 9 Ohio State* | | | L 0–20 | 83,204 | |
October 7 | Georgia* | | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 10–3 | 28,120 | [3] |
October 15 | California | | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 27–10 | 39,830 | |
October 29 | at Stanford | | | W 21–10 | 29,000 | |
November 5 | No. 7 Washington | | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| L 0–34 | 43,475 | |
November 12 | at Baylor* | | | L 14–35 | 23,000 | |
November 19 | at No. 11 UCLA | | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)
| W 17–6 | 66,865 | |
November 26 | Notre Dame* | | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
| L 0–17 | 28,297 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
1960 USC Trojans football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Season summary
Oregon State
TCU
At Ohio State
USC Trojans (0–2) at #9 Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0)
at Ohio Stadium, Columbus, Ohio
- Date: October 1, 1960
- Game weather: Sunny, 64 °F (18 °C)
- Game attendance: 83,204
- Box Score
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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 |
Scoring summary |
Quarter | Time | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Plays | Yards | TOP | USC | OSU | 1 | 8:25 | 1 | 74 | 0:19 | Ohio St | Ben Ferguson 74-yard touchdown run, Ben Jones kick no good (blocked) | 0 | 6 | 2 | 4:36 | 8 | 57 | 4:10 | Ohio St | Bob Ferguson 2-yard touchdown run, Ben Jones kick good | 0 | 13 | 4 | 4:36 | 9 | 75 | 4:12 | Ohio St | Bob Ferguson 19-yard touchdown run, Ben Jones kick good | 0 | 20 | "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. | 0 | 20 | |
References
- ^ "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.
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