1975 USC Trojans football team

The 1975 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. In their 15th year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled an 8–4 record (3–4 against conference opponents), finished in fifth place in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 247 to 140. The team was ranked #17 in the final AP Poll and #19 in the final UPI Coaches Poll.

1975 USC Trojans football
Liberty Bowl champion
Liberty Bowl, W 20–0 vs. Texas A&M
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 19
APNo. 17
Record8–4 (3–4 Pac-8)
Head coach
Captains
  • Kevin Bruce
  • Danny Reece
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1975 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 UCLA ^ + 6 1 09 2 1
No. 14 California + 6 1 08 3 0
Stanford 5 2 06 4 1
Washington 5 2 06 5 0
No. 17 USC 3 4 08 4 0
Oregon 2 5 03 8 0
Oregon State 1 6 01 10 0
Washington State 0 7 03 8 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Selected as Rose Bowl representative
Rankings from AP Poll

Quarterback Vince Evans led the team in passing, completing 35 of 112 passes for 695 yards with three touchdowns and nine interceptions. Ricky Bell led the team in rushing with 385 carries for 1,957 yards and 13 touchdowns. Randy Simmrin led the team in receiving with 26 catches for 478 yards and one touchdown.

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