1980 USC Trojans football team

The 1980 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach John Robinson, the Trojans compiled an 8–2–1 record (4–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in third place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 265 to 134.

1980 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 12
APNo. 11
Record8–2–1 (4–2–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1980 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 Washington $ 6 1 09 3 0
No. 13 UCLA 5 2 09 2 0
No. 11 USC 4 2 18 2 1
Arizona State 5 3 07 4 0
Oregon 4 3 16 3 2
Stanford 3 4 06 5 0
Arizona 3 4 05 6 0
Washington State 3 4 04 7 0
California 3 5 03 8 0
Oregon State 0 8 00 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Quarterback Gordon Adams led the team in passing, completing 104 of 179 passes for 1,237 yards with seven touchdowns and seven interceptions. Marcus Allen led the team in rushing with 354 carries for 1,563 yards and 14 touchdowns. Hoby Brenner led the team in receiving with 26 catches for 315 yards and no touchdowns.

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