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1970 USC

6–⁠4–⁠1 (3–⁠4 Pac-8), coached by John McKay, finished No. 15 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

USC in 1970, game by game: won at No. 16 Alabama 42–21; tied vs. No. 9 Nebraska 21–21; won at Iowa 48–0; won vs. Oregon State 45–13; lost at No. 12 Stanford 14–24; won vs. Washington 28–25; lost at Oregon 7–10; lost vs. California 10–13; won at Washington State 70–33; lost at UCLA 20–45; won vs. No. 4 Notre Dame 38–28+48−25Won 42–21 at No. 16 Alabama+21No. 16 AlabamaTied 21–21 vs. No. 9 Nebraska0No. 9 NebraskaWon 48–0 at Iowa+48IowaWon 45–13 vs. Oregon State+32Oregon StateLost 14–24 at No. 12 Stanford-10No. 12 StanfordWon 28–25 vs. Washington+3WashingtonLost 7–10 at Oregon-3OregonLost 10–13 vs. California-3CaliforniaWon 70–33 at Washington State+37Washington StateLost 20–45 at UCLA-25UCLAWon 38–28 vs. No. 4 Notre Dame+10No. 4 Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 12at16AlabamaW 42–⁠2160%
Sep 19vs9NebraskaT 21–⁠2166%
Sep 26atIowaW 48–⁠075%
Oct 3vsOregon StateW 45–⁠1374%
Oct 10at12StanfordL 14–⁠2457%
Oct 17vsWashingtonW 28–⁠2586%
Oct 24atOregonL 7–⁠1073%
Oct 31vsCaliforniaL 10–⁠1381%
Nov 7atWashington StateW 70–⁠3385%
Nov 21atUCLAL 20–⁠4556%
Nov 28vs4Notre DameW 38–⁠2840%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Notre Dame 38–⁠28; No. 15 in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Pac-8.

In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 3
  2. Wk 2: 3
  3. Wk 3: 7
  4. Wk 4: 5
  5. Wk 5: 4
  6. Wk 6: 11
  7. Wk 7: 10
  8. Wk 8: 18
  9. Wk 10: 18
  10. Wk 13: 17
  11. Wk 14: 16
  12. Final: 15

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1970.

Consensus All-AmericanCharlie Weaver, DE

Record
6–⁠4–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠4 tied for 6th in Pac-8
AP final
No. 15 peak No. 3
Points
343–⁠233
Coach
John McKay
Elo
1666 −14 this season
SP+ rating
22.5 No. 10 of 117; offense No. 4, defense No. 44
SRS
25.9 No. 8 of 123 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Bob Chandler and Charlie Weaver

Drafted in 1971

The 1971 draft
Rd 1Marv Montgomery OTDenver Broncos
Rd 1Tody Smith DEDallas Cowboys
Rd 2Charlie Weaver LBDetroit Lions
Rd 3Sam Dickerson WRSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 4Gerry Mullins OGPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 4Clarence Davis RBOakland Raiders
Rd 6Greg Slough LBOakland Raiders
Rd 6Herman Franklin WRDetroit Lions
Rd 7Bob Chandler WRBuffalo Bills

All-Pac-8

2 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1970 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1970 Pac-8 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Stanford6–⁠19–⁠38
Washington4–⁠36–⁠4
Oregon4–⁠36–⁠4–⁠1
California4–⁠36–⁠5
UCLA4–⁠36–⁠5
USC3–⁠46–⁠4–⁠115
Oregon State3–⁠46–⁠5
Washington State0–⁠71–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.