1965 USC Trojans football team

American college football season

1965 USC Trojans football

Conference| Athletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
Coaches| No. 9
AP| No. 10
Record| 7–2–1 (4–1 AAWU)
Head coach|

* John McKay (6th season)

Captains|

* Chuck Arrobio
* Mike Garrett

Home stadium| Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Seasons

<- 1964

1966 ->

1965 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 4 UCLA $  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 1
No. 10 USC | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Washington State | 2  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Washington | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Stanford | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
California | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Oregon State | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Oregon | 0  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled a 7–2–1 record (4–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU or Pac-8), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 262 to 92.[1] The team was ranked tenth in the final AP Poll and ninth in the final Coaches Poll.

Quarterback Troy Winslow led the team in passing, completing 78 of 128 passes for 1,019 yards with 11 touchdowns and 9 interceptions. Mike Garrett won the Heisman Trophy and led the team in rushing with 267 carries for 1,440 yards and 13 touchdowns. Dave Moton led the team in receiving with 29 catches for 493 yards and five touchdowns.[2]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance

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September 17| Minnesota*| No. 7|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA

| T 20–20| 58,497
September 25| at Wisconsin*| |

* Camp Randall Stadium
* Madison, WI

| W 26–6| 52,706
October 2| Oregon State| |

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA

| W 26–12| 52,100
October 9| at Washington| No. 8|

* Husky Stadium
* Seattle, WA

| W 34–0| 57,533
October 16| Stanford| No. 6|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)

| W 14–0| 61,618
October 23| at No. 7 Notre Dame*| No. 4|

* Notre Dame Stadium
* Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)

| L 7–28| 59,235
November 6| at California| No. 6|

* California Memorial Stadium
* Berkeley, CA

| W 35–0| 52,000
November 13| Pittsburgh*| No. 6|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA

| W 28–0| 40,339
November 20| No. 7 UCLA| No. 6|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)

| L 16–20| 94,085
November 27| Wyoming*| No. 8|

* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
* Los Angeles, CA

| W 56–6| 39,233

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## Game summaries

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### UCLA

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| 1  | 2  | 3  | 4 | Total

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UCLA | 6  | 0  | 0  | 14 | 20
USC  | 0  | 7  | 0  | 9 | 16

* Mike Garrett 40 rushes, 210 yards [3]

### Wyoming

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Statistics

* Receiving: David Moton 5 receptions, 181 yards, 3 TD[4]

## 1965 team players in the NFL

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The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Player | Position | Round | Pick | Franchise

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Rod Sherman | Halfback | 4 | 54 | Baltimore Colts
Jeff Smith | Defensive end | 10 | 151 | New York Giants
Ed King | Linebacker | 13 | 198 | Green Bay Packers
Bob Miller | Tackle | 14 | 211 | Detroit Lions
Dave Moton | End | 19 | 288 | Green Bay Packers

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## Awards and honors

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* Mike Garrett, Heisman Trophy[6]

## References

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1. ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1965-1969)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
2. ^ "1965 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
3. ^ 2020 USC Media Guide Supplement
4. ^ 2012 USC football media supplement.
5. ^ "1966 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
6. ^ "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on April 11, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2007.

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USC Trojans football

Venues|

* Athletic Park (1895–1898)
* Fiesta Park (1897–1898, 1901–1902, 1904–1906, 1916)
* Chutes Park (1900)
* Prager Park (1903)
* Bovard Field (1904–1910, 1914–1915, 1917–1923)
* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1923–present)
* Jones Field/Kennedy Field (practice)

Bowls and rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Notre Dame
* Stanford
* UCLA: Victory Bell

Culture and lore|

* Traveler
* George Tirebiter
* Giles Pellerin
* "Fight On"
* Spirit of Troy
* Student Body Right
* Tommy Trojan
* Tribute to Troy
* Athletics scandal
* 1967 "Game of the Century"
* "Bush Push"
* 2007 Stanford game
* So This Is College

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* Starting quarterbacks
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