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15 Stanford, No. Anthony Davis, however, stole the show. Through the 1973 season, the UPI issued its final poll in early December before the bowls, but since 1968 (and 1965) the AP Trophy was withheld until the postseason was completed. We could barely hear ourselves in the first quarter. Now USC's athletic director, Haden enjoys the games from the sidelines. For the 1973 season, the NCAA created the three-division structure that exists today with teams and conferences designated accordingly: Five years later in 1978, Division I was subdivided (for football only) into I-A and I-AA.

Forty years later, USC named its new $70-million, 111,000-square-foot athletic facility after the legendary coach, who passed away in 2001. “I said at the dedication that my dad would rather have this building named after him than the Empire State Building and he really would,” said J.K McKay. The closest game was a nine-point win over Stanford, but Stanford scored a meaningless touchdown with a minute left in the game.

The change brought the total number of programs in the University Division to 121.[2]. “And it was unique in that my dad was one of the first to realize that he wanted to have linebackers that could really run and we had a guy named Richard ‘Batman’ Wood, who was just so fast.”. 1972 Oct 22. [1]. One thing's certain about the 1972 team, though: It left no doubt. “We had a really good (’71) freshman class with a whole bunch of really good players,” said McKay. Kind of unusual, but he did.”. 1972 Oct 8. On a very rainy and cold day, the Trojans were held to their lowest score of the season. warning Hi, we've moved to USCANNENBERGMEDIA.COM.

In 1968, the NCAA allowed freshman eligibility in the University Division in all sports, except football and basketball, and extended the rule to those sports effective with the 1972–73 academic year. Official time-outs are called for players who are "obviously injured."

American Football Database is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. The AP poll in 1972 consisted of the votes of fifty sportswriters, though not all of them voted in every poll. Max Nikias (Scott Enyeart/Neon Tommy), Haden, speaking at the USC Rossier School of Education (USCRossier/Creative Commons), Neon Tommy is the online publication of the Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism, LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis. Take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. 8 USC $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 1 No. Forty years later, USC named its new $70-million, 111,000-square-foot athletic facility after the legendary coach, who passed away in 2001. Ironically, coach McKay’s very first championship team was the ’62 Trojans.

“We’ll always be best friends,” said Haden. 1972 Dec 3. It was just different 40 years ago, a different era.”. This season was historically significant because it was the first in which freshmen were eligible to play varsity football in the University Division. Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”. Eighth-ranked in the preseason, the Trojans were narrowly voted #1 in the first AP poll, and stayed out front for the rest of the year. Working on a greatest college teams ever ROM. Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here. The Big Eight Conference dominated the Heisman race in 1972,as the top three were from Nebraska & Oklahoma: 1972 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings, 1972 Big Eight Conference football standings, 1972 Big Ten Conference football standings, 1972 Mid-American Conference football standings, 1972 Missouri Valley Conference football standings, 1972 Pacific Coast Athletic Association football standings, 1972 Pacific-8 Conference football standings, 1972 Southern Conference football standings, 1972 Southeastern Conference football standings, 1972 Southwest Conference football standings, 1972 Western Athletic Conference football standings, 1972 NCAA University Division independents football records, 1972 NCAA University Division football rankings, "1972 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary", "Hey, guess what? The NCAA Football Guide, however, did note an "unofficial national champion" based on the top ranked teams in the "wire service" (AP and UPI) polls. The offense was a juggernaut, featuring future NFL Hall of Fame wide receiver Lynn Swann and other future pros such as Sam Cunningham, Charle Young, Mike Rae, Haden and McKay, among others. Conf Overall Team W L T W L T; No.

Neither McKay nor Haden would definitively say if the ’72 Trojans were the best collegiate team ever. Pages using CFB schedule with named parameters, 1972 Pacific-8 Conference football season, Pac-12 Conference football champion seasons, 1972 USC Trojans football—consensus national champions, https://americanfootballdatabase.fandom.com/wiki/1972_USC_Trojans_football_team?oldid=205969, Garrison 58-yard pass from Rae (Rae kick), McKay 31-yard pass from Rae (kick failed), Sims 35-yard blocked punt return (Rae kick), Swann 30-yard pass from Haden (Limahelu kick), J. Ferguson recovered fumble in end zone (Garcia kick), Cross 30-yard pass from Boryla (Stone pass from Boryla), Schmidt 3-yard pass from Cruze (Wersching kick), Fitzpatrick 10-yard run (Wiezbowski kick), Powell 21-yard interception return (Rae kick), Davis 97-yard kickoff return (kick failed), W. Townsend 5-yard pass from Clements (Thomas kick), Diminick 11-yard pass from Clements (Thomas kick), Creaney 10-yard pass from Clements (pass failed).

This was the last season for the "University" and "College" divisions. Members of the Pacific-8 Conference, the Bruins were led by second-year head coach Pepper Rodgers and played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.. Those who cast votes would give their opinion of the ten best teams.

"Trojans overpower Washington by 34-7." Previously, teams were charged a time-out for an injured player. The 1972 NCAA University Division football season saw the USC Trojans, coached by John McKay, go undefeated and win the national championship as the unanimous choice of the 50 AP panelists.

“It was sort of the meshing of the freshman coming up becoming sophomores, and the juniors and seniors that had been there that just hadn’t had a lot of success. Eugene Register-Guard. "It's 'bring on Miami' after USC wins easily."

Tailback Rod McNeill, who sat out the previous year with a hip injury, led the Trojans with 117 yards on 28 carries while Mike Rae, a backup for two seasons, completed 18 of 24 passes for 269 yards and in the second half completed nine straight passes at one point in his first start. SRS thinks so, and according to Est. Prior to the 1972 season, two programs were elevated to the University Division. Thus, Big 8 champion Oklahoma passed up an Orange Bowl invitation to play in the Sugar Bowl, while SEC champion Alabama passed the Sugar to meet Texas in the Cotton. "Top-rated Trojans blitz Sparts, 51–6."

Auburn (10–1) [9][10]. McKay not only played for his dad, but alongside his best friend. "Trojans Rip Illinois." Texas (10–1), 4. [3][4][5] The NCAA had historically prohibited freshmen from varsity competition, except during the United States involvement in World War II and the Korean War. "Trojans roll past Bruins, 24-7." Monday, January 1, 1973, The final AP poll in January was: 1.

S&P+, only the 1931, 1932, 1978, and 2005 teams can compare. We couldn’t compete with the guys today, of course. Eugene Register-Guard. Under a point system of twenty points for first place, nineteen for second, etc., the "overall" ranking was determined. "Rae leads Southern Cal to 31-10 rout of Arkansas.". “In USC’s annals, it has to go down as one of our best teams,” said Haden.

Ive looked through Wikipedia, USC website, other peoples ROMs, CFBdatabase, and several other college football websites. During the 20th century, the NCAA had no playoff for the major college football teams in the University Division, which became Division I in 1973 (and Division I-A in 1978). “It’s so hard to compare different eras,” said McKay. Jerseys must be replaced if the numbers are no longer readable. “I would advise a lot of coaches’ kids, ‘Don’t do it.’”, “I always feel like my dad treated me just like he treated all of the players…like dirt,” McKay said half-jokingly. Ive pieced together every team I need except this one. Fouls committed by the team not in possession of the ball behind the dead-ball spot are enforced from the dead-ball spot. The 1972 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California during the 1972 college football season. Ironically, ’72 was the first year the NCAA allowed freshmen to compete.

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Many of the teams and conferences now in FCS (Big Sky, Ohio Valley, SWAC, Yankee) were initially in Division II and moved up to I-AA. The new programs were Long Beach State and Tampa. “I think you can only compare a team to who they played against that year and that time, anyway, and we were really good.”, Similarly, Haden said, “Of that era, it was certainly one of USC’s best teams. On Sunday, they sat next to each other, as they watched the Trojan women’s basketball team defeat Pepperdine. With two consecutive victories in the Orange Bowl, #9 Nebraska was invited to a third against #12 Notre Dame.

Davis scored six touchdowns, a single-game school record – running for four and scoring two more on kickoff returns. Although the roster was clearly very talented, there was much uncertainty before it all began about how the team would gel. With USC averaging 38.9 points per game, people often forget about the ’72 team’s crushing defense. “Pete Adams (the starting left tackle) found this stray dog, and the whole year it would come to practice and come to meetings,” said Haden.

“No one else would have gotten away with that, but coach McKay loved offensive linemen and loved Pete Adams.”, The LA Times referred to the dog as “Turf,” but he was called “Turd.” “He would run wind sprints with us,” said Haden. “That’s not really true, but sort of. “That was a big thrill for me to have that.”. Before a record crowd of 106,869 (the record still stands today), the Trojans soundly defeated the Buckeyes 42-17. 1972 Oct 1. The "writers' poll" by Associated Press (AP) was the most popular, followed by the "coaches' poll" by United Press International) (UPI). McKay’s father, John, was the head coach, and his best friend, Pat Haden, was the second-string quarterback. His ’67 and ’74 USC teams also won the national championship, but his third championship came 10 years after his first. “We go back in the locker room,” Graf said, “and he (coach McKay) goes, ‘What’s going on?’ And I said, ‘Well, let’s go back to our old blocking ways and let’s get after it.’” The Trojans went on to outscore the Buckeyes by 25 in the second half. “The dog just followed us around. Sunday, December 31, 1972

“We did not have a game all year that was in doubt in the second half,” said McKay. “Everybody thinks about maybe Anthony Davis so much or Sam Cunningham, but the defense was sensational,” said Haden. Eugene Register-Guard. The Notre Dame game made him an instant USC legend. John McKay was one of those right guys, and his 1972 team was maybe the best USC team of all-time.

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