1966 USC Trojans football team

The 1966 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled a 7–4 record (4–1 against conference opponents), won the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU or Pac-8) championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 199 to 128.^[1] The team was ranked #18 in the final Coaches Poll in late November; the final AP poll of early December included only the top ten this season

Quarterback Troy Winslow led the Trojans in passing, completing 82 of 138 passes for 1,023 yards with 6 touchdowns and 5 interceptions. Don McCall led the team in rushing with 127 carries for 560 yards and 5 touchdowns. Ron Drake led USC in receiving with 52 catches for 607 yards and four touchdowns.^[2]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Texas*	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Austin, TX		W 10–6	42,000	[3]
September 24	Wisconsin*	No. 5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 38–3	52,325
October 1	at Oregon State	No. 5	Civic Stadium Portland, OR		W 21–0	29,217
October 8	Washington	No. 6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 17–14	55,960
October 15	at Stanford	No. 5	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)		W 21–7	61,500
October 22	Clemson*	No. 5	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 30–0	44,614	[4]
October 28	at Miami (FL)*	No. 5	Orange Bowl Miami, FL		L 7–10	51,156
November 5	California	No. 9	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 35–9	47,199
November 19	at No. 8 UCLA	No. 7	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)		L 7–14	81,980
November 26	No. 1 Notre Dame*	No. 10	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)		L 0–51	88,520
January 2, 1967	vs. No. 7 Purdue*		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	NBC	L 13–14	101,438
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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