1960 USC Trojans football team
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| Conference | Athletic Association of Western Universities |
| 1960 record | 4–6 (3–1 AAWU) |
| Head coach | John McKay (1st year) |
| Captain | Mike McKeever |
| Captain | George Van Vliet |
| Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 123,538, grass) |
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| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #6 Washington $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1960 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1960 college football season. In their first year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled a 4–6 record (3–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Athletic Association of Western Universities, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 152 to 95.[1]
Bill Nelsen led the team in passing with 29 of 72 passes completed for 446 yards, three touchdowns and three interceptions. Marlin McKeever was the leading receiver with 15 catches for 218 yards. Hal Tobin was the leading rusher with 318 yard on 61 carries.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| September 16 | Oregon State* | #6 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | L 0–14 | 32,928 | ||||
| September 24 | Texas Christian* | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | L 6–7 | 31,475 | |||||
| October 1 | at #9 Ohio State* | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | L 0–20 | 83,204 | |||||
| October 7 | Georgia* | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | W 10–3 | 28,120 | |||||
| October 15 | California | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | W 27–10 | 39,830 | |||||
| October 29 | at Stanford | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | W 21–10 | 29,000 | |||||
| November 5 | #7 Washington | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | L 0–34 | 43,475 | |||||
| November 12 | at Baylor* | Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX | L 14–35 | 23,000 | |||||
| November 19 | at #11 UCLA | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) | W 17–6 | 66,865 | |||||
| November 26 | Notre Dame* | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry) | L 0–17 | 28,297 | |||||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
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