October 27, 1973 Southern Cal at Notre Dame Coach John McKay’s 6th ranked, 5-0-1 Southern Cal Trojans came to South Bend with a 23-game unbeaten streak for the annual battle with Notre Dame. Coach Ara Parseghian had the Notre Dame Fighting Irish at 5-0 & ranked 8th in the nation but they had not defeated Southern Cal since 1966. Notre Dame’s top-ranked defense had … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 27
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This Date in College Football Belt History – October 14
October 14, 1978 Southern Cal at Arizona State Arizona State’s first year as a member of the new Pac-10 was a memorable one. Coach Frank Kush had his 4-1 Arizona State Sun Devils fired up to meet the 3rd ranked, 4-0 Southern Cal Trojans of coach John Robinson. Arizona State's All-American DE Al Harris anchored the defense & QB Mark Malone guided the offense as the … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – October 14
This Date in College Football Belt History – September 29
September 29, 1979 Southern Cal at Louisiana State The top-ranked, 3-0 Southern Cal Trojans of coach John Robinson traveled to Baton Rouge to take on the 20th ranked, 2-0 Louisiana State Tigers of Charlie McClendon. Southern Cal’s Heisman Trophy winning, All-American RB Charles White rushed for 185 yards with a touchdown & All-Pac 10 QB Paul McDonald found WR Kevin … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – September 29
This Date in College Football Belt History – September 23
September 23, 1978 Southern Cal at Alabama The 7th ranked, 2-0 Southern Cal Trojans of coach John Robinson traveled to Birmingham to battle the top-ranked, 2-0 Alabama Crimson Tide of coach Paul "Bear" Bryant in the rematch of their epic 1977 contest when Alabama took The Belt with a 21-20 victory over the Trojans. Alabama brought a 12-game winning streak along with The … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – September 23
This Date in College Football Belt History – September 13
September 13, 1980 Southern Cal at Tennessee With a 20-game unbeaten streak & 17-game Belt title reign, the Southern Cal Trojans of coach John Robinson opened the 1980 season ranked 5th nationally. The Trojans still had All-American DB Ronnie Lott & All-American OT Keith Van Horne. Coach Johnny Majors’ Tennessee Volunteers had the first shot of the new season at … [Read more...] about This Date in College Football Belt History – September 13