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The university is no longer affiliated with any church, having severed formal ties in 1952. When USC opened in 1880, tuition was $15.00 per term, and students were not allowed to leave town without the knowledge and consent of the university president. The school had an enrollment of 53 students and a faculty of 10.
No. 6 North Carolina moved up with a 28-7 win over Georgia Tech: No. 1 USC, No. 2 Penn State, No. 3 Texas, No. 4 Pittsburgh, and No. 5 North Carolina. October 10: No. 1 USC was upset at home by Arizona, 13–10. No. 2 Penn State beat Boston College 38-7, but the Nittany Lions were leapfrogged by No. 3 Texas, who beat No. 10 Oklahoma 34-14.
Texas would defeat USC (whose loss was later officially vacated) [3] 41–38 to capture its fourth football championship in program history and first consensus national title since 1969. The game was a back-and-forth contest; Texas's victory was not secured until the game's final nineteen seconds.
The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States.Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in California, [11] [12] and has an enrollment of more than 49,000 students.
Both USC and Texas were 12–0 entering the game; although USC was the slight favorite, [28] USC lost to Texas 41–38. [29] As with the 2004 season, later NCAA investigations into alleged improper benefits given to Reggie Bush altered the official record of the 2005 Trojan season. All twelve wins from the 2005 season were officially vacated.
After months spent fighting the university in court, McCoy announced in an Instagram post May 3 that he was trading in his troubled tenure at USC for a second chance at Tennessee.
The next poll was No. 1 Ohio State, No. 2 Penn State, No. 3 Arkansas, No. 4 Texas, and No. 5 USC. September 27: No. 1 Ohio State opened its season with a 62–0 dismantling of TCU. No. 2 Penn State beat Colorado 27–3, and No. 3 Arkansas overpowered Tulsa 55–0. No. 4 Texas won 49–7 over Texas Tech and No. 5 USC beat Northwestern at home 48 ...
September 21 In Dallas, Southern Methodist University opened its season with a 13–3 win over North Texas State. September 28 SMU and Howard Payne College played to a 13–13 tie, and TCU rolled over visiting Daniel Baker College, 61–0. In Los Angeles, USC opened its season against crosstown rival UCLA, rolling over the Bruins 76–0.