USC is the most dominant football program in PAC 12 history, but who is second?

Each Monday, I appear on the weekly Trojan Conquest live show on The Voice of College Football with Mark Rogers—the voice of college football—and Trojanswire editor Matt Zemek. This week, we dove into the all-time Pac-12 football rankings.

The rankings, based on several metrics such as all-time winning percentage, bowl victories, conference championships, national championships and much more, were heavily skewed in USC’s favor, as one might expect.

After discussing Trojan dominance, we shifted our between Washington and UCLA for the second spot, before tackling the recent trends in the conference.

Matt Zemek highlighted UCLA’s dominant teams under legendary Bruin coach Red Sanders. Sanders Bruins teams were arguably some of the most successful in UCLA football history winning three Pacific Coast Conference titles, a couple Rose Bowl wins and a national championship in 1954. His overall record of 66–19–1 (.773) and a winning record against the Trojans (6-3) give him a lofty spot among all Bruin coaches, most likely only second to the immortal John Wooden.

Tommy Prothro became coach from 1965 to 1970, the Bruins achieved a remarkable 104-55-5 record and their miracle comeback win against #1 Michigan state which began the nickname the “Gutty little Bruins” as the undermanned and undersized Bruins toppled the Spartans in the 1966 Rose Bowl.

I added that much of the Bruins’ success on this list can be attributed to their long-time coach, Terry Donohue, who led the team from 1976 to 1995. Under Donahue the Bruins won seven straight bowl games. He began the eight game winning streak against the Trojans which occupied the majority of the 1990s and allowed him to retire with a winning record against the Men of Troy (10-9-1). His tenure brought the Cross Town Rivalry to new heights as both teams took ownership…

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Author : Trojans Wire

Publish date : 2024-05-22 06:52:05

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