JOHN McKAY

CAREER

From 1960 to 1975, John McKay built one of the most dominant programs in college football at USC.

McKay led the Trojans to four national titles, nine Pacific 8 Conference championships and six bowl victories in nine appearances, among them five in the Rose Bowl in eight trips.

He left USC after the 1975 season to become the first coach of the NFL’s Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 1976. In 1979, he led the Buccaneers to a 10-6 record, the NFC Central Division championship and a spot in the NFC championship game against the Los Angeles Rams.

Tampa Bay also won the NFC Central in 1981 and qualified for the playoffs in 1981 and 1982 under McKay. He retired after the 1984 season with an NFL record of 45-91-1, including playoff games.

McKay was a six-time AFCA district coach of the year and a two-time AFCA national coach of the year at USC (1962, 1972). He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1988.

RECORD / USC

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Final Year Record AP Rank 1960 4-6-0 None 1961 4-5-1 None 1962 11-0-0 1

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* Rose Bowl: d. Wisconsin, 42-37

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Final Year Record AP Rank 1963 7-3-0 None 1964 7-3-0 10 1965 7-2-1 10 1966 7-4-0 None

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* Rose Bowl: lost to Purdue, 14-13

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Final Year Record AP Rank 1967 10-1-0 1

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* Rose Bowl: d. Indiana, 14-3

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Final Year Record AP Rank 1968 9-1-1 4

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* Rose Bowl: lost to Ohio State, 27-16

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Final Year Record AP Rank 1969 10-0-1 3

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* Rose Bowl: d. Michigan, 10-3

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Final Year Record AP Rank 1970 6-4-1 15 1971 6-4-1 20 1972 12-0-0 1

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* Rose Bowl: d. Ohio State, 42-17

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Final Year Record AP Rank 1973 9-2-1 8

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* Rose Bowl: Lost to Ohio State, 42-21

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Final Year Record AP Rank 1974 10-1-1 2*

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* Rose Bowl: d. Ohio State, 18-17

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Final Year Record AP Rank 1975 8-4-0 17

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* Liberty Bowl: d. Texas A&M;, 20-0

TOTALS 127-40-8

BOWLS 6-3

* USC was voted No. 1 in UPI poll to earn a share of the national championship with Oklahoma.

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RECORD / TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

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Year Record 1976 0-14 1977 2-12 1978 5-11 1979 10-6

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* Playoffs--Defeated Philadelphia, 24-17; Lost to Los Angeles, 9-0

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Year Record 1980 5-10-1 1981 9-7 * Playoffs--Lost to Dallas, 38-0

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Year Record 1982 5-4 * Playoffs--Lost to Dallas, 30-17

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Year Record 1983 2-14 1984 6-10 TOTALS 44-88-1

PLAYOFFS 1-3

MISCELLANY

Coaches with most Division I-A titles:

6 Paul Bryant, Alabama

4 John McKay, USC

4 Frank Leahy, Notre Dame

3 Barry Switzer, Oklahoma

3 Bud Wilkinson, Oklahoma

3 Tom Osborne, Nebraska

3 Paul Bierman, Minnesota

3 Darrell Royal, Texas

3 Woody Hayes, Ohio State