Miracle Moments in USC Trojans Football History

The USC Trojans football program has been one of the winningest and most recognizable college football teams to ever play the sport.

There have been numerous moments in the history of the Trojans that have proven miraculous, from recruiting day to the gridiron and from the regular season to bowl games. In Miracle Moments in USC Trojans Football History, Dan Weber details the team’s greatest achievements, from their first BCS national championship victory of many in 1928 over the favored Stanford team, to its notable rivalries with Notre Dame and crosstown enemy UCLA, USC’s role in breaking the color barrier in college football, its legendary 1972 championship team, the famous O.J. Simpson 64-yard game-winning run over the top-ranked UCLA Bruins, the arrival of head coach Pete Carroll, the famous Bush Push, Jake Olson’s historic snap in 2017, and much more.

In doing so, Weber highlights the key players and coaches and reveals the high level of excitement that comes with being a USC Trojans fan. Complete with full-color photos, this book makes the perfect gift for young and old fans of the USC Trojans football team alike!

Dan Weber was a former high school football and baseball coach and social studies and English teacher turned college sports administrator at Northern Kentucky and Xavier Universities before he began a career as a sports writer/editor in Kentucky, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, California, and the Chicago/Northwest Indiana area specializing in college sports. As a sports marketer, he developed the first ever Traveling College Football Hall of Fame for a seventeen-state national tour, then covered both UCLA and USC as a sports editor, columnist, and beat writer in Southern California. He now focuses on USC for USCFootball.com.

“Dan Weber does a phenomenal job really capturing some of the greatest moments in Trojans history throughout his book. If you are a Trojans fan, this is a must read.” --Matt Leinart, 2004 Heisman Trophy winner

“Dan has chronicled the USC football team through so many magical eras—and he has done a phenomenal job doing it. He has always had a great sense for Trojans lore. This book will be a fun read for anyone who loves the Trojans.” --Pete Carroll, head coach, Seattle Seahawks