LOS ANGELES — John Robinson, the veteran football coach who enjoyed many years of success at the University of Southern California and with the Los Angeles Rams, has died. He was 89 years old.

The Rams confirmed Monday the death of Robinson, a member of the College Football Hall of Fame for his two successful tenures at USC. He died in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, from complications of pneumonia, USC said in a statement.

Robinson also became the winningest coach in Rams history during his nine-year tenure with the NFL club. Sean McVay surpassed Robinson’s career win total just last month.

Robinson is high on the short list of football coaches who have had significant success at both the college and professional levels, going 104-35-4 at USC and finishing his NFL career 75-68 with the Rams. He was particularly dominant in bowl games, going 8-1 in the postseason at USC and UNLV.

Robinson coached at USC from 1976 to 1982 and again from 1993 to 1997. He never had a losing record at the school and his Trojans won five conference titles and four Rose Bowls. Running backs Charles White (1979) and Marcus Allen (1981) won the Heisman Trophy by participating in Robinson’s relentless attacks.

Robinson joined the Rams in 1983 and reached the playoffs in six of his first seven seasons, winning four playoff games and advancing to two NFC championship games.

Robinson spent six seasons coaching at UNLV following his second tenure at USC, also serving as the Rebels’ athletic director. He was most recently a senior consultant at LSU from 2019-21 during coach Ed Orgeron’s tenure.

Robinson was born July 25, 1935, in Chicago and grew up in the Bay Area, attending prep school with John Madden and graduating from high school in 1954. He played on the Rose Bowl championship team from Oregon in 1958 before beginning his coaching career. with the Ducks.

Robinson became John McKay’s offensive coordinator at USC in 1972, coaching the undefeated 1972 consensus national championship team and the 1974 team that went 10-1-1. Robinson left the Trojans for a year to join Madden with the Oakland Raiders, but returned to USC in 1976 when McKay took over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Robinson coached USC for seven outstanding seasons, winning Pac-8 or Pac-10 titles and the Rose Bowl in three of his first four years at the helm. His 1978 team was named national champions by the UPI coaches poll, while Bear Bryant’s Alabama won the AP title.

Robinson continued to win in 1983 when he joined the Rams, who played their home games in Anaheim, California. With an offense led by Eric Dickerson, Robinson’s teams racked up six playoff appearances and lost to the eventual Super Bowl champions in two conference title games.

Robinson’s second tenure at USC included a fourth Rose Bowl victory, but the school fired him after the 1997 season.

Robinson then coached UNLV from 1999 to 2004, taking over a program that had lost 16 straight games. He took the Rebels to just the third bowl appearance in school history in just his second season, but Robinson retired after the 2004 season with a 28-42 record at the school. One of his most notable victories was a 23-5 win at No. 14 Wisconsin in 2003.

Robinson spent many years between his coaching positions in television and radio broadcasting. He returned to football five years ago at LSU as a consultant to Orgeron, the former USC coach.

Robinson lived in the beach town of Encinitas in northern San Diego County.

Robinson is survived by his wife, Beverly, four children, two stepchildren and 10 grandchildren.

A celebration of Robinson’s life will be held following the college football season, in accordance with his wishes.

Del Rio leaves Wisconsin team after arrest

Former NFL head coach Jack Del Rio resigned from his position on Wisconsin’s coaching staff Monday after being arrested near campus for driving a vehicle while intoxicated last week last.

Del Rio, the former head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars and Oakland Raiders, joined Wisconsin in August as a senior advisor to head coach Luke Fickell.

Smart call backup: an “idiot”

Georgia backup Jake Pope issued an apology Monday after a video of him appearing to celebrate the Bulldogs’ 28-10 loss at Mississippi on the field with Rebels fans drew sharp criticism from Georgia coach Kirby Smart.

Pope said in an explanation posted on X that he was surprised to see longtime family friends from Buford, Georgia, on the field. He said his friends, including one wearing the jersey of Ole Miss offensive lineman Reece McIntyre, also of Buford, “were extremely excited to see me after the game.” I was also surprised to see them. And that’s why you saw the reaction I gave via video.

In the video, a smiling pope was jumping up and down with his friends.

Nebraska shakes up coaching staff

Dana Holgorsen will take over as Nebraska’s offensive coordinator for the remainder of the season, with Marcus Satterfield remaining on staff, coach Matt Rhule announced Monday.

Rhule called on the former West Virginia and Houston coach last week to provide analysis of the Cornhuskers’ struggling offense, which has underperformed with five-star freshman quarterback Dylan Raiola since the start of Big Ten play.

The Huskers are 14th in total offense and 15th in scoring in conference play in the 18-team Big Ten, and Satterfield had faced increasing criticism for his playmaking.