His winning percentage as USC coach was .514, compared to the school's then all-time win percentage of .691.
He also became the leader of the Trojan Football Alumni Club and close friend of recent USC coaches, including Pete Carroll.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took Davis in the 1976 expansion draft, with his old USC coach John McKay hoping to turn some new magic.
The former USC coach led the Rams to the playoffs six times in his nine seasons.
The former USC coach began by cutting the aged veterans left over from the 1970s teams.
Prior to his becoming the USC coach, he was the head coach of Irvine Novaquatics; a position he held since the Fall of 1990.
USC coaches saw Buehler's potential at multiple positions, and head coach Pete Carroll offered him a scholarship in the summer of 2006.
A brawl breaks out in a game between the University of South Carolina and Clemson University, marring longtime USC coach Lou Holtz's final game.
A preseason trade to the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers reunited him with his former USC coach, John McKay, and placed him in a more favorable situation.
Crawford was 59-46-3 as the USC coach and 55-33 against other college teams.