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1981 USC Trojans football team

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The 1981 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach John Robinson, the Trojans compiled a 9–3 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 284 to 170.[1]

CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 14
Record9–3 (5–2 Pac-10)
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1981 USC Trojans football
Fiesta Bowl, L 10–26 vs. Penn State
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 14
Record9–3 (5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorR. C. Slocum (1st season)
Captains
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
 1980
1982 
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1981 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 10 Washington $6201020
No. 16 Arizona State520920
No. 14 USC520930
Washington State521831
UCLA521741
Arizona440650
Stanford440470
California260290
Oregon160290
Oregon State0701100
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Quarterback John Mazur led the team in passing, completing 93 of 194 passes for 1,128 yards with seven touchdowns and five interceptions. Marcus Allen led the team in rushing with 433 carries for 2,427 yards and 22 touchdowns. Jeff Simmons led the team in receiving yards with 28 catches for 543 yards and one touchdown.[2] Allen became the first player in NCAA history to rush for over 2,000 yards in one season. He also gained a total of 2,683 offensive yards, led the nation in scoring, and won the Heisman Trophy, the Maxwell Award, and Walter Camp Award and was also the Pac-10 player of the year.

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 12Tennessee*No. 5W 43–762,147[3]
September 19at Indiana*No. 2ONTVW 21–051,167[4]
September 26No. 2 Oklahoma*No. 1
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
ABCW 28–2485,651[5]
October 3at Oregon StateNo. 1W 56–2233,000[6]
October 10ArizonaNo. 1
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 10–1356,315[7]
October 17StanforddaggerNo. 7
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
W 25–1776,291[8]
October 24at Notre Dame*No. 5W 14–759,075[9]
October 31No. 14 Washington StateNo. 4
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 41–1760,972[10]
November 7at CaliforniaNo. 3W 21–374,000[11]
November 14at WashingtonNo. 3L 3–1347,347[12]
November 21No. 15 UCLANo. 10
ABCW 22–2189,432[13]
January 1, 1982vs. No. 7 Penn State*No. 8NBCL 10–2671,053[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster

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1981 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 33 Marcus Allen Sr
WR Brad Anderson
TE Mark Boyer
TE Fred Cornwell
RB Fred Crutcher
G 64 Roy Foster Sr
RB Anthony Gibson
RB John Kamana
RB Zephrini Lee
C 66 Bruce Matthews Jr
QB 11 John Mazur So
RB Bob McClanahan
WR 22 Malcolm Moore So
OT 72 Don Mosebar Jr
QB 7 Sean Salisbury Fr
WR 29 Jeff Simmons Jr
OL Tony Slaton So
RB Todd Spencer
OL 93 Kelly Thomas Jr
QB 15 Scott Tinsley Jr
WR Timmie Ware
WR Timmy White
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
MG George Achica
LB 51 Chip Banks Sr
LB Jeff Brown
S 47 Joey Browner Jr
DL Keith Browner
LB 87 August Curley Jr
DT 94 Byron Darby Jr
LB 52 Jack Del Rio Fr
DL Dennis Edwards
DL John Harvey
LB Neil Hope
LB Tim Sullivan
DB Joe Turner
DL Charles Ussery
DB Troy West
DB Marv Williams
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 5 Steve Jordan Fr
K Scott Livingston
P Dave Pryor
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
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Awards and honors

1981 team players in the NFL

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