1982 USC Trojans football team

1982 USC Trojans football
1982 USC Trojans football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 15
Record	8–3 (5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	John Robinson (7th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ted Tollner (1st season)
Captains	George Achica; Joey Browner; Bruce Matthews;
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

The 1982 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach John Robinson, the Trojans compiled an 8–3 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 302 to 143. Due to probation, the Trojans were not eligible for postseason play.^[1]

ConferencePacific-10 Conference

APNo. 15

Record8–3 (5–2 Pac-10)

Headcoach

John Robinson (7th season)

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1982 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 UCLA $	5	–	1	–	1	10	–	1	–	1
No. 7 Washington	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Arizona State	5	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 15 USC	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Arizona	4	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
California	4	–	4	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Stanford	3	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	4	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
Oregon	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	1
Oregon State	0	–	7	–	1	1	–	9	–	1

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Quarterback Sean Salisbury led the team in passing, completing 82 of 142 passes for 1,062 yards with six touchdowns and five interceptions. Todd Spencer led the team in rushing with 141 carries for 596 yards and eight touchdowns. Jeff Simmons led the team in receiving yards with 56 catches for 973 yards and five touchdowns.^[2]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11		at No. 11 Florida*	No. 10	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	ABC	L 9–17	73,238	^[3]
September 18		Indiana*	No. 19	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 28–7	50,724	^[4]
September 25		at Oklahoma*	No. 18	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	W 12–0	76,758	^[5]
October 2		Oregon	No. 16	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 38–7	47,181	^[6]
October 16	12:48 p.m.	at Stanford	No. 14	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	CBS	W 41–21	73,859–75,185	^[7]
October 23		Oregon State	No. 12	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 38–0	50,035	^[8]
October 30		at No. 7 Arizona State	No. 12	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		L 10–17	71,071	^[9]
November 6		California	No. 16	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 42–0	54,670	^[10]
November 13		at Arizona	No. 16	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		W 48–41	55,110	^[11]
November 20		at No. 11 UCLA	No. 15	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	L 19–20	95,763	^[12]
November 27		Notre Dame*	No. 17	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	CBS	W 17–13	76,459	^[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• USC	6	6	0	0	12
Oklahoma	0	0	0	0	0


Q1	USC	Kamana 1 yard pass from Salisbury (kick failed)	USC 6–0

Q2	USC	Simmons 67 yard pass from White (pass failed)	USC 12–0


Q1		USC	Jordan 42 yard field goal	USC 3–0

Q1		ARIZ	Boadway 32 yard interception return (Zendejas kick)	ARIZ 7–3

Q1		ARIZ	Zendejas 19 yard field goal	ARIZ 10–3

Q2		ARIZ	Zendejas 26 yard field goal	ARIZ 13–3

Q2		USC	Simmons 5 yard pass from Tinsley (Jordan kick)	ARIZ 13–10

Q2		ARIZ	Anderson 72 yard pass from Tunnicliffe (Zendejas kick)	ARIZ 20–10

Q2		USC	Simmons 36 yard pass from Tinsley (Jordan kick)	ARIZ 20–17

Q2		USC	Browner 53 yard interception return (Jordan kick)	USC 24–20

Q3		USC	White 33 yard pass from Tinsley (Jordan kick)	USC 31–20

Q3		USC	Jordan 25 yard field goal	USC 34–20

Q3		USC	West 27 yard interception return (Jordan kick)	USC 41–20

Q3		ARIZ	Edwards 2 yard run (Zendejas kick)	USC 41–27

Q4	9:22	ARIZ	Gobel 3 yard pass from Tunnicliffe (Zendejas kick)	USC 41–34

Q4	5:35	USC	Hopper 59 yard interception return (Jordan kick)	USC 48–34

Q4	3:38	ARIZ	Stivers 16 yard pass from Tunnicliffe (Zendejas kick)	USC 48–41

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Notre Dame	7	3	3	0	13
• USC	0	3	7	7	17

1982 USC Trojans football team

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Q1		ND	Moriarty 2 yard run (Johnston kick)	ND 7–0

Q2		ND	Johnston ?? yard field goal	ND 10–0

Q2		USC	Jordan 35 yard field goal	ND 10–3

Q3		ND	Johnston 47 yard field goal	ND 13–3

Q3		USC	Harper 5 yard run (Jordan kick)	ND 13–10

Q4	0:48	USC	Harper 1 yard run (Jordan kick)	USC 17–14

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Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	3	7	0	9	19
UCLA	14	3	3	0	20