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The 1983 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Ted Tollner, the Trojans compiled a 4–6–1 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 238 to 210.

Record4–6–1 (4–3 Pac-10)
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1983 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record4–6–1 (4–3 Pac-10)
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Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
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1983 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 UCLA $6–1–17–4–1
Washington5–2–08–4–0
Washington State5–3–07–4–0
USC4–3–04–6–1
Arizona4–3–17–3–1
Arizona State3–3–16–4–1
Oregon3–3–14–6–1
California3–4–15–5–1
Oregon State1–6–13–7–1
Stanford1–7–01–10–0
  • $ – Conference champion
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Quarterback Sean Salisbury led the team in passing, completing 142 of 248 passes for 1,882 yards with ten touchdowns and nine interceptions. Michael Harper led the team in rushing with 151 carries for 685 yards and six touchdowns. Timmie Ware led the team in receiving yards with 23 catches for 481 yards and five touchdowns.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 101:30 pmNo. 18 Florida*No. 9T 19–1953,948[2]
September 176:00 pmat Oregon StateNo. 14W 33–1028,000[3]
September 241:30 pmKansas*No. 10
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 20–2649,255[4]
October 14:00 pmat South Carolina*L 14–3874,200[5]
October 81:30 pmWashington State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles. CA
W 38–1743,106[6]
October 151:30 pmNo. 18 Arizona Statedagger
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 14–3458,664[7]
October 2211:30 amat Notre Dame*L 6–2759,075[8]
October 291:00 pmat CaliforniaW 19–965,867[9]
November 51:30 pmStanford
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
W 30–750,867[10]
November 121:00 pmat No. 18 WashingtonL 0–2460,690[11]
November 191:30 pmUCLA
L 17–2783,763[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time
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