1984 USC Trojans football team
American college football season
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The 1984 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Ted Tollner, the Trojans compiled a 9–3 record (7–1 against conference opponents), won the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) championship, and outscored their opponents 220 to 173.[1]
| 1984 USC Trojans football | |
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Pac-10 champion Rose Bowl champion | |
Rose Bowl, W 20–17 vs. Ohio State | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 9 |
| AP | No. 10 |
| Record | 9–3 (7–1 Pac-10) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Norv Turner (1st season) |
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| Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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| No. 10 USC $ | 7 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Washington | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 UCLA | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Quarterback Tim Green, in replacement of the injured Sean Salisbury, led the team in passing, completing 116 of 224 passes for 1,448 yards with five touchdowns and eight interceptions. Fred Crutcher led the team in rushing with 307 carries for 1,155 yards and ten touchdowns. Hank Norman led the team in receiving yards with 39 catches for 643 yards and two touchdowns.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Utah State* | W 42–7 | 45,067 | [3] | |||
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at Arizona State | No. 17 | Metro | W 6–3 | 70,219 | [4] | |
| September 29 | 12:30 p.m. | LSU* | No. 15 |
| TigerVision | L 3–23 | 60,128 | [5] |
| October 6 | 12:00 p.m. | at Washington State | Metro | W 29–27 | 33,000 | [6] | ||
| October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Oregon | Metro | W 19–9 | 29,581 | [7] | ||
| October 20 | 12:30 p.m. | Arizona |
| W 17–14 | 65,411 | [8] | ||
| October 27 | 12:30 p.m. | California | No. 20 |
| Metro | W 31–7 | 52,692 | [9] |
| November 3 | 12:30 p.m. | at Stanford | No. 18 | CBS | W 20–11 | 74,432 | [10] | |
| November 10 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 1 Washington | No. 12 |
| CBS | W 16–7 | 71,838 | [11] |
| November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at UCLA | No. 7 | CBS | L 10–29 | 90,096 | [12] | |
| November 24 | 12:30 p.m. | Notre Dame* | No. 14 |
| CBS | L 7–19 | 66,342 | [13] |
| January 1, 1985 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 6 Ohio State* | No. 18 |
| NBC | W 20–17 | 102,594 | [14] |
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Rankings
Game summaries
LSU
Washington
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 1 Huskies | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| • No. 14 Trojans | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
- Date: November 10
- Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California
- Game attendance: 71,838
- Television network: CBS
Vs. Ohio State (Rose Bowl)
Rose Bowl
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| No. 6 Buckeyes | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 17 |
| • No. 18 Trojans | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
- Date: January 1
- Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
- Game start: 2:00 p.m.
- Elapsed time: 3:10
- Game attendance: 102,594
- Game weather: Sunny; 75 °F (24 °C); wind 10 mph (16 km/h) S
- Referee: James Sprenger
- TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
| Q1 | 12:08 | OHST | Spangler 21 yard field goal | OHST 3-0 |
| Q1 | 8:52 | USC | Jordan 51 yard field goal | Tie 3-3 |
| Q1 | 1:54 | USC | Cormier 3 yard pass from Green (Jordan kick) | USC 10-3 |
| Q2 | :22 | USC | Ware 19 yard pass from Green (Jordan kick) | USC 17-3 |
| Q2 | :00 | OHST | Spangler 46 yard field goal | USC 17-6 |
| Q3 | 8:37 | OHST | Spangler 52 yard field goal | USC 17-9 |
| Q3 | 4:05 | USC | Jordan 51 yard field goal | USC 20-9 |
| Q4 | 7:34 | OHST | Carter 18 yard pass from Tomczak (Spangler kick) | USC 20-17 |
Roster
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