American college football season
1984 USC Trojans football |
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Pac-10 champion Rose Bowl champion |
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Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 9 |
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AP | No. 10 |
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Record | 9–3 (7–1 Pac-10) |
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Head coach | |
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Offensive coordinator | Norv Turner (1st season) |
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Captain | Neil Hope Ken Ruettgers |
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Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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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]
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 | |
September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at Arizona State | No. 17 | | Metro | W 6–3 | 70,219 | |
September 29 | 12:30 p.m. | LSU* | No. 15 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| TigerVision | L 3–23 | 60,128 | [3] |
October 6 | 12:00 p.m. | at Washington State | | | Metro | W 29–27 | 33,000 | |
October 13 | 1:00 p.m. | at Oregon | | | Metro | W 19–9 | 29,581 | |
October 20 | 12:30 p.m. | Arizona | | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| | W 17–14 | 65,411 | |
October 27 | 12:30 p.m. | California | No. 20 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| Metro | W 31–7 | 52,692 | |
November 3 | 12:30 p.m. | at Stanford | No. 18 | | CBS | W 20–11 | 74,432 | |
November 10 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 1 Washington | No. 12 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| CBS | W 16–7 | 71,838 | |
November 17 | 1:30 p.m. | at UCLA | No. 7 | | CBS | L 10–29 | 90,096 | |
November 24 | 12:30 p.m. | Notre Dame* | No. 14 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
| CBS | L 7–19 | 66,342 | |
January 1, 1985 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 6 Ohio State* | No. 18 | | NBC | W 20–17 | 102,594 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Roster
1984 USC Trojans football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | 5 | Steve Jordan | Sr | P | | Troy Richardson | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
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AP | — | — | 20 | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | 20 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 10 |
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Coaches | — | — | 18 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | 19 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 13 т | 17 | 14 | 9 |
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Game summaries
LSU
Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | No. 1 Huskies | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | • No. 14 Trojans | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 16 | |
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Vs. Ohio State (Rose Bowl)
Rose Bowl | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | 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
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Scoring summary |
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| 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 | |
References
- ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "1984 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ "LSU shows Trojans what it takes". The Los Angeles Times. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "USC Upsets Washington". The Washington Post. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ "Hats Off To The Trojans". Sports Illustrated. November 19, 1984. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
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