1984 USC Trojans football team
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 were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 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 |
September 8 |
6:00 PM |
Utah State* |
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
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W 42–7 |
45,067 |
September 22 |
7:00 PM |
at Arizona State |
#17 |
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
Metro |
W 6–3 |
70,219 |
September 29 |
12:30 PM |
LSU* |
#15 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
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L 3–23 |
60,128 |
October 6 |
12:00 PM |
at Washington State |
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Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA |
Metro |
W 29–27 |
33,000 |
October 13 |
1:00 PM |
at Oregon |
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Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR |
Metro |
W 19–9 |
29,581 |
October 20 |
12:30 PM |
Arizona |
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
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W 17–14 |
65,411 |
October 27 |
12:30 PM |
California |
#20 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
Metro |
W 31–7 |
52,692 |
November 3 |
12:30 PM |
at Stanford |
#18 |
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA |
CBS |
W 20–11 |
74,432 |
November 10 |
12:30 PM |
#1 Washington |
#12 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
CBS |
W 16–7 |
71,838 |
November 17 |
1:30 PM |
at UCLA |
#7 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) |
CBS |
L 10–29 |
90,096 |
November 24 |
12:30 PM |
Notre Dame* |
#14 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry) |
CBS |
L 7–19 |
66,342 |
January 1 |
2:00 PM |
vs. #6 Ohio State* |
#18 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) |
NBC |
W 20–17 |
102,594 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time. |
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