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) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Norv Turner (1st season) |
Captain | Neil Hope Ken Ruettgers |
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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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]
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 |
| 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 |
| W 17–14 | 65,411 | |||
October 27 | 12:30 p.m. | California | No. 20 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | |
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Further information: 1984 NCAA Division I-A football rankings |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | — | — | 20 | 17 | 15 | — | — | — | 20 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 20 | 18 | 10 |
Coaches | — | — | 18 | 16 | 14 | — | — | — | 19 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 13 т | 17 | 14 | 9 |
See also: 1984 LSU Tigers football team |
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See also: 1984 Washington Huskies football team |
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Main article: 1985 Rose Bowl |
See also: 1984 Ohio State Buckeyes football team |