American college football season
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 [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 8 6:00 p.m. Utah State * W 42–745,067 September 22 7:00 p.m. at Arizona State No. 17 Metro W 6–370,219 September 29 12:30 p.m. LSU * No. 15 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA TigerVision L 3–2360,128 [3] October 6 12:00 p.m. at Washington State Metro W 29–2733,000 October 13 1:00 p.m. at Oregon Metro W 19–929,581 October 20 12:30 p.m. Arizona Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 17–1465,411 October 27 12:30 p.m. California No. 20 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA Metro W 31–752,692 November 3 12:30 p.m. at Stanford No. 18 CBS W 20–1174,432 November 10 12:30 p.m. No. 1 Washington No. 12 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA CBS W 16–771,838 November 17 1:30 p.m. at UCLA No. 7 CBS L 10–2990,096 November 24 12:30 p.m. Notre Dame * No. 14 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry ) CBS L 7–1966,342 January 1, 1985 2:00 p.m. vs. No. 6 Ohio State * No. 18 NBC W 20–17102,594 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
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
Rankings [ edit ] Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below Week 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
Game summaries [ edit ]
Washington [ edit ] 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) [ edit ] Rose Bowl 1 2 3 4 Total No. 6 Buckeyes 3 3 3 8 17 • No. 18 Trojans 10 7 3 0 20
Scoring summary 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 [ edit ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Pacific Coast AAWU Pacific-8 Pacific-10 Pac-12 National championships in bold