1964 USC Trojans football team

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1964 USC Trojans football
USC Trojans logo.svg
AAWU co-champion
ConferenceAthletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
CoachesNo. 10
APNo. 10
1964 record7–3 (3–1 AAWU)
Head coach
  • John McKay (5th season)
Captains
  • Craig Fertig
  • Bill Fisk
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 101,671, grass)
Seasons
← 1963
1965 →
1964 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Oregon State ^ + 3 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 10 USC + 3 – 1 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Washington 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
UCLA 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Stanford 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Oregon 1 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Washington State 1 – 2 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
California 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Rose Bowl representative determined by longest absence, due to no head-to-head result and 4–4 tie in member vote.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled a 7–3 record (3–1 against conference opponents), finished in a tie with Oregon State for the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU or Pac-8) championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 207 to 130.[1] The Trojans ended their season with an upset victory over an undefeated Notre Dame that was ranked #2 in the AP Poll.

Quarterback Craig Fertig was one of the team's two captains and led the team in passing, completing 109 of 209 passes for 1,671 yards with 11 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Mike Garrett led the team in rushing with 217 carries for 948 yards and nine touchdowns. Rod Sherman led the team in receiving yardage with 24 catches for 446 yards and five touchdowns.[2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Colorado*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 21–039,173
September 26at No. 2 Oklahoma*
  • Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
  • Norman, OK
W 40–1461,700
October 3at Michigan State*No. 2
  • Spartan Stadium
  • East Lansing, MI
L 7–1770,102
October 10Texas A&M*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 31–742,295
October 17at No. 2 Ohio State*
  • Ohio Stadium
  • Columbus, OH
L 0–1784,315[3]
October 24California
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 26–2148,105
October 31Washingtondagger
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 13–1450,577
November 7at Stanford
  • Stanford Stadium
  • Stanford, CA (rivalry)
W 15–1055,000
November 21at UCLA
W 34–1362,108
November 28No. 1 Notre Dame*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh)
W 20–1783,840
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries[]

Notre Dame[]

1 234Total
Notre Dame 3 1400 17
• USC 0 0713 20
  • Date: November 27
  • Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
  • Game attendance: 83,840

[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1960-1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "1964 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. ^ Al Heim (October 18, 1964). "Buckeyes Bid For No. 1 As Sanders Piledrives By Southern Cal, 17-0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 2H – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "USC Shocks Notre Dame". The Register-Guard. Eugene. November 28, 1964. Retrieved November 22, 2014.
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