American college football season
1974 USC Trojans football Conference Pacific-8 Conference Coaches No. 1 AP No. 2 1974 record 10–1–1 (6–0–1 Pac-8) Head coach Captains
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 94,500, grass)Seasons
1974 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 2 USC $
6
–
0
–
1
10
–
1
–
1
Stanford
5
–
1
–
1
5
–
4
–
2
California
4
–
2
–
1
7
–
3
–
1
UCLA
4
–
2
–
1
6
–
3
–
2
Washington
3
–
4
–
0
5
–
6
–
0
Oregon State
3
–
4
–
0
3
–
8
–
0
Washington State
1
–
6
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
Oregon
0
–
7
–
0
2
–
9
–
0
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1974 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season . In their 15th year under head coach John McKay , the Trojans compiled a 10–1–1 record (6–0–1 against conference opponents), finished in first place in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 363 to 142.[1] The team was ranked #1 in the final UPI Coaches Poll and #2 in the final AP Poll.
Quarterback Pat Haden led the team in passing, completing 70 of 149 passes for 988 yards with 13 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Anthony Davis led the team in rushing with 301 carries for 1,421 yards and 13 touchdowns. J.K. McKay led the team in receiving with 34 catches for 550 yards and eight touchdowns.[2] Vince Evans backed up Haden. Allen Carter backed up Davis. The fullbacks were Ricky Bell, Dave Farmer and Mosi Tatupu. The starting flanker, Shelton Diggs, caught the two point conversion that lifted USC over Ohio State in the January 1975 Rose Bowl.
Schedule [ ]
Date Opponent Rank Site Result Attendance September 14 vs. No. 20 Arkansas * No. 5 War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR L 7–2254,622
September 28 at No. 8 Pittsburgh * No. 18 Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA W 16–752,934
October 5 Iowa * No. 9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 41–352,095
October 12 vs. Washington State No. 7 Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA W 54–732,000
October 19 at Oregon No. 6 W 16–732,500
October 26 Oregon State No. 6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 35–1052,392
November 2 California No. 6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA T 15–1553,921
November 9 at Stanford No. 11 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry )W 35–1083,500
November 16 Washington No. 8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 42–1151,157
November 23 at UCLA No. 8 W 34–982,467
November 30 No. 5 Notre Dame * No. 6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh ) W 55–2483,552
January 1, 1975 vs. No. 3 Ohio State * No. 5 W 18–17106,721
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster [ ]
1974 USC Trojans football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
RB
42
Ricky Bell
So
WR
26
Shelton Diggs
So
QB
8
Vince Evans
So
OG
61
Donnie Hickman
So
OG
65
Melvin Jackson
Jr
OT
76
Marvin Powell
So
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
DB
44
Mike Burns
So
DT
79
Gary Jeter
So
LB
57
David Lewis
So
LB
52
Rod Martin
So
CB
46
Danny Reece
Jr
LB
55
Eric Williams
So
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Game summaries [ ]
Washington [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
Washington
0
3 0 8
11
• USC
7
14 14 7
42
Date: November 16Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA Game attendance: 51,157
Scoring summary 1 USC Diggs 36-yard pass from Haden (Limahelu kick) USC 7-0
2 USC Davis 7-yard pass from Haden (Limahelu kick) USC 14-0
2 USC Davis 1-yard run (Limahelu kick) USC 21-0
2 WASH Robbins 46-yard field goal USC 21-3
3 USC Carter 1-yard run (Limahelu kick) USC 28-3
3 USC Evans 3-yard run (Limahelu kick) USC 35-3
4 USC Ford 36-yard run (Limahelu kick) USC 42-3
4 WASH McBride 4-yard run (Conley pass from McBride) USC 42-11
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References [ ]
External links [ ]
Bill Bain
Ricky Bell
Mike Burns
Allen Carter
Marvin Cobb
Anthony Davis
Vince Evans
Pat Haden
Melvin Jackson
Gary Jeter
Dave Lewis
Chris Limahelu
Clay Matthews
Bob McCaffrey
John McKay Jr.
Charlie Phillips
Marvin Powell
Danny Reece
Mosi Tatupu
Dennis Thurman
Richard Wood
Venues
Athletic Park (1895–98)
Fiesta Park (1897–98, 1902, 1904–06, 1916)
Chutes Park (1900)
Prager Park (1903)
Bovard Field (1904–10, 1914–15, 1917–22)
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1923–present)
Jones Field/Kennedy Field (practice)
Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
1936–1949 1950s 1960s
1960 : Minnesota (AP, Coaches, NFF ) / Ole Miss (FWAA)
1961 : Alabama (AP, Coaches, NFF) / Ohio State (FWAA)
1962 : USC
1963 : Texas
1964 : Alabama (AP, Coaches) / Arkansas (FWAA) / Notre Dame (NFF)
1965 : Alabama (AP, FWAA) / Michigan State (Coaches, FWAA, NFF)
1966 : Notre Dame (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF) / Michigan State (NFF)
1967 : USC
1968 : Ohio State
1969 : Texas
1970s
1970 : Nebraska (AP, FWAA) / Texas (NFF, Coaches) / Ohio State (NFF)
1971 : Nebraska
1972 : USC
1973 : Notre Dame (AP, FWAA, NFF) / Alabama (Coaches)
1974 : Oklahoma (AP) / USC (FWAA, NFF, Coaches)
1975 : Oklahoma
1976 : Pittsburgh
1977 : Notre Dame
1978 : Alabama (AP, FWAA, NFF) / USC (Coaches)
1979 : Alabama
1980–1991
1980 : Georgia
1981 : Clemson
1982 : Penn State
1983 : Miami (FL)
1984 : BYU
1985 : Oklahoma
1986 : Penn State
1987 : Miami (FL)
1988 : Notre Dame
1989 : Miami (FL)
1990 : Colorado (AP, FWAA, NFF, USAT /CNN ) / Georgia Tech (Coaches)
1991 : Miami (FL) (AP) / Washington (Coaches, FWAA, UPI /NFF)
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Stanford (1970)
Stanford (1971)
USC (1972)
USC (1973)
USC (1974)
California & UCLA (1975)
USC (1976)
Washington (1977)
Pacific-10
USC (1978)
USC (1979)
Washington (1980)
Washington (1981)
UCLA (1982)
UCLA (1983)
USC (1984)
UCLA (1985)
Arizona State (1986)
USC & UCLA (1987)
USC (1988)
USC (1989)
Washington (1990)
Washington (1991)
Washington & Stanford (1992)
Arizona , UCLA , & USC (1993)
Oregon (1994)
USC & Washington (1995)
Arizona State (1996)
UCLA & Washington State (1997)
UCLA (1998)
Stanford (1999)
Oregon , Oregon State , & Washington (2000)
Oregon (2001)
USC & Washington State (2002)
USC (2003)
USC (2004) vacated
USC (2005) vacated
California & USC (2006)
Arizona State & USC (2007)
USC (2008)
Oregon (2009)
Oregon (2010)
Pac-12 National championships in bold