American college football season
1984 USC Trojans football Conference Pacific-10 Conference Coaches No. 9 AP No. 10 1984 record 9–3 (7–1 Pac-10) Head coach Offensive coordinator Norv Turner (1st season)Captain Neil Hope Ken Ruettgers Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,516, grass)Seasons
1984 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
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
Rankings from AP Poll
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 [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 8 6:00 p.m. Utah State * Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 42–745,067
September 22 7:00 p.m. at Arizona State No. 17 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ Metro W 6–370,219
September 29 12:30 p.m. LSU * No. 15 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA L 3–2360,128
October 6 12:00 p.m. at Washington State Martin Stadium Pullman, WA 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 Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry )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 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
Roster [ ]
1984 USC Trojans football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
QB
11
Tim Green
Sr
OL
John Guerrero
Fr
OT
77
Ken Ruettgers
Sr
QB
7
Sean Salisbury
Sr
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
LB
80
Duane Bickett
Sr
LB
52
Jack Del Rio
Sr
S
6
Tim McDonald
So
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 [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Final
AP
NR
NR
20
17
15
NR
NR
NR
20
18
14
7
14
20
18
10
Coaches
NR
NR
18
16
14
NR
NR
NR
19
16
12
7
13 т
17
14
9
Game summaries [ ]
LSU [ ]
Washington [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Huskies
0
7 0 0
7
• No. 14 Trojans
3
3 0 10
16
Date: November 10Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , Los Angeles, California Game attendance: 71,838Television network: CBS
See also: 1984 Washington Huskies football team
[3] [4]
vs. Ohio State (Rose Bowl) [ ]
Rose Bowl
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Buckeyes
3
3 3 8
17
• No. 18 Trojans
10
7 3 0
20
Date: January 1Location: Rose Bowl , Pasadena, California Game start: 2:00 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:10Game attendance: 102,594Game weather: Sunny; 75°F; wind 10 SReferee: James SprengerTV announcers (NBC ): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
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 [ ]
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
Pacific Coast AAWU Pacific-8 Pacific-10 Pac-12 National championships in bold