1985 USC Trojans football team

1985 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1985 USC Trojans football
1985 USC Trojans football
Aloha Bowl, L 3–24 vs. Alabama
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1985 record	6–6 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Ted Tollner (3rd season);
Captain	Matt Koart; Hank Norman
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

The 1985 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 7	at No. 11 Illinois*	No. 6	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	W 20–10	76,369
September 21	Baylor*	No. 3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 13-20	53,246
September 28	at Arizona State	No. 18	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	L 0–24	70,710
October 5	Oregon State		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 63–0	50,624
October 19	Stanford		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	W 30–6	56,837
October 26	at Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh)	L 3–37	59,075
November 2	Washington State		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 31–13	46,954
November 9	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	L 6–14	63,500
November 16	at Washington		Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	L 17–20	52,601
November 23	No. 8 UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	W 17–13	90,064
November 30	vs. Oregon		National Olympic Stadium Tokyo, Japan (Mirage Bowl)	W 20–6	65,000
December 28	vs. No. 15 Alabama*		Aloha Stadium Honolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl)	L 3–24	65,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel[]

1985 USC Trojans football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR		Gene Arrington
OG	`79`	Jeff Bregel	Jr
OG	`66`	Dave Cadigan	So
TE		Martin Chesley
TE		Joe Cormier
OL		Tom Cox
RB		Fred Crutcher
RB		Andy Eddy
RB		Aaron Emmanuel
OL		James Fitzpatrick
TE		Paul Green
OL		John Guerrero	Fr
WR		Ken Henry
RB		Ryan Knight
OL		Gaylord Kuamoo
RB	`34`	Zephrini Lee	Sr
TE		Eric McKee
QB		Kevin McLean
WR		Hank Norman
QB	`16`	Rodney Peete	Fr
RB		Kennedy Pola
OG		Mark Sager
QB	`7`	Sean Salisbury	Sr
RB		Todd Steele
WR		Randy Tanner
WR		Al Washington
RB		Steven Webster

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB		Sam Anno
LB		Garrett Breeland
DB		Louis Brock
DL		Tony Colorito
LB		Marcus Cotton
LB		Keith Davis
DB		Matt Johnson
DT	`91`	Matt Koart	Sr
S	`6`	Tim McDonald	Jr
DL		Brent Moore
DB		Jerome Tyler
DL		Gary Willison

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P		Troy Richardson
K		Don Shafer
P		Chris Sperle

Head coach

Ted Tollner

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Craig Ver Steeg (GA)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Season summary[]

at Illinois[]

Baylor[]

at Arizona State[]

Oregon State[]

Stanford[]

at Notre Dame[]

Washington State[]

at California[]

at Washington[]

UCLA[]

#8 UCLA Bruins (8–1–1) at USC Trojans (4–5)

	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	7	6	0	0	13
USC	7	0	3	7	17

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

Date: November 23
Game attendance: 90,064
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Game information

First quarter

UCLA – Eric Ball 1-yard run (John Lee kick). UCLA 7–0. Drive:
USC – Joe Cormier 34-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Don Shafer kick). Tie 7–7. Drive:

Second quarter

UCLA – John Lee 22-yard field goal. UCLA 10–7. Drive:
UCLA – John Lee 34-yard field goal. UCLA 13–7. Drive:

Third quarter

USC – Don Shafer 38-yard field goal. UCLA 13–10. Drive:

Fourth quarter

USC – Rodney Peete 1-yard run (Don Shafer kick). USC 17–13. Drive:

Top passers

UCLA – David Norrie – 14/21, 178 yards, 2 INT
USC – Rodney Peete – 8/15, 101 yards, TD, INT

Top rushers

UCLA – Gaston Green – 28 rushes, 145 yards
USC – Ryan Knight – 32 rushes, 147 yards

Top receivers

UCLA – Karl Dorrell – 5 receptions, 61 yards
USC – Joe Cormier – 8 receptions, 101 yards

vs. Oregon[]

Aloha Bowl (vs. Alabama)[]

1986 NFL Draft[]

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Franchise

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References[]

^ UCLA-Southern Cal Box Score. Gainesville Sun. 1985 Nov 24. Pg. 4F. Retrieved 2020-Dec-12.
^ "1986 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 22, 2019.

[1] UCLA-Southern Cal Box Score. Gainesville Sun. 1985 Nov 24. Pg. 4F. Retrieved 2020-Dec-12.

[2] "1986 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 22, 2019.

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Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Notre Dame Stanford UCLA Victory Bell Crosstown Cup
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National championship seasons in bold

1985 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 UCLA $	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	2	–	1
Arizona	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	1
Arizona State	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Washington	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
USC	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Oregon	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Stanford	3	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Oregon State	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
California	2	–	7	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll