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1984 USC Trojans football team

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1984 USC Trojans football
Pac-10 champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 20–17 vs. Ohio State
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
Record9–3 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNorv Turner (1st season)
CaptainNeil Hope
Ken Ruettgers
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
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
  • $ – Conference champion
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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 86:00 p.m.Utah State*W 42–745,067
September 227:00 p.m.at Arizona StateNo. 17MetroW 6–370,219
September 2912:30 p.m.LSU*No. 15
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
TigerVisionL 3–2360,128[3]
October 612:00 p.m.at Washington StateMetroW 29–2733,000
October 131:00 p.m.at OregonMetroW 19–929,581
October 2012:30 p.m.Arizonadagger
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 17–1465,411
October 2712:30 p.m.CaliforniaNo. 20
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
MetroW 31–752,692
November 312:30 p.m.at StanfordNo. 18CBSW 20–1174,432
November 1012:30 p.m.No. 1 WashingtonNo. 12
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
CBSW 16–771,838
November 171:30 p.m.at UCLANo. 7CBSL 10–2990,096
November 2412:30 p.m.Notre Dame*No. 14
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
CBSL 7–1966,342
January 1, 19852:00 p.m.vs. No. 6 Ohio State*No. 18
NBCW 20–17102,594
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Roster

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1984 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE Mark Boyer Sr
G 79 Jeff Bregel So
TE Joe Cormier Jr
C Tom Cox Jr
RB Fred Crutcher Jr
OL James FitzPatrick Jr
TE Paul Green Fr
QB 11 Tim Green Sr
OL John Guerrero Fr
RB Ryan Knight Fr
RB Zeph Lee Jr
FB Kennedy Polamalu Jr
OT 77 Ken Ruettgers Sr
QB 7 Sean Salisbury Sr
WR Timmie Ware Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Sam Anno So
LB 80 Duane Bickett Sr
CB Lou Brock Jr. So
DL Tony Colorito Jr
LB Marcus Cotton Fr
LB Keith Davis Fr
LB 52 Jack Del Rio Sr
DB Tommy Haynes Sr
DT Matt Koart Jr
S 6 Tim McDonald So
DT Brent Moore Jr
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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP201715201814714201810
Coaches181614191612713 т17149

Game summaries

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LSU

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Washington

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1 234Total
No. 1 Huskies 0 700 7
No. 14 Trojans 3 3010 16

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Vs. Ohio State (Rose Bowl)

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Rose Bowl
1 234Total
No. 6 Buckeyes 3 338 17
No. 18 Trojans 10 730 20

References

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  1. ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "1984 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. ^ "LSU shows Trojans what it takes". The Los Angeles Times. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "USC Upsets Washington". The Washington Post. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  5. ^ "Hats Off To The Trojans". Sports Illustrated. November 19, 1984. Retrieved November 3, 2019.