1984 USC Trojans football team

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]

1984 USC Trojans football
Pac-10 champion Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 20–17 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 10
1984 record	9–3 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Ted Tollner (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Norv Turner (1st season)
Captain	Neil Hope Ken Ruettgers
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,516, grass)

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

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 42–7	45,067
September 22	7:00 p.m.	at Arizona State	No. 17	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	Metro	W 6–3	70,219
September 29	12:30 p.m.	LSU*	No. 15	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		L 3–23	60,128
October 6	12:00 p.m.	at Washington State		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	Metro	W 29–27	33,000
October 13	1:00 p.m.	at Oregon		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	Metro	W 19–9	29,581
October 20	12:30 p.m.	Arizona		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 17–14	65,411
October 27	12:30 p.m.	California	No. 20	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	Metro	W 31–7	52,692
November 3	12:30 p.m.	at Stanford	No. 18	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	CBS	W 20–11	74,432
November 10	12:30 p.m.	No. 1 Washington	No. 12	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	CBS	W 16–7	71,838
November 17	1:30 p.m.	at UCLA	No. 7	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell)	CBS	L 10–29	90,096
November 24	12:30 p.m.	Notre Dame*	No. 14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh)	CBS	L 7–19	66,342
January 1, 1985	2:00 p.m.	vs. No. 6 Ohio State*	No. 18	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	NBC	W 20–17	102,594
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings 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 Ted Tollner Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ 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 10 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California Game attendance: 71,838 Television network: CBS

[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 1 Location: Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California Game start: 2:00 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:10 Game attendance: 102,594 Game weather: Sunny; 75°F; wind 10 S Referee: James Sprenger TV 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

1. "Southern California Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
2. "1984 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
3. "USC Upsets Washington". The Washington Post. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
4. "Hats Off To The Trojans". Sports Illustrated. November 19, 1984. Retrieved November 3, 2019.