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1984 USC Trojans football team

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 86:00 p.m.Utah State*
W 42–745,067[3]
September 227:00 p.m.at Arizona StateNo. 17
MetroW 6–370,219[4]
September 2912:30 p.m.LSU*No. 15
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
TigerVisionL 3–2360,128[5]
October 612:00 p.m.at Washington State
MetroW 29–2733,000[6]
October 131:00 p.m.at Oregon
MetroW 19–929,581[7]
October 2012:30 p.m.Arizonadagger
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 17–1465,411[8]
October 2712:30 p.m.CaliforniaNo. 20
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
MetroW 31–752,692[9]
November 312:30 p.m.at StanfordNo. 18
CBSW 20–1174,432[10]
November 1012:30 p.m.No. 1 WashingtonNo. 12
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
CBSW 16–771,838[11]
November 171:30 p.m.at UCLANo. 7
CBSL 10–2990,096[12]
November 2412:30 p.m.Notre Dame*No. 14
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
CBSL 7–1966,342[13]
January 1, 19852:00 p.m.vs. No. 6 Ohio State*No. 18
NBCW 20–17102,594[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Rankings

Further information: 1984 NCAA Division I-A football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP——201715———201814714201810
Coaches——181614———191612713 т17149

Game summaries

LSU

See also: 1984 LSU Tigers football team

Washington

1 234Total
No. 1 Huskies 0 700 7
• No. 14 Trojans 3 3010 16
See also: 1984 Washington Huskies football team

[15][16]

Vs. Ohio State (Rose Bowl)

Rose Bowl
1 234Total
No. 6 Buckeyes 3 338 17
• No. 18 Trojans 10 730 20
Main article: 1985 Rose Bowl
See also: 1984 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

Roster

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

References

  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. ^ "Trojans defeat Utah St". The Daily Breeze. September 9, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Two long field goals save USC". The Fresno Bee. September 23, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "LSU shows Trojans what it takes". The Los Angeles Times. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "String of miracles runs out as Cougs lose to USC 29–27". The Sunday Oregonian. October 7, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Ducks get kicked by USC, 19–9". Statesman Journal. October 14, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "USC, leader of the Pac, edges Arizona". The San Bernardino County Sun. October 21, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Hapless Cal can't contain USC runners". The Sacramento Bee. October 28, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Southern California defeats Stanford, 20–11". The Arizona Daily Star. November 4, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "After 5 years, USC is in the Rose Bowl". The Los Angeles Times. November 11, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "UCLA beats USC for 3rd straight year". Anchorage Daily News. November 18, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Irish trade mud for sand". Chicago Tribune. November 25, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Another thorn in Ohio State's pride". The Akron Beacon Journal. January 2, 1985. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "USC Upsets Washington". The Washington Post. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  16. ^ "Hats Off To The Trojans". Sports Illustrated. November 19, 1984. Retrieved November 3, 2019.