American college football season
The1984 USC Trojans football team represented theUniversity of Southern California (USC) in the1984 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their second year under head coachTed Tollner , the Trojans compiled a 9–3 record (7–1 against conference opponents), won thePacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) championship, and outscored their opponents 220 to 173.[ 1]
Quarterback Tim Green, in replacement of the injuredSean 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]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 8 6:00 p.m. Utah State * W 42–745,067 [ 3] September 22 7:00 p.m. atArizona State No. 17 Metro W 6–370,219 [ 4] September 29 12:30 p.m. LSU * No. 15 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA TigerVision L 3–2360,128 [ 5] October 6 12:00 p.m. atWashington State Metro W 29–2733,000 [ 6] October 13 1:00 p.m. atOregon Metro W 19–929,581 [ 7] October 20 12:30 p.m. Arizona Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 17–1465,411 [ 8] October 27 12:30 p.m. California No. 20 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA Metro W 31–752,692 [ 9] November 3 12:30 p.m. atStanford No. 18 CBS W 20–1174,432 [ 10] November 10 12:30 p.m. No. 1Washington No. 12 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA CBS W 16–771,838 [ 11] November 17 1:30 p.m. atUCLA No. 7 CBS L 10–2990,096 [ 12] November 24 12:30 p.m. Notre Dame * No. 14 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry ) CBS L 7–1966,342 [ 13] January 1 , 19852:00 p.m. vs. No. 6Ohio State * No. 18 NBC W 20–17102,594 [ 14] *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game All times are inPacific time
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked т = Tied with team above or below Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP — — 20 17 15 — — — 20 18 14 7 14 20 18 10 Coaches — — 18 16 14 — — — 19 16 12 7 13 т 17 14 9
Team 1 2 3 4 Total No. 1 Huskies 0 7 0 0 7 •No. 14 Trojans 3 3 0 10 16
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Vs. Ohio State (Rose Bowl)[ edit ] Rose Bowl
Team 1 2 3 4 Total No. 6 Buckeyes 3 3 3 8 17 •No. 18 Trojans 10 7 3 0 20
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 fromTomczak (Spangler kick)USC 20-17
1984 USC Trojans football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense 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
^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1980-1984)" .College Football Data Warehouse . David DeLassus. Archived fromthe original on July 22, 2015. RetrievedJuly 20, 2015 .^ "1984 Southern California Trojans Stats" .SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedJuly 21, 2015 .^ "Trojans defeat Utah St" .The Daily Breeze . September 9, 1984. RetrievedApril 12, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Two long field goals save USC" .The Fresno Bee . September 23, 1984. RetrievedApril 12, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "LSU shows Trojans what it takes" .The Los Angeles Times . September 30, 1984. RetrievedNovember 4, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "String of miracles runs out as Cougs lose to USC 29–27" .The Sunday Oregonian . October 7, 1984. RetrievedApril 12, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Ducks get kicked by USC, 19–9" .Statesman Journal . October 14, 1984. RetrievedApril 12, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "USC, leader of the Pac, edges Arizona" .The San Bernardino County Sun . October 21, 1984. RetrievedApril 12, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Hapless Cal can't contain USC runners" .The Sacramento Bee . October 28, 1984. RetrievedApril 12, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Southern California defeats Stanford, 20–11" .The Arizona Daily Star . November 4, 1984. RetrievedApril 12, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "After 5 years, USC is in the Rose Bowl" .The Los Angeles Times . November 11, 1984. RetrievedApril 12, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "UCLA beats USC for 3rd straight year" .Anchorage Daily News . November 18, 1984. RetrievedApril 12, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Irish trade mud for sand" .Chicago Tribune . November 25, 1984. RetrievedApril 12, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Another thorn in Ohio State's pride" .The Akron Beacon Journal . January 2, 1985. RetrievedApril 12, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "USC Upsets Washington" .The Washington Post . November 11, 1984. RetrievedNovember 3, 2019 .^ "Hats Off To The Trojans" .Sports Illustrated . November 19, 1984. RetrievedNovember 3, 2019 .
Venues Bowls and rivalries Culture and lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Pacific Coast AAWU Pacific-8 Pacific-10 Pac-12 National championships inbold