1984 USC Trojans football team

1984 USC Trojans football
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
Record	9–3 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Ted Tollner (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Norv Turner (1st season)
Captains	Neil Hope; Ken Ruettgers;
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

1984 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 10 $	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	6:00 p.m.	Utah State*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 42–7	45,067	^[3]
September 22	7:00 p.m.	at Arizona State	No. 17	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	Metro	W 6–3	70,219	^[4]
September 29	12:30 p.m.	LSU*	No. 15	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	TigerVision	L 3–23	60,128	^[5]
October 6	12:00 p.m.	at Washington State		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	Metro	W 29–27	33,000	^[6]
October 13	1:00 p.m.	at Oregon		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	Metro	W 19–9	29,581	^[7]
October 20	12:30 p.m.	Arizona		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 17–14	65,411	^[8]
October 27	12:30 p.m.	California	No. 20	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	Metro	W 31–7	52,692	^[9]
November 3	12:30 p.m.	at Stanford	No. 18	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	CBS	W 20–11	74,432	^[10]
November 10	12:30 p.m.	No. 1 Washington	No. 12	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	CBS	W 16–7	71,838	^[11]
November 17	1:30 p.m.	at UCLA	No. 7	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell)	CBS	L 10–29	90,096	^[12]
November 24	12:30 p.m.	Notre Dame*	No. 14	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	CBS	L 7–19	66,342	^[13]
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	^[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ 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

Game summaries

LSU

Washington

Team	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

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Vs. Ohio State (Rose Bowl)

Rose Bowl

Team	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 (24 °C); wind 10 mph (16 km/h) S
Referee: James Sprenger
TV announcers (NBC): Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen

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

Ted Tollner

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
^ "1984 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
^ "Trojans defeat Utah St". The Daily Breeze. September 9, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Two long field goals save USC". The Fresno Bee. September 23, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "LSU shows Trojans what it takes". The Los Angeles Times. September 30, 1984. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "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.
^ "Ducks get kicked by USC, 19–9". Statesman Journal. October 14, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "USC, leader of the Pac, edges Arizona". The San Bernardino County Sun. October 21, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Hapless Cal can't contain USC runners". The Sacramento Bee. October 28, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern California defeats Stanford, 20–11". The Arizona Daily Star. November 4, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "After 5 years, USC is in the Rose Bowl". The Los Angeles Times. November 11, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "UCLA beats USC for 3rd straight year". Anchorage Daily News. November 18, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Irish trade mud for sand". Chicago Tribune. November 25, 1984. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Another thorn in Ohio State's pride". The Akron Beacon Journal. January 2, 1985. Retrieved April 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "USC Upsets Washington". The Washington Post. November 11, 1984. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
^ "Hats Off To The Trojans". Sports Illustrated. November 19, 1984. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

[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.

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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

USC Trojans football
Venues	Athletic Park (1895–1898) Fiesta Park (1897–1898, 1901–1902, 1904–1906, 1916) Chutes Park (1900) Prager Park (1903) Bovard Field (1904–1910, 1914–1915, 1917–1923) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1923–present) Jones Field/Kennedy Field (practice)
Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Notre Dame Stanford UCLA: Victory Bell
Culture and lore	Traveler George Tirebiter Giles Pellerin "Fight On" Spirit of Troy Student Body Right Tommy Trojan Tribute to Troy Athletics scandal 1967 "Game of the Century" "Bush Push" 2007 Stanford game So This Is College
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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National championship seasons in bold

Pac-12 Conference football champions
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AAWU	UCLA, USC, & Washington (1959) Washington (1960) UCLA (1961) USC (1962) Washington (1963) Oregon State & USC (1964) UCLA (1965) USC (1966) USC (1967)
Pacific-8	USC (1968) USC (1969) Stanford (1970) Stanford (1971) USC (1972) USC (1973) USC (1974) California & UCLA (1975) USC (1976) Washington (1977)
Pacific-10	USC (1978) USC (1979) Washington (1980) Washington (1981) UCLA (1982) UCLA (1983) (1984) UCLA (1985) Arizona State (1986) USC & UCLA (1987) USC (1988) USC (1989) Washington (1990) Washington (1991) Washington & Stanford (1992) Arizona, UCLA, & USC (1993) Oregon (1994) USC & Washington (1995) Arizona State (1996) UCLA & Washington State (1997) UCLA (1998) Stanford (1999) Oregon, Oregon State, & Washington (2000) Oregon (2001) USC & Washington State (2002) USC (2003) USC (2004) vacated USC (2005) vacated California & USC (2006) Arizona State & USC (2007) USC (2008) Oregon (2009) Oregon (2010)
Pac-12	Oregon (2011) Stanford (2012) Stanford (2013) Oregon (2014) Stanford (2015) Washington (2016) USC (2017) Washington (2018) Oregon (2019) Oregon (2020) Utah (2021) Utah (2022) Washington (2023)
National championships in bold