American college football season
1974 USC Trojans football |
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Coaches' Poll national champion Pac-8 champion Rose Bowl champion |
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Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 1 |
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AP | No. 2 |
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Record | 10–1–1 (6–0–1 Pac-8) |
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Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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The 1974 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the Pacific-8 Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their 15th year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled a 10–1–1 record (6–0–1 in Pac-8, first)), and outscored their opponents 363 to 142.[1] The team was ranked #1 in the final UPI Coaches Poll and #2 in the final AP Poll due to Oklahoma being on probation from the Coaches’ Poll.
Quarterback Pat Haden led the team in passing, completing 70 of 149 passes for 988 yards with 13 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Anthony Davis led the team in rushing with 301 carries for 1,421 yards and 13 touchdowns. J.K. McKay led the team in receiving with 34 catches for 550 yards and eight touchdowns.[2] Vince Evans backed up Haden. Allen Carter backed up Davis. The fullbacks were Ricky Bell, Dave Farmer and Mosi Tatupu. The starting flanker, Shelton Diggs, caught the two point conversion that lifted USC over Ohio State in the January 1975 Rose Bowl.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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September 14 | vs. No. 20 Arkansas* | No. 5 | | L 7–22 | 54,622 |
September 28 | at No. 8 Pittsburgh* | No. 18 | | W 16–7 | 52,934 |
October 5 | Iowa* | No. 9 | | W 41–3 | 52,095 |
October 12 | vs. Washington State | No. 7 | | W 54–7 | 32,000 |
October 19 | at Oregon | No. 6 | | W 16–7 | 32,500 |
October 26 | Oregon State | No. 6 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 35–10 | 52,392 |
November 2 | California | No. 6 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| T 15–15 | 53,921 |
November 9 | at Stanford | No. 11 | | W 35–10 | 83,500 |
November 16 | Washington | No. 8 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| W 42–11 | 51,157 |
November 23 | at UCLA | No. 8 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)
| W 34–9 | 82,467 |
November 30 | No. 5 Notre Dame* | No. 6 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
| W 55–24 | 83,552 |
January 1, 1975 | vs. No. 3 Ohio State* | No. 5 | | W 18–17 | 106,721 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1974 USC Trojans football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Game summaries
Washington
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Washington | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 | • USC | 7 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 42 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | USC | Diggs 36-yard pass from Haden (Limahelu kick) | USC 7-0 | | 2 | | USC | Davis 7-yard pass from Haden (Limahelu kick) | USC 14-0 | | 2 | | USC | Davis 1-yard run (Limahelu kick) | USC 21-0 | | 2 | | WASH | Robbins 46-yard field goal | USC 21-3 | | 3 | | USC | Carter 1-yard run (Limahelu kick) | USC 28-3 | | 3 | | USC | Evans 3-yard run (Limahelu kick) | USC 35-3 | | 4 | | USC | Ford 36-yard run (Limahelu kick) | USC 42-3 | | 4 | | WASH | McBride 4-yard run (Conley pass from McBride) | USC 42-11 | |
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References
- ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "1974 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ "Trojans vs. Cougars: probable starters". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). October 12, 1974. p. 14.
- ^ Eugene Register-Guard. November 17, 1974
External links
- Game program: USC vs. Washington State at Spokane – October 12, 1974
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