1974 USC Trojans football team
| 1974 USC Trojans football | |
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Coaches' Poll national champion Pac-8 champion Rose Bowl champion | |
Rose Bowl, W 18–17 vs. Ohio State | |
| Conference | Pacific-8 Conference |
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| Coaches | No. 1 |
| AP | No. 2 |
| 1974 record | 10–1–1 (6–0–1 Pac-8) |
| Head coach | John McKay (15th season) |
| Captain | Pat Haden |
| Captain | Richard Wood |
| Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 94,500, grass) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 USC $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCLA | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1974 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in 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 against conference opponents), finished in first place in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 363 to 142.[1] The team was ranked #1 in the final UPI Coaches Poll and #2 in the final AP 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 | War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR | L 7–22 | 54,622 | ||||
| September 28 | at No. 8 Pittsburgh* | No. 18 | Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA | W 16–7 | 52,934 | ||||
| October 5 | Iowa* | No. 9 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | W 41–3 | 52,095 | ||||
| October 12 | vs. Washington State | No. 7 | Joe Albi Stadium • Spokane, WA | W 54–7 | 32,000 | ||||
| October 19 | at Oregon | No. 6 | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | 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 | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | 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 (Battle for the 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 | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) | W 18–17 | 106,721 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. | |||||||||
Game summaries
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References
- ↑ "Southern California Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ↑ "1974 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ↑ Eugene Register-Guard. November 17, 1974