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 |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 1 |
AP | No. 2 |
Record | 10–1–1 (6–0–1 Pac-8) |
Head coach |
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Captains | |
Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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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
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0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1974 USC Trojans football team represented 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 due to Oklahoma
being on probation from the Coaches’ Poll.
Quarterback
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 |
| W 35–10 | 52,392 |
November 2 | California | No. 6 |
| T 15–15 | 53,921 |
November 9 | at Stanford | No. 11 | W 35–10 | 83,500 | |
November 16 | Washington | No. 8 |
| W 42–11 | 51,157 |
November 23 | at UCLA | No. 8 |
| W 34–9 | 82,467 |
November 30 | No. 5 Notre Dame* | No. 6 |
| W 55–24 | 83,552 |
January 1, 1975 | vs. No. 3 Ohio State* | No. 5 | W 18–17 | 106,721 | |
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
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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.
- ^ Eugene Register-Guard. November 17, 1974
External links
- Game program: USC vs. Washington at Spokane – October 12, 1974