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American college football season
The 1981 USC Trojans football team represented the
Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 284 to 170.
[1]Quarterback John Mazur led the team in passing, completing 93 of 194 passes for 1,128 yards with seven touchdowns and five interceptions.
Pac-10 player of the year
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | Tennessee* | No. 5 | | | W 43–7 | 62,147 | [3] |
| September 19 | at Indiana* | No. 2 | | ONTV | W 21–0 | 51,167 | |
| September 26 | No. 2 ABC | W 28–24 | 85,651 | |
| October 3 | at Oregon State | No. 1 | | | W 56–22 | 33,000 | |
| October 10 | Arizona | No. 1 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| | L 10–13 | 56,315 | |
| October 17 | Stanford | No. 7 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
| | W 25–17 | 76,291 | |
| October 24 | at Notre Dame* | No. 5 | | | W 14–7 | 59,075 | |
| October 31 | No. 14 Washington State | No. 4 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| | W 41–17 | 60,972 | |
| November 7 | at California | No. 3 | | | W 21–3 | 74,000 | |
| November 14 | at Washington | No. 3 | | | L 3–13 | 47,347 | |
| November 21 | No. 15 UCLA | No. 10 | | ABC | W 22–21 | 89,432 | |
| January 1, 1982 | vs. No. 7 | NBC | L 10–26 | 71,053 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel
| 1981 USC Trojans football team roster
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| Players
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Coaches
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| Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Name |
Class
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5
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Steve Jordan
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Fr
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Scott Livingston
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P
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Dave Pryor
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
 Injured Redshirt
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Game summaries
Tennessee
Tennessee at #5 USC
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Volunteers |
0 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
7 |
| • No. 5 Trojans |
6 |
20 | 10 | 7 |
43 |
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| Scoring summary |
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| | 1 | | USC | Allen 9-yard run (kick failed) | USC 6–0 |
| | 2 | | USC | White 50-yard pass from Mazur (run failed) | USC 12–0 |
| | 2 | | USC | Allen 12-yard run (Livingston kick) | USC 19–0 |
| | 2 | | USC | Allen 4-yard run (Livingston kick) | USC 26–0 |
| | 3 | | USC | Allen 55-yard run (Livingston kick) | USC 33–0 |
| | 3 | | USC | Livingston 47-yard field goal | USC 36–0 |
| | 3 | | TEN | Morris 1-yard pass from Cockrell (Reveiz kick) | USC 36–7 |
| | 4 | | USC | Boyer 3-yard pass from Salisbury (Jordan kick) | USC 43–7 |
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Marcus Allen 22 Rush, 210 Yds, 4 TD (sat out most of second half)[4]
Indiana
Oklahoma
#2 Oklahoma at #1 USC
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 2 Sooners |
7 |
10 | 0 | 7 |
24 |
| • No. 1 Trojans |
7 |
7 | 0 | 14 |
28 |
- Date: September 26
- Location:
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- Marcus Allen 39 rushes, 208 yards [7]
Oregon State
- Marcus Allen 35 rushes, 233 yards [8]
Washington State
California
- Marcus Allen 46 rushes, 243 yards [10]
UCLA
#15 UCLA Bruins (7–2–1) vs #10 USC Trojans (8–2)
| Period |
1 |
2 |
3 | 4 | Total |
| UCLA |
7 |
11 |
3 | 0 | 21 |
| USC |
3 |
9 |
0 | 10 | 22 |
at
Los Angeles, California
- Date: November 21
- Game attendance: 89,432
- TV announcers (
| Game information
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First quarter
- USC – Steve Jordan 38-yard field goal. USC 3–0.
- UCLA – Kevin Nelson 11-yard run (Norm Johnson kick). UCLA 7–3.
Second quarter
- USC – Steve Jordan 44-yard field goal. UCLA 7–6.
- USC – Marcus Allen 7-yard run (pass failed). USC 12–7.
- UCLA – Ricky Coffman 23-yard pass from Tom Ramsey (pass good). UCLA 15–12.
- UCLA – Norm Johnson 32-yard field goal. UCLA 18–12.
Third quarter
- UCLA – Norm Johnson 28-yard field goal. UCLA 21–12.
Fourth quarter
- USC – Steve Jordan 22-yard field goal. UCLA 21–15.
- USC – Marcus Allen 5-yard run (Steve Jordan kick), 2:14. USC 22–21.
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- UCLA – Kevin Nelson – 26 rushes, 79 yards, TD
- USC – Marcus Allen – 40 rushes, 219 yards, 2 TD
- Top receivers
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George Achica blocked Norm Johnson's game-winning 46-yard field goal attempt in the final seconds to preserve the USC victory.
Vs. Penn State (Fiesta Bowl)
#7 Penn State vs. #8 USC
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • No. 7 Nittany Lions |
7 |
10 | 9 | 0 |
26 |
| No. 8 Trojans |
7 |
0 | 3 | 0 |
10 |
- Date: January 1, 1982
- Location:
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Awards and honors
1981 team players in the NFL
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.
- ^ "1981 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
Newspapers.com
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- ^ "USC Mauls Vols". The Register-Guard. Eugene. September 13, 1981.
- ^ 2020 USC Media Guide Supplement
- ^ "USC Wins, 28-24, in Final 2 Seconds". The New York Times. September 27, 1981. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
- ^ 2020 USC Media Guide Supplement
- ^ 2020 USC Media Guide Supplement
- ^ 2020 USC Media Guide Supplement
- ^ 2020 USC Media Guide Supplement
- ^ Eugene Register-Guard, 1981 Nov 22.
- ^ "Heisman.com - Heisman Trophy". Archived from the original on April 11, 2007. Retrieved April 16, 2007.
- ^ "Football". Archived from the original on July 7, 2011. Retrieved December 9, 2008.
- ^ "Sports". Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved January 30, 2009.
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