American college football season
The 1973 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season.
Schedule[edit]
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 15 | Arkansas* | No. 1 | | | W 17–0 | 73,231 |
September 22 | at Georgia Tech* | No. 1 | | | W 23–6 | 58,228 |
September 29 | No. 8 Oklahoma* | No. 1 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| ABC | T 7–7 | 83,986 |
October 6 | at Oregon State | No. 4 | | | W 21–7 | 21,732 |
October 13 | Washington State | No. 4 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| | W 46–35 | 50,975 |
October 20 | Oregon | No. 6 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| | W 31–10 | 53,155 |
October 27 | at No. 8 Notre Dame* | No. 6 | | ABC | L 14–23 | 59,075 |
November 3 | at California | No. 9 | | | W 50–14 | 48,000 |
November 10 | Stanford | No. 8 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
| | W 27–26 | 63,806 |
November 17 | at Washington | No. 9 | | | W 42–19 | 55,500 |
November 24 | vs. No. 8 UCLA | No. 9 | | ABC | W 23–13 | 88,037 |
January 1, 1974 | vs. No. 2 Ohio State* | No. 7 | | NBC | L 21–42 | 105,267 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Personnel[edit]
1973 USC Trojans football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams Pos. | # | Name | Class | K | 11 | Chris Limahelu | | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2020-Dec-30 |
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Season summary[edit]
Arkansas[edit]
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At Georgia Tech[edit]
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Oklahoma[edit]
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At Oregon State[edit]
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Washington State[edit]
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Oregon | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 10 | • USC | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 3:25 | USC | McKay 35 yard pass from Haden (Limahelu kick) | USC 7-0 | | 1 | 3:07 | USC | D. Reece 30 yard interception return (Limahelu kick) | USC 14-0 | | 2 | :39 | USC | Limahelu 39 yard field goal | USC 17-0 | | 2 | :02 | ORE | Singleton 3 yard run (Palm kick) | USC 17-7 | | 3 | 9:58 | USC | Haden 1 yard run (Limahelu kick) | USC 24-7 | | 4 | 14:03 | ORE | Palm 21 yard field goal | USC 24-10 | | 4 | 7:04 | USC | Swann 55 yard pass from Haden (Limahelu kick) | USC 31-10 | |
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At Notre Dame[edit]
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At California[edit]
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Stanford[edit]
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At Washington[edit]
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vs. No. 8 UCLA[edit]
No. 8 UCLA vs. No. 9 USC | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | No. 8 Bruins | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 | • No. 9 Trojans | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 | - Date: November 24
- Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Game attendance: 88,037
- TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson and Lee Grosscup
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | USC | Davis 4 yard run (Limahelu kick) | USC 7–0 | | Q1 | | UCLA | Herrera 42 yard field goal | USC 7–3 | | Q2 | | USC | McKay 16 yard pass from Haden (Limahelu kick) | USC 14–3 | | Q2 | | UCLA | Johnson 3 yard run (Herrera kick) | USC 14–10 | | Q2 | | USC | Limahelu 35 yard field goal | USC 17–10 | | Q3 | | USC | Limahelu 32 yard field goal | USC 20–10 | | Q4 | 4:30 | UCLA | Herrera 27 yard field goal | USC 20–13 | | Q4 | 1:07 | USC | Limahelu 28 yard field goal | USC 23–13 | |
- USC wins conference title and Rose Bowl berth
- Anthony Davis 27 Rush, 145 Yds
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Rose Bowl (vs Ohio State)[edit]
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Statistics[edit]
Passing[edit]
Player | Comp | Att | Yards | TD | INT |
Pat Haden | 137 | 247 | 1,832 | 13 | 11 |
Rushing[edit]
Player | Att | Yards | TD |
Anthony Davis | 276 | 1,112 | |
Receiving[edit]
Player | Rec | Yards | TD |
Lynn Swann | 42 | 714 | 6 |
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National championships in bold |