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1974 USC Trojans football team

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Ranking
CoachesNo. 1
APNo. 2
1974 Pacific-8 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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 second 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 Mike Rae led the team in passing, completing 114 of 199 passes for 1,754 yards with five touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Anthony Davis led the team in rushing with 207 carries for 1,191 yards and 17 touchdowns. Lynn Swann led the team in receiving with 27 catches for 543 yards and three touchdowns.[2]

Schedule

September 14vs. No. 20 Arkansas*No. 5

L 7–22 54,622 September 28at No. 8 Pittsburgh*No. 18

W 16–7 52,934 October 5Iowa*No. 9

W 41–3 52,095 October 12vs. Washington StateNo. 7

W 54–7 32,000 October 19at OregonNo. 6

W 16–7 32,500 October 26Oregon StatedaggerNo. 6

  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA

W 35–10 52,392 November 2CaliforniaNo. 6

  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA

T 15–15 53,921 November 9at StanfordNo. 11

W 35–10 83,500 November 16WashingtonNo. 8

  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA

W 42–11 51,157 November 23at UCLANo. 8

W 34–9 82,467 November 30No. 5 Notre Dame*No. 6

  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry)

W 55–24 83,552 January 1vs. No. 3 Ohio State*No. 5

W 18–17 106,721

Template:CFB Schedule End

Game notes

Washington

1 234Total
Washington 0 308 11
USC 7 14147 42

[3]

References

  1. ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1970-1974)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "1974 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. November 17, 1974