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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
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![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | 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 | 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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Roster
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Staff
Head Coach: John McKay
Assistants: Willie Brown, Craig Fertig, Wayne Fontes, Ray George, Marv Goux, Skip Husbands, Dave Levy, John Robinson
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Season summary
Oregon
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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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UCLA
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
UCLA |
3 |
7 | 0 | 3 |
13 |
• USC |
7 |
10 | 3 | 3 |
23 |
- Date: November 24
- Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Game attendance: 88,037
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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 |
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- USC wins conference title and Rose Bowl berth
- Anthony Davis 27 Rush, 145 Yds
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Rose Bowl
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Statistics
Passing
Player |
Comp |
Att |
Yards |
TD |
INT
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Pat Haden |
137 |
247 |
1,832 |
13 |
11
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Rushing
Player |
Att |
Yards |
TD
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Anthony Davis |
276 |
1,112 |
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Receiving
Player |
Rec |
Yards |
TD
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Lynn Swann |
42 |
714 |
6
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Awards
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References
- ^ a b c 2009 USC football media guide
- ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
- ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Oct 21.
- ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Nov 25. Retrieved 2018-Dec-10.
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Culture and lore | |
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People | |
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Seasons | |
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National championship seasons in bold |
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Pacific Coast | |
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AAWU | |
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Pacific-8 | |
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Pacific-10 | |
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Pac-12 | |
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National championships in bold |