1973 USC Trojans football team

1973 USC Trojans football
Pacific-8 champion
Rose Bowl, L 21–42 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 8
1973 record	9–2–1 (7–0 Pac-8)
Head coach	John McKay (14th season)
Captain	Lynn Swann
Captain	Artimus Parker
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons

1973 Pacific-8 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#8 USC †	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
#12 UCLA	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Stanford	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Washington State	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
California	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Oregon	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Oregon State	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Washington	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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
September 15	Arkansas*	No. 1	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 17–0	73,231
September 22	at Georgia Tech*	No. 1	Grant Field Atlanta, GA		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	Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR		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	Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh)	ABC	L 14–23	59,075
November 3	at California	No. 9	California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA		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	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA		W 42–19	55,500
November 24	No. 8 UCLA	No. 9	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell)	ABC	W 23–13	88,037
January 1, 1974	vs. No. 2 Ohio State*	No. 7	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	NBC	L 21–42	105,267
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

• P Dave Boulware
• OL Booker Brown
• DB Marvin Cobb
• TB Anthony Davis
• QB Pat Haden
• DL Gary Jeter
• PK Chris Limahelu
• RB Manfred Moore
• TE Jim Obradovich
• WR J.K. McKay
• Dale Mitchell (defense)
• DB Artimus Parker
• Ted Roberson (defense)
• LB James Sims
• WR Lynn Swann
• LB Richard Wood

Staff

Head Coach: John McKay

Assistants: Willie Brown, Craig Fertig, Wayne Fontes, Ray George, Marv Goux, Skip Husbands, Dave Levy, John Robinson

Season summary

Oregon

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Oregon 0 7 0 3 10 • USC 14 3 7 7 31 Date: October 20 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles Game attendance: 53,155 Scoring summary 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

UCLA

by Quarter 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

Scoring summary 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

Statistics

Passing

Player	Comp	Att	Yards	TD	INT
Pat Haden	137	247	1,832	13	11

Rushing

Player	Att	Yards	TD
Anthony Davis	276	1,112

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yards	TD
Lynn Swann	42	714	6