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1973 USC Trojans football
Pacific-8 champion
Rose Bowl, L 21–42 vs. Ohio State
ConferencePacific-8 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 8
1973 record9–2–1 (7–0 Pac-8)
Head coachJohn McKay (14th season)
CaptainLynn Swann
CaptainArtimus Parker
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Pacific-8 football standings
v · d · e 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[]

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 15Arkansas*No. 1W 17–073,231
September 22at Georgia Tech*No. 1W 23–658,228
September 29No. 8 Oklahoma*No. 1
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
ABCT 7–783,986
October 6at Oregon StateNo. 4W 21–721,732
October 13Washington StateNo. 4
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 46–3550,975
October 20OregondaggerNo. 6
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 31–1053,155
October 27at No. 8 Notre Dame*No. 6ABCL 14–2359,075
November 3at CaliforniaNo. 9W 50–1448,000
November 10StanfordNo. 8
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
W 27–2663,806
November 17at WashingtonNo. 9W 42–1955,500
November 24No. 8 UCLANo. 9
ABCW 23–1388,037
January 1, 1974vs. No. 2 Ohio State*No. 7NBCL 21–42105,267
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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[]

by Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total
Oregon 0 7 0 3 10
USC 14 3 7 7 31

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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
  • USC wins conference title and Rose Bowl berth
  • Anthony Davis 27 Rush, 145 Yds

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Rose Bowl[]

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

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Awards[]

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 2009 USC football media guide
  2. College Football @ Sports-Reference.com
  3. Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Oct 21.
  4. Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Nov 25. Retrieved 2018-Dec-10.
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