1982 USC Trojans football team
The 1982 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their seventh year under head coach John Robinson, the Trojans compiled a 8–3 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 302 to 143.[1]
Quarterback Sean Salisbury led the team in passing, completing 82 of 142 passes for 1,062 yards with six touchdowns and five interceptions. Todd Spencer led the team in rushing with 141 carries for 596 yards and eight touchdowns. Jeff Simmons led the team in receiving yards with 56 catches for 973 yards and five touchdownss.[2]
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 11 |
at No. 11 Florida* |
No. 10 |
Florida Field • Gainesville, FL |
ABC |
L 9–17 |
73,238 |
September 18 |
Indiana* |
No. 19 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
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W 28–7 |
50,724 |
September 25 |
at Oklahoma* |
No. 18 |
Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK |
ABC |
W 12–0 |
76,758 |
October 2 |
Oregon |
No. 16 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
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W 38–7 |
47,181 |
October 16 |
at Stanford |
No. 14 |
Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA |
CBS |
W 41–21 |
73,859 |
October 23 |
Oregon State |
No. 12 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
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W 38–0 |
50,035 |
October 30 |
at No. 7 Arizona State |
No. 12 |
Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ |
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L 10–17 |
71,071 |
November 6 |
California |
No. 16 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
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W 42–0 |
54,670 |
November 13 |
at Arizona |
No. 16 |
Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ |
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W 48–41 |
55,110 |
November 20 |
at No. 11 UCLA |
No. 15 |
Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) |
ABC |
L 19–20 |
95,763 |
November 27 |
Notre Dame* |
No. 17 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry) |
CBS |
W 17–13 |
76,459 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
Game summaries
Oklahoma
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• USC |
6 |
6 | 0 | 0 |
12 |
Oklahoma |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
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Scoring summary |
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Q1 |
| USC | Kamana 1 yard pass from Salisbury (kick failed) | USC 6–0 |
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Q2 |
| USC | Simmons 67 yard pass from White (pass failed) | USC 12–0 |
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Arizona
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• USC |
3 |
21 | 17 | 7 |
48 |
Arizona |
10 |
10 | 7 | 14 |
41 |
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Scoring summary |
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Q1 |
| USC | Jordan 42 yard field goal | USC 3–0 |
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Q1 |
| ARIZ | Boadway 32 yard interception return (Zendejas kick) | ARIZ 7–3 |
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Q1 |
| ARIZ | Zendejas 19 yard field goal | ARIZ 10–3 |
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Q2 |
| ARIZ | Zendejas 26 yard field goal | ARIZ 13–3 |
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Q2 |
| USC | Simmons 5 yard pass from Tinsley (Jordan kick) | ARIZ 13–10 |
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Q2 |
| ARIZ | Anderson 72 yard pass from Tunnicliffe (Zendejas kick) | ARIZ 20–10 |
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Q2 |
| USC | Simmons 36 yard pass from Tinsley (Jordan kick) | ARIZ 20–17 |
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Q2 |
| USC | Browner 53 yard interception return (Jordan kick) | USC 24–20 |
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Q3 |
| USC | White 33 yard pass from Tinsley (Jordan kick) | USC 31–20 |
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Q3 |
| USC | Jordan 25 yard field goal | USC 34–20 |
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Q3 |
| USC | West 27 yard interception return (Jordan kick) | USC 41–20 |
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Q3 |
| ARIZ | Edwards 2 yard run (Zendejas kick) | USC 41–27 |
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Q4 |
9:22 | ARIZ | Gobel 3 yard pass from Tunnicliffe (Zendejas kick) | USC 41–34 |
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Q4 |
5:35 | USC | Hopper 59 yard interception return (Jordan kick) | USC 48–34 |
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Q4 |
3:38 | ARIZ | Stivers 16 yard pass from Tunnicliffe (Zendejas kick) | USC 48–41 |
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- USC Defense: 3 INTs for TD (NCAA record)
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