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1983 USC Trojans football team

1983 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record4–6–1 (4–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
CaptainTony Brewer
Jeff Brown
Keith Browner
Fred Cornwell
Tony Slaton
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1982
1984 →
1983 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 17 UCLA $ 6 1 1 7 4 1
Washington 5 2 0 8 4 0
Washington State 5 3 0 7 4 0
USC 4 3 0 4 6 1
Arizona 4 3 1 7 3 1
Arizona State 3 3 1 6 4 1
Oregon 3 3 1 4 6 1
California 3 4 1 5 5 1
Oregon State 1 6 1 3 7 1
Stanford 1 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Ted Tollner, the Trojans compiled a 4–6–1 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished in fourth place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 238 to 210.[1]

Quarterback Sean Salisbury led the team in passing, completing 142 of 248 passes for 1,882 yards with ten touchdowns and nine interceptions. Michael Harper led the team in rushing with 151 carries for 685 yards and six touchdowns. Timmie Ware led the team in receiving yards with 23 catches for 481 yards and five touchdowns.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 101:30 pmNo. 18 Florida*No. 9T 19–1953,948[3]
September 176:00 pmat Oregon StateNo. 14W 33–1028,000[4]
September 241:30 pmKansas*No. 10
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 20–2649,255[5]
October 14:00 pmat South Carolina*L 14–3874,200[6]
October 81:30 pmWashington State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles. CA
W 38–1743,106[7]
October 151:30 pmNo. 18 Arizona Statedagger
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 14–3458,664[8]
October 2211:30 amat Notre Dame*L 6–2759,075[9]
October 291:00 pmat CaliforniaW 19–965,867[10]
November 51:30 pmStanford
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
W 30–750,867[11]
November 121:00 pmat No. 18 WashingtonL 0–2460,690[12]
November 191:30 pmUCLA
L 17–2783,763[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

References

  1. ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "1983 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. ^ "USC rallies to tie Florida, then flubs extra-point try". The Fresno Bee. September 11, 1983. Retrieved November 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Same old song, 14th verse: USC wallops Beavers 33–10". The Sunday Oregonian. September 18, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Kansas upsets No. 10 Southern Cal". The Kansas City Star. September 25, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Trojans outclassed in the battle of USCs". The Los Angeles Times. October 2, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "USC romps tp confidence-building win". The Arizona Republic. October 9, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "This time, Trojans take the pounding". The San Bernardino County Sun. October 16, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Irish in green for 27–6 rout of old rivals". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 23, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Trojans 'stuff' Bears". Oakland Tribune. October 30, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "USC resorts to some Card tricks". The Daily Breeze. November 6, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Cougs in Huskies' path again". The Spokesman-Review. November 13, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "UCLA gets Roses; USC gets thorns". Simi Valley Star. November 20, 1983. Retrieved February 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.