1973 USC Trojans football team

The 1973 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 1973 NCAA Division I football season.

1973 USC Trojans football
Pac-8 champion
Rose Bowl, L 21–42 vs. Ohio State
Conference	Pacific-8 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 8
Record	9–2–1 (7–0 Pac-8)
Head coach	John McKay (14th season)
Captains	Lynn Swann Artimus Parker
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Pacific-8 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 USC $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	1
No. 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

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 (rivalry)	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	vs. No. 8 UCLA	No. 9	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (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

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Personnel

1973 USC Trojans football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 9 Rob Adolph OL 66 Bill Bain WR, P 7 Dave Boulware OL 63 Booker Brown Sr RB 21 Allen Carter OL 71 Mike Cordell RB 28 Anthony Davis Jr WR 26 Shelton Diggs RB 37 Ken Gray QB 10 Pat Haden Jr TE 86 Dean Lingenfelter OL 58 Bob McCaffrey WR 25 J.K. McKay Jr RB 27 Rod McNeill Sr RB 44 Manfred Moore Sr TE 89 Jim Obradovich OL 70 Steve Riley WR 22 Lynn Swann (C) Sr RB 34 Ray Washmera	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 55 Charles Anthony LB 50 Kevin Bruce DB 24 Marvin Cobb Jr DL 72 Monte Doris DL 79 Gary Jeter Fr LB Dale Mitchell DB 14 Artimus Parker (C) Sr DB 49 Charles Phillips DL 87 Ed Powell DB 46 Danny Reece DL 70 Art Riley DB 47 Ted Roberson DL 41 James Sims LB 83 Richard Wood Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 11 Chris Limahelu	Head coach John McKay Coordinators/assistant coaches Willie Brown Craig Fertig Wayne Fontes Ray George Marv Goux Skip Husbands Dave Levy John Robinson Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible   Injured   Redshirt Roster Last update: 2020-Dec-30

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Season summary

Arkansas

At Georgia Tech

Oklahoma

At Oregon State

Washington State

Oregon

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

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At Notre Dame

At California

Stanford

At Washington

vs. No. 8 UCLA

No. 8 UCLA vs. No. 9 USC

1 2 3 4 Total No. 8 Bruins 3 7 0 3 13 • No. 9 Trojans 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

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Rose Bowl (vs Ohio State)

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. 2009 USC football media guide
2. "OSU-USC lineups". Eugene Register-Guard. (Oregon). October 6, 1973. p. 2B.
3. Eugene Register-Guard. 1973 Oct 21.
4. "Trojans Triumph, 23-13". The New York Times. November 25, 1973. Retrieved September 4, 2023.