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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 2 – 8 – 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

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

Game summaries

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Florida

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Oregon State

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Kansas

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South Carolina

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Washington State

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Arizona State

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Notre Dame

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California

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1 234Total
• USC 0 6103 19
California 0 036 9
Scoring summary
Q2USCJordan 28 yard field goalUSC 3–0
Q2USCJordan 45 yard field goalUSC 6–0
Q3USCHarper 2 yard run (Jordan kick)USC 13–0
Q3USCJordan 33 yard field goalUSC 16–0
Q3CALPratt 37 yard field goalUSC 16–3
Q4CALPratt 44 yard field goalUSC 16–6
Q4CALPratt 48 yard field goalUSC 16–9
Q4USCJordan 27 yard field goalUSC 19–9

USC sacked Pac-10 total offense leader Gale Gilbert eight times. [5]

Stanford

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Washington

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UCLA

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References

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  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. ^ "Trojans outclassed in the battle of USCs". The Los Angeles Times. October 2, 1983. Retrieved January 29, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Eugene Register-Guard. 1983 Oct 30. Retrieved 2016-Nov-24.
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