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 an 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] Due to probation, the Trojans were not eligible for postseason play.

1982 USC Trojans football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 15
1982 record	8–3 (5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	John Robinson (7th season)
Captains	George Achica Joey Browner Bruce Matthews
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,604, grass)

1982 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 UCLA $	5	–	1	–	1			10	–	1	–	1
No. 7 Washington	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Arizona State	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 15 USC	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Arizona	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
California	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Stanford	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Oregon	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
Oregon State	0	–	7	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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 touchdowns.[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		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		W 38–7	47,181
October 16	at Stanford	No. 14	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	CBS	W 41–21	73,859
October 23	Oregon State	No. 12	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 38–0	50,035
October 30	at No. 7 Arizona State	No. 12	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ		L 10–17	71,071
November 6	California	No. 16	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 42–0	54,670
November 13	at Arizona	No. 16	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ		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 (Jeweled Shillelagh)	CBS	W 17–13	76,459
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1982 USC Trojans football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB Jim Arrivey TE Mark Boyer TE Fred Cornwell RB Fred Crutcher RB Anthony Gibson RB Michael Harper RB Andrew Jackson RB John Kamana RB Zephrini Lee OL Bruce Matthews TE Pat McCool OL Don Mosebar OL Joe Murray WR Hank Norman RB Kennedy Pola QB Sean Salisbury WR Jeff Simmons OL Tony Slaton RB Todd Spencer OL Kelly Thomas QB Scott Tinsley WR Timmie Ware WR Timmy White	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL George Achica DL Duane Bickett DB Tony Brewer LB Jeff Brown DB Joey Browner LB Keith Browner DL August Curley DL Byron Darby LB Jack Del Rio LB Riki Gray LB Neil Hope DB Darrel Hopper DB Matt Johnson DL Matt Koart DL Brian Luft LB Tim Sullivan DB Troy West	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K Steve Jordan P Dave Pryor	Head coach John Robinson Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

at Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total • USC 6 6 0 0 12 Oklahoma 0 0 0 0 0 Date: September 25 Location: Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

Scoring summary Q1 USC Kamana 1 yard pass from Salisbury (kick failed) USC 6–0 Q2 USC Simmons 67 yard pass from White (pass failed) USC 12–0

See also: 1982 Oklahoma Sooners football team

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at Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total • USC 3 21 17 7 48 Arizona 10 10 7 14 41 Date: November 13 Location: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona Game attendance: 55,110

Scoring summary Q1 USC Jordan 42 yard field goal USC 3–0 Q1 ARIZ Boadway 32 yard interception return (Zendejas kick) ARIZ 7–3 Q1 ARIZ Zendejas 19 yard field goal ARIZ 10–3 Q2 ARIZ Zendejas 26 yard field goal ARIZ 13–3 Q2 USC Simmons 5 yard pass from Tinsley (Jordan kick) ARIZ 13–10 Q2 ARIZ Anderson 72 yard pass from Tunnicliffe (Zendejas kick) ARIZ 20–10 Q2 USC Simmons 36 yard pass from Tinsley (Jordan kick) ARIZ 20–17 Q2 USC Browner 53 yard interception return (Jordan kick) USC 24–20 Q3 USC White 33 yard pass from Tinsley (Jordan kick) USC 31–20 Q3 USC Jordan 25 yard field goal USC 34–20 Q3 USC West 27 yard interception return (Jordan kick) USC 41–20 Q3 ARIZ Edwards 2 yard run (Zendejas kick) USC 41–27 Q4 9:22 ARIZ Gobel 3 yard pass from Tunnicliffe (Zendejas kick) USC 41–34 Q4 5:35 USC Hopper 59 yard interception return (Jordan kick) USC 48–34 Q4 3:38 ARIZ Stivers 16 yard pass from Tunnicliffe (Zendejas kick) USC 48–41

• USC Defense: 3 INTs for TD (NCAA record)

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at UCLA

See also: 1982 UCLA Bruins football team and Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)

#15 USC Trojans at #11 UCLA Bruins

	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	3	7	0	9	19
UCLA	14	3	3	0	20

at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

• Date: November 20, 1982
• Game attendance: 95,736
• Gainesville Sun, 1982 Nov 21.

Game information

First quarter UCLA – Howell 9-yard pass from Tom Ramsey (John Lee kick). UCLA 7–0. Drive: USC – Steve Jordan 44-yard field goal. UCLA 7–3. Drive: UCLA – Danny Andrews 23-yard run (John Lee kick). UCLA 14–3. Drive: Second quarter UCLA – John Lee 45-yard field goal. UCLA 17–3. Drive: USC – Todd Spencer 3-yard run (Steve Jordan kick). UCLA 17–10. Drive: Third quarter UCLA – John Lee 42-yard field goal. UCLA 20–10. Drive: Fourth quarter USC – Steve Jordan 21-yard field goal. UCLA 20–13. Drive: USC – Mark Boyer 1-yard pass from Scott Tinsley (run failed), 0:00. UCLA 20–19. Drive: Top passers USC – Scott Tinsley – 14/23, 137 yards, TD, INT UCLA – Tom Ramsey – 11/24, 135 yards Top rushers USC – Anthony Gibson – 30 rushes, 97 yards UCLA – Danny Andrews – 15 rushes, 78 yards, TD Top receivers USC – Jeff Simmons – 4 receptions, 46 yards UCLA – Kevin Nelson – 2 receptions, 33 yards

Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total Notre Dame 7 3 3 0 13 • USC 0 3 7 7 17 Date: November 27 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

Scoring summary Q1 ND Moriarty 2 yard run (Johnston kick) ND 7–0 Q2 ND Johnston ?? yard field goal ND 10–0 Q2 USC Jordan 35 yard field goal ND 10–3 Q3 ND Johnston 47 yard field goal ND 13–3 Q3 USC Harper 5 yard run (Jordan kick) ND 13–10 Q4 0:48 USC Harper 1 yard run (Jordan kick) USC 17–14

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References

1. "Southern California Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
2. "1982 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
3. "USC Blanks Oklahoma". Gainesville Sun. September 26, 1982.
4. "Three interception returns ignite USC to 48-41 win". Eugene Register-Guard. November 14, 1982.
5. Gainesville Sun. 1982 Nov 28. Retrieved 2018-Oct-17.