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1964 USC Trojans football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1964
team	USC Trojans
sport	football
conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
short_conf	AAWU
CoachRank	10
APRank	10
record	7–3
conf_record	3–1
head_coach	John McKay
hc_year	5th
captain	Craig Fertig
captain2	Bill Fisk
stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
champion	AAWU co-champion

The 1964 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled a 7–3 record (3–1 against conference opponents), finished in a tie with Oregon State for the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU or Pac-8) championship, and outscored their opponents 207 to 130. The Trojans ended their season with an upset victory over undefeated and top-ranked Notre Dame.

Quarterback Craig Fertig was one of the team's two captains and led the team in passing, completing 109 of 209 passes for 1,671 yards with 11 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Mike Garrett led the team in rushing with 217 carries for 948 yards and nine touchdowns. Rod Sherman led the team in receiving yardage with 24 catches for 446 yards and five touchdowns.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Notre Dame

References

"1964 Southern California Trojans Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
(September 19, 1964). "'G whiz' Garrett sparks Trojan victory". Progress-Bulletin.
(September 27, 1964). "Trojans ambush Sooners with aerial bombs 40–14". St. Petersburg Times.
(October 4, 1964). "Spartans stun USC". The Kalamazoo Gazette.
. (October 11, 1964). ["Garrett-Led Trojans Wallops Aggies, 31-7"](https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-herald/168735095/). *[[Vallejo Times Herald*.
(October 11, 1964). "Southern Cal roars back, crushes Texas Aggies, 31–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
Al Heim. (October 18, 1964). "Buckeyes Bid For No. 1 As Sanders Piledrives By Southern Cal, 17–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
(October 25, 1964). "Trojans rally behind Fertig". The Register.
(November 1, 1964). "Trojan horses felled in 4th". Independent Star-News.
(November 8, 1964). "Trojans beat Indians". The Fresno Bee.
(November 22, 1964). "USC buries UCLA eleven, 34–13". The Idaho Statesman.
(November 29, 1964). "Trojans shatter Irish dream, 20–17". Chicago Tribune.
. ["Schedule/Results (1964 USC)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/295584). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
(November 28, 1964). "USC Shocks Notre Dame". [[The Register-Guard]].

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