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1973 USC Trojans football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1973
team	USC Trojans
sport	football
conference	Pacific-8 Conference
short_conf	Pac-8
CoachRank	7
APRank	8
record	9–2–1
conf_record	7–0
head_coach	John McKay
hc_year	14th
captain	Lynn Swann
captain2	Artimus Parker
stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
champion	Pac-8 champion
bowl	[Rose Bowl](1974-rose-bowl)
bowl_result	L 21–42 vs. [Ohio State](1973-ohio-state-buckeyes-football-team)

The 1973 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) as a member of the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by 14th-year head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 9–2–1 with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, winning the Pac-8 title for the second consecutive season. USC earned a berth in the Rose Bowl, where the Trojans lost to Ohio State. The team played home games at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.

Schedule

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Game summaries

Arkansas

At Georgia Tech

Oklahoma

At Oregon State

Washington State

Oregon

At Notre Dame

At California

Stanford

At Washington

vs. No. 8 UCLA

USC wins conference title and Rose Bowl berth
Anthony Davis 27 Rush, 145 Yds

Rose Bowl (vs Ohio State)

Personnel

John McKay
Willie Brown
Craig Fertig
Wayne Fontes
Ray George
Marv Goux
Skip Husbands
Dave Levy
John Robinson

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

References

(September 16, 1973). "USC blanks stubborn Hogs". The San Francisco Examiner.
(September 23, 1973). "Southern Cal breezes by 23–6". Daily Press.
(September 30, 1973). "84,016 see Sooners tie one on USC, 7–7". Independent Press-Telegram.
(October 7, 1973). "Davis paces Southern Cal to 21–7 over Beavers". The Montgomery Advertiser.
(October 14, 1973). "Trojans error-prone but still win, 46–35". Santa Cruz Sentinel.
(October 21, 1973). "Haden sparks Trojans over Oregon, 31–10". Ventura County Star.
(October 28, 1973). "Ara steals recipe for 23 as Irish stew cooks USC". The Indianapolis Star.
(November 4, 1973). "Davis dazzles Cal defenders". The Arizona Daily Star.
(November 11, 1973). "Late USC explosion shatters Stanford 27–26". The Fresno Bee.
(November 18, 1973). "Troy exploits porous pass defense, 42–19". The Sunday Oregonian.
(November 25, 1973). "For the Roses, it's USC and (choose one)". The Los Angeles Times.
(January 2, 1974). "Ohio State rips USC in Rose Bowl". The Muskegon Chronicle.
2009 USC football media guide
. ["Schedule/Results (1973 USC)"](https://stats.ncaa.org/teams/364021). *[[National Collegiate Athletic Association]]*.
''Eugene Register-Guard''. 1973 Oct 21.
(November 25, 1973). "Trojans Triumph, 23-13". [[The New York Times]].
(October 6, 1973). "OSU-USC lineups". Eugene Register-Guard.

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