1985 USC Trojans football team

Schedule

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Rankings

Game summaries

At No. 11 Illinois

Champaign, Illinois

Baylor

Los Angeles, California

At Arizona State

Oregon State

Stanford

At Notre Dame

Washington State

At California

At Washington

UCLA

First quarter

• UCLA – Eric Ball 1-yard run (John Lee kick). ''UCLA 7–0. '''Drive:'''''
• USC – Joe Cormier 34-yard pass from Rodney Peete (Don Shafer kick). ''Tie 7–7. '''Drive:''''' Second quarter
• UCLA – John Lee 22-yard field goal. ''UCLA 10–7. '''Drive:'''''
• UCLA – John Lee 34-yard field goal. ''UCLA 13–7. '''Drive:''''' Third quarter
• USC – Don Shafer 38-yard field goal. ''UCLA 13–10. '''Drive:''''' Fourth quarter
• USC – Rodney Peete 1-yard run (Don Shafer kick). ''USC 17–13. '''Drive:''''' ;Top passers
• UCLA – David Norrie – 14/21, 178 yards, 2 INT
• USC – Rodney Peete – 8/15, 101 yards, TD, INT ;Top rushers
• UCLA – Gaston Green – 28 rushes, 145 yards
• USC – Ryan Knight – 32 rushes, 147 yards ;Top receivers
• UCLA – Karl Dorrell – 5 receptions, 61 yards
• USC – Joe Cormier – 8 receptions, 101 yards

Vs. Oregon

• Source: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=4pF9x-cDGsoC&dat=19851201&printsec=frontpage&hl=en

Aloha Bowl (vs. Alabama)

Main article: 1985 Aloha Bowl

Personnel

1986 NFL draft

The following players were drafted into professional football following the season.

References

References

1. (September 8, 1985). "No. 6 Southern Cal stops Illinois". The Charlotte Observer.
2. (September 22, 1985). "Baylor stuns #3 USC, 20–13". Waco Tribune-Herald.
3. (September 29, 1985). "Sun Devils burn USC, 24–0". Ventura County Star.
4. (October 6, 1985). "Trojans roll over Beavers". The Columbian.
5. (October 20, 1985). "Tollner impressed as Trojans rip Stanford". Daily Times-Advocate.
6. (October 27, 1985). "Irish whip USC, 37–3". The Billings Gazette.
7. (November 3, 1985). "Knight leads Trojans past Cougars, 31–13". The Los Angeles Times.
8. (November 10, 1985). "Hicks stars as Bears upset USC". The Peninsula Times Tribune.
9. (November 17, 1985). "Sophomore QB directs UW victory drive". The Columbian.
10. (November 24, 1985). "Trojans shock Bruins 17–13". The Sacramento Bee.
11. (December 1, 1985). "Trojans go from sayonara to aloha with win over Oregon". The Los Angeles Times.
12. (December 29, 1985). "Crimson Tide washes over USC, 24–3". The Honolulu Advertiser.
13. (September 8, 1985). "Upsets: UCLA Takes Bosco, and USC Hoists Champaign". [[Los Angeles Times]].
14. Reilly, Rick. (September 16, 1985). "...And Then They Had To Play".
15. (September 21, 1985). "Unranked Baylor Tops USC". [[The Orlando Sentinel]].
16. UCLA-Southern Cal Box Score. Gainesville Sun. 1985 Nov 24. Pg. {{convert. 4. F. Retrieved 2020-Dec-12.
17. "1986 NFL Draft". [[Sports Reference.