1982 USC Trojans football team

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Ranking
AP	No. 15

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

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

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 touchdownss.

Schedule

September 11at No. 11 Florida*No. 10

• Florida Field
• Gainesville, Florida

ABCL 9–17 73,238 September 18Indiana*No. 19

• Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
• Los Angeles

W 28–7 50,724 September 25at Oklahoma*No. 18

• Oklahoma Memorial Stadium
• Norman, Oklahoma

ABCW 12–0 76,758 October 2OregonNo. 16

• Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
• Los Angeles

W 38–7 47,181 October 16at StanfordNo. 14

• Stanford Stadium
• Stanford, California

CBSW 41–21 73,859 October 23Oregon StateNo. 12

• Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
• Los Angeles

W 38–0 50,035 October 30at No. 7 Arizona StateNo. 12

• Sun Devil Stadium
• Tempe, Arizona

L 10–17 71,071 November 6CaliforniaNo. 16

• Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
• Los Angeles

W 42–0 54,670 November 13at ArizonaNo. 16

• Arizona Stadium
• Tucson, Arizona

W 48–41 55,110 November 20at No. 11 UCLANo. 15

• Rose Bowl
• Pasadena, California (Battle for the Victory Bell)

ABCL 19–20 95,763 November 27Notre Dame*No. 17

• Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
• Los Angeles (Rivalry)

CBSW 17–13 76,459

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Game summaries

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

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)