1982 USC Trojans football team

1982 USC Trojans football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
AP	#15
1982 record	8–3 (5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	John Robinson (7th year)
Captain	George Achica
Captain	Joey Browner
Captain	Bruce Matthews
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,604, grass)

1982 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#5 UCLA $	5	–	1	–	1			10	–	1	–	1
#7 Washington	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#6 Arizona State	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
#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.

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

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 11	at #11 Florida*	#10	Florida Field • Gainesville, FL	ABC	L 9–17	73,238
September 18	Indiana*	#19	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA		W 28–7	50,724
September 25	at Oklahoma*	#18	Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, OK	ABC	W 12–0	76,758
October 2	Oregon	#16	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA		W 38–7	47,181
October 16	at Stanford	#14	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	CBS	W 41–21	73,859
October 23	Oregon State	#12	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA		W 38–0	50,035
October 30	at #7 Arizona State	#12	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ		L 10–17	71,071
November 6	California	#16	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA		W 42–0	54,670
November 13	at Arizona	#16	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ		W 48–41	55,110
November 20	at #11 UCLA	#15	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell)	ABC	L 19–20	95,763
November 27	Notre Dame*	#17	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry)	CBS	W 17–13	76,459
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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, AZ 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)