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Southern California Football Team History


Southern California Trojans
University of Southern California
 Los Angeles, CA
Founded: 1880
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Capacity: 92,000
Colors: Cardinal & Gold
Coach: Ted Tollner
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1982 <- 1983 -> 1984 --> 2024
1983 Season Highlights
 Ted Tollner enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 
1983 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 10  vs. Florida  19   19   T       
 Sat., Sep. 17  @ Oregon State  33   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 24  vs. Kansas  20   26   L       
 Sat., Oct. 1  @ South Carolina  14   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 8  vs. Washington State  38   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 15  vs. Arizona State  14   34   L       
 Sat., Oct. 22  @ Notre Dame  6   27   L       
 Sat., Oct. 29  @ California  19   9   W       
 Sat., Nov. 5  vs. Stanford  30   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 12  @ Washington  0   24   L       
 Sat., Nov. 19  vs. UCLA  17   27   L       
 
1983 Season Totals
  Record4-6 -1
  Points Scored210
  Scoring Average19.1
  Points Allowed238
  Defense Average21.6
  Opponents Record61-58
  Conference Record4-3
  Home Record2-3 -1
  Away Record2-3
1983 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1983 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 7-4-1309265Won  45-96-1-1211158  Terry Donahue
Washington 8-4285178Lost  10-135-217591  Don James
Washington State 7-4237211 5-3152156  Jim Walden
Arizona 7-3-1343188 4-3-1226157  Larry Smith
Southern California 4-6-1210238 4-3151128  Ted Tollner
Arizona State 6-4-1320200 3-3-1187128  Darryl D. Rogers
California 5-5-1242227 3-4-1179173  Joe Kapp
Oregon 4-6-1152224 3-3-182114  Rich Brooks
Oregon State 2-8-1171332 1-6-185245  Joe Avezzano
Stanford 1-10159293 1-7128226  Paul Wiggin

1983 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1983 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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