1981 USC Trojans football team

1981 USC Trojans football
Fiesta Bowl, L 10–26 vs. Penn State
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 14
Record9–3 (5–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorR. C. Slocum (1st season)
Captains
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Washington $ 6 2 0 10 2 0
No. 16 Arizona State 5 2 0 9 2 0
No. 14 USC 5 2 0 9 3 0
Washington State 5 2 1 8 3 1
UCLA 5 2 1 7 4 1
Arizona 4 4 0 6 5 0
Stanford 4 4 0 4 7 0
California 2 6 0 2 9 0
Oregon 1 6 0 2 9 0
Oregon State 0 7 0 1 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth year under head coach John Robinson, the Trojans compiled a 9–3 record (5–2 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for second place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 284 to 170.[1]

Quarterback John Mazur led the team in passing, completing 93 of 194 passes for 1,128 yards with seven touchdowns and five interceptions. Marcus Allen led the team in rushing with 433 carries for 2,427 yards and 22 touchdowns. Jeff Simmons led the team in receiving yards with 28 catches for 543 yards and one touchdown.[2] Allen became the first player in NCAA history to rush for over 2,000 yards in one season. He also gained a total of 2,683 offensive yards, led the nation in scoring, and won the Heisman Trophy, the Maxwell Award, and Walter Camp Award and was also the Pac-10 player of the year.

  1. ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "1981 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.