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1985 USC Trojans football team

The 1985 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season.

1985 USC Trojans football
Aloha Bowl, L 3–24 vs. Alabama
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record6–6 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
CaptainMatt Koart
Hank Norman
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1984
1986 →
1985 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 UCLA $ 6 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Arizona 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
Arizona State 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Washington 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
USC 5 – 3 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
Oregon 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Washington State 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Stanford 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Oregon State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
California 2 – 7 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at No. 11 Illinois*No. 6
W 20–1076,369
September 21Baylor*No. 3
L 13–2053,246
September 28at Arizona StateNo. 18
L 0–2470,710
October 5Oregon State 
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 63–050,624
October 19Stanford
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
W 30–656,837
October 26at Notre Dame*
L 3–3759,075
November 2Washington State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 31–1346,954
November 9at California
L 6–1463,500
November 16at Washington
L 17–2052,601
November 23No. 8 UCLA
W 17–1390,064
November 30vs. Oregon
W 20–665,000[1]
December 28vs. No. 15 Alabama*
L 3–2465,000[2]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

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1985 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR Gene Arrington
G 79 Jeff Bregel Jr
G 66 Dave Cadigan So
TE Martin Chesley
TE Joe Cormier
OL Tom Cox
RB Fred Crutcher
RB Andy Eddy
RB Aaron Emmanuel
OL James Fitzpatrick
TE Paul Green
OL John Guerrero   Fr
WR Ken Henry
RB Ryan Knight
OL Gaylord Kuamoo
RB 34 Zephrini Lee Sr
TE Eric McKee
QB Kevin McLean
WR 83 Hank Norman Sr
QB 16 Rodney Peete Fr
RB Kennedy Pola
G Mark Sager
QB 7 Sean Salisbury Sr
RB Todd Steele
WR Randy Tanner
WR Al Washington
RB 25 Steven Webster
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Sam Anno
LB Garrett Breeland
DB 38 Louis Brock
DL Tony Colorito
LB Marcus Cotton
LB Keith Davis
DB 8 Matt Johnson
DT 91 Matt Koart Sr
S 6 Tim McDonald Jr
DL Brent Moore
DB 1 Jerome Tyler Sr
DL Gary Willison
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Troy Richardson
K 10 Don Shafer Jr
P Chris Sperle
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Rankings

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Further information: 1985 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Season summary

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At No. 11 Illinois

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USC at Illinois
1 234Total
• No. 6 Trojans 14 330 20
No. 11 Fighting Illini 0 073 10
  
Scoring summary
1USCHank Norman 9-yard pass from Sean Salisbury (Don Shafer kick)USC 7–0
USCRandy Tanner 46-yard pass from Sean Salisbury (Don Shafer kick)USC 14–0
2USCDon Shafer 46-yard field goalUSC 17–0
3USCDon Shafer 23-yard field goalUSC 20–0
IllinoisCap Boso 83-yard pass from Jack Trudeau (Chris White kick)USC 20–7
4IllinoisChris White 28-yard field goalUSC 20–10
See also: 1985 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

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Baylor

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1 234Total
• Bears 0 1073 20
No. 3 Trojans 7 006 13
  
Scoring summary
1USCHank Norman 9-yard pass from Sean Salisbury (Don Shafer kick)USC 7–0
22:46BaylorTom Muecke 3-yard run (Terry Syler kick)Tied 7–7
BaylorTerry Syler 39-yard field goalBaylor 10–7
39:49BaylorDerrick McAdoo 22-yard pass from Tom Muecke (Terry Syler kick)Baylor 17–7
4USCRandy Tanner 19-yard pass from Sean Salisbury (kick blocked)Baylor 17–13
6:06BaylorTerry Syler 32-yard field goalBaylor 20–13
See also: 1985 Baylor Bears football team

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At Arizona State

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Oregon State

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Stanford

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At Notre Dame

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Washington State

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At California

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At Washington

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UCLA

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See also: 1985 UCLA Bruins football team and Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)
#8 UCLA Bruins (8–1–1) at USC Trojans (4–5)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
UCLA 7 6 0013
USC 7 0 3717

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: November 23
  • Game attendance: 90,064
  • [6]
Game information

Vs. Oregon

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Oregon vs. USC
1 234Total
Ducks 3 030 6
• Trojans 7 1003 20
Scoring summary
1OREMacLeod 32-yard field goalORE 3-0
1USCKnight 2-yard run (Shafer kick)USC 7-3
2USCShafer 32-yard field goalUSC 10-3
2USCNorman 5-yard pass from Peete (Shafer kick)USC 17-3
3OREMacLeod 36-yard field goalUSC 17-6
4USCShafer 44-yard field goalUSC 20-6
See also: 1985 Oregon Ducks football team and Mirage Bowl (college football)

Aloha Bowl (vs. Alabama)

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Main article: 1985 Aloha Bowl
See also: 1985 Alabama Crimson Tide football team

1986 NFL Draft

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

Player Position Round Pick Franchise

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References

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  1. ^ "Trojans go from sayonara to aloha with win over Oregon". The Los Angeles Times. December 1, 1985. Retrieved January 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Crimson Tide washes over USC, 24–3". The Honolulu Advertiser. December 29, 1985. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Upsets: UCLA Takes Bosco, and USC Hoists Champaign". Los Angeles Times. September 8, 1985. Retrieved January 19, 2020.
  4. ^ Reilly, Rick (September 16, 1985). "...And Then They Had To Play". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 17, 2022. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  5. ^ "Unranked Baylor Tops USC". The Orlando Sentinel. September 21, 1985. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  6. ^ UCLA-Southern Cal Box Score. Gainesville Sun. 1985 Nov 24. Pg. 4 °F (−16 °C). Retrieved 2020-Dec-12.
  7. ^ "1986 NFL Draft". Pro Football Reference. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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