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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]
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Fiesta Bowl, L 10–26 vs. Penn State | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
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| Coaches | No. 13 |
| AP | No. 14 |
| Record | 9–3 (5–2 Pac-10) |
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| Defensive coordinator | R. C. Slocum (1st season) |
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| Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | Tennessee* | No. 5 | W 43–7 | 62,147 | [3] | ||
| September 19 | at Indiana* | No. 2 | ONTV | W 21–0 | 51,167 | [4] | |
| September 26 | No. 2 Oklahoma* | No. 1 |
| ABC | W 28–24 | 85,651 | [5] |
| October 3 | at Oregon State | No. 1 | W 56–22 | 33,000 | [6] | ||
| October 10 | Arizona | No. 1 |
| L 10–13 | 56,315 | [7] | |
| October 17 | Stanford | No. 7 |
| W 25–17 | 76,291 | [8] | |
| October 24 | at Notre Dame* | No. 5 | W 14–7 | 59,075 | [9] | ||
| October 31 | No. 14 Washington State | No. 4 |
| W 41–17 | 60,972 | [10] | |
| November 7 | at California | No. 3 | W 21–3 | 74,000 | [11] | ||
| November 14 | at Washington | No. 3 | L 3–13 | 47,347 | [12] | ||
| November 21 | No. 15 UCLA | No. 10 |
| ABC | W 22–21 | 89,432 | [13] |
| January 1, 1982 | vs. No. 7 Penn State* | No. 8 | NBC | L 10–26 | 71,053 | [14] | |
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- Marcus Allen, Heisman Trophy[17]
- Marcus Allen, Maxwell Award
- Marcus Allen, Walter Camp Award[18]
- Marcus Allen, Pac-10 Player of the Year
- Marcus Allen, All-Pac-10[19]
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