# 1982 USC Trojans football team

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 an 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. Due to probation, the Trojans were not eligible for postseason play.
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 touchdowns.

## Schedule

| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 11 | at No. 11 Florida* | No. 10 | Florida FieldGainesville, FL | ABC | L 9–17 | 73,238 |
| September 18 | Indiana* | No. 19 | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | | W 28–7 | 50,724 |
| September 25 | at Oklahoma* | No. 18 | Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | ABC | W 12–0 | 76,758 |
| October 2 | Oregon | No. 16 | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | | W 38–7 | 47,181 |
| October 16 | at Stanford | No. 14 | Stanford StadiumStanford, CA (rivalry) | CBS | W 41–21 | 73,859 |
| October 23 | Oregon State | No. 12 | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | | W 38–0 | 50,035 |
| October 30 | at No. 7 Arizona State | No. 12 | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ | | L 10–17 | 71,071 |
| November 6 | California | No. 16 | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | | W 42–0 | 54,670 |
| November 13 | at Arizona | No. 16 | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | | W 48–41 | 55,110 |
| November 20 | at No. 11 UCLA | No. 15 | Rose BowlPasadena, CA (Victory Bell) | ABC | L 19–20 | 95,763 |
| November 27 | Notre Dame* | No. 17 | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA (rivalry) | CBS | W 17–13 | 76,459 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game ||||||||

## Game summaries
### At Oklahoma

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • USC | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Oklahoma | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### At Arizona

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • USC | 3 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 48 |
| Arizona | 10 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
* USC Defense: 3 INTs for TD (NCAA record)

### At UCLA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| USC | 3 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 19 |
| UCLA | 14 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20 |
at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California
* Date: November 20, 1982
* Game attendance: 95,736
* Gainesville Sun, 1982 Nov 21.
Game information :
First quarter
UCLA – Howell 9-yard pass from Tom Ramsey (John Lee kick). UCLA 7–0. Drive:
USC – Steve Jordan 44-yard field goal. UCLA 7–3. Drive:
UCLA – Danny Andrews 23-yard run (John Lee kick). UCLA 14–3. Drive:
Second quarter
UCLA – John Lee 45-yard field goal. UCLA 17–3. Drive:
USC – Todd Spencer 3-yard run (Steve Jordan kick). UCLA 17–10. Drive:
Third quarter
UCLA – John Lee 42-yard field goal. UCLA 20–10. Drive:
Fourth quarter
USC – Steve Jordan 21-yard field goal. UCLA 20–13. Drive:
USC – Mark Boyer 1-yard pass from Scott Tinsley (run failed), 0:00. UCLA 20–19. Drive:
Top passers
USC – Scott Tinsley – 14/23, 137 yards, TD, INT
UCLA – Tom Ramsey – 11/24, 135 yards
Top rushers
USC – Anthony Gibson – 30 rushes, 97 yards
UCLA – Danny Andrews – 15 rushes, 78 yards, TD
Top receivers
USC – Jeff Simmons – 4 receptions, 46 yards
UCLA – Kevin Nelson – 2 receptions, 33 yards :

### Notre Dame

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Notre Dame | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| • USC | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |