USC Trojans football under Ted Tollner

Ted Tollner was the coach of the University of Southern California's football team from 1983 to 1986. His teams won one Pacific-10 Conference title and went to three bowl games, winning one. He amassed a record of 26–20–1 and was succeeded by Larry Smith.

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1983

1983 USC Trojans football
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
1983 record 4–6–1 (4–3 Pac-10)
Head coach Ted Tollner
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1982 1984 »
1983 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#17 UCLA † 6 – 1 – 1     7 – 4 – 1
Washington 5 – 2 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
Washington State 5 – 3 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
USC 4 – 3 – 0     4 – 6 – 1
Arizona 4 – 3 – 1     7 – 3 – 1
Arizona State 3 – 3 – 1     6 – 4 – 1
Oregon 3 – 3 – 1     4 – 6 – 1
California 3 – 4 – 1     5 – 5 – 1
Oregon State 1 – 6 – 1     2 – 8 – 1
Stanford 1 – 7 – 0     1 – 10 – 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 10 #18 Florida* #9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA T 19–19   53,948
September 17 at Oregon State #14 Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR W 33–10   28,000
September 24 Kansas* #10 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 20–26   49,255
October 1 at South Carolina* Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC L 14–38   74,200
October 8 Washington State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 38–17   43,106
October 15 #18 Arizona State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 14–34   58,664
October 22 at Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Notre Dame – USC rivalry) L 6–27   59,075
October 29 at California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA W 19–9   65,867
November 5 Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 30–7   50,867
November 12 at Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 0–24   60,690
November 19 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) L 17–27   83,763
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1984

1984 USC Trojans football
Rose Bowl Champions
Pac-10 Champions
Rose Bowl, W 20–17 vs. Ohio State State
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #9
AP #10
1984 record 9–3 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach Ted Tollner
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1983 1985 »
1984 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#10 USC † 7 – 1 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
#2 Washington 6 – 1 – 0     11 – 1 – 0
#9 UCLA 5 – 2 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
Arizona 5 – 2 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
Washington State 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Arizona State 3 – 4 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Oregon 3 – 5 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
Stanford 3 – 5 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Oregon State 1 – 7 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
California 1 – 8 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 8 Utah State* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 42–7   45,067
September 22 at Arizona State #17 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ W 6–3   70,219
September 29 LSU* #15 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 3–23   60,128
October 6 at Washington State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA W 29–27   33,000
October 13 at Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR W 19–9   29,581
October 20 Arizona Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 17–14   65,411
October 27 California #20 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 31–7   52,692
November 3 at Stanford #18 Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA W 20–11   74,432
November 10 #1 Washington #12 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 16–7   71,838
November 17 at UCLA #7 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) L 10–29   90,096
November 24 Notre Dame* #14 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Notre Dame – USC rivalry) L 7–19   66,342
January 1 vs. #6 Ohio State State* #18 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) W 20–17   102,594
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1985

1985 USC Trojans football
Aloha Bowl, L 3–24 vs. Alabama
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
1985 record 6–6 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach Ted Tollner
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1984 1986 »
1985 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#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
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 7 at #11 Illinois* #6 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL W 20–10   76,369
September 21 Baylor* #3 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 17–14   53,246
September 28 at Arizona State #18 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ L 0–24   70,710
October 5 Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 63–0   50,624
October 19 Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 30–6   56,837
October 26 at Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Notre Dame – USC rivalry) L 3–37   59,075
November 2 Washington State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 31–13   46,954
November 9 at California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA L 6–14   63,500
November 16 at Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 17–20   52,601
November 23 #8 UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) W 17–13   90,064
November 30 vs. Oregon National Olympic Stadium • Tokyo, Japan (Mirage Bowl) W 20–6   65,000
December 28 vs. #15 Alabama* Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI (Aloha Bowl) L 3–24   65,000
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.


1986

1986 USC Trojans football
Citrus Bowl, L 7–14 vs. Auburn
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
1986 record 7–5 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach Ted Tollner
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 1985 1987 »
1986 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#4 Arizona State † 5 – 1 – 1     10 – 1 – 1
#14 UCLA 5 – 2 – 1     8 – 3 – 1
#18 Washington 5 – 2 – 1     8 – 3 – 1
#11 Arizona 5 – 3 – 0     9 – 3 – 0
Stanford 5 – 3 – 0     8 – 4 – 0
USC 5 – 3 – 0     7 – 5 – 0
Oregon 3 – 5 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
Washington State 2 – 6 – 1     3 – 7 – 1
California 2 – 7 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
Oregon State 1 – 6 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
† – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
September 13 Illinois* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 31–16   51,496
September 20 at #9 Baylor* Floyd Casey Stadium • Waco, TX W 17–14   35,000
September 27 #6 Washington #12 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 20–10   58,023
October 4 Oregon #9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 35–21   51,340
October 11 at Washington State #9 Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA L 14–34   26,000
October 18 #10 Arizona State #15 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 20–29   65,874
October 25 at #19 Stanford Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA W 10–0   73,500
November 1 at #14 [[{{{school}}}|Arizona]] #18 Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 20–13   55,046
November 15 [[{{{school}}}|California]] #13 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 28–3   48,019
November 22 at #18 UCLA #10 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) L 25–45   98,370
November 29 Notre Dame* #17 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Notre Dame – USC rivalry) L 37–38   70,614
January 1 vs. #10 Auburn* Orlando Stadium • Orlando, FL (Citrus Bowl) L 7–16   51,113
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.


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