The 1974 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the Pacific-8 Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In their 15th year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled a 10–1–1 record (6–0–1 in Pac-8, first)), and outscored their opponents 363 to 142.^[1] The team was ranked #1 in the final UPI Coaches Poll and #2 in the final AP Poll due to Oklahoma being on probation from the Coaches’ Poll.

Quarterback Pat Haden led the team in passing, completing 70 of 149 passes for 988 yards with 13 touchdowns and 11 interceptions. Anthony Davis led the team in rushing with 301 carries for 1,421 yards and 13 touchdowns. J.K. McKay led the team in receiving with 34 catches for 550 yards and eight touchdowns.^[2] Vince Evans backed up Haden. Allen Carter backed up Davis. The fullbacks were Ricky Bell, Dave Farmer and Mosi Tatupu. The starting flanker, Shelton Diggs, caught the two point conversion that lifted USC over Ohio State in the January 1975 Rose Bowl.

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
September 14	vs. No. 20 Arkansas*	No. 5	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR	L 7–22	54,622
September 28	at No. 8 Pittsburgh*	No. 18	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 16–7	52,934
October 5	Iowa*	No. 9	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 41–3	52,095
October 12	vs. Washington State	No. 7	Joe Albi Stadium Spokane, WA	W 54–7	32,000
October 19	at Oregon	No. 6	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	W 16–7	32,500
October 26	Oregon State	No. 6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 35–10	52,392
November 2	California	No. 6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	T 15–15	53,921
November 9	at Stanford	No. 11	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	W 35–10	83,500
November 16	Washington	No. 8	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 42–11	51,157
November 23	at UCLA	No. 8	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	W 34–9	82,467
November 30	No. 5 Notre Dame*	No. 6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	W 55–24	83,552
January 1, 1975	vs. No. 3 Ohio State*	No. 5	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	W 18–17	106,721
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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• Game program: USC vs. Washington State at Spokane – October 12, 1974