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1964 USC

7–⁠3 (3–⁠1 Athletic Association of Western Universities), coached by John McKay, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

USC in 1964, game by game: won vs. Colorado 21–0; won at No. 2 Oklahoma 40–14; lost at Michigan State 7–17; won vs. Texas A&M 31–7; lost at No. 2 Ohio State 0–17; won vs. California 26–21; lost vs. Washington 13–14; won at Stanford 15–10; won at UCLA 34–13; won vs. No. 1 Notre Dame 20–17+26−17Won 21–0 vs. Colorado+21ColoradoWon 40–14 at No. 2 Oklahoma+26No. 2 OklahomaLost 7–17 at Michigan State-10Michigan StateWon 31–7 vs. Texas A&M+24Texas A&MLost 0–17 at No. 2 Ohio State-17No. 2 Ohio StateWon 26–21 vs. California+5CaliforniaLost 13–14 vs. Washington-1WashingtonWon 15–10 at Stanford+5StanfordWon 34–13 at UCLA+21UCLAWon 20–17 vs. No. 1 Notre Dame+3No. 1 Notre Dame
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsColoradoW 21–⁠081%
Sep 26at2OklahomaW 40–⁠1440%
Oct 3atMichigan StateL 7–⁠1754%
Oct 10vsTexas A&MW 31–⁠783%
Oct 17at2Ohio StateL 0–⁠1744%
Oct 24vsCaliforniaW 26–⁠2175%
Oct 31vsWashingtonL 13–⁠1469%
Nov 7atStanfordW 15–⁠1065%
Nov 21atUCLAW 34–⁠1369%
Nov 28vs1Notre DameW 20–⁠1752%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Notre Dame 20–⁠17; No. 10 in the final AP poll; Athletic Association of Western Universities champions.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 2: 2
  2. Final: 10

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1964.

Athletic Association of Western Universities champions3–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Oregon State

Record
7–⁠3
Conference
3–⁠1 shared first in Athletic Association of Western Universities
AP final
No. 10 peak No. 2
Points
207–⁠130
Coach
John McKay
Elo
1662 +51 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
18.2 No. 6 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Craig Fertig and Bill Fisk

Drafted in 1965

The 1965 draft
Rd 4Fred Hill WRPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 4Bob Svihus OTDallas Cowboys

All-Pacific Coast

5 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

  • Craig FertigBAP-2
  • John ThomasEUPI-2

From Wikipedia’s 1964 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1964 Athletic Association of Western Universities standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon State3–⁠18–⁠38
USC3–⁠17–⁠310
Washington5–⁠26–⁠4
UCLA2–⁠24–⁠6
Stanford3–⁠45–⁠5
Oregon1–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Washington State1–⁠2–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
California0–⁠43–⁠7

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.