1964 USC Trojans football team

1964 USC Trojans football
1964 USC Trojans football
AAWU co-champion
Conference	Athletic Association of Western Universities
Ranking
Coaches	No. 10
AP	No. 10
Record	7–3 (3–1 AAWU)
Head coach	John McKay (5th season);
Captains	Craig Fertig; Bill Fisk;
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

1964 Athletic Association of Western Universities football standings
	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Oregon State ^ +	3	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 10 USC +	3	–	1	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
Washington	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	4	–	0
UCLA	2	–	2	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Stanford	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Oregon	1	–	2	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Washington State	1	–	2	–	1	3	–	6	–	1
California	0	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – Rose Bowl representative determined by longest absence, due to no head-to-head result and 4–4 tie in member vote. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1964 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their fifth year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled a 7–3 record (3–1 against conference opponents), finished in a tie with Oregon State for the Athletic Association of Western Universities (AAWU or Pac-8) championship, and outscored their opponents 207 to 130. The Trojans ended their season with an upset victory over undefeated and top-ranked Notre Dame.

Quarterback Craig Fertig was one of the team's two captains and led the team in passing, completing 109 of 209 passes for 1,671 yards with 11 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Mike Garrett led the team in rushing with 217 carries for 948 yards and nine touchdowns. Rod Sherman led the team in receiving yardage with 24 catches for 446 yards and five touchdowns.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Colorado*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 21–0	39,173	^[2]
September 26	at No. 2 Oklahoma*		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	W 40–14	61,700	^[3]
October 3	at Michigan State*	No. 2	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 7–17	70,102	^[4]
October 10	Texas A&M*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 31–7	42,295	^[5]^[6]
October 17	at No. 2 Ohio State*		Ohio Stadium Columbus, OH	L 0–17	84,315	^[7]
October 24	California		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	W 26–21	48,105	^[8]
October 31	Washington		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	L 13–14	50,577	^[9]
November 7	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	W 15–10	55,000	^[10]
November 21	at UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	W 34–13	62,108	^[11]
November 28	No. 1 Notre Dame*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	W 20–17	83,840	^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game Source: ^[13]

Game summaries

Notre Dame

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Notre Dame	3	14	0	0	17
• USC	0	0	7	13	20

Date: November 27
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Game attendance: 83,840

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References

^ "1964 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
^ "'G whiz' Garrett sparks Trojan victory". Progress-Bulletin. September 19, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Trojans ambush Sooners with aerial bombs 40–14". St. Petersburg Times. September 27, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Spartans stun USC". The Kalamazoo Gazette. October 4, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Garrett-Led Trojans Wallops Aggies, 31-7". Sunday Times-Herald. Vallejo, California. October 11, 1964. p. 26. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Southern Cal roars back, crushes Texas Aggies, 31–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 11, 1964. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Al Heim (October 18, 1964). "Buckeyes Bid For No. 1 As Sanders Piledrives By Southern Cal, 17–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 2H – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Trojans rally behind Fertig". The Register. October 25, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Trojan horses felled in 4th". Independent Star-News. November 1, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Trojans beat Indians". The Fresno Bee. November 8, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "USC buries UCLA eleven, 34–13". The Idaho Statesman. November 22, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Trojans shatter Irish dream, 20–17". Chicago Tribune. November 29, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Schedule/Results (1964 USC)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 24, 2025.
^ "USC Shocks Notre Dame". The Register-Guard. Eugene. November 28, 1964. Retrieved November 22, 2014.

[1] "1964 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

[2] "'G whiz' Garrett sparks Trojan victory". Progress-Bulletin. September 19, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] "Trojans ambush Sooners with aerial bombs 40–14". St. Petersburg Times. September 27, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

[4] "Spartans stun USC". The Kalamazoo Gazette. October 4, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] "Garrett-Led Trojans Wallops Aggies, 31-7". Sunday Times-Herald. Vallejo, California. October 11, 1964. p. 26. Retrieved March 24, 2025 – via Newspapers.com .

[6] "Southern Cal roars back, crushes Texas Aggies, 31–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 11, 1964. Retrieved March 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.

[7] Al Heim (October 18, 1964). "Buckeyes Bid For No. 1 As Sanders Piledrives By Southern Cal, 17–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. p. 2H – via Newspapers.com.

[8] "Trojans rally behind Fertig". The Register. October 25, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

[9] "Trojan horses felled in 4th". Independent Star-News. November 1, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

[10] "Trojans beat Indians". The Fresno Bee. November 8, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

[11] "USC buries UCLA eleven, 34–13". The Idaho Statesman. November 22, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

[12] "Trojans shatter Irish dream, 20–17". Chicago Tribune. November 29, 1964. Retrieved January 24, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.

[13] "Schedule/Results (1964 USC)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved May 24, 2025.

[14] "USC Shocks Notre Dame". The Register-Guard. Eugene. November 28, 1964. Retrieved November 22, 2014.

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1		ND	Ivan 25-yard field goal	Notre Dame 3-0

2		ND	Snow 21-yard pass from Huarte (Ivan kick)	Notre Dame 10-0

2		ND	Wolski 5-yard run (Ivan kick)	Notre Dame 17-0

3		USC	Garrett 1-yard run (Brownell kick)	Notre Dame 17-7

4	4:45	USC	Hill 23-yard pass from Fertig (kick failed)	Notre Dame 17-13

4	1:35	USC	Sherman 15-yard pass from Fertig (Brownell kick)	USC 20-17

USC Trojans football
Venues	Athletic Park (1895–1898) Fiesta Park (1897–1898, 1901–1902, 1904–1906, 1916) Chutes Park (1900) Prager Park (1903) Bovard Field (1904–1910, 1914–1915, 1917–1923) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1923–present) Jones Field/Kennedy Field (practice)
Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games California Notre Dame Oregon Stanford UCLA: Victory Bell
Culture and lore	Traveler George Tirebiter Giles Pellerin "Fight On" Spirit of Troy Student Body Right Tommy Trojan Tribute to Troy Athletics scandal 1967 "Game of the Century" "Bush Push" Carroll–Harbaugh rivalry 2007 Stanford game So This Is College
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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AAWU	UCLA, USC, & Washington (1959) Washington (1960) UCLA (1961) USC (1962) Washington (1963) Oregon State & USC (1964) UCLA (1965) USC (1966) USC (1967)
Pacific-8	USC (1968) USC (1969) Stanford (1970) Stanford (1971) USC (1972) USC (1973) USC (1974) California & UCLA (1975) USC (1976) Washington (1977)
Pacific-10	USC (1978) USC (1979) Washington (1980) Washington (1981) UCLA (1982) UCLA (1983) USC (1984) UCLA (1985) Arizona State (1986) USC & UCLA (1987) USC (1988) USC (1989) Washington (1990) Washington (1991) Washington & Stanford (1992) Arizona, UCLA, & USC (1993) Oregon (1994) USC & Washington (1995) Arizona State (1996) UCLA & Washington State (1997) UCLA (1998) Stanford (1999) Oregon, Oregon State, & Washington (2000) Oregon (2001) USC & Washington State (2002) USC (2003) USC (2004) vacated USC (2005) vacated California & USC (2006) Arizona State & USC (2007) USC (2008) Oregon (2009) Oregon (2010)
Pac-12	Oregon (2011) Stanford (2012) Stanford (2013) Oregon (2014) Stanford (2015) Washington (2016) USC (2017) Washington (2018) Oregon (2019) Oregon (2020) Utah (2021) Utah (2022) Washington (2023)
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