The USC Trojans were 9-1-1 in 1974. They emerged victorious over the Ohio State Buckeyes, 18 to 17, in the Rose Bowl, and won their fourth National Championship.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6-0-1 | 10-1-1 | |
4-2-1 | 7-3-1 | ||
4-2-1 | 6-3-2 | ||
5-1-1 | 5-4-2 | ||
3-4 | 5-6 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 345 | 4,051 | 791 | 5.1 | 3,107 | 644 | 4.8 | 944 | 147 | 6.4 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 6th | 29th | 42nd | 26th | 12th | 21st | 12th | 108th | 100th | 68th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 125 | 2,869 | 4.1 | 1,556 | 459 | 3.4 | 1,313 | 240 | 5.5 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 64th | 20th | 31st | 22nd | 11th | 35th | 63rd | 111th | 17th | ||||||||||
Net | +220 | +1,182 | +791 | +1.0 | +1,551 | +185 | +1.4 | -369 | -93 | +1.0 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 7th | 17th | 42nd | 22nd | 9th | 7th | 15th | 100th | 117th | 38th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 12 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 1 | .917 | |
| 2 | 11 | 1 | .917 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 4 | .667 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |