Today's entry into the SC - Notre Dame highlight reel is the 1974 game in the Coliseum. Read the rest of the story after the jump. I looked at guys like J.K. McKay and thought, 'He's lost his mind. "In those days, the sidelines were packed with people," said Phillips, a therapeutic behavior specialist who lives in Altadena. In their 15th year under head coach John McKay, the Trojans compiled a 10–1–1 record (6–0–1 against conference opponents), finished in first place in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 363 to 142. "He gave me the key block, one that really sprung me on the 102-yard kick return," Davis told Times sportswriter Gary Klein. "There was nothing we did wrong. Davis' touchdown run made it 24-19. DiNardo sensed nothing unusual. J.K. McKay led the team in receiving with 34 catches for 550 yards and eight touchdowns. They took over.". "He says to me, 'You can't have a great comeback unless you fall way behind,' " Haden recalled. Return to Glory* It has been 30 years, but no one at USC or Notre Dame will forget Anthony Davis and 'The Comeback' to 55-24. [1] The team was ranked #1 in the final UPI Coaches Poll and #2 in the final AP Poll. "It was one of those rare moments in life, not just in sports, where you are elated from head to toe," Haden recalled. Down 24 - 0 with less than a minute to go in the first half, USC started a … A mindset that has been consistent down thru the decades. A Crimson Tide fumble at … The starting flanker, Shelton Diggs, caught the two point conversion that lifted USC over Ohio State in the January 1975 Rose Bowl. "At that point, it truly seemed hopeless," Phillips recalled. Haden connected with Diggs for 16-yards and a touchdown to make it 48-24. He said the roar made it feel as if he was running through butter on his kickoff return, his third in three games against the Irish. The national teleca… At USC, they refer to the 55-24 victory simply as "the Comeback.". USC vs. Notre Dame, 1974 By Friend of the Program On June 11, 2013 November 15, 2013 In 1970s , Cheerleaders Tagged Anthony Davis , carta blanca beer , cheerleaders , john mcckay , Moonshadows , Notre Dame , Notre Dame cheerleaders , Pat Haden , Southern Cal , Touchdown Illustrated , USC , USC Trojans Leave a comment Photo: Mosi Tatupu in 1985, as a member of the New England Patriots. "I don't think anyone sat down after that. Notre Dame was ranked No. Down 24 - 0 with less than a minute to go in the first half, USC started a frenetic comeback on both sides of the ball that resulted in a final score of 55 - 24. Anthony Davis led the team in rushing with 301 carries for 1,421 yards and 13 touchdowns. Said then-USC quarterback Pat Haden, a Los Angeles businessman who also works as a television analyst on Notre Dame broadcasts, "The word 'momentum' is often used, maybe overused, but that was the first time I felt it going through my body.". Pete Carroll voted greatest coach in USC history. Thirty years later, however, Phillips said his action was misconstrued. 1 Notre Dame, 20-17, at the Coliseum in 1964. Many USC football fans remember tailback Anthony Davis' impressive performance against Notre Dame in the Trojans' 55-24 comeback victory over the Irish at the Coliseum on Nov. 30, 1974. ". Meanwhile, over in the USC locker room ... "I was thinking, 'Man, we're going to get chewed out,' " recalled Mosi Tatupu, the father of current Trojan linebacker Lofa Tatupu, who was a fullback and special teams player for the Trojans as a freshman. ', "I just wanted to show this guy I had done it, not show up Notre Dame.". "There was no panic at halftime, it was very routine," he said. ", Said DiNardo: "It just started snowballing where we couldn't stop it. The 1974 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in 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 against conference opponents), finished in first place in the Pacific-8 Conference (Pac-8), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 363 to 142. "I'll tell you one thing that game did," Keith Jackson said last week. "He wasn't letting us out of the locker room unless we signed in blood that we were giving our lives for the cause," said Cobb, now the executive director of the California Academic Decathlon. The 1974 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Pat and Cindy Haden have been married for 27 years and have four children. Nobody wanted to miss anything.". USC vs Notre Dame 1974: A Championship Mindset I’m going to tell you a story that will give you a clearer insight into the mindset of the Trojan championship football teams. On the ensuing kickoff, USC linebacker David Lewis dropped Mark McLane at the Notre Dame eight-yard line.

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