1993 USC Trojans football team

1993 USC Trojans football
Pac-10 co-champion
Freedom Bowl champion
Freedom Bowl, W 28–21 vs Utah
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 25
1993 record 8–5 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach John Robinson (8th season)
Offensive coordinator Mike Riley (1st season)
Captain Craig Gibson
Willie McGinest
Deon Strother
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,516, grass)
1993 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Arizona + 6 –2 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 18 UCLA + 6 –2 –0  8 –4 –0
USC + 6 –2 –0  8 –5 –0
Washington 5 –3 –0  7 –4 –0
No. 25 California 4 –4 –0  9 –4 –0
Arizona State 4 –4 –0  6 –5 –0
Washington State 3 –5 –0  5 –6 –0
Oregon 2 –6 –0  5 –6 –0
Stanford 2 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
Oregon State 2 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth non-consecutive year under head coach John Robinson (Robinson was also USC's coach from 1976 to 1982), the Trojans compiled a 8–5 record (6–2 against conference opponents), won the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 348 to 252.[1]

Quarterback Rob Johnson led the team in passing, completing 308 of 449 passes for 3,630 yards with 29 touchdowns and six interceptions. Shannon Jones led the team in rushing with 156 carries for 711 yards and seven touchdowns. Johnnie Morton led the team in receiving with 88 catches for 1,520 yards and 14 touchdowns.[2]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 29 6:00 PM vs. No. 20 North Carolina* No. 19 Anaheim Stadium • Anaheim, CA (Pigskin Classic) NBC L 9–31   49,309
September 4 3:30 PM Houston* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA Prime W 49–7   49,438
September 11 12:30 PM at No. 15 Penn State* Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA ABC L 20–21   95,992
September 25 7:00 PM Washington State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA Prime W 34–3   48,471
October 2 4:00 PM at No. 12 Arizona Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ ABC L 7–38   56,075
October 9 3:30 PM at Oregon Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR Prime W 24–13   40,935
October 16 3:30 PM Oregon Statedagger Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA Prime W 34–9   44,363
October 23 11:30 AM at No. 2 Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Rivalry) NBC L 13–31   59,075
October 30 12:30 PM at California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA ABC W 42–14   56,000
November 6 3:30 PM Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA Prime W 45–20   59,376
November 13 12:30 PM at No. 25 Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA ABC W 22–17   72,202
November 20 12:30 PM No. 16 UCLA No. 22 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) ABC L 21–27   93,458
December 30 6:00 PM vs. Utah* Anaheim Stadium • Anaheim, CA (Freedom Bowl) Raycom W 28–21   37,203
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

Game summaries

Washington State

Statistics

Roster

1993 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 84 John Allred Fr
TE 82 Bradford Banta Sr
T 71 Tony Boselli Jr
T 76 Norberto Garrido So
WR 88 Ed Hervey Jr
QB 11 Rob Johnson Jr
TE 81 Johnny McWilliams So
WR 80 Johnnie Morton Sr
QB 7 Kyle Wachholtz So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 9 Sammy Knight Fr
LB 35 Jeff Kopp Jr
DE 55 Willie McGinest Sr
CB 18 Jason Sehorn Sr
LB 5 Brian Williams Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 14 Cole Ford Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

1994 NFL Draft

The following players were claimed in the 1993 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Willie McGinestLinebacker14New England Patriots
Johnnie MortonWide Receiver121Detroit Lions
Jason SehornDefensive Back259New York Giants
Bradford BantaTight End4106Indianapolis Colts

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References

  1. ↑ "Southern California Yearly Results (1900-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1993 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ 2012 USC football media supplement
  4. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1994.htm
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