1995 USC Trojans football team

1995 USC Trojans football
Pac-10 co-champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 41–32 vs. Northwestern
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 11
AP No. 12
1995 record 9–2–1 (6–1–1 Pac-10)
Head coach John Robinson (10th season)
Offensive coordinator Mike Riley (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Keith Burns (2nd season)
Captain Terry Barnum
Errick Herrin
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,516, grass)
1995 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 12 USC ^ + 6 1 1  9 2 1
Washington + 6 1 1  7 4 1
No. 18 Oregon 6 2 0  9 3 0
Stanford 5 3 0  7 4 1
UCLA 4 4 0  7 5 0
Arizona 4 4 0  6 5 0
Arizona State 4 4 0  6 5 0
California 2 6 0  3 8 0
Washington State 2 6 0  3 8 0
Oregon State 0 8 0  1 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Rose Bowl representative per tie-breaking rules based on overall record, due to Washington-USC tie
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their tenth year under head coach John Robinson, the Trojans compiled a 9–2–1 record (6–1–1 against conference opponents), shared the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) championship with Washington, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 355 to 212.[1]

Quarterback Brad Otton led the team in passing, completing 159 of 256 passes for 1,923 yards with 14 touchdowns and four interceptions. Delon Washington led the team in rushing with 236 carries for 1,109 yards and six touchdowns. Keyshawn Johnson led the team in receiving with 102 catches for 1,434 yards and seven touchdowns.[2]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 9 3:30 PM San Jose State* No. 7 Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles Prime W 45–7   50,612
September 16 7:15 PM Houston* No. 6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles Prime W 45–10   50,279
September 23 7:15 PM at No. 25 Arizona No. 5 Arizona StadiumTucson, Arizona Prime W 31–10   58,503
September 30 4:00 PM Arizona State No. 5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles ABC W 31–0   52,577
October 7 3:30 PM at California No. 5 California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, California Prime W 26–16   49,000
October 14 12:30 PM Washington State No. 5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles ABC W 26–14   51,131
October 21 11:30 AM at No. 17 Notre Dame* No. 5 Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, Indiana (Rivalry) NBC L 10–38   59,075
October 28 12:30 PM at No. 17 Washington No. 13 Husky StadiumSeattle ABC T 21–21   74,421
November 4 12:30 PM Stanforddagger No. 14 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles ABC W 31–30   62,368
November 11 7:00 PM at Oregon State No. 12 Parker StadiumCorvallis, Oregon Prime W 28–10   21,851
November 18 12:30 PM UCLA No. 11 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles (Battle for the Victory Bell) ABC L 20–24   91,363
January 1 2:00 PM vs. No. 3 Northwestern* No. 11 Rose BowlPasadena, California (Rose Bowl) ABC W 41–32   100,102
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

Roster

1995 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 84 John Allred Jr
G 67 Chris Brymer  So
T 76 Norberto Garrido Sr
WR 3 Keyshawn Johnson So
TE 81 Johnny McWilliams Sr
QB 7 Kyle Wachholtz Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 9 Sammy Knight Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

1995 Trojans in professional football

The following players were claimed in the 1996 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Keyshawn JohnsonWide receiver11New York Jets
John MichelsTackle127Green Bay Packers
Israel IfeanyiDefensive end246San Francisco 49ers
Johnny McWilliamsTight end364Arizona Cardinals
Norberto GarridoGuard4106Carolina Panthers
Kyle WachholzQuarterback7240Green Bay Packers

[3]

Other NFL players (from different drafts and free agent pickups):

References

  1. "Southern California Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. "1995 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1996.htm
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