1996 USC Trojans football team

1996 USC Trojans football
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
1996 record 6–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach John Robinson (11th season)
Offensive coordinator Mike Riley (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Keith Burns (3rd season)
Captain John Allred
Sammy Knight
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,000, grass)
1996 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 4 Arizona State $  8 –0     11 –1  
No. 16 Washington  7 –1     9 –3  
Stanford  5 –3     7 –5  
UCLA  4 –4     5 –6  
Oregon  3 –5     6 –5  
California  3 –5     6 –6  
USC  3 –5     6 –6  
Arizona  3 –5     5 –6  
Washington State  3 –5     5 –6  
Oregon State  1 –7     2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 11th and final year under head coach John Robinson, the Trojans compiled a 6–6 record (3–5 against conference opponents), finished in a five-way tie for fifth place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 325 to 267.[1]

Quarterback Brad Otton led the team in passing, completing 196 of 370 passes for 2,649 yards with 20 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. LaVale Woods led the team in rushing with 119 carries for 601 yards and seven touchdowns. Chris Miller led the team in receiving with 43 catches for 793 yards and five touchdowns.[2]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 25 11:00 AM vs. No. 11 Penn State* No. 7 Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic) ABC L 7–24   77,716
September 7 12:30 PM at Illinois* No. 19 Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL ABC W 55–3   56,504
September 14 3:30 PM Oregon State No. 16 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA Prime W 46–17   48,069
September 21 12:30 PM at Houston* No. 15 Astrodome • Houston, TX Prime W 26–9   21,035
October 5 12:30 PM California No. 17 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA ABC L 15–22   51,511
October 12 3:30 PM Arizona Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA FX W 14–7   51,088
October 19 12:30 PM at No. 4 Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ ABC L 35–48 2OT  74,947
October 26 7:15 PM at Washington State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA Prime W 29–24   33,111
November 2 12:30 PM No. 21 Washingtondagger Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA ABC L 10–21   60,039
November 9 7:15 PM at Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA Prime L 20–24   41,980
November 23 12:30 PM at UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) ABC L 41–48 2OT  80,644
November 30 5:00 PM No. 10 Notre Dame* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry) ABC W 27–20 OT  90,296
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

Roster

1996 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 2 Chris Miller Sr
WR 3 Billy Miller So
QB 4 John Fox  Fr
RB 5 Rodney Sermons Jr
TB 7 Chad Morton Fr
QB 9 Quincy Woods  Fr
QB 10 Brad Otton  Sr
WR 18 R. Jay Soward Fr
T 60 Jon Walkwitz Fr
G 61 Matt McShane  Fr
G 62 David Pratchard  So
C 63 Mark Manskar  Fr
G 65 Brett Samperi  Fr
G 67 Chris Brymer  Jr
T 68 Brent McCaffrey Fr
C, LS 69 Pat Smith Fr
T 70 Mike Whitcanack Fr
G 71 Travis Claridge Fr
G 73 Phalen Pounds  Jr
T 74 Ken Bowen  So
T, G 75 Faaesea Mailo Fr
T, G 76 Joel Sugg Fr
G 77 Trevor Roberts Fr
T 78 Rome Douglas  So
T 79 Grant Boelter Jr
WR 80 Larry Parker Jr
WR 81 Stanley Guyness Fr
TE 82 Gurjot Dhaliwal  So
WR 83 Troy Garner Fr
TE 84 Jeff Diltz  Sr
WR 85 Santiago Coleman  So
TE 88 Travis Hall  Sr
TE 89 John Allred Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB/RB 1 Daylon McCutcheon So
S 9 Sammy Knight Jr
DB 27 David Gibson Fr
LB 55 Chris Claiborne Fr
DT 95 Marc Matock  So
DT 96 Darrell Russell Jr
DT 99 Ennis Davis Fr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1997-02-18

Team players in the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Darrell RussellDefensive tackle12Oakland Raiders
John AllredTight End238Chicago Bears
Matt KeneleyDefensive tackle7208New York Giants
Chris MillerWide Receiver7213Green Bay Packers

References

  1. ↑ "Southern California Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1996 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
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