1999 USC Trojans football team

1999 USC Trojans football
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
1999 record 6–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach Paul Hackett (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Hue Jackson (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Bill Young (2nd season)
Captain David Gibson
Captain Chad Morton
Captain Ifeanyi Ohalete
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,000, grass)
1999 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
Stanford $  7 –1     8 –4  
No. 19 Oregon  6 –2     9 –3  
Washington  6 –2     7 –5  
Arizona State  5 –3     6 –6  
Oregon State  4 –4     7 –5  
Arizona  3 –5     6 –6  
USC  3 –5     6 –6  
California  3 –5     4 –7  
UCLA  2 –6     4 –7  
Washington State  1 –7     3 –9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • Cal later vacated 4 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Paul Hackett, the Trojans compiled a 6-6 record (3–5 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for sixth place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 348 to 278.[1]

Quarterback Mike Van Raaphorst led the team in passing, completing 139 of 258 passes for 1,758 yards with eight touchdowns and nine interceptions. Chad Morton led the team in rushing with 262 carries for 1,141 yards and 15 touchdowns. Kareem Kelly led the team in receiving yards with 54 catches for 902 yards and four touchdowns.[2]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 9:30 PM at Hawaii* No. 21 Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI FSNW2 W 62–7   50,000
September 18 12:30 PM San Diego State* No. 17 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA ABC W 24–21   53,966
September 25 7:15 PM at Oregon No. 16 Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR FSN L 30-33 3OT  45,660
October 2 3:30 PM Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA FSNW2 W 37–29   43,795
October 9 12:30 PM at Arizona No. 22 Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ ABC L 24–31   51,418
October 16 11:30 AM at Notre Dame* Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh) NBC L 24–25   80,012
October 23 12:30 PM Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA ABC L 31–35   57,494
October 30 3:30 PM at California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA FSN L 7–17   54,000
November 6 3:30 PM Arizona Statedagger Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA FSN L 16–26   53,382
November 13 12:30 PM at Washington State Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA ABC W 31–28   23,065
November 20 12:30 PM UCLA Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) ABC W 17–7   91,384
November 26 3:30 PM No. 25 Louisiana Tech* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA FSN W 45–19   45,070
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

Roster

1999 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
G 71 Travis Claridge Sr
WR 86 Windrell Hayes Sr
TB 7 Chad Morton Sr
QB 3 Carson Palmer So
RB 35 Petros Papadakis  Sr
FB 34 Chad Pierson  Fr
WR 18 R. Jay Soward Sr
T 74 Nate Steinbacher Fr
WR 83 Steve Stevenson Fr
RB 1 Frank Strong So
QB 11 Mike Van Raaphorst Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 22 David Gibson Sr
LB 9 Zeke Moreno Jr
S 31 Ifeanyi Ohalete Jr
S 43 Troy Polamalu Fr
CB 2 Darrell Rideaux Fr
DT 93 Bernard Riley Fr
LB 55 Markus Steele Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1999-09-02

Coaching staff

1999 USC Trojans coaching staff
Name Position Year at USC Alma mater (Year)
Paul Hackett Head Coach 2nd UC Davis (1969)
Steve Greatwood Offensive Line 2nd Oregon (1981)
Hue Jackson Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs 3rd Pacific (1987)
Steve Morton Tight Ends 1st Washington State (1976)
Ken O'Brien Quarterbacks 2nd UC Davis (1983)
Ed Orgeron Defensive Line 2nd Northwestern State (1984)
Shawn Slocum Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator 2nd Texas A&M (1987)
Dennis Thurman Secondary 7th USC (1978)
Mike Wilson Wide Receivers 3rd Washington State (1981)
Bill Young Defensive Coordinator 2nd Oklahoma State (1967)

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Southern California Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1999 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ 2011 USC football media guide
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