American college football season
1994 USC Trojans football |
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Cotton Bowl Classic champion |
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Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 15 |
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AP | No. 13 |
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Record | 8–3–1 (6–2 Pac-10) |
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Head coach | - John Robinson (9th season)
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Riley (2nd season) |
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Defensive coordinator | Keith Burns (1st season) |
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Captain | Tony Boselli Jeff Kopp Brian Williams |
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Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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The 1994 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth year under head coach John Robinson, the Trojans compiled an 8–3–1 record (6–2 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 356 to 243.[1]
Quarterback Rob Johnson led the team in passing, completing 186 of 276 passes for 2,499 yards with 15 touchdowns and six interceptions. Shawn Walters led the team in rushing with 193 carries for 976 yards and 11 touchdowns. Keyshawn Johnson led the team in receiving with 66 catches for 1,362 yards and nine touchdowns.[2]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 23 Washington | No. 13 | | ABC | W 24–17 | 54,538 |
September 10 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 8 Penn State* | No. 14 | | ABC | L 14–38 | 96,463 |
September 24 | 7:00 p.m. | Baylor* | No. 19 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| Prime | W 37–27 | 45,762 |
October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | Oregon | No. 19 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| Prime | L 7–22 | 44,232 |
October 8 | 3:30 p.m. | at Oregon State | | | Prime | W 27–19 | 33,892 |
October 15 | 4:00 p.m. | at Stanford | | | ABC | W 27–20 | 60,345 |
October 22 | 3:30 p.m. | California | | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| Prime | W 61–0 | 55,213 |
November 5 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 16 Washington State | No. 22 | | ABC | W 23–10 | 36,686 |
November 12 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 13 Arizona | No. 17 | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| ABC | W 45–28 | 61,264 |
November 19 | 12:30 p.m. | at UCLA | No. 13 | | ABC | L 19–31 | 91,815 |
November 26 | 5:00 p.m. | Notre Dame* | No. 17 | | ABC | T 17–17 | 90,217 |
January 2, 1995 | 10:00 a.m. | vs. Texas Tech* | No. 21 | | NBC | W 55–14 | 70,218 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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Roster
1994 USC Trojans football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Season summary
Washington
Washington at USC | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | No. 23 Huskies | 7 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 17 | • No. 13 Trojans | 7 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 24 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | | WASH | Bjornson 52 yard pass from Huard (Wales kick) | WASH 7–0 | | Q1 | | USC | McWilliams 6 yard pass from Johnson (Ford kick) | Tie 7–7 | | Q2 | | USC | Ford 32 yard field goal | USC 10–7 | | Q2 | | WASH | Kaufman 1 yard run (Wales kick) | WASH 14–10 | | Q3 | | WASH | Wales 29 yard field goal | WASH 17–10 | | Q4 | | USC | Walters 7 yard run (Ford kick) | Tie 17–17 | | Q4 | | USC | Walters 3 yard run (Ford kick) | USC 24–17 | |
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Penn State
Baylor
- Shawn Walters 31 rushes, 207 yards [4]
Oregon
Oregon State
Stanford
- Shawn Walters 31 rushes, 234 yards [5]
California
Washington State
Arizona
UCLA
Notre Dame
Cotton Bowl Classic
USC vs. Texas Tech | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | • No. 21 Trojans | 28 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 55 | Red Raiders | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | - Date: January 2
- Location: Cotton Bowl
- Game attendance: 70,218
- Television network: NBC
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Scoring summary |
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| Q1 | 6:51 | USC | Shawn Walters 11-yard touchdown run (Ford kick) | USC 7–0 | | Q1 | 6:39 | USC | Terry Barnum 19-yard touchdown pass from Rob Johnson (Ford kick) | USC 14–0 | | Q1 | 5:35 | USC | John Herpin 26-yard interception return (Ford kick) | USC 21–0 | | Q1 | 2:22 | USC | Keyshawn Johnson 12-yard touchdown pass from R. Johnson (Ford kick) | USC 28–0 | | Q2 | 6:50 | USC | Ford 39-yard field goal | USC 31–0 | | Q2 | 0:17 | USC | Ford 42-yard field goal | USC 34–0 | | Q3 | 10:29 | USC | Keyshawn Johnson 22-yard touchdown pass from R. Johnson (Ford kick) | USC 41–0 | | Q3 | 7:51 | USC | Keyshawn Johnson 86-yard touchdown pass from Brad Otton (Ford kick) | USC 48–0 | | Q3 | 2:15 | TTU | Zebbie Lethridge 5-yard touchdown run (Davis kick) | USC 48–7 | | Q4 | 2:40 | USC | Jeff Diltz 2-yard touchdown pass from Brad Otton (Ford kick) | USC 55–7 | | Q4 | 0:00 | TTU | Stacy Mitchell 45-yard touchdown pass from Sone Cavazos (Davis kick) | USC 55–14 | |
References
- ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1900-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ "1994 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ Ocala Star-Banner. 1994 Sep 04. Retrieved 2018-Nov-17.
- ^ 2020 USC Media Guide Supplement
- ^ 2020 USC Media Guide Supplement
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