1994 USC Trojans football
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 13
Record8–3–1 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Riley (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorKeith Burns (1st season)
CaptainTony Boselli
Jeff Kopp
Brian Williams
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Oregon $ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
No. 13 USC 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 1
No. 20 Arizona 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 21 Washington State 5 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Washington 4 – 4 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
UCLA 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
California 3 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Oregon State 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Stanford 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 7 – 1
Arizona State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 312:30 p.m.No. 23 WashingtonNo. 13
ABCW 24–1754,538
September 1012:30 p.m.at No. 8 Penn State*No. 14
ABCL 14–3896,463
September 247:00 p.m.Baylor*No. 19
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
PrimeW 37–2745,762
October 13:30 p.m.OregonNo. 19
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
PrimeL 7–2244,232
October 83:30 p.m.at Oregon State
PrimeW 27–1933,892
October 154:00 p.m.at Stanford
ABCW 27–2060,345
October 223:30 p.m.Californiadagger
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
PrimeW 61–055,213
November 512:30 p.m.at No. 16 Washington StateNo. 22
ABCW 23–1036,686
November 1212:30 p.m.No. 13 ArizonaNo. 17
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
ABCW 45–2861,264
November 1912:30 p.m.at UCLANo. 13
ABCL 19–3191,815
November 265:00 p.m.Notre Dame*No. 17
ABCT 17–1790,217
January 2, 199510:00 a.m.vs. Texas Tech*No. 21
NBCW 55–1470,218
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Roster

1994 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 84 John Allred So
G 67 Chris Brymer  Fr
OT 71 Tony Boselli Sr
OT 76 Norberto Garrido Jr
WR 88 Ed Hervey Sr
WR 3 Keyshawn Johnson Fr
QB 11 Rob Johnson Sr
TE 81 Johnny McWilliams Jr
QB 7 Kyle Wachholtz Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 9 Sammy Knight So
LB 35 Jeff Kopp Sr
DT 96 Darrell Russell Fr
LB 5 Brian Williams Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 14 Cole Ford Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Season summary

Washington

Washington at USC
1 234Total
No. 23 Huskies 7 730 17
• No. 13 Trojans 7 377 24
Scoring summary
Q1WASHBjornson 52 yard pass from Huard (Wales kick)WASH 7–0
Q1USCMcWilliams 6 yard pass from Johnson (Ford kick)Tie 7–7
Q2USCFord 32 yard field goalUSC 10–7
Q2WASHKaufman 1 yard run (Wales kick)WASH 14–10
Q3WASHWales 29 yard field goalWASH 17–10
Q4USCWalters 7 yard run (Ford kick)Tie 17–17
Q4USCWalters 3 yard run (Ford kick)USC 24–17

See also: 1994 Washington Huskies football team

[3]

Penn State

See also: 1994 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Baylor

See also: 1994 Baylor Bears football team

Oregon

See also: 1994 Oregon Ducks football team

Oregon State

See also: 1994 Oregon State Beavers football team

Stanford

See also: 1994 Stanford Cardinal football team and Stanford–USC football rivalry

California

See also: 1994 California Golden Bears football team

Washington State

See also: 1994 Washington State Cougars football team

Arizona

See also: 1994 Arizona Wildcats football team

UCLA

See also: 1994 UCLA Bruins football team and Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)

Notre Dame

See also: 1994 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame–USC football rivalry

Cotton Bowl Classic

USC vs. Texas Tech
1 234Total
• No. 21 Trojans 28 6147 55
Red Raiders 0 077 14
  • Date: January 2
  • Location: Cotton Bowl
  • Game attendance: 70,218
  • Television network: NBC
Scoring summary
Q16:51USCShawn Walters 11-yard touchdown run (Ford kick)USC 7–0
Q16:39USCTerry Barnum 19-yard touchdown pass from Rob Johnson (Ford kick)USC 14–0
Q15:35USCJohn Herpin 26-yard interception return (Ford kick)USC 21–0
Q12:22USCKeyshawn Johnson 12-yard touchdown pass from R. Johnson (Ford kick)USC 28–0
Q26:50USCFord 39-yard field goalUSC 31–0
Q20:17USCFord 42-yard field goalUSC 34–0
Q310:29USCKeyshawn Johnson 22-yard touchdown pass from R. Johnson (Ford kick)USC 41–0
Q37:51USCKeyshawn Johnson 86-yard touchdown pass from Brad Otton (Ford kick)USC 48–0
Q32:15TTUZebbie Lethridge 5-yard touchdown run (Davis kick)USC 48–7
Q42:40USCJeff Diltz 2-yard touchdown pass from Brad Otton (Ford kick)USC 55–7
Q40:00TTUStacy Mitchell 45-yard touchdown pass from Sone Cavazos (Davis kick)USC 55–14

Main article: 1995 Cotton Bowl Classic

See also: 1994 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team

References

  1. ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1900-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "1994 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. ^ Ocala Star-Banner. 1994 Sep 04. Retrieved 2018-Nov-17.
  4. ^ 2020 USC Media Guide Supplement
  5. ^ 2020 USC Media Guide Supplement
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