1993 USC Trojans football
Pac-10 co-champion
Freedom Bowl champion
Freedom Bowl, W 28–21 vs Utah
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record8–5 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Riley (1st season)
CaptainCraig Gibson
Willie McGinest
Deon Strother
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Arizona + 6 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 18 UCLA + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
USC + 6 – 2 – 0 8 – 5 – 0
Washington 5 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
No. 25 California 4 – 4 – 0 9 – 4 – 0
Arizona State 4 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Washington State 3 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Oregon 2 – 6 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Stanford 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Oregon State 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their eighth non-consecutive year under head coach John Robinson (Robinson was also USC's coach from 1976 to 1982), the Trojans compiled an 8–5 record (6–2 against conference opponents), won the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 348 to 252.[1]

Quarterback Rob Johnson led the team in passing, completing 308 of 449 passes for 3,630 yards with 29 touchdowns and six interceptions. Shawn Walters led the team in rushing with 156 carries for 711 yards and seven touchdowns. Johnnie Morton led the team in receiving with 88 catches for 1,520 yards and 14 touchdowns.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 296:00 p.m.vs. No. 20 North Carolina*No. 19
NBCL 9–3149,309[3]
September 43:30 p.m.Houston*
PrimeW 49–749,438
September 1112:30 p.m.at No. 15 Penn State*
ABCL 20–2195,992
September 257:00 p.m.Washington State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
PrimeW 34–348,471
October 24:00 p.m.at No. 12 Arizona
ABCL 7–3856,075
October 93:30 p.m.at Oregon
PrimeW 24–1340,935
October 163:30 p.m.Oregon Statedagger
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
PrimeW 34–944,363
October 2311:30 a.m.at No. 2 Notre Dame*
NBCL 13–3159,075
October 3012:30 p.m.at California
ABCW 42–1456,000
November 63:30 p.m.Stanford
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
PrimeW 45–2059,376
November 1312:30 p.m.at No. 25 Washington
ABCW 22–1772,202
November 2012:30 p.m.No. 16 UCLANo. 22
ABCL 21–2793,458
December 306:00 p.m.vs. Utah*
RaycomW 28–2137,203
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Washington State

Statistics

Roster

1993 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 84 John Allred Fr
TE 82 Bradford Banta Sr
OT 71 Tony Boselli Jr
OT 76 Norberto Garrido So
C 66 Clay Hattabaugh Jr
WR 88 Ed Hervey Jr
QB 11 Rob Johnson Jr
TE 81 Johnny McWilliams So
WR 80 Johnnie Morton Sr
QB 7 Kyle Wachholtz So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 9 Sammy Knight Fr
LB 35 Jeff Kopp Jr
DE 55 Willie McGinest Sr
DE 99 John Michels So
CB 18 Jason Sehorn Sr
LB 5 Brian Williams Jr
LB 58 Heath Anderson Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 14 Cole Ford Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

1994 NFL Draft

The following players were claimed in the 1993 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Willie McGinest Linebacker 1 4 New England Patriots
Johnnie Morton Wide receiver 1 21 Detroit Lions
Jason Sehorn Defensive back 2 59 New York Giants
Bradford Banta Tight end 4 106 Indianapolis Colts

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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. ^ "1993 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. ^ "USC gets well-Heeled in opener". The San Bernardino County Sun. August 30, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ 2012 USC football media supplement
  5. ^ "1994 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.
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