2001 USC Trojans football team

The 2001 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was Pete Carroll's first year as head coach. The Kansas State Wildcats's victory on September 8 marked the last time a non-Pac-10 team defeated the Trojans in the Coliseum until November 27, 2010, when the Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Trojans, 20–16.

Schedule
The Trojans finished the regular season with a 6–5 record.

Team players in the NFL

 * Marcell Allmond
 * Kevin Arbet
 * Chris Cash
 * Matt Cassel
 * Shaun Cody
 * Keary Colbert
 * Kori Dickerson
 * Justin Fargas
 * Lonnie Ford
 * Matt Grootegoed
 * Gregg Guenther
 * Alex Holmes
 * Norm Katnik
 * Kareem Kelly
 * David Kirtman
 * Jason Leach
 * Matt Leinart
 * Malaefou MacKenzie
 * Grant Mattos
 * Sultan McCullough
 * Ryan Nielsen
 * Carson Palmer
 * Mike Patterson
 * Troy Polamalu
 * Kris Richard
 * Bernard Riley
 * Jacob Rogers
 * Antuan Simmons
 * Kenechi Udeze
 * Lenny Vandermade
 * John Walker
 * Lee Webb