1986 USC Trojans football team

1986 USC Trojans football
Florida Citrus Bowl, L 7–16 vs. Auburn
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1986 record	7–5 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Ted Tollner (4th season)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,516, grass)
Seasons

1986 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#4 Arizona State †	5	–	1	–	1			10	–	1	–	1
#14 UCLA	5	–	2	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
#18 Washington	5	–	2	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
#11 Arizona	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Stanford	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
USC	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Oregon	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	6	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
California	2	–	7	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Oregon State	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth and final year under head coach Ted Tollner, the Trojans compiled a 7–5 record (5–3 against conference opponents), finished in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 264 to 239.

Quarterback Rodney Peete led the team in passing, completing 160 of 305 passes for 2,138 yards with 10 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. Ryan Knight led the team in rushing with 148 carries for 536 yards and seven touchdowns. Ken Henry led the team in receiving yards with 43 catches for 807 yards and seven touchdowns.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 13	4:00 p.m.	Illinois*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	WTBS	W 31–16	51,496
September 20	12:30 p.m.	at No. 9 Baylor*		Baylor Stadium Waco, TX	ABC	W 17–14	35,000
September 27	4:00 p.m.	No. 6 Washington	No. 12	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	WTBS	W 20–10	58,023
October 4	6:30 p.m.	Oregon	No. 9	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		W 35–21	51,340
October 11	1:00 p.m.	at Washington State	No. 9	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA		L 14–34	26,000
October 18	1:30 p.m.	No. 10 Arizona State	No. 15	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA		L 20–29	65,874
October 25	12:30 p.m.	at No. 19 Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	CBS	W 10–0	73,500
November 1	5:30 p.m.	at No. 14 Arizona	No. 18	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	PSN	W 20–13	55,046
November 15	4:00 p.m.	California	No. 13	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	WTBS	W 28–3	48,019
November 22	3:00 p.m.	at No. 18 UCLA	No. 10	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell)	PSN	L 25–45	98,370
November 29	12:30 p.m.	Notre Dame*	No. 17	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh)	CBS	L 37–38	70,614
January 1, 1987	9:00 a.m.	vs. No. 10 Auburn*		Orlando Stadium Orlando, FL (Florida Citrus Bowl)	ABC	L 7–16	51,113
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Roster

1986 USC Trojans football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OG 79 Bregel, JeffJeff Bregel (C) 7.0 !Sr   Henry, KenKen Henry RB Knight, RyanRyan Knight QB 16 Peete, RodneyRodney Peete 3.0 !So	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 6 McDonald, TimTim McDonald (C) 7.0 !Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class PK Shafer, DonDon Shafer	Head coach Ted Tollner Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt