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1993 USC Trojans football
Pac-10 co-champion
Freedom Bowl champion
Freedom Bowl, W 28–21 vs Utah
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
1993 record8–5 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coachJohn Robinson (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorMike Riley (1st season)
CaptainCraig Gibson
Willie McGinest
Deon Strother
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,516, grass)
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Pacific-10 football standings
v · d · e Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#18 UCLA § 6 2 0     8 4 0
#10 Arizona § 6 2 0     10 2 0
USC § 6 2 0     8 5 0
Washington 5 3 0     7 4 0
#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. Shannon Jones 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[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 296:00 p.m.vs. No. 20 North Carolina*No. 19
NBCL 9–3149,309
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 ArizonaABCL 7–3856,075
October 93:30 p.m.at OregonPrimeW 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 CaliforniaABCW 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 WashingtonABCW 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 Allred, JohnJohn Allred Fr
TE 82 Banta, BradfordBradford Banta Sr
T 71 Boselli, TonyTony Boselli Jr
T 76 Garrido, NorbertoNorberto Garrido So
WR 88 Hervey, EdEd Hervey Jr
QB 11 Johnson, RobRob Johnson Jr
TE 81 McWilliams, JohnnyJohnny McWilliams So
WR 80 Morton, JohnnieJohnnie Morton Sr
QB 7 Wachholtz, KyleKyle Wachholtz So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 9 Knight, SammySammy Knight Fr
LB 35 Kopp, JeffJeff Kopp Jr
DE 55 McGinest, WillieWillie McGinest Sr
CB 18 Sehorn, JasonJason Sehorn Sr
LB 5 Williams, BrianBrian Williams Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 14 Ford, ColeCole 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[]

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