1996 USC Trojans football team

USC Trojans football
	1996 USC Trojans football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1996 record	6–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	John Robinson (11th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Riley (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Keith Burns (3rd season)
Captain	John Allred; Sammy Knight
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,000, grass)
	Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

Template:1996 Pacific-10 football standings The 1996 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 11th and final year under head coach John Robinson, the Trojans compiled a 6–6 record (3–5 against conference opponents), finished in a five-way tie for fifth place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 325 to 267.^[1]

Quarterback Brad Otton led the team in passing, completing 196 of 370 passes for 2,649 yards with 20 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. LaVale Woods led the team in rushing with 119 carries for 601 yards and seven touchdowns. Chris Miller led the team in receiving with 43 catches for 793 yards and five touchdowns.^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 25	11:00 a.m.	vs. No. 11 Penn State*	No. 7	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	ABC	L 7–24	77,716
September 7	12:30 p.m.	at Illinois*	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ABC	W 55–3	56,504
September 14	3:30 p.m.	Oregon State	No. 16	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	Prime	W 46–17	48,069
September 21	12:30 p.m.	at Houston*	No. 15	Astrodome Houston, TX	Prime	W 26–9	21,035
October 5	12:30 p.m.	California	No. 17	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 15–22	51,511
October 12	3:30 p.m.	Arizona		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FX	W 14–7	51,088
October 19	12:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ABC	L 35–48 ^2OT	74,947
October 26	7:15 p.m.	at Washington State		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	Prime	W 29–24	33,111
November 2	12:30 p.m.	No. 21 Washington		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 10–21	60,039
November 9	7:15 p.m.	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	Prime	L 20–24	41,980
November 23	12:30 p.m.	at UCLA		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell)	ABC	L 41–48 ^2OT	80,644
November 30	5:00 p.m.	No. 10 Notre Dame*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh)	ABC	W 27–20 ^OT	90,296
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Roster[]

1996 USC Trojans football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`2`	Miller, ChrisChris Miller	7.0 !Sr
WR	`3`	Miller, BillyBilly Miller	3.0 !So
QB	`4`	Fox, JohnJohn Fox	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
RB	`5`	Sermons, RodneyRodney Sermons	5.0 !Jr
TB	`7`	Morton, ChadChad Morton	1.0 !Fr
QB	`9`	Woods, QuincyQuincy Woods	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
QB	`10`	Otton, BradBrad Otton	File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr
WR	`18`	Soward, R. JayR. Jay Soward	1.0 !Fr
RB	`24`	Washington, DelonDelon Washington	5.0 !Jr
T	`60`	Walkwitz, JonJon Walkwitz	1.0 !Fr
G	`61`	McShane, MattMatt McShane	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
G	`62`	Pratchard, DavidDavid Pratchard	File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So
C	`63`	Manskar, MarkMark Manskar	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
G	`65`	Samperi, BrettBrett Samperi	File:Redshirt.svg 1.5 !Fr
G	`67`	Brymer, ChrisChris Brymer	File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr
T	`68`	McCaffrey, BrentBrent McCaffrey	1.0 !Fr
C, LS	`69`	Smith, PatPat Smith	1.0 !Fr
T	`70`	Whitcanack, MikeMike Whitcanack	1.0 !Fr
G	`71`	Claridge, TravisTravis Claridge	1.0 !Fr
G	`73`	Pounds, PhalenPhalen Pounds	File:Redshirt.svg 3.5 !Jr
T	`74`	Bowen, KenKen Bowen	File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So
T, G	`75`	Mailo, FaaeseaFaaesea Mailo	1.0 !Fr
T, G	`76`	Sugg, JoelJoel Sugg	1.0 !Fr
G	`77`	Roberts, TrevorTrevor Roberts	1.0 !Fr
T	`78`	Douglas, RomeRome Douglas	File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So
T	`79`	Boelter, GrantGrant Boelter	5.0 !Jr
WR	`80`	Parker, LarryLarry Parker	5.0 !Jr
WR	`81`	Guyness, StanleyStanley Guyness	1.0 !Fr
TE	`82`	Dhaliwal, GurjotGurjot Dhaliwal	File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So
WR	`83`	Garner, TroyTroy Garner	1.0 !Fr
TE	`84`	Diltz, JeffJeff Diltz	File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr
WR	`85`	Coleman, SantiagoSantiago Coleman	File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So
TE	`88`	Hall, TravisTravis Hall	File:Redshirt.svg 4.5 !Sr
TE	`89`	Allred, JohnJohn Allred	7.0 !Sr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`1`	McCutcheon, DaylonDaylon McCutcheon	3.0 !So
S	`9`	Knight, SammySammy Knight	5.0 !Jr
DB	`27`	Gibson, DavidDavid Gibson	1.0 !Fr
LB	`40`	Aubrey, BobBob Aubrey	File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So
S, CB	`42`	Kelly, BrianBrian Kelly	5.0 !Jr
LB	`55`	Claiborne, ChrisChris Claiborne	1.0 !Fr
DT	`95`	Matock, MarcMarc Matock	File:Redshirt.svg 2.5 !So
DT	`96`	Russell, DarrellDarrell Russell	5.0 !Jr
DT	`99`	Davis, EnnisEnnis Davis	1.0 !Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`19`	Abrams, AdamAdam Abrams	3.0 !So

Head coach

John Robinson

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1997-02-18

Season summary[]

Notre Dame[]

#10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8–2) at USC Trojans (5–6)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Notre Dame	0	7	7	6	20
USC	6	0	0	14	27

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California

Date: November 30
Game attendance: 90,296
TV announcers (ABC): Brent Musburger and Dick Vermeil
USA Today

Game information

Notre Dame

Ron Powlus
8/19, 108 Yds, TD
Autry Denson
33 Rush, 160 Yds, TD
Emmett Mosley
3 Rec, 29 Yds

USC

Brad Otton
13/25, 183 Yds, 2 TD
Delon Washington
15 Rush, 67 Yds, TD
Chris Miller
4 Rec, 69 Yds, TD

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring Information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring Information	ND	USC
1					USC	30-yard field goal by Abrams	0	3
1					USC	38-yard field goal by Abrams	0	6
2	14:23				Notre Dame	Spencer 1-yard touchdown run, Sanson kick good	7	6
3	0:23				Notre Dame	Champion 25-yard touchdown reception from Powlus, Sanson kick good	14	6
4					USC	C. Miller 5-yard touchdown reception from Otton, 2-point pass failed	14	12
4	4:52				Notre Dame	Denson 9-yard touchdown run, Sanson kick no good	20	12
4	1:50				USC	Washington 15-yard touchdown run, 2-point run good	20	20
OT					USC	Sermons 5-yard touchdown reception from Otton, Abrams kick good	20	27
"TOP" = Time of Possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							20	27

Team players in the NFL[]

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Darrell Russell	Defensive tackle	1	2	Oakland Raiders
John Allred	Tight End	2	38	Chicago Bears
Matt Keneley	Defensive tackle	7	208	New York Giants
Chris Miller	Wide Receiver	7	213	Green Bay Packers

References[]

↑ "Southern California Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern_california/1995-1999_yearly_results.php. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
↑ "1996 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/southern-california/1996.html. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

[1] "Southern California Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern_california/1995-1999_yearly_results.php. Retrieved July 20, 2015.

[2] "1996 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/southern-california/1996.html. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

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