1993 USC Trojans football team

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]

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 coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Riley (1st season)
CaptainCraig Gibson
Willie McGinest
Deon Strother
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,516, grass)
1993 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

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
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 Arizona
ABCL 7–3856,075
October 93:30 p.m.at Oregon
PrimeW 24–1340,935
October 163:30 p.m.Oregon State
  • 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
  • Homecoming
  • 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.#NameClass
TE 84 John Allred Fr
TE 82 Bradford Banta Sr
T 71 Tony Boselli Jr
T 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.#NameClass
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
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 14 Cole Ford Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

1994 NFL Draft

The following players were claimed in the 1993 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Willie McGinestLinebacker14New England Patriots
Johnnie MortonWide Receiver121Detroit Lions
Jason SehornDefensive Back259New York Giants
Bradford BantaTight End4106Indianapolis Colts

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References
  1. "Southern California Yearly Results (1900-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. "1993 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. 2012 USC football media supplement
  4. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1994.htm
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