1995 USC Trojans football team

The 1995 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their tenth year under head coach John Robinson, the Trojans compiled a 9–2–1 record (6–1–1 against conference opponents), shared the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) championship with Washington, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 355 to 212.[1]

1995 USC Trojans football
Pac-10 co-champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 41–32 vs. Northwestern
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 12
1995 record9–2–1 (6–1–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Riley (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorKeith Burns (2nd season)
CaptainTerry Barnum
Errick Herrin
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,516, grass)
1995 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 12 USC ^ + 6 1 1  9 2 1
Washington + 6 1 1  7 4 1
No. 18 Oregon 6 2 0  9 3 0
Stanford 5 3 0  7 4 1
UCLA 4 4 0  7 5 0
Arizona 4 4 0  6 5 0
Arizona State 4 4 0  6 5 0
California 2 6 0  3 8 0
Washington State 2 6 0  3 8 0
Oregon State 0 8 0  1 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Rose Bowl representative per tie-breaking rules based on overall record, due to Washington-USC tie
Rankings from AP Poll

Quarterback Brad Otton led the team in passing, completing 159 of 256 passes for 1,923 yards with 14 touchdowns and four interceptions. Delon Washington led the team in rushing with 236 carries for 1,109 yards and six touchdowns. Keyshawn Johnson led the team in receiving with 102 catches for 1,434 yards and seven touchdowns.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 93:30 p.m.San Jose State*No. 7PrimeW 45–750,612
September 167:15 p.m.Houston*No. 6
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
PrimeW 45–1050,279
September 237:15 p.m.at No. 25 ArizonaNo. 5PrimeW 31–1058,503
September 304:00 p.m.Arizona StateNo. 5
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
ABCW 31–052,577
October 73:30 p.m.at CaliforniaNo. 5PrimeW 26–1649,000
October 1412:30 p.m.Washington StateNo. 5
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
ABCW 26–1451,131
October 2111:30 .m.at No. 17 Notre Dame*No. 5NBCL 10–3859,075
October 2812:30 p.m.at No. 17 WashingtonNo. 13ABCT 21–2174,421
November 412:30 p.m.StanfordNo. 14
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
ABCW 31–3062,368
November 117:00 p.m.at Oregon StateNo. 12PrimeW 28–1021,851
November 1812:30 p.m.UCLANo. 11
ABCL 20–2491,363
January 1, 19962:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 Northwestern*No. 11ABCW 41–32100,102
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Roster

1995 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 84 John Allred Jr
TE Tyler Cashman Sr
TE Johnny McWilliams Sr
TE 84 Jeff Diltz  Jr
T 71 John Michels Sr
G 68 Kyle Ramsay Sr
C 56 Jeremy Hogue Sr
G 67 Chris Brymer  So
T 76 Norberto Garrido Sr
C 53 Robert Loya Sr
WR 3 Keyshawn Johnson Sr
TE 81 Johnny McWilliams Sr
QB 7 Kyle Wachholtz Sr
QB 10 Brad Otton Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 9 Sammy Knight Jr
DT 96 Darrell Russell So
DL 55 Israel Ifeanyi Sr
DL Matt Keneley Jr
DL Stuart Gage Sr
LB Brian Haas Sr
LB 10 Errick Herrin Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 19 Adam Abrams Fr
P John Stonehouse Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

Rose Bowl

#3 Northwestern vs. #17 USC
1 234Total
Wildcats 7 3166 32
Trojans 7 17710 41

1995 Trojans in professional football

The following players were claimed in the 1996 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Keyshawn JohnsonWide receiver11New York Jets
John MichelsTackle127Green Bay Packers
Israel IfeanyiDefensive end246San Francisco 49ers
Johnny McWilliamsTight end364Arizona Cardinals
Norberto GarridoGuard4106Carolina Panthers
Kyle WachholzQuarterback7240Green Bay Packers

[3]

Other NFL players (from different drafts and free agent pickups):

References

  1. "Southern California Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. "1995 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1996.htm
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