1994 USC Trojans football team

The 1994 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth year under head coach John Robinson, the Trojans compiled an 8–3–1 record (6–2 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 356 to 243.[1]

1994 USC Trojans football
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 13
Record8–3–1 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Riley (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorKeith Burns (1st season)
CaptainTony Boselli
Jeff Kopp
Brian Williams
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Oregon $ 7 1 0 9 4 0
No. 13 USC 6 2 0 8 3 1
No. 20 Arizona 6 2 0 8 4 0
No. 21 Washington State 5 3 0 8 4 0
Washington 4 4 0 7 4 0
UCLA 3 5 0 5 6 0
California 3 5 0 4 7 0
Oregon State 2 6 0 4 7 0
Stanford 2 6 0 3 7 1
Arizona State 2 6 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Quarterback Rob Johnson led the team in passing, completing 186 of 276 passes for 2,499 yards with 15 touchdowns and six interceptions. Shawn Walters led the team in rushing with 193 carries for 976 yards and 11 touchdowns. Keyshawn Johnson led the team in receiving with 66 catches for 1,362 yards and nine touchdowns.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 312:30 p.m.No. 23 WashingtonNo. 13ABCW 24–1754,538
September 1012:30 p.m.at No. 8 Penn State*No. 14ABCL 14–3896,463
September 247:00 p.m.Baylor*No. 19
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
PrimeW 37–2745,762
October 13:30 p.m.OregonNo. 19
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
PrimeL 7–2244,232
October 83:30 p.m.at Oregon StatePrimeW 27–1933,892
October 154:00 p.m.at StanfordABCW 27–2060,345
October 223:30 p.m.California 
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
PrimeW 61–055,213
November 512:30 p.m.at No. 16 Washington StateNo. 22ABCW 23–1036,686
November 1212:30 p.m.No. 13 ArizonaNo. 17
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
ABCW 45–2861,264
November 1912:30 p.m.at UCLANo. 13ABCL 19–3191,815
November 265:00 p.m.Notre Dame*No. 17
ABCT 17–1790,217
January 2, 199510:00 a.m.vs. Texas Tech*No. 21NBCW 55–1470,218
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Roster

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1994 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 84 John Allred So
G 67 Chris Brymer   Fr
OT 71 Tony Boselli Sr
OT 76 Norberto Garrido Jr
WR 88 Ed Hervey Sr
WR 3 Keyshawn Johnson Fr
QB 11 Rob Johnson Sr
TE 81 Johnny McWilliams Jr
QB 7 Kyle Wachholtz Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 9 Sammy Knight So
LB 35 Jeff Kopp Sr
DT 96 Darrell Russell Fr
LB 5 Brian Williams Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 14 Cole Ford Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Season summary

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Washington

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Washington at USC
1 234Total
No. 23 Huskies 7 730 17
No. 13 Trojans 7 377 24

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Penn State

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Baylor

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  • Shawn Walters 31 rushes, 207 yards [4]

Oregon

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Oregon State

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Stanford

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  • Shawn Walters 31 rushes, 234 yards [5]

California

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Washington State

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Arizona

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UCLA

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Notre Dame

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Cotton Bowl Classic

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USC vs. Texas Tech
1 234Total
No. 21 Trojans 28 6147 55
Red Raiders 0 077 14
  • Date: January 2
  • Location: Cotton Bowl
  • Game attendance: 70,218
  • Television network: NBC

References

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  1. ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1900-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "1994 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. ^ Ocala Star-Banner. 1994 Sep 04. Retrieved 2018-Nov-17.
  4. ^ 2020 USC Media Guide Supplement
  5. ^ 2020 USC Media Guide Supplement