1994 USC Trojans football team

1994 USC Trojans football
1994 USC Trojans football
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 55–14 vs. Texas Tech
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 13
Record	8–3–1 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	John Robinson (9th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Riley (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Keith Burns (1st season)
Captains	Tony Boselli; Jeff Kopp; Brian Williams;
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

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]

ConferencePacific-10 Conference

CoachesNo. 15

APNo. 13

Record8–3–1 (6–2 Pac-10)

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1994 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e	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

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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]

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:30 p.m.	No. 23 Washington	No. 13	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 24–17	54,538
September 10	12:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Penn State*	No. 14	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	L 14–38	96,463
September 24	7:00 p.m.	Baylor*	No. 19	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	Prime	W 37–27	45,762
October 1	3:30 p.m.	Oregon	No. 19	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	Prime	L 7–22	44,232
October 8	3:30 p.m.	at Oregon State		Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	Prime	W 27–19	33,892
October 15	4:00 p.m.	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	ABC	W 27–20	60,345
October 22	3:30 p.m.	California		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	Prime	W 61–0	55,213
November 5	12:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Washington State	No. 22	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ABC	W 23–10	36,686
November 12	12:30 p.m.	No. 13 Arizona	No. 17	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 45–28	61,264
November 19	12:30 p.m.	at UCLA	No. 13	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	L 19–31	91,815
November 26	5:00 p.m.	Notre Dame*	No. 17	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh)	ABC	T 17–17	90,217
January 2, 1995	10:00 a.m.	vs. Texas Tech*	No. 21	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	NBC	W 55–14	70,218
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Huskies	7	7	3	0	17
• No. 13 Trojans	7	3	7	7	24


Q1	WASH	Bjornson 52 yard pass from Huard (Wales kick)	WASH 7–0

Q1	USC	McWilliams 6 yard pass from Johnson (Ford kick)	Tie 7–7

Q2	USC	Ford 32 yard field goal	USC 10–7

Q2	WASH	Kaufman 1 yard run (Wales kick)	WASH 14–10

Q3	WASH	Wales 29 yard field goal	WASH 17–10

Q4	USC	Walters 7 yard run (Ford kick)	Tie 17–17

Q4	USC	Walters 3 yard run (Ford kick)	USC 24–17


Q1	6:51	USC	Shawn Walters 11-yard touchdown run (Ford kick)	USC 7–0

Q1	6:39	USC	Terry Barnum 19-yard touchdown pass from Rob Johnson (Ford kick)	USC 14–0

Q1	5:35	USC	John Herpin 26-yard interception return (Ford kick)	USC 21–0

Q1	2:22	USC	Keyshawn Johnson 12-yard touchdown pass from R. Johnson (Ford kick)	USC 28–0

Q2	6:50	USC	Ford 39-yard field goal	USC 31–0

Q2	0:17	USC	Ford 42-yard field goal	USC 34–0

Q3	10:29	USC	Keyshawn Johnson 22-yard touchdown pass from R. Johnson (Ford kick)	USC 41–0

Q3	7:51	USC	Keyshawn Johnson 86-yard touchdown pass from Brad Otton (Ford kick)	USC 48–0

Q3	2:15	TTU	Zebbie Lethridge 5-yard touchdown run (Davis kick)	USC 48–7

Q4	2:40	USC	Jeff Diltz 2-yard touchdown pass from Brad Otton (Ford kick)	USC 55–7

Q4	0:00	TTU	Stacy Mitchell 45-yard touchdown pass from Sone Cavazos (Davis kick)	USC 55–14

1994 USC Trojans football team

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