1996 USC Trojans football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1996 USC Trojans football Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 6–6 3–5 John Robinson 11th Mike Riley 4th Keith Burns 3rd John Allred Sammy Knight Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum 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 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.Southern California Yearly Results (1995-1999) David DeLassus College Football Data Warehouse July 20, 2015 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern_california/1995-1999_yearly_results.php July 22, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150722130533/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern_california/1995-1999_yearly_results.php dead 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.1996 Southern California Trojans Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 21, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/southern-california/1996.html Schedule 1996 AP Pacific August 25, 1996 11:00 a.m. l y y 7 Penn State 11 Kickoff Classic Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ ABC 7–24 77,716 September 7 12:30 p.m. w y y 19 Illinois Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL ABC 55–3 56,504 September 14 3:30 p.m. w 16 Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA Prime 46–17 48,069 September 21 12:30 p.m. w y y 15 Houston Astrodome Houston, TX Prime 26–9 21,035 October 5 12:30 p.m. l 17 California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA ABC 15–22 51,511 October 12 3:30 p.m. w Arizona Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA FX 14–7 51,088 October 19 12:30 p.m. l y Arizona State 4 Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ ABC 35–48 2OT 74,947 October 26 7:15 p.m. w y Washington State Martin Stadium Pullman, WA Prime 29–24 33,111 November 2 12:30 p.m. l y Washington 21 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA ABC 10–21 60,039 November 9 7:15 p.m. l y Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA rivalry Prime 20–24 41,980 November 23 12:30 p.m. l y UCLA Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA Victory Bell ABC 41–48 2OT 80,644 November 30 5:00 p.m. w y Notre Dame 10 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA rivalry ABC 27–20 OT 90,296 Game summaries Notre Dame 1996 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team Notre Dame–USC football rivalry USC Trojans 2; text-align:center collapsed #10 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (8–2) at USC Trojans (5–6) November 30 Notre Dame 0 7 7 6 0 USC 6 0 0 14 7 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, California 90,296 ABC Brent Musburger and Dick Vermeil USA Today Notre Dame Ron Powlus8/19, 108 Yds, TD Autry Denson33 Rush, 160 Yds, TD Emmett Mosley3 Rec, 29 Yds USC Brad Otton13/25, 183 Yds, 2 TD Delon Washington15 Rush, 67 Yds, TD Chris Miller4 Rec, 69 Yds, TD ND USC collapsed 1 USC FG 30 Abrams 0 3 1 USC FG 38 Abrams 0 6 2 14:23 Notre Dame RushTD Spencer 1 good Sanson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 7 6 3 0:23 Notre Dame RecTD Champion Powlus 25 good Sanson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 14 6 4 USC RecTD C. Miller Otton 5 pass failed 14 12 4 4:52 Notre Dame RushTD Denson 9 no good Sanson run/pass good/failed/incomplete 20 12 4 1:50 USC RushTD Washington 15 run good 20 20 OT USC RecTD Sermons Otton 5 good Abrams run/pass good/failed/incomplete 20 27 20 27 Roster 1996 USC Trojans f 2 Sr Chris Miller Chris Miller (wide receiver) WR y 3 So Billy Miller Billy Miller (American football) WR y 4 Fr John Fox QB yes 5 Jr Rodney Sermons RB 7 Fr Chad Morton TB y 9 Fr Quincy Woods QB yes 10 Sr Brad Otton QB yes y 18 Fr R. Jay Soward WR y 24 Jr Delon Washington RB 60 Fr Jon Walkwitz T 61 Fr Matt McShane G yes 62 So David Pratchard G yes 63 Fr Mark Manskar C yes 65 Fr Brett Samperi G T yes 67 Jr Chris Brymer G yes y 68 Fr Brent McCaffrey T 69 Fr Pat Smith C LS 70 Fr Mike Whitcanack T 71 Fr Travis Claridge G T y 73 Jr Phalen Pounds G yes 74 So Ken Bowen T yes 75 Fr Faaesea Mailo T G 76 Fr Joel Sugg T G 77 Fr Trevor Roberts G 78 So Rome Douglas T yes 79 Jr Grant Boelter T 80 Jr Larry Parker Larry Parker (American football) WR y 81 Fr Stanley Guyness WR 82 So Gurjot Dhaliwal TE yes 83 Fr Troy Garner WR 84 Sr Jeff Diltz TE yes 85 So Santiago Coleman WR yes 88 Sr Travis Hall TE yes 89 Sr John Allred John Allred (American football) TE y 1 So Daylon McCutcheon CB y 9 Jr Sammy Knight S y 27 Fr David Gibson David Gibson (American football) DB y 40 So Bob Aubrey LB yes 42 Jr Brian Kelly Brian Kelly (cornerback) S CB y 55 Fr Chris Claiborne LB y 95 So Marc Matock DT yes 96 Jr Darrell Russell Darrell Russell (American football) DT y 99 Fr Ennis Davis DT 19 So Adam Abrams K https://web.archive.org/web/19970218113738/http://www.usctrojans.fansonly.com:80/sports/m-footbl/mtt/players/usc-m-fb-num.html *John Robinson Keith Burns (defensive coordinator) 1997-02-18 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 USC Category:USC Trojans football seasons USC Trojans football