2000 USC Trojans football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 2000 USC Trojans football Pacific-10 Conference Pac-10 5–7 2–6 Paul Hackett 3rd Hue Jackson 4th Pro-style Bill Young 3rd 4–3 Ennis Davis Eric Denmon Zeke Moreno Petros Papadakis Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum The 2000 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) as a member of Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third and final year under head coach Paul Hackett, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 5–7 record with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, placing in a three-way for eighth at the bottom of the Pac-10 standings, and were outscored by opponents 337 to 309. The team played home games at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. This was first time the USC finished last in the Pac-10. After winning the 18th Kickoff Classic against ranked Penn State, the Trojans won their next two non-conference games and were ranked as high as No. 8 in the AP poll. The game against San Jose State in September 23 was the 500th game USC played in the Coliseum, which the Trojans won after trailing 24–12. They lost their first conference game to Oregon State, breaking their 26-game winning streak against the conference rival, and then lost the next four games, tying with California and Washington State for last place in the Pac-10. Petros Papadakis, a team captain for the season and later a broadcaster, claims he was "the captain of the worst football team in USC history."http://www.laweekly.com/content/printVersion/43825 Los Angeles Fresh Meat - LA Weekly 2015-07-22 2012-11-02 https://web.archive.org/web/20121102123701/http://www.laweekly.com/content/printVersion/43825/ dead Quarterback Carson Palmer led the team in passing, completing 228 of 415 passes for 2,914 yards with 16 touchdowns and 18 interceptions. Sultan McCullough led the team in rushing with 227 carries for 1,163 yards and six touchdowns. Kareem Kelly led the team in receiving yards with 55 catches for 796 yards and four touchdowns.2000 Southern California Trojans Stats Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football July 21, 2015 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/southern-california/2000.html Schedule 2000 AP Pacific August 27, 2000 11:30 a.m. w y y 15 Penn State 22 Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ Kickoff Classic ABC 29–5 78,902 September 9 5:00 p.m. w y 11 Colorado Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA ABC 17–14 65,153 September 23 3:30 p.m. w y 9 San Jose State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA FSNW2 34–24 56,545 September 30 3:30 p.m. l y 8 Oregon State Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR FSNW2 21–31 33,775 October 7 12:30 p.m. l 18 Arizona Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA ABC 15–31 49,342 October 14 12:30 p.m. l Oregon 9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA ABC 17–28 54,031 October 21 12:30 p.m. l y Stanford Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA rivalry ABC 30–32 50,125 October 28 3:30 p.m. l y California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA FSN 16–28 54,393 November 4 6:00 p.m. w y Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ FSNW 44–38 2OT 49,865 November 11 3:30 p.m. l Washington State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA FSN 27–33 40,565 Strickland Carter Cougars' defense dumps USC https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-spokesman-review/184645219/ November 9, 2025 The Spokesman-Review November 12, 2000 C1 Newspapers.com November 18 3:30 p.m. w y UCLA Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA Victory Bell FSNW2 38–35 80,227 November 25 12:30 p.m. l y Notre Dame 11 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA rivalry ABC 21–38 81,342 Rankings 2000 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 16 15 12 11 10 9 8 18 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Coaches Poll 0 16 16 13 12 11 9 7 16 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR BCS 9 15 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Game summaries vs Penn State 2000 Penn State Nittany Lions football team Kickoff Classic No. 22 Nittany Lions 3 0 2 0 No. 15 Trojans 14 9 0 6 vs Colorado 2000 Colorado Buffaloes football team Buffaloes 0 7 7 0 No. 11 Trojans 0 7 7 3 vs San Jose State 2000 San Jose State Spartans football team Spartans 10 14 0 0 No. 9 Trojans 0 12 0 22 at Oregon State 2000 Oregon State Beavers football team No. 8 Trojans 7 7 0 7 Beavers 14 0 0 17 vs Arizona 2000 Arizona Wildcats football team Wildcats 21 0 7 3 No. 18 Trojans 0 6 3 6 vs Oregon 2000 Oregon Ducks football team No. 9 Ducks 7 7 7 7 Trojans 7 0 3 7 at Stanford 2000 Stanford Cardinal football team Stanford–USC football rivalry Trojans 0 8 13 9 Cardinal 7 7 6 12 vs California 2000 California Golden Bears football team Golden Bears 7 7 8 6 Trojans 6 10 0 0 at Arizona State 2000 Arizona State Sun Devils football team Trojans 7 14 14 0 3 6 Sun Devils 3 0 10 22 3 0 vs Washington State 2000 Washington State Cougars football team Cougars 0 12 7 14 Trojans 0 0 7 20 at UCLA 2000 UCLA Bruins football team Victory Bell (UCLA–USC) Trojans 7 14 7 10 Bruins 14 7 7 7 vs Notre Dame 2000 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team Notre Dame–USC football rivalry No. 11 Fighting Irish 7 14 7 10 Trojans 7 7 0 7 Notre Dame at USC Box Score, November 25, 2000 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/boxscores/2000-11-25-southern-california.html 2025-01-12 College Football at Sports-Reference.com en Roster 2000 USC Trojans f 50 Sr Eric Denmon C 67 Jr Phillip Eaves T 40 So Miguel Fletcher RB 7 Fr Sandy Fletcher WR 2 So Kareem Kelly WR y 21 So Malaefou MacKenzie FB y 4 So Sultan McCullough RB y 3 So Carson Palmer QB yes y 11 Sr Mike Van Raaphorst QB 29 Jr Chris Cash Chris Cash (American football) CB y 18 Jr Kori Dickerson LB y 9 Sr Zeke Moreno LB y 47 Sr John Morgan S 90 Jr Ryan Nielsen DT y 31 Sr Ifeanyi Ohalete S y 43 So Troy Polamalu S y 42 Jr Kris Richard CB 93 So Bernard Riley DT 55 Sr Markus Steele LB y 15 Jr David Newbury PK https://web.archive.org/web/20010216043844/http://usctrojans.fansonly.com:80/sports/m-footbl/mtt/usc-m-footbl-mtt.html *Paul Hackett 2001-02-16 Awards No All-Pac-10 selections2011 USC football media guide References USC Category:USC Trojans football seasons USC Trojans football