1996 USC Trojans football team

1996 USC Trojans football

Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1996 record	6–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	John Robinson (11th year)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Riley
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,000, grass)

1996 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#4 Arizona State $		8	–	0		11	–	1
#16 Washington		7	–	1		9	–	3
Stanford		5	–	3		7	–	5
UCLA		4	–	4		5	–	6
Oregon		3	–	5		6	–	5
California		3	–	5		6	–	6
USC		3	–	5		6	–	6
Arizona		3	–	5		5	–	6
Washington State		3	–	5		5	–	6
Oregon State		1	–	7		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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 and final 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.^[1]

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.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 25	11:00 AM	vs. #11 Penn State*	#7	Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	ABC	L 7–24	77,716
September 7	12:30 PM	at Illinois*	#19	Memorial Stadium • Champaign, IL	ABC	W 55–3	56,504
September 14	3:30 PM	Oregon State	#16	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	Prime	W 46–17	48,069
September 21	12:30 PM	at Houston*	#15	Astrodome • Houston, TX	Prime	W 26–9	21,035
October 5	12:30 PM	California	#17	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 15–22	51,511
October 12	3:30 PM	Arizona		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	FX	W 14–7	51,088
October 19	12:30 PM	at #4 Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	ABC	L 35–48 ^2OT	74,947
October 26	7:15 PM	at Washington State		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	Prime	W 29–24	33,111
November 2	12:30 PM	#21 Washington		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 10–21	60,039
November 9	7:15 PM	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	Prime	L 20–24	41,980
November 23	12:30 PM	at UCLA		Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell)	ABC	L 41–48 ^2OT	80,644
November 30	5:00 PM	#10 Notre Dame*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Rivalry)	ABC	W 27–20 ^OT	90,296
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

References

↑ "Southern California Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
↑ "1996 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

USC Trojans football

Venues	Bovard Field (?–1922) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1923–present) Howard Jones Field (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Notre Dame (Jeweled Shillelagh) UCLA (Victory Bell) Stanford

Culture & lore	Traveler George Tirebiter Giles Pellerin "Fight On" Spirit of Troy Student Body Right Tommy Trojan Athletics scandal 1967 "Game of the Century" "Bush Push" 2007 Stanford game

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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