2000 USC Trojans football team

2000 USC Trojans football

Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
2000 record	5–7 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach	Paul Hackett (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Hue Jackson
Defensive coordinator	Bill Young
Captain	Ennis Davis
Captain	Eric Denmon
Captain	Zeke Moreno
Captain	Petros Papadakis
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,000, grass)

2000 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#3 Washington $+		7	–	1		11	–	1
#4 Oregon State %+		7	–	1		11	–	1
#7 Oregon +		7	–	1		10	–	2
Stanford		4	–	4		5	–	6
UCLA		3	–	5		6	–	6
Arizona State		3	–	5		6	–	6
Arizona		3	–	5		5	–	6
USC		2	–	6		5	–	7
Washington State		2	–	6		4	–	7
California		2	–	6		3	–	8

$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third and final year under head coach Paul Hackett, the Trojans compiled an 5-7 record (2–6 against conference opponents), finished in a three-way tie for last place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 337 to 309.^[1]

This was the last year of Hackett's tenure at USC, and the first year the Trojan's had ever 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 eighth in the AP Poll. The game against San Jose State was the 500th game USC played in the Coliseum, which they 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 lost the next four, eventually going 2–6 in conference play. It placed 8th, tied with California and Washington State. Petros Papadakis, a team captain for the season and current broadcaster, claims he was "the captain of the worst football team in USC history."^[2]

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.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 27	11:30 AM	vs. #22 Penn State*	#15	Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	ABC	W 29–5	78,902
September 9	5:00 PM	Colorado*	#11	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 17–14	65,153
September 23	3:30 PM	San Jose State*	#9	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA		W 34–24	56,545
September 30	3:30 PM	at Oregon State	#8	Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR	FSNW2	L 21–31	33,775
October 7	12:30 PM	Arizona	#18	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 15–31	49,342
October 14	12:30 PM	#9 Oregon		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 17–28	54,031
October 21	12:30 PM	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	ABC	L 30–32	50,125
October 28	3:30 PM	California		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	FSN	L 16–28	54,393
November 4	6:00 PM	at Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	FSNW	W 44–38 ^2OT	49,865
November 11	3:30 PM	Washington State		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	FSN	L 27–33	40,565
November 18	3:30 PM	at UCLA		Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell)	FSNW2	W 38–35	80,227
November 25	12:30 PM	#11 Notre Dame*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh)	ABC	L 21–38	81,342
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

Game notes

Penn State

^[4]

Penn State vs. USC
Kickoff Classic

	1	2	3	4	Total
• USC	14	9	0	6	29
Penn State	3	0	2	0	5

Date: August 27
Location: Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ
Game start: 11:30 a.m. EST
Game attendance: 78,902
TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson (Play-by-play), Tim Brant (Color) & Todd Harris (Sideline)

Scoring summary

1	12:45	USC	Sandy Fletcher 6 yard blocked punt return (David Newbury kick)	USC 7-0

1	7:39	PSU	Ryan Primanti 37 yard field goal	USC 7-3

1	1:44	USC	Petros Papadakis 2 yard run (David Newbury kick)	USC 14-3

2	2:37	USC	Troy Polamalu 43 yard interception return (kick failed)	USC 20-3

2	0:00	USC	David Newberry 47 yard field goal	USC 23-3

3	5:40	PSU	Safety, blocked punt in end zone recovered by USC	USC 23-5

4	14:09	USC	David Newbury 26 yard field goal	USC 26-5

4	10:42	USC	David Newbury 44 yard field goal	USC 29-5

Awards

No All Pac-10 selections^[5]

References

↑ "Southern California Yearly Results (2000-2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
↑ http://www.laweekly.com/content/printVersion/43825
↑ "2000 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
↑ "Trojans Blow Past Penn State 29-5 In Season Opener." USCTrojans.com. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
↑ 2011 USC football media guide

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

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