1995 USC Trojans football
Pac-10 co-champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 41–32 vs. Northwestern
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 12
Record9–2–1 (6–1–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Riley (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorKeith Burns (2nd season)
CaptainTerry Barnum
Errick Herrin
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1995 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 USC ^ + 6 –1 –19 –2 –1
Washington + 6 –1 –17 –4 –1
No. 18 Oregon 6 –2 –09 –3 –0
Stanford 5 –3 –07 –4 –1
UCLA 4 –4 –07 –5 –0
Arizona 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Arizona State 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
California 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Washington State 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Oregon State 0 –8 –01 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Rose Bowl representative per tie-breaking rules based on overall record, due to Washington-USC tie
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their tenth year under head coach John Robinson, the Trojans compiled a 9–2–1 record (6–1–1 against conference opponents), shared the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) championship with Washington, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 355 to 212.[1]

Quarterback Brad Otton led the team in passing, completing 159 of 256 passes for 1,923 yards with 14 touchdowns and four interceptions. Delon Washington led the team in rushing with 236 carries for 1,109 yards and six touchdowns. Keyshawn Johnson led the team in receiving with 102 catches for 1,434 yards and seven touchdowns.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 93:30 p.m.San Jose State*No. 7
PrimeW 45–750,612
September 167:15 p.m.Houston*No. 6
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
PrimeW 45–1050,279
September 237:15 p.m.at No. 25 ArizonaNo. 5
PrimeW 31–1058,503
September 304:00 p.m.Arizona StateNo. 5
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
ABCW 31–052,577
October 73:30 p.m.at CaliforniaNo. 5
PrimeW 26–1649,000
October 1412:30 p.m.Washington StateNo. 5
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
ABCW 26–1451,131
October 2111:30 .m.at No. 17 Notre Dame*No. 5
NBCL 10–3859,075
October 2812:30 p.m.at No. 17 WashingtonNo. 13
ABCT 21–2174,421
November 412:30 p.m.StanforddaggerNo. 14
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
ABCW 31–3062,368
November 117:00 p.m.at Oregon StateNo. 12
PrimeW 28–1021,851
November 1812:30 p.m.UCLANo. 11
ABCL 20–2491,363
January 1, 19962:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 Northwestern*No. 17
ABCW 41–32100,102
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Roster

1995 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 84 John Allred Jr
TE Tyler Cashman Sr
TE Johnny McWilliams Sr
TE 84 Jeff Diltz  Jr
OT 71 John Michels Sr
G 68 Kyle Ramsay Sr
C 56 Jeremy Hogue Sr
G 67 Chris Brymer  So
OT 76 Norberto Garrido Sr
C 53 Robert Loya Sr
WR 3 Keyshawn Johnson Sr
TE 81 Johnny McWilliams Sr
WR 2 Chris Miller Jr
QB 7 Kyle Wachholtz Sr
QB 10 Brad Otton Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 9 Sammy Knight Jr
DT 96 Darrell Russell So
DL 55 Israel Ifeanyi Sr
DL Matt Keneley Jr
DL Stuart Gage Sr
LB Brian Haas Sr
LB 10 Errick Herrin Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 19 Adam Abrams Fr
P John Stonehouse Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Notre Dame

#5 USC Trojans at #17 Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Period 1 2 34Total
USC 0 7 3010
Notre Dame 6 15 01738

at Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Indiana

  • Date: October 21, 1995
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m. EST
  • Game attendance: 59,075
  • TV: NBC
  • Box Score
Game information
First quarter

Second quarter

  • USC - K. Johnson 17-yard pass from Wachholtz (Renden kick)
  • ND - M. Edwards 2-yard run (R. Powlus reception for two-point conversion)
  • ND - A. Denson 4-yard run (Kopka kick)

Third quarter

  • USC - Renden 25-yard field goal

Fourth quarter

  • ND - Safety, K. Minor tackled K. Wachholtz in end zone
  • ND - P. Chryplewicz 2-yard pass from Powlus (Edwards run for two-point conversion)
  • ND - M. Edwards 1-yard run (Kopka kick)

Rose Bowl

#3 Northwestern Wildcats vs. #17 USC Trojans
Period 1 2 34Total
Northwestern 7 3 16632
USC 7 17 71041

at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

Game information
Scoring summary
Q110:02USCLavale Woods 1-yard run (Abrams kick)USC 7–0
Q16:05NWDarnell Autry 3-yard run (Gowins kick)Tied 7–7
Q213:05USCTerry Barnum 21-yard pass from Brad Otton (Abrams kick)USC 14–7
Q23:29USCAdam Abrams 30-yard field goalUSC 17–7
Q22:56USCDaylon McCutcheon 53-yard fumble return (Abrams kick)USC 24–7
Q20:02NWBrian Gowins 29-yard field goalUSC 24–10
Q311:01NWBrian Gowins 28-yard field goalUSC 24–13
Q38:17NWDarnell Autry 3-yard run (conversion failed)USC 24–19
Q26:08USCKeyshawn Johnson 56-yard pass from Brad Otton (Abrams kick)USC 31–19
Q32:58NWSteve Schnur 1-yard run (Gowins kick)USC 31–26
Q413:01NWDarnell Autry 2-yard run (conversion failed)NW 32–31
Q49:09USCAdam Abrams 46-yard field goalUSC 34–32
Q42:55USCDelon Washington 2-yard run (Abrams kick)USC 41–32

[3] [4] [5][6]

1995 Trojans in professional football

The following players were claimed in the 1996 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL club
Keyshawn JohnsonWide receiver11New York Jets
John MichelsTackle127Green Bay Packers
Israel IfeanyiDefensive end246San Francisco 49ers
Johnny McWilliamsTight end364Arizona Cardinals
Norberto GarridoGuard4106Carolina Panthers
Kyle WachholzQuarterback7240Green Bay Packers

[7]

Other NFL players (from different drafts and free agent pickups):

References

  1. ↑ "Southern California Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1995 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ "FOR INJURED, A BITTERSWEET TIME". Chicago Tribune. December 24, 1995. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  4. ↑ Telander, Rick (December 25, 1995). "PURPLE HAZE IN AN IMPROBABLY SENSATIONAL SEASON, NORTHWESTERN EMERGED FROM A FOG OF FUTILITY TO EARN A TRIP TO SUNNY PASADENA". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
  5. ↑ "USC Rewrites Northwestern's Storybook Ending". The New York Times. January 2, 1996. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  6. ↑ "ROSE BOWL: USC 41, Northwestern 32 : Cinderella Beaten to Ball". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1996. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
  7. ↑ "1996 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
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