1994 USC Trojans football team

The 1994 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1994 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their ninth year under head coach John Robinson, the Trojans compiled an 8–3–1 record (6–2 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 356 to 243.^[1]

1994 USC Trojans football
Cotton Bowl Classic champion
Cotton Bowl Classic, W 55–14 vs. Texas Tech
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 15
AP	No. 13
Record	8–3–1 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach	John Robinson (9th season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Riley (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Keith Burns (1st season)
Captains	Tony Boselli Jeff Kopp Brian Williams
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

1994 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Oregon $	7	–	1	–	0			9	–	4	–	0
No. 13 USC	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
No. 20 Arizona	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 21 Washington State	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Washington	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
UCLA	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
California	3	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Oregon State	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Stanford	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Arizona State	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Quarterback Rob Johnson led the team in passing, completing 186 of 276 passes for 2,499 yards with 15 touchdowns and six interceptions. Shawn Walters led the team in rushing with 193 carries for 976 yards and 11 touchdowns. Keyshawn Johnson led the team in receiving with 66 catches for 1,362 yards and nine touchdowns.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	12:30 p.m.	No. 23 Washington	No. 13	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 24–17	54,538
September 10	12:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Penn State*	No. 14	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	L 14–38	96,463
September 24	7:00 p.m.	Baylor*	No. 19	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	Prime	W 37–27	45,762
October 1	3:30 p.m.	Oregon	No. 19	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	Prime	L 7–22	44,232
October 8	3:30 p.m.	at Oregon State		Parker Stadium Corvallis, OR	Prime	W 27–19	33,892
October 15	4:00 p.m.	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	ABC	W 27–20	60,345
October 22	3:30 p.m.	California		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	Prime	W 61–0	55,213
November 5	12:30 p.m.	at No. 16 Washington State	No. 22	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ABC	W 23–10	36,686
November 12	12:30 p.m.	No. 13 Arizona	No. 17	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 45–28	61,264
November 19	12:30 p.m.	at UCLA	No. 13	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	L 19–31	91,815
November 26	5:00 p.m.	Notre Dame*	No. 17	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh)	ABC	T 17–17	90,217
January 2, 1995	10:00 a.m.	vs. Texas Tech*	No. 21	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	NBC	W 55–14	70,218
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Roster

1994 USC Trojans football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 84 John Allred So G 67 Chris Brymer  Fr OT 71 Tony Boselli Sr OT 76 Norberto Garrido Jr WR 88 Ed Hervey Sr WR 3 Keyshawn Johnson Fr QB 11 Rob Johnson Sr TE 81 Johnny McWilliams Jr QB 7 Kyle Wachholtz Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 9 Sammy Knight So LB 35 Jeff Kopp Sr DT 96 Darrell Russell Fr LB 5 Brian Williams Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 14 Cole Ford Sr	Head coach John Robinson Coordinators/assistant coaches Keith Burns (defensive coordinator) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

Washington

Washington at USC

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Huskies	7	7	3	0	17
• No. 13 Trojans	7	3	7	7	24

• Date: September 3
• Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
• Game attendance: 54,538

Scoring summary

Q1		WASH	Bjornson 52 yard pass from Huard (Wales kick)	WASH 7–0
Q1		USC	McWilliams 6 yard pass from Johnson (Ford kick)	Tie 7–7
Q2		USC	Ford 32 yard field goal	USC 10–7
Q2		WASH	Kaufman 1 yard run (Wales kick)	WASH 14–10
Q3		WASH	Wales 29 yard field goal	WASH 17–10
Q4		USC	Walters 7 yard run (Ford kick)	Tie 17–17
Q4		USC	Walters 3 yard run (Ford kick)	USC 24–17

See also: 1994 Washington Huskies football team

^[3]

Penn State

See also: 1994 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Baylor

See also: 1994 Baylor Bears football team

• Shawn Walters 31 rushes, 207 yards ^[4]

Oregon

See also: 1994 Oregon Ducks football team

Oregon State

See also: 1994 Oregon State Beavers football team

Stanford

See also: 1994 Stanford Cardinal football team and Stanford–USC football rivalry

• Shawn Walters 31 rushes, 234 yards ^[5]

California

See also: 1994 California Golden Bears football team

Washington State

See also: 1994 Washington State Cougars football team

Arizona

See also: 1994 Arizona Wildcats football team

UCLA

See also: 1994 UCLA Bruins football team and Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)

Notre Dame

See also: 1994 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame–USC football rivalry

Cotton Bowl Classic

USC vs. Texas Tech

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
• No. 21 Trojans	28	6	14	7	55
Red Raiders	0	0	7	7	14

• Date: January 2
• Location: Cotton Bowl
• Game attendance: 70,218
• Television network: NBC

Scoring summary

Q1	6:51	USC	Shawn Walters 11-yard touchdown run (Ford kick)	USC 7–0
Q1	6:39	USC	Terry Barnum 19-yard touchdown pass from Rob Johnson (Ford kick)	USC 14–0
Q1	5:35	USC	John Herpin 26-yard interception return (Ford kick)	USC 21–0
Q1	2:22	USC	Keyshawn Johnson 12-yard touchdown pass from R. Johnson (Ford kick)	USC 28–0
Q2	6:50	USC	Ford 39-yard field goal	USC 31–0
Q2	0:17	USC	Ford 42-yard field goal	USC 34–0
Q3	10:29	USC	Keyshawn Johnson 22-yard touchdown pass from R. Johnson (Ford kick)	USC 41–0
Q3	7:51	USC	Keyshawn Johnson 86-yard touchdown pass from Brad Otton (Ford kick)	USC 48–0
Q3	2:15	TTU	Zebbie Lethridge 5-yard touchdown run (Davis kick)	USC 48–7
Q4	2:40	USC	Jeff Diltz 2-yard touchdown pass from Brad Otton (Ford kick)	USC 55–7
Q4	0:00	TTU	Stacy Mitchell 45-yard touchdown pass from Sone Cavazos (Davis kick)	USC 55–14

Main article: 1995 Cotton Bowl Classic

See also: 1994 Texas Tech Red Raiders football team