1994 USC Trojans football team

American college football season

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)
Captain	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

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.

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.

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

	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

Penn State

Baylor

Shawn Walters 31 rushes, 207 yards

Oregon

Oregon State

Stanford

Shawn Walters 31 rushes, 234 yards

California

Washington State

Arizona

UCLA

Notre Dame

Cotton Bowl Classic

USC vs. Texas Tech

	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

References

"Southern California Yearly Results (1900-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
"1994 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
Ocala Star-Banner. 1994 Sep 04. Retrieved 2018-Nov-17.
2020 USC Media Guide Supplement
2020 USC Media Guide Supplement

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