American college football season
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]
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]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 12:30 p.m. No. 23 Washington No. 13 ABC W 24–1754,538 September 10 12:30 p.m. at No. 8 Penn State * No. 14 ABC L 14–3896,463 September 24 7:00 p.m. Baylor * No. 19 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA Prime W 37–2745,762 October 1 3:30 p.m. Oregon No. 19 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA Prime L 7–2244,232 October 8 3:30 p.m. at Oregon State Prime W 27–1933,892 October 15 4:00 p.m. at Stanford ABC W 27–2060,345 October 22 3:30 p.m. California Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA Prime W 61–055,213 November 5 12:30 p.m. at No. 16 Washington State No. 22 ABC W 23–1036,686 November 12 12:30 p.m. No. 13 Arizona No. 17 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA ABC W 45–2861,264 November 19 12:30 p.m. at UCLA No. 13 ABC L 19–3191,815 November 26 5:00 p.m. Notre Dame * No. 17 ABC T 17–1790,217 January 2, 1995 10:00 a.m. vs. Texas Tech * No. 21 NBC W 55–1470,218 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
1994 USC Trojans football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt
Washington at USC 1 2 3 4 Total No. 23 Huskies 7 7 3 0 17 • No. 13 Trojans 7 3 7 7 24
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
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Shawn Walters 31 rushes, 207 yards [ 4]
Shawn Walters 31 rushes, 234 yards [ 5]
Cotton Bowl Classic [ edit ] 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 2Location: Cotton Bowl Game attendance: 70,218Television 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
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