American college football season
The 1996 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their 11th and final year under head coach John Robinson , the Trojans compiled a 6–6 record (3–5 against conference opponents), finished in a five-way tie for fifth place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 325 to 267.[ 1]
Quarterback Brad Otton led the team in passing, completing 196 of 370 passes for 2,649 yards with 20 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. LaVale Woods led the team in rushing with 119 carries for 601 yards and seven touchdowns. Chris Miller led the team in receiving with 43 catches for 793 yards and five touchdowns.[ 2]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 11:00 a.m. vs. No. 11 Penn State * No. 7 ABC L 7–2477,716 September 7 12:30 p.m. at Illinois * No. 19 ABC W 55–356,504 September 14 3:30 p.m. Oregon State No. 16 Prime W 46–1748,069 September 21 12:30 p.m. at Houston * No. 15 Prime W 26–921,035 October 5 12:30 p.m. California No. 17 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA ABC L 15–2251,511 October 12 3:30 p.m. Arizona Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA FX W 14–751,088 October 19 12:30 p.m. at No. 4 Arizona State ABC L 35–48 2OT 74,947 October 26 7:15 p.m. at Washington State Prime W 29–2433,111 November 2 12:30 p.m. No. 21 Washington Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA ABC L 10–2160,039 November 9 7:15 p.m. at Stanford Prime L 20–2441,980 November 23 12:30 p.m. at UCLA ABC L 41–48 2OT 80,644 November 30 5:00 p.m. No. 10 Notre Dame * ABC W 27–20 OT 90,296 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
1996 USC Trojans football team roster Players Coaches Offense Defense Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 19 Adam Abrams So
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 1997-02-18
Scoring summary Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ND USC 1 USC 30-yard field goal by Abrams 0 3 1 USC 38-yard field goal by Abrams 0 6 2 14:23 Notre Dame Spencer 1-yard touchdown run, Sanson kick good 7 6 3 0:23 Notre Dame Champion 25-yard touchdown reception from Powlus , Sanson kick good 14 6 4 USC C. Miller 5-yard touchdown reception from Otton , 2-point pass failed 14 12 4 4:52 Notre Dame Denson 9-yard touchdown run, Sanson kick no good 20 12 4 1:50 USC Washington 15-yard touchdown run, 2-point run good 20 20 OT USC Sermons 5-yard touchdown reception from Otton, Abrams kick good 20 27 "TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football . 20 27
Team players in the NFL [ edit ]
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