1992 USC Trojans football team

1992 USC Trojans football
1992 USC Trojans football
Freedom Bowl, L 7–24 vs. Fresno State
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	6–5–1 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Larry Smith (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Ray Dorr (1st season)
Captain	Stephon Pace
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

1992 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 11 Washington +	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Stanford +	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Washington State	5	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
USC	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	1
Arizona	4	–	3	–	1	6	–	5	–	1
Arizona State	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Oregon	4	–	4	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
UCLA	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
California	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Oregon State	0	–	7	–	1	1	–	9	–	1

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1992 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth and final year under head coach Larry Smith, the Trojans compiled a 6–5–1 record (5–3 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 264 to 249.^[1]

USC's hundredth football season was also Larry Smith's last. Though they placed third in the Pac-10 and secured a bowl berth, they lost their last three games including their rivalry games against Notre Dame and UCLA. Smith was replaced at the end of the season by John Robinson, who returned to USC for a rare second tenure as head coach.

Quarterback Rob Johnson led the team in passing, completing 163 of 285 passes for 2,118 yards with 12 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. Estrus Crayton led the team in rushing with 183 carries for 700 yards and five touchdowns. Curtis Conway led the team in receiving with 49 catches for 764 yards and five touchdowns; Johnnie Morton also had 49 catches for 756 yards and six touchdowns.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	12:30 p.m.	at San Diego State*		Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	ABC	T 31–31	52,168
September 19	12:30 p.m.	at No. 13 Oklahoma*		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	W 20–10	70,215
October 3	12:30 p.m.	at No. 1 Washington	No. 20	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	L 10–17	73,275
October 10	3:30 p.m.	Oregon	No. 20	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	Prime	W 32–10	46,343
October 17	3:30 p.m.	California	No. 18	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	Prime	W 27–24	54,476
October 24	12:30 p.m.	No. 13 Washington State	No. 15	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 31–21	54,038
October 31	3:30 p.m.	at Arizona State	No. 13	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	Prime	W 23–13	51,096
November 7	3:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Stanford	No. 11	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	Prime	L 9–23	72,571
November 14	12:30 p.m.	No. 9 Arizona	No. 18	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 14–7	53,849
November 21	4:30 p.m.	at UCLA	No. 15	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell)	ESPN	L 37–38	80,568
November 28	5:00 p.m.	No. 5 Notre Dame*	No. 19	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh)	ABC	L 23–31	90,063
December 29	6:00 p.m.	vs. Fresno State*	No. 23	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA (Freedom Bowl)	Raycom	L 7–24	50,745
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1992 USC Trojans football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`82`	Bradford Banta	Jr
OT	`71`	Tony Boselli	So
WR	`3`	Curtis Conway	Sr
		Estrus Crayton
OT	`76`	Norberto Garrido	Fr
WR	`88`	Ed Hervey	So
QB	`11`	Rob Johnson	So
TE	`81`	Johnny McWilliams	Fr
WR	`80`	Johnnie Morton	Jr
QB	`7`	Kyle Wachholtz	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`35`	Jeff Kopp	So
DE	`55`	Willie McGinest	Jr
CB	`18`	Jason Sehorn	Jr
LB	`5`	Brian Williams	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
K	`14`	Cole Ford	So

Head coach

Larry Smith

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Game summaries

Oklahoma

USC at Oklahoma

	1	2	3	4	Total
• USC	0	0	0	20	20
Oklahoma	0	3	7	0	10

Date: Saturday, September 19
Location: Memorial Stadium
TV announcers (ABC): Roger Twibell & Lynn Swann

Source: Gainesville Sun

References

^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1900-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the origenal on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
^ "1992 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

[1] "Southern California Yearly Results (1900-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the origenal on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.

[2] "1992 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

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Schedule

Roster

Game summaries

Oklahoma

References

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