1991 USC Trojans football team

The 1991 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth year under head coach Larry Smith, the Trojans compiled a 3–8 record (2–6 against conference opponents), finished in eighth place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 276 to 229.[1]

1991 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record3–8 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
CaptainMatt Gee
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 Washington $   8 0     12 0  
No. 8 California   6 2     10 2  
No. 19 UCLA   6 2     9 3  
No. 22 Stanford   6 2     8 4  
Arizona State   4 4     6 5  
Washington State   3 5     4 7  
Arizona   3 5     4 7  
USC   2 6     3 8  
Oregon   1 7     3 8  
Oregon State   1 7     1 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Quarterback Reggie Perry led the team in passing, completing 131 of 255 passes for 1,574 yards with three touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Deon Strother led the team in rushing with 129 carries for 614 yards and seven touchdowns. Johnnie Morton led the team in receiving with 49 catches for 662 yards and no touchdowns.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 21:30 p.m.Memphis State*No. 16L 10–2455,637
September 146:00 p.m.No. 5 Penn State*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
ABCW 21–1064,758
September 2112:30 p.m.Arizona StateNo. 22
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
ABCL 25–3259,623
September 288:00 p.m.at OregonESPNW 30–1445,948
October 123:30 p.m.at Washington StatePrimeW 34–2723,997
October 1912:30 p.m.Stanford 
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
ABCL 21–2461,265
October 2610:30 a.m.at No. 5 Notre Dame*NBCL 20–2459,075
November 212:30 p.m.at No. 10 CaliforniaABCL 30–5270,000
November 912:30 p.m.No. 2 Washington
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
ABCL 3–1459,320
November 163:30 p.m.at ArizonaPrimeL 14–3141,053
November 2312:30 p.m.No. 25 UCLA
PrimeL 21–2484,623
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1991 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 82 Bradford Banta So
OT 71 Tony Boselli Fr
WR 3 Curtis Conway Jr
WR 88 Ed Hervey Fr
QB 11 Rob Johnson Fr
RB 40 Scott Lockwood Sr
WR 80 Johnnie Morton So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 55 Willie McGinest So
CB 18 Jason Sehorn So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1900-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "1991 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.