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1992 USC Trojans football team

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]

1992 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record6–5–1 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRay Dorr (1st season)
CaptainStephon Pace
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
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

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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 512:30 p.m.at San Diego State*
ABCT 31–3152,168
September 1912:30 p.m.at No. 13 Oklahoma*
ABCW 20–1070,215
October 312:30 p.m.at No. 1 WashingtonNo. 20
ABCL 10–1773,275
October 103:30 p.m.OregonNo. 20
PrimeW 32–1046,343
October 173:30 p.m.CaliforniaNo. 18
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
PrimeW 27–2454,476
October 2412:30 p.m.No. 13 Washington State No. 15
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
ABCW 31–2154,038
October 313:30 p.m.at Arizona StateNo. 13
PrimeW 23–1351,096
November 73:30 p.m.at No. 21 StanfordNo. 11
PrimeL 9–2372,571
November 1412:30 p.m.No. 9 ArizonaNo. 18
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
ABCW 14–753,849
November 214:30 p.m.at UCLANo. 15
ESPNL 37–3880,568
November 285:00 p.m.No. 5 Notre Dame*No. 19
ABCL 23–3190,063
December 296:00 p.m.vs. Fresno State*No. 23
RaycomL 7–2450,745
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  •   Injured
  •   Redshirt

Game summaries

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Oklahoma

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USC at Oklahoma
1 234Total
• USC 0 0020 20
Oklahoma 0 370 10
Scoring summary
2OKLABlanton 42-yard field goalOKLA 3-0
3OKLAWarren 25-yard pass from Gundy (Blanton kick)OKLA 10-0
4USCConway 51-yard pass from Johnson (Ford kick)OKLA 10-7
4USCPace 19-yard fumble return (Ford kick)USC 14-10
4USCPerry 2-yard run (kick failed)USC 20-10

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