American college football season
The 1999 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season . In their second year under head coach Paul Hackett , the Trojans compiled a 6-6 record (3–5 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for sixth place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 348 to 278.[ 1]
Quarterback Mike Van Raaphorst led the team in passing, completing 139 of 258 passes for 1,758 yards with eight touchdowns and nine interceptions. Chad Morton led the team in rushing with 262 carries for 1,141 yards and 15 touchdowns. Kareem Kelly led the team in receiving yards with 54 catches for 902 yards and four touchdowns.[ 2]
Schedule Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance Source September 4 9:30 p.m. at Hawaii * No. 21 FSNW2 W 62–750,000 September 18 12:30 p.m. San Diego State * No. 17 ABC W 24–2153,966 September 25 7:15 p.m. at Oregon No. 16 FSN L 30-33 3OT 45,660 October 2 3:30 p.m. Oregon State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA FSNW2 W 37–2943,795 October 9 12:30 p.m. at Arizona No. 22 ABC L 24–3151,418 October 16 11:30 a.m. at Notre Dame * NBC L 24–2580,012 October 23 12:30 p.m. Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry ) ABC L 31–3557,494 October 30 3:30 p.m. at California FSN L 7–1754,000 November 6 3:30 p.m. Arizona State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA FSN L 16–2653,382 November 13 12:30 p.m. at Washington State ABC W 31–2823,065 November 20 12:30 p.m. UCLA ABC W 17–791,384 3:30 p.m. No. 25 Louisiana Tech * Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA FSN W 45–1945,070 [ 3] *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time
Roster
1999 USC Trojans football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) IneligibleRoster
Rankings Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP 19 21 18 17 16 RV 22 — — — — — — — — — — Coaches Poll 21 21* 20 19 16 23 22 — — — — — — — — — — BCS Not released — — — — — — — Not released
Coaching staff
1999 USC Trojans coaching staff
Name
Position
Year at USC
Alma mater (year)
Paul Hackett
Head coach
2nd
UC Davis (1969)
Steve Greatwood
Offensive line
2nd
Oregon (1981)
Hue Jackson
Offensive coordinator/running backs
3rd
Pacific (1987)
Steve Morton
Tight ends
1st
Washington State (1976)
Ken O'Brien
Quarterbacks
2nd
UC Davis (1983)
Ed Orgeron
Defensive line
2nd
Northwestern State (1984)
Shawn Slocum
Linebackers/special teams coordinator
2nd
Texas A&M (1987)
Dennis Thurman
Secondary
7th
USC (1978)
Mike Wilson
Wide receivers
3rd
Washington State (1981)
Bill Young
Defensive coordinator
2nd
Oklahoma State (1967)
Season summary
at Hawaii
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 21 Trojans
17
24
14
7
62
Rainbow Warriors
0
0
7
0
7
vs San Diego State
1
2
3
4
Total
Aztecs
0
7
7
7
21
No. 17 Trojans
7
10
0
7
24
at Oregon
1
2
3
4 OT 2OT 3OT
Total
No. 16 Trojans
7
3
0
13 0 7 0
30
Ducks
10
0
10
3 0 7 3
33
vs Oregon State
1
2
3
4
Total
Beavers
7
0
0
22
29
Trojans
10
13
14
0
37
at Arizona
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 22 Trojans
0
10
7
7
24
Wildcats
7
3
7
14
31
at Notre Dame
1
2
3
4
Total
Trojans
7
14
3
0
24
Fighting Irish
0
3
7
15
25
vs Stanford
1
2
3
4
Total
Cardinal
0
14
14
7
35
Trojans
21
3
7
0
31
at California
1
2
3
4
Total
Trojans
0
0
7
0
7
Golden Bears
0
7
3
7
17
vs Arizona State
1
2
3
4
Total
Sun Devils
7
12
0
7
26
Trojans
7
3
0
6
16
at Washington State
1
2
3
4
Total
Trojans
14
3
14
0
31
Cougars
7
7
7
7
28
vs UCLA
1
2
3
4
Total
Bruins
0
7
0
0
7
Trojans
3
7
0
7
17
vs No. 25 Louisiana Tech
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 25 Bulldogs
7
6
0
6
19
Trojans
21
7
7
10
45
Awards
References
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