1999 USC Trojans football team

1999 USC Trojans football
1999 USC Trojans football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	6–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Paul Hackett (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Hue Jackson (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Bill Young (2nd season)
Captains	David Gibson; Chad Morton; Ifeanyi Ohalete;
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

1999 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
Stanford $	7	–	1	8	–	4
No. 19 Oregon	6	–	2	9	–	3
Washington	6	–	2	7	–	5
Arizona State	5	–	3	6	–	6
Oregon State	4	–	4	7	–	5
Arizona	3	–	5	6	–	6
	3	–	5	6	–	6
California	3	–	5	4	–	7
UCLA	2	–	6	4	–	7
Washington State	1	–	7	3	–	9

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Cal later vacated 4 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) as a member of Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Paul Hackett, the Trojans compiled an overall record of 6–6 record with a mark of 3–5 in conference play, tying for sixth place in the Pac-10, and outscored opponents 348 to 278. The team played home games at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles.

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.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	9:30 p.m.	at Hawaii*	No. 21	Aloha Stadium Halawa, HI	FSNW2	W 62–7	50,000
September 18	12:30 p.m.	San Diego State*	No. 17	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 24–21	53,966
September 25	7:15 p.m.	at Oregon	No. 16	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	FSN	L 30-33 ^3OT	45,660
October 2	3:30 p.m.	Oregon State		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FSNW2	W 37–29	43,795
October 9	12:30 p.m.	at Arizona	No. 22	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	ABC	L 24–31	51,418
October 16	11:30 a.m.	at Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium Notre Dame, IN (rivalry)	NBC	L 24–25	80,012
October 23	12:30 p.m.	Stanford		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)	ABC	L 31–35	57,494
October 30	3:30 p.m.	at California		California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA	FSN	L 7–17	54,000
November 6	3:30 p.m.	Arizona State		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FSN	L 16–26	53,382
November 13	12:30 p.m.	at Washington State		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ABC	W 31–28	23,065
November 20	12:30 p.m.	UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	W 17–7	91,384
November 26	3:30 p.m.	No. 25 Louisiana Tech*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FSN	W 45–19	45,070	^[2]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	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

Game summaries

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

Personnel

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)

Roster

1999 USC Trojans football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
G	`71`	Travis Claridge	Sr
WR	`86`	Windrell Hayes	Sr
TB	`7`	Chad Morton	Sr
QB	`3`	Carson Palmer	So
RB	`35`	Petros Papadakis	Sr
FB	`34`	Chad Pierson	Fr
WR	`18`	R. Jay Soward	Sr
OT	`74`	Nate Steinbacher	Fr
WR	`83`	Steve Stevenson	Fr
RB	`1`	Frank Strong	So
QB	`11`	Mike Van Raaphorst	Jr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`22`	David Gibson	Sr
LB	`9`	Zeke Moreno	Jr
S	`31`	Ifeanyi Ohalete	Jr
S	`43`	Troy Polamalu	Fr
CB	`2`	Darrell Rideaux	Fr
DT	`93`	Bernard Riley	Fr
LB	`55`	Markus Steele	Jr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Paul Hackett

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

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

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1999-09-02

Awards

All-Pac-10: OL Travis Claridge, DB David Gibson ^[3]

References

^ "1999 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
^ Norwood, Robyn (November 27, 1999). "It's Good Friday for USC". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 2011 USC football media guide

[1] "1999 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

[2] Norwood, Robyn (November 27, 1999). "It's Good Friday for USC". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[3] 2011 USC football media guide

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