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1996 USC Trojans football
1996 USC Trojans football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	6–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach	John Robinson (11th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Riley (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Keith Burns (3rd season)
Captain	John Allred; Sammy Knight
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 USC Trojans football team

American college football season

The 1996 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their 11th and final year under head coach John Robinson, the Trojans compiled a 6–6 record (3–5 against conference opponents), finished in a five-way tie for fifth place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 325 to 267.^[1]

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Quarterback Brad Otton led the team in passing, completing 196 of 370 passes for 2,649 yards with 20 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. LaVale Woods led the team in rushing with 119 carries for 601 yards and seven touchdowns. Chris Miller led the team in receiving with 43 catches for 793 yards and five touchdowns.^[2]

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"Southern California Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.

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"1996 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

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Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 25	11:00 a.m.	vs. No. 11 Penn State*	No. 7	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	ABC	L 7–24	77,716
September 7	12:30 p.m.	at Illinois*	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Champaign, IL	ABC	W 55–3	56,504
September 14	3:30 p.m.	Oregon State	No. 16	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	Prime	W 46–17	48,069
September 21	12:30 p.m.	at Houston*	No. 15	Astrodome Houston, TX	Prime	W 26–9	21,035
October 5	12:30 p.m.	California	No. 17	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 15–22	51,511
October 12	3:30 p.m.	Arizona		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FX	W 14–7	51,088
October 19	12:30 p.m.	at No. 4 Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	ABC	L 35–48 ^2OT	74,947
October 26	7:15 p.m.	at Washington State		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	Prime	W 29–24	33,111
November 2	12:30 p.m.	No. 21 Washington		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 10–21	60,039
November 9	7:15 p.m.	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	Prime	L 20–24	41,980
November 23	12:30 p.m.	at UCLA		Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell)	ABC	L 41–48 ^2OT	80,644
November 30	5:00 p.m.	No. 10 Notre Dame*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh)	ABC	W 27–20 ^OT	90,296
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Pacific time

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Notre Dame	0	7	7	6	0	20
USC	6	0	0	14	7	27

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
Darrell Russell	Defensive tackle	1	2	Oakland Raiders
John Allred	Tight end	2	38	Chicago Bears
Matt Keneley	Defensive tackle	7	208	New York Giants
Chris Miller	Wide receiver	7	213	Green Bay Packers

1996_USC_Trojans_football_team

1996 USC Trojans football team

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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Arizona State $	8	–	0	11	–	1
No. 16 Washington	7	–	1	9	–	3
Stanford	5	–	3	7	–	5
UCLA	4	–	4	5	–	6
Oregon	3	–	5	6	–	5
California	3	–	5	6	–	6
USC	3	–	5	6	–	6
Arizona	3	–	5	5	–	6
Washington State	3	–	5	5	–	6
Oregon State	1	–	7	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll