1999 USC Trojans football team
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 an 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 |
September 4 |
9:30 PM |
at Hawaii* |
No. 21 |
Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI |
FSNW2 |
W 62–7 |
50,000 |
September 18 |
12:30 PM |
San Diego State* |
No. 17 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
ABC |
W 24–21 |
53,966 |
September 25 |
7:15 PM |
at Oregon |
No. 16 |
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR |
FSN |
L 33-30 3OT |
45,660 |
October 2 |
3:30 PM |
Oregon State |
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
FSNW2 |
W 37–29 |
43,795 |
October 9 |
12:30 PM |
at Arizona |
No. 22 |
Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ |
ABC |
L 24–31 |
51,418 |
October 16 |
11:30 AM |
at Notre Dame* |
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Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh) |
NBC |
L 24–25 |
80,012 |
October 23 |
12:30 PM |
Stanford |
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
ABC |
L 31–35 |
57,494 |
October 30 |
3:30 PM |
at California |
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California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
FSN |
L 7–17 |
54,000 |
November 6 |
3:30 PM |
Arizona State |
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
FSN |
L 16–26 |
53,382 |
November 13 |
12:30 PM |
at Washington State |
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Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA |
ABC |
W 31–28 |
23,065 |
November 20 |
12:30 PM |
UCLA |
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) |
ABC |
W 17–7 |
91,384 |
November 26 |
3:30 PM |
No. 25 Louisiana Tech* |
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Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
FSN |
W 45–19 |
45,070 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time. |
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) |
Awards
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