1999 USC Trojans football team

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1999 USC Trojans football
USC Trojans logo.svg
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1999 record6–6 (3–5 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHue Jackson (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Young (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,000, grass)
Seasons
← 1998
2000 →
1999 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
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  
USC   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) 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 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[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 49:30 p.m.at Hawaii*No. 21
  • Aloha Stadium
  • Honolulu, HI
FSNW2W 62–750,000
September 1812:30 p.m.San Diego State*No. 17
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
ABCW 24–2153,966
September 257:15 p.m.at OregonNo. 16
FSNL 30-33 3OT45,660
October 23:30 p.m.Oregon State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
FSNW2W 37–2943,795
October 912:30 p.m.at ArizonaNo. 22
ABCL 24–3151,418
October 1611:30 a.m.at Notre Dame*
NBCL 24–2580,012
October 2312:30 p.m.Stanford
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
ABCL 31–3557,494
October 303:30 p.m.at California
  • California Memorial Stadium
  • Berkeley, CA
FSNL 7–1754,000
November 63:30 p.m.Arizona Statedagger
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
FSNL 16–2653,382
November 1312:30 p.m.at Washington State
ABCW 31–2823,065
November 2012:30 p.m.UCLA
ABCW 17–791,384
November 263:30 p.m.No. 25 Louisiana Tech*
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
FSNW 45–1945,070[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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
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 Redshirt.svg Sr
FB 34 Chad Pierson Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 18 R. Jay Soward Sr
T 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
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 1999-09-02

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "1999 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. ^ "It's Good Friday for USC". The Los Angeles Times. November 27, 1999. Retrieved July 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ 2011 USC football media guide
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