1992 USC Trojans football team

The 1992 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1992 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their sixth and final year under head coach Larry Smith, the Trojans compiled a 6–5–1 record (5–3 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for third place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 264 to 249.^[1]

1992 USC Trojans football
Freedom Bowl, L 7–24 vs. Fresno State
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Record	6–5–1 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Larry Smith (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Ray Dorr (1st season)
Captain	Stephon Pace
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

1992 Pacific-10 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Washington +	6	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Stanford +	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Washington State	5	–	3	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
USC	5	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	1
Arizona	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	5	–	1
Arizona State	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Oregon	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	6	–	0
UCLA	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
California	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Oregon State	0	–	7	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

USC's hundredth football season was also Larry Smith's last. Though they placed third in the Pac-10 and secured a bowl berth, they lost their last three games including their rivalry games against Notre Dame and UCLA. Smith was replaced at the end of the season by John Robinson, who returned to USC for a rare second tenure as head coach.

Quarterback Rob Johnson led the team in passing, completing 163 of 285 passes for 2,118 yards with 12 touchdowns and 14 interceptions. Estrus Crayton led the team in rushing with 183 carries for 700 yards and five touchdowns. Curtis Conway led the team in receiving with 49 catches for 764 yards and five touchdowns; Johnnie Morton also had 49 catches for 756 yards and six touchdowns.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	12:30 p.m.	at San Diego State*		Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, CA	ABC	T 31–31	52,168
September 19	12:30 p.m.	at No. 13 Oklahoma*		Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ABC	W 20–10	70,215
October 3	12:30 p.m.	at No. 1 Washington	No. 20	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	ABC	L 10–17	73,275
October 10	3:30 p.m.	Oregon	No. 20	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	Prime	W 32–10	46,343
October 17	3:30 p.m.	California	No. 18	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	Prime	W 27–24	54,476
October 24	12:30 p.m.	No. 13 Washington State	No. 15	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 31–21	54,038
October 31	3:30 p.m.	at Arizona State	No. 13	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ	Prime	W 23–13	51,096
November 7	3:30 p.m.	at No. 21 Stanford	No. 11	Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA (rivalry)	Prime	L 9–23	72,571
November 14	12:30 p.m.	No. 9 Arizona	No. 18	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 14–7	53,849
November 21	4:30 p.m.	at UCLA	No. 15	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Victory Bell)	ESPN	L 37–38	80,568
November 28	5:00 p.m.	No. 5 Notre Dame*	No. 19	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (Jeweled Shillelagh)	ABC	L 23–31	90,063
December 29	6:00 p.m.	vs. Fresno State*	No. 23	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, CA (Freedom Bowl)	Raycom	L 7–24	50,745
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1992 USC Trojans football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 82 Bradford Banta Jr OT 71 Tony Boselli So WR 3 Curtis Conway Sr   Estrus Crayton OT 76 Norberto Garrido Fr WR 88 Ed Hervey So QB 11 Rob Johnson So TE 81 Johnny McWilliams Fr WR 80 Johnnie Morton Jr QB 7 Kyle Wachholtz Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 35 Jeff Kopp So DE 55 Willie McGinest Jr CB 18 Jason Sehorn Jr LB 5 Brian Williams So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 14 Cole Ford So	Head coach Larry Smith Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Oklahoma

USC at Oklahoma

1 2 3 4 Total • USC 0 0 0 20 20 Oklahoma 0 3 7 0 10 Date: Saturday, September 19 Location: Memorial Stadium TV announcers (ABC): Roger Twibell & Lynn Swann Source: Gainesville Sun

Scoring summary 2 OKLA Blanton 42-yard field goal OKLA 3-0 3 OKLA Warren 25-yard pass from Gundy (Blanton kick) OKLA 10-0 4 USC Conway 51-yard pass from Johnson (Ford kick) OKLA 10-7 4 USC Pace 19-yard fumble return (Ford kick) USC 14-10 4 USC Perry 2-yard run (kick failed) USC 20-10

References

1. "Southern California Yearly Results (1900-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
2. "1992 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.