2002 USC Trojans football team

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2002 USC Trojans football
Orange Bowl Champions
Pac-10 Co-Champions
Orange Bowl vs. Iowa, W 38–17
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #4
AP #4
2002 record 11–2 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach Pete Carroll
Offensive coordinator Norm Chow
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
« 2001 2003 »
2002 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#10 Washington State †§   7 – 1         10 – 3  
#4 USC ‡§   7 – 1         11 – 2  
Arizona State   5 – 3         8 – 6  
UCLA   4 – 4         8 – 5  
Oregon State   4 – 4         8 – 5  
California   4 – 4         7 – 5  
Washington   4 – 4         7 – 6  
Oregon   3 – 5         7 – 6  
Arizona   1 – 7         4 – 8  
Stanford   1 – 7         2 – 9  
† – BCS representative as champion
‡ – BCS at-large representative
§ – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2002-2003 NCAA Division I-A college football season.

USC ended the regular season ranked #5 in both the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. Trojans quarterback Carson Palmer won the 2002 Heisman Trophy as the best college football player in America. During the bowl games, USC had a convincing 38–17 win over #3 Iowa in the Orange Bowl. USC became #4 in the final AP Poll and Coaches' Poll.

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[edit] Recruiting

USC was ranked highly (#12 by Scout, #13 by Rivals) for getting Darnell Bing, Manuel Wright, Winston Justice, Fred Matua, Tom Malone, Jason Mitchell, Hershel Dennis, Kyle Williams, Dominique Byrd, Dallas Sartz, Justin Wyatt, Chris McFoy, Mike Williams, LaJuan Ramsey, Oscar Lua and Brandon Hancock among others.

[edit] Schedule

The Trojans finished the season with a 11–2 record, 7–1 in the Pac-10.[1]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 5:00 PM Auburn* #18 Los Angeles Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA ABC W 24–17   63,269[1]
September 14 12:30 PM at #18 Colorado* #17 Folsom Field • Boulder, CO ABC W 40–3   53,119[1]
September 21 4:00 PM at #25 Kansas State* #11 KSU Stadium • Manhattan, Kansas TBS L 20–27   49,276[1]
September 28 3:30 PM #23 Oregon State #18 Los Angeles Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA FSN W 22–0   56,417[1]
October 5 4:00 PM at #18 Washington State #20 Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA TBS L 27–30   36,861[1]
October 12 3:30 PM California #20 Los Angeles Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA FSN W 30–28   63,113[1]
October 19 12:30 PM #22 Washington #19 Los Angeles Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA ABC W 41–21   52,961[1]
October 26 12:30 PM at #14 Oregon #15 Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR ABC W 44–33   56,754[1]
November 9 5:00 PM at Stanford #10 Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA ABC W 49–17   44,950[1]
November 16 4:00 PM Arizona Statedagger #8 Los Angeles Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA TBS W 34–13   73,923[1]
November 23 12:30 PM at #25 UCLA #7 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA ABC W 52–21   91,084[1]
November 30 5:00 PM #7 Notre Dame* #6 Los Angeles Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA ABC W 44–13   91,432[1]
January 2 5:00 PM vs. #3 Iowa* #5 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL (FedEx Orange Bowl) ABC W 38–17   75,971[1]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

[edit] 2002 Team Players in the NFL

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Southern California. http://www.usctrojans.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2002-2003/teamcume.html. 

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