1998 USC Trojans football team
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| No. 8 UCLA $ | 8 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Arizona | 7 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| USC | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona State | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon State | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stanford | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington State | 0 | – | 8 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1998 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first year under head coach Paul Hackett, the Trojans compiled an 8-5 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 346 to 241.[1]
This was Paul Hackett's inaugural year as head coach as the Trojans head coach as well as his only winning season and bowl appearance with the team. It was also the Trojans' 75th anniversary playing at the Coliseum.
After three wins, including an opener against Purdue in the Pigskin Classic, USC was ranked as high as 18 in the AP Poll, but lost two of its next three and dropped out of the rankings permanently.
During halftime of the game against UCLA, 91-year-old USC "Super Fan" Giles Pellerin died while watching his 797th consecutive USC football game.[2]
Quarterback Carson Palmer led the team in passing, completing 130 of 235 passes for 1,755 yards with seven touchdowns and six interceptions. Chad Morton led the team in rushing with 199 carries for 985 yards and six touchdowns. R. Jay Soward led the team in receiving yards with 44 catches for 679 yards and six touchdowns; Billy Miller also had 49 catches for 623 yards and six touchdowns.[3]
Schedule
August 3011:30 AMPurdue*
ABCW 27–17 56,623 September 127:30 PMSan Diego State*No. 22
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
FSNW2W 35–6 49,927 September 197:00 PMOregon StateNo. 18
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
FSNW2W 40–20 45,629 September 2612:30 PMat No. 10 Florida State*No. 18
ABCL 10–30 79,815 October 34:00 PMArizona StateNo. 21
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
ABCW 35–24 56,093 October 103:30 PMCaliforniaNo. 19
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
FSNL 31–32 65,678 October 177:15 PMat Washington State
FSNW 42–14 31,178 October 243:30 PMat No. 12 Oregon
FSNL 13–17 45,807
October 3112:30 PMWashington
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
ABCW 33–10 62,276 November 73:30 PMat Stanford
FSNW 34–9 43,250 November 2112:30 PMat No. 3 UCLA
ABCL 17–34 88,080 November 285:00 PMNo. 9 Notre Dame*
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh)
ABCW 10–0 90,069 December 3111:00 AMvs. TCU*
CBSL 19–28 46,612
Coaching staff
| 1998 USC Trojans coaching staff | ||||
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| Name | Position | Year at USC | Alma mater (Year) | |
| Paul Hackett | Head Coach | 1st | UC Davis (1969) | |
| Steve Greatwood | Offensive Line | 1st | Oregon (1981) | |
| Hue Jackson | Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs | 2nd | Pacific (1987) | |
| Ken O'Brien | Quarterbacks | 1st | UC Davis (1983) | |
| Ed Orgeron | Defensive Line | 1st | Northwestern State (1984) | |
| Larry Petroff | Tight Ends/Recruiting Coordinator | 1st | Ashland College (1973) | |
| Shawn Slocum | Linebackers | 1st | Texas A&M (1987) | |
| Dennis Thurman | Secondary | 6th | USC (1978) | |
| Mike Wilson | Wide Receivers | 2nd | Washington State (1981) | |
| Bill Young | Defensive Coordinator | 1st | Oklahoma State (1967) | |
Awards
- All-Pac-10: OL Travis Claridge, DL Ennis Davis, LB Chris Claiborne, DB Daylon McCutcheon, DB Rashard Cook [4]
References
- ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
- ^ http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1998-11-22/features/9811220352_1_beamer-pellerin-alabama
- ^ "1998 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
- ^ 2011 USC football media guide