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1994 USC

8–⁠3–⁠1 (6–⁠2 Pac-10), coached by John Robinson, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

USC in 1994, game by game: won vs. No. 23 Washington 24–17; lost at No. 8 Penn State 14–38; won vs. Baylor 37–27; lost vs. Oregon 7–22; won at Oregon State 27–19; won at Stanford 27–20; won vs. California 61–0; won at No. 16 Washington State 23–10; won vs. No. 13 Arizona 45–28; lost at UCLA 19–31; tied vs. Notre Dame 17–17; won vs. Texas Tech 55–14+61−24Won 24–17 vs. No. 23 Washington+7No. 23 WashingtonLost 14–38 at No. 8 Penn State-24No. 8 Penn StateWon 37–27 vs. Baylor+10BaylorLost 7–22 vs. Oregon-15OregonWon 27–19 at Oregon State+8Oregon StateWon 27–20 at Stanford+7StanfordWon 61–0 vs. California+61CaliforniaWon 23–10 at No. 16 Washington State+13No. 16 Washington StateWon 45–28 vs. No. 13 Arizona+17No. 13 ArizonaLost 19–31 at UCLA-12UCLATied 17–17 vs. Notre Dame0Notre DameWon 55–14 vs. Texas Tech+41Texas Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vs23WashingtonW 24–⁠1760%
Sep 10at8Penn StateL 14–⁠3835%
Sep 24vsBaylorW 37–⁠2765%
Oct 1vsOregonL 7–⁠2274%
Oct 8atOregon StateW 27–⁠1961%
Oct 15atStanfordW 27–⁠2056%
Oct 22vsCaliforniaW 61–⁠065%
Nov 5at16Washington StateW 23–⁠1043%
Nov 12vs13ArizonaW 45–⁠2854%
Nov 19atUCLAL 19–⁠3164%
Nov 26vsNotre DameT 17–⁠1756%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvsTexas TechCotton BowlW 55–⁠1461%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Texas Tech 55–⁠14 in the Cotton Bowl; No. 13 in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 17
  2. Wk 2: 17
  3. Wk 3: 14
  4. Wk 4: 20
  5. Wk 5: 19
  6. Wk 6: 19
  7. Wk 10: 25
  8. Wk 11: 22
  9. Wk 12: 17
  10. Wk 13: 13
  11. Wk 14: 17
  12. Wk 15: 21
  13. Wk 16: 21
  14. Final: 13

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1994.

Consensus All-AmericanTony Boselli, OT

Record
8–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 2nd in Pac-10
AP final
No. 13 peak No. 13
Points
356–⁠243
Coach
John Robinson
Elo
1677 +77 this season
SP+ rating
19.2 No. 13 of 106; offense No. 13, defense No. 18
SRS
16.2 No. 10 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mike Riley
Defensive coordinator
Keith Burns
Captains
Tony Boselli, Jeff Kopp and Brian Williams

Drafted in 1995

The 1995 draft
Rd 1Tony Boselli OTJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 3Brian Williams LBGreen Bay Packers
Rd 4Rob Johnson QBJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 5Edward Hervey WRDallas Cowboys
Rd 6Jeff Kopp LBMiami Dolphins
Rd 7Cole Ford KPittsburgh Steelers

All-Pac-10

2 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1994 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1994 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon7–⁠19–⁠411
USC6–⁠28–⁠3–⁠113
Arizona6–⁠28–⁠420
Washington State5–⁠38–⁠421
Washington4–⁠47–⁠4
UCLA3–⁠55–⁠6
California3–⁠54–⁠7
Oregon State2–⁠64–⁠7
Stanford2–⁠63–⁠7–⁠1
Arizona State2–⁠63–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.