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1995 USC

9–⁠2–⁠1 (6–⁠1–⁠1 Pac-10), coached by John Robinson, finished No. 12 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

USC in 1995, game by game: won vs. San José State 45–7; won vs. Houston 45–10; won at No. 25 Arizona 31–10; won vs. Arizona State 31–0; won at California 26–16; won vs. Washington State 26–14; lost at No. 17 Notre Dame 10–38; tied at No. 17 Washington 21–21; won vs. Stanford 31–30; won at Oregon State 28–10; lost vs. UCLA 20–24; won vs. No. 3 Northwestern 41–32+38−28Won 45–7 vs. San José State+38San José StateWon 45–10 vs. Houston+35HoustonWon 31–10 at No. 25 Arizona+21No. 25 ArizonaWon 31–0 vs. Arizona State+31Arizona StateWon 26–16 at California+10CaliforniaWon 26–14 vs. Washington State+12Washington StateLost 10–38 at No. 17 Notre Dame-28No. 17 Notre DameTied 21–21 at No. 17 Washington0No. 17 WashingtonWon 31–30 vs. Stanford+1StanfordWon 28–10 at Oregon State+18Oregon StateLost 20–24 vs. UCLA-4UCLAWon 41–32 vs. No. 3 Northwestern+9No. 3 Northwestern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9vsSan José StateW 45–⁠784%
Sep 16vsHoustonW 45–⁠1090%
Sep 23at25ArizonaW 31–⁠1047%
Sep 30vsArizona StateW 31–⁠080%
Oct 7atCaliforniaW 26–⁠1671%
Oct 14vsWashington StateW 26–⁠1473%
Oct 21at17Notre DameL 10–⁠3851%
Oct 28at17WashingtonT 21–⁠2150%
Nov 4vsStanfordW 31–⁠3075%
Nov 11atOregon StateW 28–⁠1082%
Nov 18vsUCLAL 20–⁠2471%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs3NorthwesternRose BowlW 41–⁠3249%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Northwestern 41–⁠32 in the Rose Bowl; No. 12 in the final AP poll; Pac-10 champions.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 112 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 7
  2. Wk 2: 7
  3. Wk 3: 7
  4. Wk 4: 6
  5. Wk 5: 5
  6. Wk 6: 5
  7. Wk 7: 5
  8. Wk 8: 5
  9. Wk 9: 5
  10. Wk 10: 13
  11. Wk 11: 14
  12. Wk 12: 12
  13. Wk 13: 11
  14. Wk 14: 17
  15. Wk 15: 18
  16. Wk 16: 17
  17. Final: 12

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 1995.

Pac-10 champions6–⁠1–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Washington

Consensus All-AmericanKeyshawn Johnson, WR

Record
9–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
6–⁠1–⁠1 shared first in Pac-10
AP final
No. 12 peak No. 5
Points
355–⁠212
Coach
John Robinson
Elo
1684 +66 this season
SP+ rating
16.3 No. 18 of 107; offense No. 27, defense No. 15
SRS
13.3 No. 15 of 108 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Mike Riley
Defensive coordinator
Keith Burns
Captains
Terry Barnum and Errick Herrin }}

Drafted in 1996

The 1996 draft
Rd 1Keyshawn Johnson WRNew York Jets
Rd 1John Michels OTGreen Bay Packers
Rd 2Israel Ifeanyi DESan Francisco 49ers
Rd 3Johnny McWilliams TEArizona Cardinals
Rd 4Norberto Davidds-Garrido OTCarolina Panthers
Rd 7Kyle Wachholtz QBGreen Bay Packers

All-Pac-10

4 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1995 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1995 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
USC6–⁠1–⁠19–⁠2–⁠112
Washington6–⁠1–⁠17–⁠4–⁠1
Oregon6–⁠29–⁠318
Stanford5–⁠37–⁠4–⁠1
UCLA4–⁠47–⁠5
Arizona4–⁠46–⁠5
Arizona State4–⁠46–⁠5
Washington State2–⁠63–⁠8
California2–⁠63–⁠8
Oregon State0–⁠81–⁠10

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