1992 USC Trojans football team

1992 USC Trojans football

Freedom Bowl, L 7–24 vs. Fresno State
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1992 record	6–5–1 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Larry Smith (6th year)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,516, grass)

1992 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#11 Washington +	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
#9 Stanford +	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
#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

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]

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

Game summaries

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 Swan

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

↑ "Southern California Yearly Results (1900-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
↑ "1992 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

USC Trojans football

Venues	Athletic Park (1895–98) Fiesta Park (1897–98, 1904–06, 1916) Chutes Park (1900) Prager Park (1903) Bovard Field (1904–10, 1914–15, 1917–22) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1923–present) Howard Jones Field (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Notre Dame (Jeweled Shillelagh) UCLA (Victory Bell) Stanford

Culture & lore	Traveler George Tirebiter Giles Pellerin "Fight On" Spirit of Troy Student Body Right Tommy Trojan Athletics scandal 1967 "Game of the Century" "Bush Push" 2007 Stanford game

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders

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National championship seasons in bold

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