2000 USC Trojans football team

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2000 USC Trojans football
Interlocking USC Logo.svg
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
2000 record 5–7 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach Paul Hackett (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator Hue Jackson
Defensive coordinator Bill Young
Captain Ennis Davis
Captain Eric Denmon
Captain Zeke Moreno
Captain Petros Papadakis
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,000, grass)
Seasons
« 1999 2001 »
2000 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#3 Washington $+   7 – 1         11 – 1  
#4 Oregon State  %+   7 – 1         11 – 1  
#7 Oregon +   7 – 1         10 – 2  
Stanford   4 – 4         5 – 6  
UCLA   3 – 5         6 – 6  
Arizona State   3 – 5         6 – 6  
Arizona   3 – 5         5 – 6  
USC   2 – 6         5 – 7  
Washington State   2 – 6         4 – 7  
California   2 – 6         3 – 8  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2000 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 2000 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third and final year under head coach Paul Hackett, the Trojans compiled an 5-7 record (2–6 against conference opponents), finished in a three-way tie for last place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and were outscored by their opponents by a combined total of 337 to 309.[1]

This was the last year of Hackett's tenure at USC, and the first year the Trojan's had ever finished last in the Pac-10. After winning the 18th Kickoff Classic against ranked Penn State, the Trojans won their next two non-conference games and were ranked as high as eighth in the AP Poll. The game against San Jose State was the 500th game USC played in the Coliseum, which they won after trailing 24–12.

They lost their first conference game to Oregon State, breaking their 26-game winning streak against the conference rival, and lost the next four, eventually going 2–6 in conference play. It placed 8th, tied with California and Washington State. Petros Papadakis, a team captain for the season and current broadcaster, claims he was "the captain of the worst football team in USC history."[2]

Quarterback Carson Palmer led the team in passing, completing 228 of 415 passes for 2,914 yards with 16 touchdowns and 18 interceptions. Sultan McCullough led the team in rushing with 227 carries for 1,163 yards and six touchdowns. Kareem Kelly led the team in receiving yards with 55 catches for 796 yards and four touchdowns.[3]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 27 11:30 AM vs. #22 Penn State* #15 Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic) ABC W 29–5   78,902
September 9 5:00 PM Colorado* #11 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA ABC W 17–14   65,153
September 23 3:30 PM San Jose State* #9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 34–24   56,545
September 30 3:30 PM at Oregon State #8 Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR FSNW2 L 21–31   33,775
October 7 12:30 PM Arizona #18 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA ABC L 15–31   49,342
October 14 12:30 PM #9 Oregon Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA ABC L 17–28   54,031
October 21 12:30 PM at Stanford Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA ABC L 30–32   50,125
October 28 3:30 PM Californiadagger Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA FSN L 16–28   54,393
November 4 6:00 PM at Arizona State Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ FSNW W 44–38 2OT  49,865
November 11 3:30 PM Washington State Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA FSN L 27–33   40,565
November 18 3:30 PM at UCLA Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) FSNW2 W 38–35   80,227
November 25 12:30 PM #11 Notre Dame* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh) ABC L 21–38   81,342
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

Game notes

Penn State

[4]

Penn State vs. USC
Kickoff Classic
1 2 3 4 Total
• USC 14 9 0 6 29
Penn State 3 0 2 0 5

Awards

  • No All Pac-10 selections[5]

References

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  2. ↑ http://www.laweekly.com/content/printVersion/43825
  3. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  4. ↑ "Trojans Blow Past Penn State 29-5 In Season Opener." USCTrojans.com. Retrieved January 30, 2012.
  5. ↑ 2011 USC football media guide
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