The 2001 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was Pete Carroll's first year as head coach. The Kansas State Wildcats's victory on September 8 marked the last time a non-Pac-10 team defeated the Trojans in the Coliseum until November 27, 2010, when the Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Trojans, 20–16.
Schedule
The Trojans finished the regular season with a 6–5 record.
| Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
| September 1 |
3:30 PM |
San Jose State* |
|
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
FSNW2 |
W 21–10 |
45,568[1] |
| September 8 |
3:30 PM |
#12 Kansas State* |
|
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
FSN |
L 10–6 |
69,959[1] |
| September 22 |
7:00 PM |
at #7 Oregon |
|
Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR |
FSN |
L 24–22 |
45,765[1] |
| September 29 |
3:30 PM |
Stanford |
|
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
FSNW2 |
L 21–16 |
53,962[1] |
| October 6 |
12:30 PM |
at #11 Washington |
|
Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
FSNW2 |
L 27–24 |
72,946[1] |
| October 13 |
3:30 PM |
Arizona State |
|
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
FSN |
W 48–17 |
43,508[1] |
| October 20 |
10:30 AM |
at Notre Dame* |
|
Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh) |
NBC |
L 27–16 |
80,795[1] |
| October 27 |
3:30 PM |
at Arizona |
|
Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ |
FSNW2 |
W 41–34 |
46,399[1] |
| November 3 |
12:30 PM |
Oregon State |
|
Los Angeles Memorial Stadium • Los Angeles, CA |
ABC |
W 16–13 |
44,880[1] |
| November 10 |
12:30 PM |
at California |
|
California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA |
|
W 55–14 |
33,506[1] |
| November 17 |
3:30 PM |
#20 UCLA |
|
Los Angeles Memorial Stadium • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) |
FSN |
W 27–0 |
88,588[1] |
| December 25 |
12:30 PM |
vs. Utah* |
|
Sam Boyd Stadium • Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Bowl) |
ABC |
L 10–6 |
22,385[1] |
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time. |
Game summaries
San Jose State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| San Jose St |
0 |
3 |
0 |
7 |
10 |
| • USC |
7 |
7 |
0 |
7 |
21 |
|
|
| Scoring summary |
|
| 1 |
2:59
|
USC |
Sultan McCullough 14 yard run (David Davis kick) |
USC 7–0 |
|
| 2 |
1:36
|
USC |
Sultan McCullough 35 yard run (David Davis kick) |
USC 14–0 |
|
| 2 |
:00
|
SJSU |
Nick Gilliam 37 yard field goal |
USC 14–3 |
|
| 4 |
12:13
|
USC |
Sultan McCullough 7 yard run (David Davis kick) |
USC 21–3 |
|
| 4 |
6:00
|
SJSU |
Deonce Whitaker 3 yard run (Nick Gilliam kick) |
USC 21–10 |
|
[2]
Kansas State
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Oregon
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Stanford
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Washington
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Arizona State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| Arizona St |
3 |
7 |
7 |
0 |
17 |
| • USC |
0 |
21 |
14 |
3 |
38 |
|
[3]
Notre Dame
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Arizona
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • USC |
3 |
28 |
0 |
10 |
41 |
| Arizona |
10 |
3 |
14 |
7 |
34 |
|
|
| Scoring summary |
|
| Q1 |
11:27
|
ARIZ |
Sean Keel 24 yard field goal |
ARIZ 3–0 |
|
| Q1 |
4:36
|
USC |
David Davis 32 yard field goal |
Tie 3–3 |
|
| Q1 |
1:35
|
ARIZ |
Michael Jolivette 60 yard interception return (Sean Keel kick) |
ARIZ 10–3 |
|
| Q2 |
13:35
|
USC |
Kevin Arbet 70 yard interception return (David Davis kick) |
Tie 10–10 |
|
| Q2 |
11:00
|
USC |
Alex Holmes 1 yard pass from Carson Palmer (David Davis kick) |
USC 17–10 |
|
| Q2 |
5:43
|
USC |
Sunny Byrd 1 yard run (David Davis kick) |
USC 24–10 |
|
| Q2 |
:32
|
USC |
Kori Dickerson 17 yard pass from Carson Palmer (David Davis kick) |
USC 31–10 |
|
| Q2 |
:00
|
ARIZ |
Sean Keel 46 yard field goal |
USC 31–13 |
|
| Q3 |
7:43
|
ARIZ |
Clarence Farmer 23 yard run (Sean Keel kick) |
USC 31–20 |
|
| Q3 |
3:37
|
ARIZ |
Brandon Marshall 24 yard pass from Jason Johnson (Sean Keel kick) |
USC 31–27 |
|
| Q4 |
10:46
|
USC |
David Davis 47 yard field goal |
USC 34–27 |
|
| Q4 |
7:05
|
ARIZ |
Jason Johnson 9 yard run (Sean Keel kick) |
Tie 34–34 |
|
| Q4 |
1:50
|
USC |
Kris Richard 58 yard interception return (David Davis kick) |
USC 41–34 |
|
[4]
Oregon State
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
OT |
Total |
| Oregon St |
0 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
| • USC |
7 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
6 |
16 |
|
[5]
California
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| • USC |
7 |
21 |
10 |
7 |
45 |
| California |
7 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
14 |
|
[6]
UCLA
|
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
Total |
| UCLA |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| • USC |
14 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
27 |
|
|
| Scoring summary |
|
| 1 |
11:46
|
USC |
Keary Colbert 4 yard pass from Carson Palmer (David Davis kick) |
USC 7–0 |
|
| 1 |
:00
|
USC |
Antuan Simmons 36 yard interception return (David Davis kick) |
USC 14–0 |
|
| 2 |
9:38
|
USC |
David Davis 20 yard field goal |
USC 17–0 |
|
| 3 |
:52
|
USC |
Chris Howard 34 yard run (David Davis kick) |
USC 24–0 |
|
| 4 |
12:36
|
USC |
David Davis 20 yard field goal |
USC 27–0 |
|
[7]
Las Vegas Bowl
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Team players in the NFL
Awards and honors
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