1995 USC Trojans football team

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1995

| poll = AP

| timezone = Pacific

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 9

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 7

| opponent = San Jose State

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| tv = Prime

| score = 45–7

| attend = 50,612

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 16

| time = 7:15 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 6

| opponent = Houston

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| tv = Prime

| score = 45–10

| attend = 50,279

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 23

| time = 7:15 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 5

| opponent = Arizona

| opprank = 25

| site_stadium = Arizona Stadium

| site_cityst = Tucson, AZ

| tv = Prime

| score = 31–10

| attend = 58,503

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 30

| time = 4:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank = 5

| opponent = Arizona State

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| tv = ABC

| score = 31–0

| attend = 52,577

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 7

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 5

| opponent = California

| site_stadium = California Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA

| tv = Prime

| score = 26–16

| attend = 49,000

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 14

| time = 12:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| rank = 5

| opponent = Washington State

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| tv = ABC

| score = 26–14

| attend = 51,131

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 21

| time = 11:30 .m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 5

| opponent = Notre Dame

| opprank = 17

| site_stadium = Notre Dame Stadium

| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN

| gamename = rivalry, College GameDay

| tv = NBC

| score = 10–38

| attend = 59,075

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 28

| time = 12:30 p.m.

| w/l = t

| away = y

| rank = 13

| opponent = Washington

| opprank = 17

| site_stadium = Husky Stadium

| site_cityst = Seattle, WA

| tv = ABC

| score = 21–21

| attend = 74,421

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 4

| time = 12:30 p.m.

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| rank = 14

| opponent = Stanford

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = ABC

| score = 31–30

| attend = 62,368

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 11

| time = 7:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 12

| opponent = Oregon State

| site_stadium = Parker Stadium

| site_cityst = Corvallis, OR

| tv = Prime

| score = 28–10

| attend = 21,851

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 18

| time = 12:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| rank = 11

| opponent = UCLA

| site_stadium = Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

| site_cityst = Los Angeles, CA

| gamename = Victory Bell

| tv = ABC

| score = 20–24

| attend = 91,363

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = {{dow tooltip|January 1, 1996}}, 1996

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| rank = 17

| opponent = Northwestern

| opprank = 3

| site_stadium = Rose Bowl

| site_cityst = Pasadena, CA

| gamename = Rose Bowl

| tv = ABC

| score = 41–32

| attend = 100,102

}}

}}

{{American football roster/Header

| year = 1995

| team = USC Trojans

| teamcolors = f

| offensive_players=

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{{American football roster/Player|num=68|class=Sr|first=Kyle|last=Ramsay|pos=G|link=n}}

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| defensive_players=

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{{American football roster/Player|num=10|class=Sr|first=Errick|last=Herrin|pos=LB|link=n}}

| special_teams_players=

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{{American football roster/Player|num=|class=Sr|first=John|last=Stonehouse|pos=P|link=n}}

}}

{{American football roster/Footer

| head_coach = *John Robinson

| asst_coach =

• Keith Burns (defensive coordinator)

| accessdate=

}}

{{see also|1995 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team|Notre Dame–USC football rivalry}}

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|time=2:30 p.m. EST

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|stadium=Notre Dame Stadium, Notre Dame, Indiana

|attendance=59,075

|weather=

|referee=

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|TVAnnouncers=

|reference=[http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/scores95/95294/95294388.htm Box Score]

|scoring=

First quarter

• ND - M. Edwards 9-yard run (kick failed)

Second quarter

• USC - K. Johnson 17-yard pass from Wachholtz (Renden kick)
• ND - M. Edwards 2-yard run (R. Powlus reception for two-point conversion)
• ND - A. Denson 4-yard run (Kopka kick)

Third quarter

• USC - Renden 25-yard field goal

Fourth quarter

• ND - Safety, K. Minor tackled K. Wachholtz in end zone
• ND - P. Chryplewicz 2-yard pass from Powlus (Edwards run for two-point conversion)
• ND - M. Edwards 1-yard run (Kopka kick)

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{{see also|1995 Northwestern Wildcats football team|1996 Rose Bowl}}

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|date=January 1, 1996

|time=2:00 p.m. PST

|road=Northwestern

|R1=7|R2=3|R3=16|R4=6

|home=USC

|H1=7|H2=17|H3=7|H4=10

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|attendance=100,102

|weather=

|referee=Randy Christal

|TV=ABC

|TVAnnouncers=Keith Jackson, Bob Griese, and Lynn Swann

|reference=[https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=lE4xAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cAMEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1614%2C247206 Box Score]

|scoring=

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{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q1 |Time=6:05 |Team=NW |Event=Darnell Autry 3-yard run (Gowins kick) |Score=Tied 7–7 }}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q2 |Time=13:05 |Team=USC |Event=Terry Barnum 21-yard pass from Brad Otton (Abrams kick) |Score=USC 14–7 }}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q2 |Time=3:29 |Team=USC |Event=Adam Abrams 30-yard field goal |Score=USC 17–7 }}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q2 |Time=2:56 |Team=USC |Event=Daylon McCutcheon 53-yard fumble return (Abrams kick) |Score=USC 24–7 }}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q2 |Time=0:02 |Team=NW |Event=Brian Gowins 29-yard field goal |Score=USC 24–10 }}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q3 |Time=11:01 |Team=NW |Event=Brian Gowins 28-yard field goal |Score=USC 24–13 }}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q3 |Time=8:17 |Team=NW |Event=Darnell Autry 3-yard run (conversion failed) |Score=USC 24–19 }}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q2 |Time=6:08 |Team=USC |Event=Keyshawn Johnson 56-yard pass from Brad Otton (Abrams kick) |Score=USC 31–19 }}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q3 |Time=2:58 |Team=NW |Event=Steve Schnur 1-yard run (Gowins kick) |Score=USC 31–26 }}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q4 |Time=13:01 |Team=NW |Event=Darnell Autry 2-yard run (conversion failed) |Score=NW 32–31 }}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q4 |Time=9:09 |Team=USC |Event=Adam Abrams 46-yard field goal |Score=USC 34–32 }}

{{AFB Game Box Scoring Entry |Quarter=Q4 |Time=2:55 |Team=USC |Event=Delon Washington 2-yard run (Abrams kick) |Score=USC 41–32 |LastEntry=yes}}

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{{cite news|title=FOR INJURED, A BITTERSWEET TIME|newspaper=Chicago Tribune|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1995-12-24-9512240352-story.html|date=December 24, 1995|access-date=June 23, 2019}}

{{cite magazine|title=PURPLE HAZE IN AN IMPROBABLY SENSATIONAL SEASON, NORTHWESTERN EMERGED FROM A FOG OF FUTILITY TO EARN A TRIP TO SUNNY PASADENA|last=Telander|first=Rick|date=December 25, 1995|magazine=Sports Illustrated|url=https://www.si.com/vault/1995/12/25/209190/purple-haze-in-an-improbably-sensational-season-northwestern-emerged-from-a-fog-of-futility-to-earn-a-trip-to-sunny-pasadena|access-date=June 23, 2019}}

{{cite news|title=USC Rewrites Northwestern's Storybook Ending|newspaper=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/01/02/sports/college-football-usc-rewrites-northwestern-s-storybook-ending.html|date=January 2, 1996|access-date=June 22, 2019}}{{cite news|title=ROSE BOWL: USC 41, Northwestern 32 : Cinderella Beaten to Ball|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1996-01-02-sp-20185-story.html|date=January 2, 1996|access-date=June 22, 2019}}

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The following players were claimed in the 1996 NFL draft.

class="wikitable"
align="center" style="background:#800020;color:#ffc322;" | Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL club
align="center" bgcolor="" | Keyshawn Johnson	Wide receiver	1	1	New York Jets
align="center" bgcolor="" | John Michels	Tackle	1	27	Green Bay Packers
align="center" bgcolor="" | Israel Ifeanyi	Defensive end	2	46	San Francisco 49ers
align="center" bgcolor="" | Johnny McWilliams	Tight end	3	64	Arizona Cardinals
align="center" bgcolor="" | Norberto Garrido	Guard	4	106	Carolina Panthers
align="center" bgcolor="" | Kyle Wachholz	Quarterback	7	240	Green Bay Packers
align="center" bgcolor=""

{{cite web| url = https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1996.htm| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071221203142/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1996.htm| archive-date = 2007-12-21| title = 1996 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com| website = Pro-Football-Reference.com}}

Other NFL players (from different drafts and free agent pickups):

• John Allred
• Rashard Cook
• Brian Kelly
• Matt Keneley
• Daylon McCutcheon
• Billy Miller
• Chris Miller
• Larry Parker
• Darrell Russell

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