1999 USC Trojans football team

1999 USC Trojans football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1999 record	6-6 (3-5 Pac-10)
Head coach	Paul Hackett (2nd year)
Offensive coordinator	Hue Jackson
Defensive coordinator	Bill Young
Captain	David Gibson
Captain	Chad Morton
Captain	Ifeanyi Ohalete
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,000, grass)

1999 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Stanford $		7	–	1					8	–	4
#19 Oregon		6	–	2					9	–	3
Washington		6	–	2					7	–	5
Arizona State		5	–	3					6	–	6
Oregon State		4	–	4					7	–	5
Arizona		3	–	5					6	–	6
USC		3	–	5					6	–	6
California		3	–	5					4	–	7
UCLA		2	–	6					4	–	7
Washington State		1	–	7					3	–	9
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Cal later vacated 4 wins (3 in conference) due to NCAA sanctions. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Paul Hackett, the Trojans compiled an 6-6 record (3–5 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for sixth place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 348 to 278.

Quarterback Mike Van Raaphorst led the team in passing, completing 139 of 258 passes for 1,758 yards with eight touchdowns and nine interceptions. Chad Morton led the team in rushing with 262 carries for 1,141 yards and 15 touchdowns. Kareem Kelly led the team in receiving yards with 54 catches for 902 yards and four touchdowns.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	9:30 PM	at Hawaii*	#21	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	FSNW2	W 62–7	50,000
September 18	12:30 PM	San Diego State*	#17	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 24–21	53,966
September 25	7:15 PM	at Oregon	#16	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	FSN	L 33-30 3OT	45,660
October 2	3:30 PM	Oregon State		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	FSNW2	W 37–29	43,795
October 9	12:30 PM	at Arizona	#22	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	ABC	L 24–31	51,418
October 16	11:30 AM	at Notre Dame*		Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh)	NBC	L 24–25	80,012
October 23	12:30 PM	Stanford		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC	L 31–35	57,494
October 30	3:30 PM	at California		California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	FSN	L 7–17	54,000
November 6	3:30 PM	Arizona State		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	FSN	L 16–26	53,382
November 13	12:30 PM	at Washington State		Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	ABC	W 31–28	23,065
November 20	12:30 PM	UCLA		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell)	ABC	W 17–7	91,384
November 26	3:30 PM	#25 Louisiana Tech*		Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	FSN	W 45–19	45,070
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

Coaching staff

1999 USC Trojans coaching staff
Name	Position	Year at USC	Alma mater (Year)
Paul Hackett	Head Coach	2nd	UC Davis (1969)
Steve Greatwood	Offensive Line	2nd	Oregon (1981)
Hue Jackson	Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs	3rd	Pacific (1987)
Steve Morton	Tight Ends	1st	Washington State (1976)
Ken O'Brien	Quarterbacks	2nd	UC Davis (1983)
Ed Orgeron	Defensive Line	2nd	Northwestern State (1984)
Shawn Slocum	Linebackers/Special Teams Coordinator	2nd	Texas A&M (1987)
Dennis Thurman	Secondary	7th	USC (1978)
Mike Wilson	Wide Receivers	3rd	Washington State (1981)
Bill Young	Defensive Coordinator	2nd	Oklahoma State (1967)

Awards

• All Pac-10: OL Travis Claridge, DB David Gibson