2001 USC Trojans football team

2001 USC Trojans football
Las Vegas Bowl vs. Utah, L 6–10
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
2001 record	6–6 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Pete Carroll (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Norm Chow (1st year)
Captain	Charlie Landrigan
Captain	Troy Polamalu
Captain	Antuan Simmons
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,000, grass)
Seasons ← 2000 2002 →

2001 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#2 Oregon $		7	–	1					11	–	1
#10 Washington State		6	–	2					10	–	2
#16 Stanford		6	–	2					9	–	3
#19 Washington		6	–	2					8	–	4
USC		5	–	3					6	–	6
UCLA		4	–	4					7	–	4
Oregon State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Arizona		2	–	6					5	–	6
Arizona State		1	–	7					4	–	7
California		0	–	8					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

1 2 3 4 Total San Jose St 0 3 0 7 10 • USC 7 7 0 7 21 Date: September 1 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California Game attendance: 45,568

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

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

1 2 3 4 Total Arizona St 3 7 7 0 17 • USC 0 21 14 3 38 Date: October 13 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California Game attendance: 43,508

1 2 3 4 Total • USC 3 28 0 10 41 Arizona 10 3 14 7 34 Date: October 27 Location: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona Game attendance: 46,399

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

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

1 2 3 4 OT Total Oregon St 0 3 7 0 0 10 • USC 7 0 3 0 6 16 Date: November 3 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California Game attendance: 44,880

1 2 3 4 Total • USC 7 21 10 7 45 California 7 0 7 0 14 Date: November 10 Location: Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, California Game attendance: 33,506

1 2 3 4 Total UCLA 0 0 0 0 0 • USC 14 3 7 3 27 Date: November 17 Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California Game attendance: 88,588

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

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.

The Trojans finished the regular season with a 6–5 record.

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