2000 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record5–7 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHue Jackson (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Young (3rd season)
Captains
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
2000 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Washington $+  7 –1   11 –1  
No. 4 Oregon State  %+  7 –1   11 –1  
No. 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 a 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 Trojans 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

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 2711:30 a.m.vs. No. 22 Penn State*No. 15
ABCW 29–578,902
September 95:00 p.m.Colorado*No. 11
ABCW 17–1465,153
September 233:30 p.m.San Jose State*No. 9
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
KCALW 34–2456,545
September 303:30 p.m.at Oregon StateNo. 8
FSNW2L 21–3133,775
October 712:30 p.m.ArizonaNo. 18
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
ABCL 15–3149,342
October 1412:30 p.m.No. 9 Oregon
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
ABCL 17–2854,031
October 2112:30 p.m.at Stanford
ABCL 30–3250,125
October 283:30 p.m.Californiadagger
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
FSNL 16–2854,393
November 46:00 p.m.at Arizona State
FSNWW 44–38 2OT49,865
November 113:30 p.m.Washington State
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
FSNL 27–3340,565
November 183:30 p.m.at UCLA
FSNW2W 38–3580,227
November 2512:30 p.m.No. 11 Notre Dame*
ABCL 21–3881,342
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Game summaries

Penn State

[4]

Penn State vs. USC
Kickoff Classic
1 234Total
• USC 14 906 29
Penn State 3 020 5
Scoring summary
112:45USCSandy Fletcher 6 yard blocked punt return (David Newbury kick)USC 7-0
17:39PSURyan Primanti 37 yard field goalUSC 7-3
11:44USCPetros Papadakis 2 yard run (David Newbury kick)USC 14-3
22:37USCTroy Polamalu 43 yard interception return (kick failed)USC 20-3
20:00USCDavid Newberry 47 yard field goalUSC 23-3
35:40PSUSafety, blocked punt in end zone recovered by USCUSC 23-5
414:09USCDavid Newbury 26 yard field goalUSC 26-5
410:42USCDavid Newbury 44 yard field goalUSC 29-5

Roster

2000 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 50 Eric Denmon Sr
OT 67 Phillip Eaves Jr
RB 40 Miguel Fletcher So
WR 7 Sandy Fletcher Fr
WR 2 Kareem Kelly So
FB 21 Malaefou MacKenzie So
RB 4 Sultan McCullough So
QB 3 Carson Palmer  So
QB 11 Mike Van Raaphorst Sr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
CB 29 Chris Cash Jr
LB 18 Kori Dickerson Jr
LB 9 Zeke Moreno Sr
S 47 John Morgan Sr
DT 90 Ryan Nielsen Jr
S 31 Ifeanyi Ohalete Sr
S 43 Troy Polamalu So
CB 42 Kris Richard Jr
DT 93 Bernard Riley So
LB 55 Markus Steele Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
PK 15 David Newbury Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2001-02-16

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP151211109818——————————
Coaches Poll161312119716——————————
BCSNot released———————Not released

Awards

  • No All-Pac-10 selections[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Southern California Yearly Results (2000-2004)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Los Angeles Fresh Meat - LA Weekly". Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved July 22, 2015.
  3. ↑ "2000 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  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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