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1986 USC Trojans football team

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1986 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record7–5 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach
CaptainJeff Bregel
Tim McDonald
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1985
1987 →
1986 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Arizona State $ 5 1 1 10 1 1
No. 14 UCLA 5 2 1 8 3 1
No. 18 Washington 5 2 1 8 3 1
No. 11 Arizona 5 3 0 9 3 0
Stanford 5 3 0 8 4 0
USC 5 3 0 7 5 0
Oregon 3 5 0 5 6 0
Washington State 2 6 1 3 7 1
California 2 7 0 2 9 0
Oregon State 1 6 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1986 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1986 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth and final year under head coach Ted Tollner, the Trojans compiled a 7–5 record (5–3 against conference opponents), finished in a three-way tie for fourth place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 264 to 239.[1]

Quarterback Rodney Peete led the team in passing, completing 160 of 305 passes for 2,138 yards with 10 touchdowns and 15 interceptions. Ryan Knight led the team in rushing with 148 carries for 536 yards and seven touchdowns. Ken Henry led the team in receiving yards with 43 catches for 807 yards and seven touchdowns.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 134:00 p.m.Illinois*WTBSW 31–1651,496
September 2012:30 p.m.at No. 9 Baylor*ABCW 17–1435,000
September 274:00 p.m.No. 6 WashingtonNo. 12
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
WTBSW 20–1058,023
October 46:30 p.m.OregonNo. 9
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 35–2151,340
October 111:00 p.m.at Washington StateNo. 9L 14–3426,000
October 181:30 p.m.No. 10 Arizona StatedaggerNo. 15
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
L 20–2965,874
October 2512:30 p.m.at No. 19 StanfordCBSW 10–073,500
November 15:30 p.m.at No. 14 ArizonaNo. 18PSNW 20–1355,046
November 154:00 p.m.CaliforniaNo. 13
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
WTBSW 28–348,019
November 223:00 p.m.at No. 18 UCLANo. 10PSNL 25–4598,370
November 2912:30 p.m.Notre Dame*No. 17
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
CBSL 37–3870,614
January 1, 19879:00 a.m.vs. No. 10 Auburn*ABCL 7–1651,113[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Pacific time

Roster

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1986 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
G 79 Jeff Bregel (C) Sr
RB Aaron Emanuel Fr
OL John Guerrero  So
  Ken Henry
RB Ryan Knight
QB 16 Rodney Peete So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 6 Tim McDonald (C) Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
PK 10 Don Shafer Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings

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Game summaries

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Illinois

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At No. 9 Baylor

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USC at Baylor
1 234Total
Trojans 0 7010 17
No. 9 Bears 7 007 14
  

Visiting USC stunned the No. 9 Bears on Don Shafer's 32-yard field goal on the final play. Baylor dominated the game statistically, outgaining USC 408-197, holding a 26–11 advantage is first downs (including not allowing USC a first down through three quarters), and maintaining a 15-minute advantage in time of possession (37:47 to 22:13). Mirroring the result of last year's matchup, the unranked road team knocked off the host with an AP top ten ranking.[4]

No. 6 Washington

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Vs. No. 10 Auburn (Florida Citrus Bowl)

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Auburn vs. USC
1 234Total
No. 10 Tigers 0 1402 16
Trojans 7 000 7

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References

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  1. ^ "Southern California Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ^ "1986 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. ^ "Auburn stops USC cold". The Orlando Sentinel. January 2, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "At the End, USC Takes Baylor by Storm, 17-14". The Los Angeles Times. September 21, 1986. Retrieved July 23, 2022.
  5. ^ "Auburn Defeats USC in Citrus Bowl, 16-7". The Washington Post. January 2, 1987. Retrieved July 23, 2022.