2002 USC Trojans football team

2002 USC Trojans football

Pac-10 co-champion Orange Bowl champion
Orange Bowl, W 38–17 vs. Iowa
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 4
2002 record	11–2 (7–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Pete Carroll
Offensive coordinator	Norm Chow
Captain	Carson Palmer
Captain	Troy Polamalu
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,000, grass)

2002 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#10 Washington State $+		7	–	1		10	–	3
#4 USC %+		7	–	1		11	–	2
Arizona State		5	–	3		8	–	6
UCLA		4	–	4		8	–	5
Oregon State		4	–	4		8	–	5
California		4	–	4		7	–	5
Washington		4	–	4		7	–	6
Oregon		3	–	5		7	–	6
Arizona		1	–	7		4	–	8
Stanford		1	–	7		2	–	9

$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. USC ended the regular season ranked #5 in both the AP Poll and the Coaches' Poll. Trojans quarterback Carson Palmer won the 2002 Heisman Trophy as the best college football player in America. During the bowl games, USC had a convincing 38–17 win over #3 Iowa in the Orange Bowl. USC became #4 in the final AP Poll and Coaches' Poll. Other notable players for the USC Trojans in 2002 include WR#2 Kareem Kelly, RB#21 Malaefou Mackenzie, QB#10 Matt Cassel, RB#4 Sultan McCullough, RB#39 Sunny Byrd, RB#34 Chad Pierson, WR#44 Gregg Guenther, TE#86 Dominique Byrd, WR#83 Keary Colbert, WR#1 Mike Williams, and WR#87 Grant Mattos.

Recruiting

USC was ranked highly (#12 by Scout, #13 by Rivals) for getting Darnell Bing, Manuel Wright, Winston Justice, Fred Matua, Tom Malone, Jason Mitchell, Hershel Dennis, Kyle Williams, Dominique Byrd, Dallas Sartz, Justin Wyatt, Chris McFoy, Mike Williams, LaJuan Ramsey, Oscar Lua and Brandon Hancock among others.

Schedule

The Trojans finished the season with an 11–2 record, 7–1 in the Pac-10.

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	5:00 PM	Auburn*	No. 20	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 24–17	63,269^[1]
September 14	12:30 PM	at No. 18 Colorado*	No. 18	Folsom Field • Boulder, CO	ABC	W 40–3	53,119^[1]
September 21	4:00 PM	at No. 25 Kansas State*	No. 11	KSU Stadium • Manhattan, KS	TBS	L 20–27	49,276^[1]
September 28	3:30 PM	No. 23 Oregon State	No. 18	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	FSN	W 22–0	56,417^[1]
October 5	4:00 PM	at No. 17 Washington State	No. 18	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	TBS	L 27–30 ^OT	36,861^[1]
October 12	3:30 PM	California	No. 20	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	FSN	W 30–28	63,113^[1]
October 19	12:30 PM	No. 22 Washington	No. 19	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 41–21	52,961^[1]
October 26	12:30 PM	at No. 14 Oregon	No. 15	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	ABC	W 44–33	56,754^[1]
November 9	5:00 PM	at Stanford	No. 10	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	ABC	W 49–17	44,950^[1]
November 16	4:00 PM	Arizona State	No. 8	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	TBS	W 34–13	73,923^[1]
November 23	12:30 PM	at No. 25 UCLA	No. 7	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	ABC	W 52–21	91,084^[1]
November 30	5:00 PM	No. 7 Notre Dame*	No. 6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 44–13	91,432^[1]
January 2	5:00 PM	vs. No. 3 Iowa*	No. 5	Pro Player Stadium • Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Bowl)	ABC	W 38–17	75,971^[1]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Pacific Time.

Game summaries

Auburn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Auburn	7	7	0	3	17
• USC	7	7	3	7	24

Date: September 2
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Scoring summary

1	12:05	USC	Kareem Kelly 15-yard pass from Carson Palmer (David Davis kick)	USC 7-0

1	8:31	AUB	Cadillac Williams 23-yard run (Damon Duval kick)	Tied 7-7

2	12:04	USC	Sultan McCullough 3-yard run (David Davis kick)	USC 14-7

2	0:11	AUB	Ronnie Brown 1-yard run (Damon Duval kick)	Tied 14-14

3	7:05	USC	David Davis 37-yard field goal	USC 17-14

4	14:51	AUB	Damon Duval 39-yard field goal	Tied 17-17

4	1:26	USC	Carson Palmer 1-yard run (David Davis kick)	USC 24-17

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Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
• USC	14	6	0	20	40
Colorado	0	0	3	0	3

Date: September 14
Location: Folsom Field, Boulder, Colorado

Scoring summary

1	9:56	USC	Malaefou MacKenzie 32-yard pass from Carson Palmer (David Davis kick)	USC 7-0

1	2:46	USC	Malaefou MacKenzie 14-yard run (David Davis kick)	USC 14-0

2	2:08	USC	Sultan McCullough 62-yard run (kick failed)	USC 20-0

3	2:51	COL	Patrick Brougham 42-yard field goal	USC 20-3

4	10:24	USC	Carson Palmer 1-yard run (David Davis kick)	USC 27-3

4	8:47	USC	Mike Ross recovered blocked punt in end zone (kick failed)	USC 33-3

4	2:47	USC	Darryl Poston 4-yard run (David Davis kick)	USC 40-3

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Kansas State

	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	0	6	0	14	20
• Kansas State	0	12	7	8	27

Date: September 21
Location: KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas

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Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oregon State	0	0	0	0	0
• USC	0	13	6	3	22

Date: September 28
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Scoring summary

2	14:50	USC	Ryan Killeen 43-yard field goal	USC 3-0

2	13:04	USC	Ryan Killeen 42-yard field goal	USC 6-0

2	0:10	USC	Mike Williams 11-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Ryan Killeen kick)	USC 13-0

3	4:45	USC	Mike Williams 16-yard pass from Carson Palmer (pass failed)	USC 19-0

4	10:34	USC	Ryan Killeen 32-yard field goal	USC 22-0

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Washington State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
USC	7	0	7	13	0	27
• Washington State	10	0	7	10	3	30

Date: October 5
Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, Washington

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California

	1	2	3	4	Total
California	14	7	0	7	28
• USC	3	14	7	6	30

Date: October 12
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles

Scoring summary

1	10:06	CAL	Joe Igber 3-yard run (Mark Jensen kick)	CAL 7-0

1	6:04	USC	Ryan Killeen 34-yard field goal	CAL 7-3

1	2:24	CAL	Terrell Williams 1-yard run (Mark Jensen kick)	CAL 14-3

2	11:42	CAL	Jonathan Makonnen 15-yard pass from Kyle Boller (Mark Jensen kick)	CAL 21-3

2	5:29	USC	Kareem Kelly 6-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Ryan Killeen kick)	CAL 21-10

2	1:06	USC	Mike Williams 21-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Ryan Killeen kick)	CAL 21-17

3	8:38	USC	Sultan McCullough 2-yard run (Ryan Killeen kick)	USC 24-21

4	9:59	USC	Ryan Killeen 32-yard field goal	USC 27-21

4	1:41	USC	Ryan Killeen 18-yard field goal	USC 30-21

4	0:35	CAL	Tom Swoboda 5-yard pass from Kyle Boller (Mark Jensen kick)	USC 30-28

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Washington

#22/17 Washington at #19/20 USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	7	0	0	14	21
• USC	7	10	17	7	41

Date: October 19
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
TV announcers (ABC): Keith Jackson, Dan Fouts & Todd Harris

Scoring summary

1	2:47	USC	Mike Williams 43-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Ryan Killeen kick)	USC 7-0

1	0:04	WASH	Paul Arnold 5-yard pass from Cody Pickett (John Anderson kick)	Tied 7-7

2	10:53	USC	Keary Colbert 61-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Ryan Killeen kick)	USC 14-7

2	6:58	USC	Ryan Killeen 30-yard field goal	USC 17-7

3	9:34	USC	Mike Williams 14-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Ryan Killeen kick)	USC 24-7

3	6:56	USC	Mike Williams 11-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Ryan Killeen kick)	USC 31-7

3	4:56	USC	Ryan Killeen 33-yard field goal	USC 34-7

4	13:30	WASH	Kevin Ware 2-yard pass from Cody Pickett (John Anderson kick)	USC 34-14

4	10:22	WASH	Reggie Williams 27-yard pass from Cody Pickett (John Anderson kick)	USC 34-21

4	3:23	USC	Justin Fargas 13-yard run (Ryan Killeen kick)	USC 41-21

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Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Notre Dame	6	7	0	0	13
• USC	0	17	13	14	44

Date: November 30
Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles
Game start: 8:00 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3:26
Game attendance: 91,432
Game weather: Cloudy; 60°F; wind variable
Referee: Chuck McFerrin
Television network: ABC

Scoring summary

Q1	4:10	ND	Setta 34-yard field goal	ND 3–0

Q1	3:46	ND	Setta 32-yard field goal	ND 6–0

Q2	10:49	USC	Williams 6-yard pass from Palmer (Killeen kick)	USC 7–6

Q2	3:34	USC	Killeen 22-yard field goal	USC 10–6

Q2	1:07	ND	Pierre-Antoine recovered blocked punt in end zone (Setta kick)	ND 13–10

Q2	:05	USC	Williams 19-yard pass from Palmer (Killeen kick)	USC 17–13

Q3	12:01	USC	MacKenzie 15-yard pass from Palmer (Killeen kick)	USC 24–13

Q3	6:36	USC	Killeen 27-yard field goal	USC 27–13

Q3	2:15	USC	Killeen 29-yard field goal	USC 30–13

Q4	11:58	USC	McCullough 11-yard run (Killeen kick)	USC 37–13

Q4	7:23	USC	MacKenzie 10-yard pass from Palmer (Killeen kick)	USC 44–13

Carson Palmer 32/46, 425 Yds
Justin Fargas 20 Rush, 120 Yds
Mike Williams 10 Rec, 169 Yds

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Orange Bowl

#3/5 Iowa Hawkeyes at #5/4 USC Trojans

	1	2	3	4	Total
Iowa	10	0	0	7	17
• USC	7	3	14	14	38

Date: January 2
Location: Pro Player Stadium
Game attendance: 75,971^[10]
TV announcers (ABC): Tim Brant, Ed Cunningham

Scoring summary

1	14:43	IOWA	C.J. 100-yard kickoff return	IOWA 7-0

1	12:46	USC	Justin Fargas 4-yard run	TIED 7-7

1	6:26	IOWA	Nate Kaeding 35-yard field goal	IOWA 10-7

2	1:12	USC	Ryan Killeen 35-yard field goal	TIED 10-10

3	10:14	USC	Mike Williams 18-yard pass from Carson Palmer	USC 17-10

3	4:58	USC	Justin Fargas 50-yard run	USC 24-10

4	14:25	USC	Sultan McCullough 5-yard run	USC 31-10

4	2:36	USC	Sunny Byrd 6-yard run	USC 38-10

4	0:34	IOWA	Maurice Brown 18-yard pass from Brad Banks	USC 38-17

USC played third ranked Iowa in the Orange Bowl. The matchup featured the top two finalists for that season's Heisman Trophy; Trophy winner Carson Palmer and runner up Brad Banks.^[11] Banks was the quarterback for the Hawkeyes. The Hawkeyes had only lost one game all year and it was to their rival Iowa State. Iowa opened the play up with a bang and set an Orange Bowl record when C.J. Jones returned the opening kickoff of the game 100 yards for a touchdown. USC responded with a touchdown run on from running back Justin Fargas. Iowa regained the lead with a field goal from Nate Kaeding. USC would kick a field goal in the second quarter to even the score 10-10 at the half. USC came out in the second half and separated themselves from Iowa scoring twice in the third quarter to take a 24-10 lead. The first score was a pass from Palmer to Mike Williams and the second was another run from Fargas. USC ended the third quarter with the ball and scored quickly in the fourth quarter giving them a 31-10 lead. The lead grew when Iowa continued to be unable to do anything with the ball and USC took advantage on a rushing touchdown from fan favorite Sunny Byrd to make the score 38-10. Iowa would score off a touchdown pass from Banks however it was too late. USC would end up winning 38-17.

The Trojans dominated time of possession in the game, having control of the ball for 38:06 seconds. This allowed for the Trojans defense to rest while keeping the Iowa defense out on the field and making them tired. USC's defense did not give up a touchdown to Iowa until the fourth quarter of the game and forced Banks to throw his first interception since October 19.^[12]

2002 team players in the NFL

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Cumulative Season Statistics". University of Southern California Department of Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2014.
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USC Trojans football

Venues	Athletic Park (1895–98) Fiesta Park (1897–98, 1904–06, 1916) Chutes Park (1900) Prager Park (1903) Bovard Field (1904–10, 1914–15, 1917–22) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1923–present) Howard Jones Field (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Notre Dame (Jeweled Shillelagh) UCLA (Victory Bell) Stanford

Culture & lore	Traveler George Tirebiter Giles Pellerin "Fight On" Spirit of Troy Student Body Right Tommy Trojan Athletics scandal 1967 "Game of the Century" "Bush Push" 2007 Stanford game

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Pac-12 Conference football champions

Pacific Coast	Washington (1916) Washington State (1917) California (1918) Oregon & Washington (1919) California (1920) California (1921) California (1922) California (1923) Stanford (1924) Washington (1925) Stanford (1926) Idaho, Stanford, & USC (1927) USC (1928) USC (1929) Washington State (1930) USC (1931) USC (1932) Oregon & Stanford (1933) Stanford (1934) California, Stanford, & UCLA (1935) Washington (1936) California (1937) California & USC (1938) USC (1939) Stanford (1940) Oregon State (1941) UCLA (1942) USC (1943) USC (1944) USC (1945) UCLA (1946) USC (1947) California & Oregon (1948) California (1949) California (1950) Stanford (1951) USC (1952) UCLA (1953) UCLA (1954) UCLA (1955) Oregon State (1956) Oregon & Oregon State (1957) California (1958)

AAWU	UCLA, USC, & Washington (1959) Washington (1960) UCLA (1961) USC (1962) Washington (1963) Oregon State & USC (1964) UCLA (1965) USC (1966) USC (1967)

Pacific-8	USC (1968) USC (1969) Stanford (1970) Stanford (1971) USC (1972) USC (1973) USC (1974) California & UCLA (1975) USC (1976) Washington (1977)

Pacific-10	USC (1978) USC (1979) Washington (1980) Washington (1981) UCLA (1982) UCLA (1983) USC (1984) UCLA (1985) Arizona State (1986) USC & UCLA (1987) USC (1988) USC (1989) Washington (1990) Washington (1991) Washington & Stanford (1992) Arizona, UCLA, & USC (1993) Oregon (1994) USC & Washington (1995) Arizona State (1996) UCLA & Washington State (1997) UCLA (1998) Stanford (1999) Oregon, Oregon State, & Washington (2000) Oregon (2001) USC & Washington State (2002) USC (2003) USC (2004) vacated USC (2005) vacated California & USC (2006) Arizona State & USC (2007) USC (2008) Oregon (2009) Oregon (2010)

Pac-12	Oregon (2011) Stanford (2012) Stanford (2013) Oregon (2014) Stanford (2015) Washington (2016)

National championships in bold

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