Despite all of its returning talent, skeptics surely will question USC's ability to replace such impact players as Udeze, Colbert, Rogers and Poole. Others back with starting experience include cornerbacks Ronald Nunn and Kevin Arbet, linebacker Dallas Sartz, end Frostee Rucker and linebacker Collin Ashton. Joining the tackles in the fall as a freshman is prep All-American Lawrence Miles (La Quinta High in La Quinta, Calif.).
Football National Champions: 1981 Clemson, 2004 USC, 2010 Auburn "I'm confident that our players are getting the best coaching in the country. "While we've been effective rotating these young players, it will be interesting to see if any of them can take over a leadership role this season. But we'll throw open the competition for those two corner spots and see how it unfolds. Senior placekicker Ryan Killeen backs up Malone. Fr., OT Matt Spanos, Rs. "He far exceeded our hopes. [1], Quarterback Matt Leinart won the Heisman Trophy as the most outstanding collegiate football player in the U.S. His teammate, running back Reggie Bush, finished fifth in Heisman voting, winning the following year. So he sought to have his collegiate eligibility restored (as of mid-July, the NCAA hadn't ruled). "But we need to establish some depth at both safety positions, so some players will have to step forward.". RB Chauncey Washington. << 2004 USC 2006 USC >> 2005 USC Coaching Staff Head Coach: Pete Carroll Offensive Coordinator: Lane Kiffin & Steve Sarkisian Defensive Coordinator: Pete Carroll Other Assistant Coaches: Steve Sarkisian (QB Coach) Lane Kiffin (PGC/OC) Best Players on the 2005 USC Trojans Football Team QB Matt Leinart QB John David Booty RB Reggie Bush That. Dwayne Jarrett, In.
Full-Time Assistant Coaching Staff Named by New USC Football Head Coach USC's defense last season posted a national-best 55 sacks, forced 42 turnovers and scored 8 touchdowns (and had 2 safeties). [25] The game marked the first career start for Husky quarterback Isaiah Stanback. DEFENSIVE BACKS The good news in the secondary is that both starting safeties return. And USC blocked 7 kicks (6 field goals and a punt). However, the Associated Press still recognizes USC as 2004 AP title winner. [22] The decisive victory helped USC dispel concerns over its ability to dominate opponents. 2 tackler last season.
USC parting ways with two assistant football coaches - Los Angeles Times Fr., S Terrell Thomas, Rs. Making the second team where RB LenDale White, OT Sam Baker and S Darnell Bing, and honorable mentions to TE Dominique Byrd, TE Alex Holmes, WR Dwayne Jarrett, S Jason Leach, LB Dallas Sartz, DT Manuel Wright and CB Justin Wyatt. [12] Running backs Reggie Bush and LenDale White both broke 100 yards each en route to victory. After transferring from a junior college, Drake had moved into the lineup by mid-2003, where he split 7 starting assignments between rightside guard and tackle. This page was last edited on 18 October 2022, at 20:43.
2008 USC Coaching Staff Football Coaches & Staff Defensively, Troy should be strong at linebacker and up the middle from front to back, while the ends and corners must be replaced. The Trojans then return home to host Arizona and Notre Dame before concluding their season on "Championship Saturday" (Dec. 4) at UCLA. [8] Although Virginia Tech was not ranked going into the game, they ended the season ranked 9th, going 103 (71 in the ACC), becoming ACC Champions in their first year in the conference and were invited to the 2005 Nokia Sugar Bowl. The official Football Coach List for the University of Southern California Trojans The official Football Coach List for the University of Southern California Trojans Football Coaches - USC Athletics Skip To Main Content USC Athletics Main Navigation Menu Join our linker program. Phone. Walk-on redshirt freshman Sean Kelly, another former tailback, also is available. Fr., OG-OT Drew Radovich, Rs. [6], The Trojans prevailed over the Beavers in a tight game in heavy fog at Reser Stadium in Corvallis, Oregon. The vacated games included the Trojans' Orange Bowl win. USC has accomplished this with a multi-pronged offensive attack that stresses efficiency and ball control, an aggressive defensive approach that thrives on getting turnovers and an effective, mistake-free kicking game. "That talk is beyond our control," said Carroll, the National Coach of the Year in 2003 after his team was named the national champion by Associated Press, Football Writers Association of America, The Sporting News, New York Times, ESPN.com, SI.com, CBS.SportsLine.com, Collegefootballnews.com and several other organizations. USC wound up being stripped of all wins in 2004 and 2005 and its BCS national championship in 2004. Alex Grinch, defensive coordinator. The 2004 Trojans football team won the 2004 BCS National Championship by winning the 2005 Orange Bowl, that year's BCS National Championship Game. Junior Dallas Sartz (60 tac, 6 for loss, 2 sack, 4 dfl, 1 blk P in 2003) assumes the starting strongside job. LOS ANGELES New USC football head coach Lincoln Riley has named his full-time assistant coaching staff. He was last a . But he was not selected because of a judicial stay on that ruling, which was then overturned. Fr., TB Brandon Hancock, Jr., FB Sean Kelly, Rs. Nick Vanderboom, So. Do you have a blog? So the competition for playing time will be intense.
[email protected]. Playing its first game on November 14 of that year against the Alliance Athletic Club, USC achieved a 16-0 victory. [5] The university filed an appeal of the sanctions which was later denied by the NCAA. SNAPPERS It might not sound like a big deal, but USC must replace both of its long-time snappers: 4-year short snapper Joe Boskovich and 3-year long snapper Matt Hayward. [44], In June 2010, the NCAA imposed sanctions on USC as a result of an investigation into the football program. After all, his Trojans have won 20 of their last 21 games (and their past 15 home contests) and have been dominant on both sides of the ball. "We had a lot of weapons and scored lots of points. He set a Pac-10 season mark with 212 consecutive passes without an interception (just 4 throws short of the league's career record). The 2004 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2004 NCAA Division I-A football season.
Keary Colbert - Football Coach - USC Athletics Senior Alex Holmes, who has 58 career catches, is back after sitting out last fall with a back injury. The Trojans return 15 starters (7 on offense, 6 on defense, plus both kickers) from last year's record-setting team that won its last 9 games en route to a 12-1 overall mark. Fr., DT Alex Morrow, Rs.
What could Lincoln Riley's USC coaching staff look like? He changes the dynamic of the game when he's on the field. Hard-hitting senior free safety Jason Leach (88 tac, 5.5 for loss, 1 sack, 6 dfl, 1 FR, 1 FF, 2 int with 1 for a TD in 2003) was USC's No. USC's top 2 tacklers (and 4 of its top 5) return from a 2003 defense that was first nationally in rushing defense (a school-record 60.2), second in turnover margin (+1.5) and tied for 17th in scoring defense (18.4), all Pac-10 bests. "I'm excited about this coaching staff," said Carroll. College Football at Sports-Reference.com Blog and Articles. TIGHT ENDS Another deep unit for USC in 2004-9 deep, in fact-is the tight ends corps. Gable; WR Steve Smith; WR Dwayne . I'm really looking forward to watching the competition there and seeing how it shakes out. So he sought to have his collegiate eligibility restored (as of mid-July, he was awaiting word from the NCAA). "We've made so much progress on special teams," said Carroll. Joining them will be 20 new scholarship players, including 3 who enrolled at USC this past spring and participated in spring practice. All rights reserved. Fr. [37], There was some controversy in the final team selections as the Auburn Tigers had also finished the regular season undefeated and won their bowl game, the Sugar Bowl, against the same Virginia Tech team USC defeated in the season opener; Auburn began the season ranked outside the top 15 and perhaps because of this they were unable to secure a spot in the national championship game,[38] although they did tie Oklahoma at No.
2007 USC Coaching Staff Football Coaches & Staff Michael Stuart, In. Wil Smith, So. The talk will be inevitable, and understandably so. Behind Leinart is a stable of very capable backups. 2008 Rose Bowl #13 Illinois (9-3) vs #6 USC (10-2) 1st half. [6] With the victory, USC sealed a bid for the BCS National Championship Game in the Orange Bowl.[34]. Dale Thompson, In. Junior Hershel Dennis (137 tcb, 661 yds, 4.8 avg, 4 TD in 2003, plus 10 rec, 62 yds, 6.2 avg, 1 TD), the veteran of the group, started each game last year and was effective. Three of the nation's top recruits could make an immediate impact as freshmen (all were prep All-Americans). It's a schedule that could help USC better the average overall (72,806) and home (77,804) attendance school records it set last yearand gives credence to the Trojan marketing department's 2004 slogan of "Still The Hottest Ticket In Town. Email. On offense in 2004, USC's entire backfield, its star wide receiver and the tight ends are back, but a new wide receiver must be developed and most of the line must be rebuilt. TIGHT ENDS Dominique Byrd, Jr. GREGG GUENTHER JR., Sr. Owen Hanson, Sr. Alex Holmes, Sr. Kurt Katnik, So. . Shaun Cody (26 tac, 10.5 for loss, 6 sack, 1 FF, 1 dfl, 3 blk FG in 2003) will be starting for his fourth year, this year sliding out to end after spending his career at tackle. "We understand how to handle personnel losses and move on," said Carroll. After trailing 130 in second quarter, USC scored the next 28 points with a pivotal 65-yard scoring return by Reggie Bush in the 4th quarter with the game close at 1413. As a sophomore in 2003 when he placed eighth in the Heisman balloting, he had 95 catches for 1,314 yards (his second consecutive 1,000-yard season) and a USC record 16 TDs. [20], The 15th-ranked Sun Devils, under Coach Dirk Koetter, were out to prove that they were a part of the national title picture and USC was out to prove it deserved its top-ranking after a series of close games to the Bay Area schools. Some school's results have been altered by retroactive NCAA penalties. QB Mark Sanchez. "Matt Leinart is coming off a great year," said Carroll. Enrolling this fall is J.C. All-American Ryan Powdrell (Saddleback Community College in Mission Viejo, Calif.), who is a junior, and prep All-Americans Keith Rivers (Lake Mary High in Lake Mary, Fla.) and Eugene Germany (Pomona High in Pomona, Calif.), who both are freshmen. All the running backs return, also: starting tailback Hershel Dennis (661 rushing yards in 2003) and top backups LenDale White (his 754 yards last season made him the first true freshman to lead USC in rushing, while his 13 rushing TDs was a Trojan frosh record) and Reggie Bush (a Freshman All-American who set the USC freshman all-purpose yardage mark with 1,331 yards last fall), plus fullback Brandon Hancock (but he'll miss 2004 with a knee injury). [6] Days before the game, the NCAA declared star Trojans wide receiver Mike Williams ineligible to play after a failed attempt to join the NFL early, creating concern over whether the defending 2003 National Champions were prepared to try for another title. [3] Irish quarterback Brady Quinn completed 15-of-29 passes for 105 yards and a touchdown. Each offers something different: Hershel Dennis brings stability, LenDale White brings power and Reggie Bush brings speed.".
Football Coaches - USC Athletics Here's who is joining Lincoln Riley's coaching staff at USC - Yahoo! News Bush might also return punts. [6][14] Both USC and Stanford had just previously beat BYU in convincing fashion; however, Stanford had the added benefit of a bye week to rest and reorganize between games. Senior tight end Matt Cassel could be his backup. "Can the USC football team defend its national championship in 2004?". He has had a great career here already and we would expect more of the same in 2004.". The Trojan special teams in 2003 were much-improved from previous years. But Carroll speaks from experience when he says he is confident that his 2004 Trojans will respond well. 2004 USC Coaching Staff Head Coach: Pete Carroll (13-0) Offensive Coordinator: Norm Chow Defensive Coordinator: Other Assistant Coaches: Lane Kiffin (WR Coach) Ed Oregeron (AHC/DL/RC) Best Players on the 2004 USC Football Team QB Matt Leinart QB Matt Cassel RB Lendale White RB Reggie Bush WR Dwayne Jarrett WR Steve Smith LB Matt Grootegoed Ronald Nunn (40 tac, 4 for loss, 3 sack, 1 int for a TD, 4 dfl, 1 FF, 3 FR with 1 for a TD in 2003), known for his big plays, started 3 times in 2002 and played often in extra defensive back formations last year. Backing him will be junior David Kirtman (5 tcb, 23 yds, 4.6 avg in 2003, plus 5 rec., 28 yds, 5.6 avg), a rugged blocker who has starting experience and is a key special teamer, and redshirt freshman Jody Adewale, a converted tailback. 2020 Seattle Seahawks Season 12 4 Lost in Wild Card to LAR, (Win Expectations: Make Div. Fr., DE Shaun Cody, Sr., DE-DT Sedrick Ellis, Rs. He might sprint for the USC track team this spring (he has a best of 10.42 in the 100 meters). "The competition in the wide receiver group will be critical," said Carroll. "We use our fullbacks in a variety of roles, not only as blockers and runners but as pass catchers," said Carroll. Email. [36] Both USC and Oklahoma started and ended the season ranked No. [35] The game was the first time two Heisman Trophy winners had faced each other in a college football game with Sooners quarterback and 2003 winner Jason White facing 2004 winner Matt Leinart. LOS ANGELES New USC football head coach Lincoln Riley has named his full-time assistant coaching staff. How much are Football Coaches Really Worth? Carolina earned 2016 NSCAA South Regional Coaching Staff of the Year laurels, and McCaskill and Kurtz were selected as NSCAA First-Team All-Americans.
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2001 USC Coaching Staff Head Coach: Pete Carroll (6-6) Offensive Coordinator: Norm Chow Defensive Coordinator: Other Assistant Coaches: Steve Sarkisian (QB Coach) Lane Kiffin (TE Coach) Ed Orgeron (AHC/DL/RC) Best Players on the 2001 USC Trojans Football Team QB Carson Palmer QB Matt Cassel RB Sunny Byrd RB Sultan McCullough WR Kareem Kelly His 164.5 passing efficiency rating ranked third nationally and was a USC record (he's the nation's top-rated returning passer). But things can still be shored up a bit in 2004, as opponents blocked 4 Trojan kicks (2 punts and 2 PATs) and returned a kickoff for a touchdown last year. The accurate and efficient left-handed Leinart came out of relative obscurity to more-than-capably fill the shoes of 2002 Heisman winner Carson Palmer. [5], USC and Virginia Tech opened the 2004 college football season with the Black Coaches Association Football Classic at a sold out FedExField in Landover, Maryland.
Lincoln Riley's first USC coaching staff: Who's on it and what are [39], The Sooners scored first, having stopped an opening USC drive. Junior Dominique Byrd (14 rec, 268 yds, 19.1 avg, 1 TD in 2003) started the first half of 2003 and was impressive before suffering a season-ending knee injury (he missed 2004 spring drills while recuperating). Fr., FB Reggie Bush, So., TB Hershel Dennis, Jr., TB John Griffin, Rs. "I am very excited to formally announce our coaching staff," said Riley. Both performed flawlessly during their careers. for the first time ever. Finally, senior leadership must surface even though we might not have more than two or three seniors starting on offense.".