American college football season
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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 3:30 p.m. | San Jose State* | | FSN West | W 21–10 | 45,568[1] |
September 8 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 12 Kansas State* | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| FSN | L 6–10 | 69,959[1] |
September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 7 Oregon | | FSN | L 22–24 | 45,765[1] |
September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | Stanford | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
| FSN West | L 16–21 | 53,962[1] |
October 6 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 11 Washington | | FSN | L 24–27 | 72,946[1] |
October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | Arizona State | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| FSN | W 48–17 | 43,508[1] |
October 20 | 10:30 a.m. | at Notre Dame* | | NBC | L 16–27 | 80,795[1] |
October 27 | 3:30 p.m. | at Arizona | | FSNW2 | W 41–34 | 46,399[1] |
November 3 | 12:30 p.m. | Oregon State | - Los Angeles Memorial Stadium
- Los Angeles, CA
| ABC | W 16–13 OT | 44,880[1] |
November 10 | 12:30 p.m. | at California | | | W 55–14 | 33,506[1] |
November 17 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 20 UCLA | | FSN | W 27–0 | 88,588[1] |
December 25 | 12:30 p.m. | vs. Utah* | | ABC | L 6–10 | 22,385[1] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Pacific time
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Spartans | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
Trojans | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
vs No. 12 Kansas State
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 12 Wildcats | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Trojans | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Trojans | 3 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 22 |
No. 7 Ducks | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cardinal | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
Trojans | 0 | 0 | 10 | 6 | 16 |
at No. 11 Washington
[edit] | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Trojans | 0 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 24 |
No. 11 Huskies | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Sun Devils | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
Trojans | 0 | 21 | 14 | 13 | 48 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Trojans | 7 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
Fighting Irish | 3 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Trojans | 3 | 28 | 0 | 10 | 41 |
Wildcats | 10 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
Beavers | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
Trojans | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Trojans | 7 | 21 | 10 | 17 | 55 |
Golden Bears | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 20 Bruins | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Trojans | 14 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
Las Vegas Bowl (vs Utah)
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Utes | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Trojans | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2001 USC Trojans football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2001-12-04 |
Team players in the NFL
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National championship seasons in bold |