# 1999 USC Trojans football team

The 1999 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1999 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Paul Hackett, the Trojans compiled a 6-6 record (3–5 against conference opponents), finished in a tie for sixth place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 348 to 278.
Quarterback Mike Van Raaphorst led the team in passing, completing 139 of 258 passes for 1,758 yards with eight touchdowns and nine interceptions. Chad Morton led the team in rushing with 262 carries for 1,141 yards and 15 touchdowns. Kareem Kelly led the team in receiving yards with 54 catches for 902 yards and four touchdowns.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 4 | 9:30 p.m. | at Hawaii* | No. 21 | Aloha StadiumHonolulu, HI | FSNW2 | W 62–7 | 50,000 |
| September 18 | 12:30 p.m. | San Diego State* | No. 17 | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | ABC | W 24–21 | 53,966 |
| September 25 | 7:15 p.m. | at Oregon | No. 16 | Autzen StadiumEugene, OR | FSN | L 30-33 $^{3OT}$ | 45,660 |
| October 2 | 3:30 p.m. | Oregon State | | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | FSNW2 | W 37–29 | 43,795 |
| October 9 | 12:30 p.m. | at Arizona | No. 22 | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | ABC | L 24–31 | 51,418 |
| October 16 | 11:30 a.m. | at Notre Dame* | | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN (Jeweled Shillelagh) | NBC | L 24–25 | 80,012 |
| October 23 | 12:30 p.m. | Stanford | | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA (rivalry) | ABC | L 31–35 | 57,494 |
| October 30 | 3:30 p.m. | at California | | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | FSN | L 7–17 | 54,000 |
| November 6 | 3:30 p.m. | Arizona State | | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | FSN | L 16–26 | 53,382 |
| November 13 | 12:30 p.m. | at Washington State | | Martin StadiumPullman, WA | ABC | W 31–28 | 23,065 |
| November 20 | 12:30 p.m. | UCLA | | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA (Victory Bell) | ABC | W 17–7 | 91,384 |
| November 26 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 25 Louisiana Tech* | | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | FSN | W 45–19 | 45,070 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Pacific time |||||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 | RV | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches Poll | 21 | 21* | 20 | 19 | 16 | 23 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Season summary
### at Hawaii

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 Trojans | 17 | 24 | 14 | 7 | 62 |
| Rainbow Warriors | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### vs San Diego State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aztecs | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 17 Trojans | 7 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 24 |

### at Oregon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total |
| No. 16 Trojans | 7 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
| Ducks | 10 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 33 |

### vs Oregon State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Beavers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 29 |
| Trojans | 10 | 13 | 14 | 0 | 37 |

### at Arizona

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 22 Trojans | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 31 |

### at Notre Dame

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Fighting Irish | 0 | 3 | 7 | 15 | 25 |

### vs Stanford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 0 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Trojans | 21 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 31 |

### at California

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Golden Bears | 0 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 17 |

### vs Arizona State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sun Devils | 7 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 26 |
| Trojans | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 16 |

### at Washington State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 14 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 31 |
| Cougars | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |

### vs UCLA

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bruins | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Trojans | 3 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 17 |

### vs No. 25 Louisiana Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 25 Bulldogs | 7 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 19 |
| Trojans | 21 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 45 |

## Awards

* All-Pac-10: OL Travis Claridge, DB David Gibson