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1986 USC Trojans football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1986
team	USC Trojans
sport	football
conference	Pacific-10 Conference
short_conf	Pac-10
record	7–5
conf_record	5–3
head_coach	Ted Tollner
hc_year	4th
captain	Jeff Bregel
captain2	Tim McDonald
stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
bowl	[Florida Citrus Bowl](1987-florida-citrus-bowl)
bowl_result	L 7–16 vs. [Auburn](1986-auburn-tigers-football-team)

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.

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.

Schedule

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Rankings

Game summaries

Illinois

At No. 9 Baylor

Waco, Texas

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.

No. 6 Washington

Vs. No. 10 Auburn (Florida Citrus Bowl)

Orlando, Florida

Main article: 1987 Florida Citrus Bowl

Roster

Ted Tollner

References

"Southern California Yearly Results (1985-1989)". David DeLassus.
"1986 Southern California Trojans Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
(September 14, 1986). "Southern California trips Illinois, 31–16". The Cincinnati Enquirer.
(September 21, 1986). "Southern Cal kick beats Baylor, 17–14". The Paris News.
(September 28, 1986). "Trojans collar No. 6 Huskies, 20–10". The San Bernardino County Sun.
(October 5, 1986). "USC almost fumbles away win over Ducks". Corvallis Gazette-Times.
(October 12, 1986). "Porter keys WSU upset of Trojans". The Billings Gazette.
(October 19, 1986). "Arizona State makes a move". Anchorage Daily News.
(October 26, 1986). "USC finds a way to stop Paye, wins". The Daily Breeze.
(November 2, 1986). "USC upsets Arizona". Statesman Journal.
(November 16, 1986). "Trojans have little problem beating Cal". St. Petersburg Times.
(November 23, 1986). "UCLA's Green burns Southern Cal". Reno Gazette-Journal.
(November 30, 1986). "Irish edge USC 38–37". St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
(January 2, 1987). "Auburn stops USC cold". The Orlando Sentinel.
(September 21, 1986). "At the End, USC Takes Baylor by Storm, 17-14". [[The Los Angeles Times]].
(January 2, 1987). "Auburn Defeats USC in Citrus Bowl, 16-7". [[The Washington Post]].

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