The 2001 USC Trojans football team represented the

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in the

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. It was

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's first year as head coach. The

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's victory on September 8 marked the last time a non-

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team defeated the Trojans in the Coliseum until November 27, 2010, when the

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defeated the Trojans, 20–16.

Schedule

The Trojans finished the regular season with a 6–5 record.

Game summaries

San Jose State

Kansas State

Oregon

Stanford

Washington

Arizona State

Notre Dame

Arizona

Oregon State

California

UCLA

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Las Vegas Bowl

Roster

Team players in the NFL

* Marcell Allmond * Kevin Arbet *

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* Keary Colbert * Kori Dickerson * Justin Fargas * Lonnie Ford * Matt Grootegoed * Gregg Guenther * Alex Holmes * Norm Katnik * Kareem Kelly *

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* Jason Leach *

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* Malaefou MacKenzie *

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* Ryan Nielsen *

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* Mike Patterson *

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* Kris Richard * Bernard Riley * Jacob Rogers *

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* Kenechi Udeze *

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* John Walker * Lee Webb

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