2011 SEASON SUMMARY & REVIEW
2011 Season Review
I can't help but feel very positive about this season. It was very rewarding to see how well we played despite losing key players. It means we've done a good job building the program from top to bottom.
A third straight bowl appearance is certainly an accomplishment given the state this program was in when my staff took over. And two consecutive nine win seasons also highlights our successes.
We're now very competitive in the PAC-10 and starting to climb the ladder that will make us annual contenders for the national championship. USC has a proud football tradition and we intend to restore all of its luster and then some.
One of the most notable things about these Trojan teams I have had the privilege to coach is the tough as nails defense Defensive Coordinator Bucky riley has built. Once again our defense held opponents to under 3 yards per carry on the ground and this season our pass defense was also very difficult to pass against. We held opponents to 18 points per game - and if your defense can do that, you should win a lot of games - and we did.
We say goodbye to senior starters OG Barry Humphrey, WR Dominic Walyuchow - and Dominic had a fantastic year for us this year - , Wingback Jimmy Schultz, DE Irv Wiggs, OLB Kevin Fedo, CB Harris Norton and safeties Ted Powell and Marlon Gillespie. We're going to miss each and every one of them as they have contributed heavily to the rebuilding of the USC football tradition.
We had a number of players earn individual achievement awards. These are listed below, and below that you'll find our team summary and statistics for the season.
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2011 University of Southern California Trojans
Individual Award Winners
* FS Marlon Gillespie (5th yr Sr.)
- Academic All-American
- Academic All-PAC 10
* WR Brian Robinson (Fr.)
- Freshman All-American
- All-PAC 10 Offensive Freshman of the Year
* WR Dominic Walyuchow (5th yr Sr.)
- 1st Team All-PAC 10
* OG Barry Humphrey (5th yr Sr.)
- 1st team All-PAC 10
* K Max Elstrom (Soph.)
- 1st team All-PAC 10
* OG Gilbert Lucas (RS Sr.)
- 2nd Team All-PAC 10
* OT Joseph Shipman (RS Soph.)
- Academic All-PAC 10
* SS Ted Powell (5th yr Sr.)
- Academic All-PAC 10
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The College Years
2011 Summary for the University of Southern California Trojans
(PAC-10 Conference)
Head Coach: Bear Growlz (4th yr)
Offensive Coordinator: Korey Butler (3rd yr)
Defensive Coordinator: Bucky Riley (4th yr)
Syndicate Coordinator: Pete Prior (13th yr)
Lead Scout: Daryl Hester (1st yr)
Record: 9-3 PAC-10 5-3
BCS Rank: 24 PAC-10 4th Place
Coaches Poll #24
Fans Poll #20
Southern California Team Rank
Rushes 491 23 (T)
Rushing Yards 1933 31
Yards Per Carry 3.93 39
Pass Attempts 326 58 (T)
Completions 195 39 (T)
Passing Yards 2685 31
Yards Per Attempt 8.23 22 (T)
3rd Down Conversions 47.7 2
Points Per Game 29.9 28
Turnovers 26 96 (T)
Turnover Margin -5 90 (T)
Opponents Team Rank
Rushes 354 14 (T)
Rushing Yards 991 10
Yards Per Carry 2.79 17
Pass Attempts 355 94 (T)
Completions 168 41 (T)
Passing Yards 2180 47
Yards Per Attempt 6.14 23
3rd Down Conversions 30.2 27
Points Per Game 18.2 23
Turnovers 21 56 (T)
Primary Formation: Flexbone Formation
Week Team Versus Oppnt
1 33 at UNH* (93) 0
2 36 NODM (18) 28
4 38 at AIRF (58) 24
5 34 at ORST (88) 0
7 51 at ARIZ (103) 20
8 31 at WAST (57) 10
9 27 OREG (70) 13
10 20 STAN (66) 37
11 10 at CALI (26) 27
12 27 WASH (105) 13
13 20 UCLA (10) 27
16 32 vs SDST (53) 20 ***KEYSTONE BOWL***
Passing Pos Att Comp Yards Y/Att TD Int
2 McDaniel QB 226 140 1953 8.64 18 13
13 Donaldson QB 100 55 732 7.32 5 9
Team --- 326 195 2685 8.23 23 22
Rushing Pos Att Yards Y/Att TD Stff YdLst
42 Cash RB 147 710 4.82 7 37 62
35 Coffey RB 123 470 3.82 2 39 62
22 Schultz RB 78 435 5.57 2 24 46
2 McDaniel QB 50 43 0.86 1 24 82
41 Dromeshauser RB 32 137 4.28 2 8 6
Team --- 491 1933 3.93 14 158 335
Receiving Pos Targ Catch Yards Y/Ctc YAC TD
88 Walyuchow WR 103 58 1128 19.4 316 6
85 Robinson WR 63 34 594 17.4 275 8
39 Dotson FB 46 30 263 8.7 134 1
35 Coffey RB 26 18 131 7.2 58 1
7 Davison WR 22 11 134 12.1 87 4
42 Cash RB 18 13 137 10.5 68 0
89 Bell WR 14 4 54 13.5 21 1
41 Dromeshauser RB 12 10 114 11.4 63 1
Team --- 326 195 2685 13.7 1059 23
Defense Pos Tack Asst Sack TFL Ints Defn
28 Gillespie S 58 19 0.0 11 3 12
59 Coles ILB 54 22 2.5 12 1 2
26 Powell S 53 22 0.0 13 2 3
95 Burroughs DT 43 15 6.0 14 1 1
43 de Leon OLB 41 12 0.0 10 0 4
51 Fedo OLB 37 21 1.5 6 1 6
30 Wilkins CB 33 6 0.0 4 1 12
27 Crayton CB 32 9 1.0 8 3 5
48 Hopper ILB 32 10 0.0 8 0 3
36 Norton CB 30 10 0.0 5 3 4
90 Strickland DE 29 5 11.0 15 0 0
92 Newsome DE 19 9 5.0 6 0 1
54 Cunningham ILB 15 10 0.0 1 1 2
88 Walyuchow WR 12 0 0.0 0 0 0
Team --- 581 180 32.0 121 17 59
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