2011 USC Trojans football team

The 2011 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS college football season. The Trojans were led by head coach Lane Kiffin in his second season. They played their home games at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and are members of the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference. After a triple-overtime loss to Stanford, the Trojans won their last four games, including a 50–0 win over rival UCLA in the regular-season finale. USC ended their season ranked No. 6 in the AP Poll with a 10–2 record overall and finished first in the South Division with a 7–2 record in Pac-12 play. However, as part of a post-season ban mandated by the NCAA, the Trojans could not participate in the conference championship game or play in a bowl game. USC concluded their season with two thousand-yard receivers (Robert Woods and Marqise Lee), a thousand-yard rusher (Curtis McNeal), and a 3,000-yard passer (Matt Barkley) for the first time since the 2005 season, when Kiffin served as offensive coordinator.

2011 USC Trojans football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
APNo. 6
Record10–2 (7–2 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKennedy Polamalu (2nd season)
Offensive schemeWest Coast
Defensive coordinatorEd Orgeron (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Captains
  • Matt Barkley
  • Rhett Ellison
  • TJ McDonald
  • Christian Tupou
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
2011 Pac-12 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 4 Oregon xy$  8 –1   12 –2  
No. 7 Stanford x%  8 –1   11 –2  
Washington  5 –4   7 –6  
California  4 –5   7 –6  
Oregon State  3 –6   3 –9  
Washington State  2 –7   4 –8  
South Division
No. 6 USC †  7 –2   10 –2  
UCLA xy  5 –4   6 –8  
Utah  4 –5   8 –5  
Arizona State  4 –5   6 –7  
Arizona  2 –7   4 –8  
Colorado  2 –7   3 –10  
Championship: Oregon 49, UCLA 31
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • † – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions
Rankings from AP Poll
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