The 2001 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California in the 2001 NCAA Division I-A football season. It was Pete Carroll's first year as head coach. The Kansas State Wildcats's victory on September 8 marked the last time a non-Pac-10 team defeated the Trojans in the Coliseum until November 27, 2010, when the Notre Dame Fighting Irish defeated the Trojans, 20–16.

Schedule

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

Game summaries

vs San Jose State

vs No. 12 Kansas State

at No. 7 Oregon

vs Stanford

at No. 11 Washington

vs Arizona State

at Notre Dame

at Arizona

vs Oregon State

at California

vs No. 20 UCLA

Las Vegas Bowl (vs Utah)

Roster

Team players in the NFL