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Peter C. Carroll (born September 15 1951 in San Francisco, California) is the head coach of the University of Southern California football team, having held that position since 2001, and has led the team to the AP National Championship in 2003 (LSU won the BCS National Championship) and both the AP and BCS National Championships in 2004, including a 55-19 defeat of the Oklahoma Sooners in the Orange Bowl BCS National Championship Game. The Trojans lost to Texas in the BCS Championship Game, 41-38, following the 2005 regular season, falling short in their bid to become the first team to win three consecutive national titles. Carroll, Joe Paterno, and Bobby Bowden are the only active coaches with two AP National Championships.

Carroll was an all-conference safety for the University of the Pacific and after graduation was an assistant for the team for three years. He was formerly the head coach of the New York Jets (1994) and the New England Patriots (1997-99) in the National Football League. In the NFL, his combined record as head coach was 33-31. He was also defensive coordinator for the San Francisco 49ers. Prior to becoming the Jets' head coach, he also was a defensive coordinator for them under Bruce Coslet.

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Pete Carroll's professional record

Pete Carroll's record at SC

Carroll is 54-10 as a head coach at USC. His team won a school record 34 games straight games from 2003-2005, a streak that started after a triple-overtime loss to California and ended with the 2006 Rose Bowl.

Criticism

In 2002, the father of USC tailback Justin Fargas invited former USC Heisman Trophy winner O. J. Simpson to a team practice. After the practice, Simpson was allowed to come onto the field and meet the players and pose for pictures. Many questioned Carroll's judgment to allow this to happen, as Simpson was accused of murder in 1995 (he was found not guilty in his criminal trial but was later found liable in a civil trial). In response to public criticism for his decision, Carroll stated that, "It was good to have him out here. At SC, our guys hold a Heisman Trophy winner in the highest regard. For them to get a chance to see him and visit with him was very special for them." Several former USC star players, including former running backs Anthony Davis and Jon Arnett, expressed their outrage.

It has also been reported that Carroll never told his 2003-2005 quarterback Matt Leinart that offensive coordinator Norm Chow would not be returning to the school. Chow left USC for the Tennessee Titans a month after Leinart's decision. It has been suggested that this knowledge was kept from Leinart in an attempt to get him to play another year at USC rather than moving on to the NFL. This speculation is tempered by Leinart's close relationship with Chow, which suggests that Leinart could have talked to Chow directly about Chow's status.

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