1989 USC Trojans football team

1989 USC Trojans football
Pacific-10 champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 17–10 vs. Michigan
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 9
AP No. 8
1989 record 9–2–1 (6–0–1 Pac-10)
Head coach Larry Smith
Captain Leroy Holt
Tim Ryan
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,516, grass)
1989 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 8 USC $ 6 –0 –1  9 –2 –1
No. 23 Washington 5 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
Oregon 5 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
No. 25 Arizona 5 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
Arizona State 3 –3 –1  6 –4 –1
Oregon State 3 –4 –1  4 –7 –1
Washington State 3 –5 –0  6 –5 –0
Stanford 3 –5 –0  3 –8 –0
UCLA 2 –5 –1  3 –7 –1
California 2 –6 –0  4 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was intended to start historic fashion, with USC set to play Illinois in Moscow in what was dubbed the Glasnost Bowl. However, the plan to play the game at Dynamo Stadium fell through, and the game was rescheduled at Memorial Coliseum. The Trojans lost the game as the Illini scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter.

USC won their third consecutive conference championship and gained their 600th program win in a victory against Oregon State. They played third-ranked Michigan in the Rose Bowl and won giving Larry Smith his only bowl victory as head coach.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 5:00 PM No. 22 Illinois* No. 5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA ABC L 13–14   54,622
September 16 7:00 PM Utah State* No. 13 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 66–10   50,249
September 23 12:30 PM No. 20 Ohio State* No. 12 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA ABC W 42–3   69,876
September 30 12:30 PM at No. 19 Washington State No. 11 Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA ABC W 18–17   38,434
October 7 12:30 PM Washington No. 9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA ABC W 24–16   58,410
October 14 3:30 PM at California No. 10 California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA Prime W 31–15   52,000
October 21 12:30 PM at No. 1 Notre Dame* No. 9 Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Notre Dame–USC rivalry) CBS L 24–28   59,075
October 28 3:30 PM Stanforddagger No. 10 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA Prime W 19–0   67,411
November 4 3:30 PM Oregon State No. 9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA Prime W 48–6   65,430
November 11 12:30 PM at No. 25 Arizona No. 9 Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ ABC W 24–3   52,606
November 18 12:30 PM UCLA No. 8 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) ABC T 10–10   86,672
January 1 2:00 PM vs. No. 3 Michigan* No. 12 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl) ABC W 17–10   103,450
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Game summaries

Ohio State

1 234Total
Ohio St 3 000 3
• USC 0 21147 42

[1]

Washington State

1 234Total
• USC 0 1008 18
Washington St 7 370 17
  • Source:

Notre Dame

Statistics

  • Receiving: John Jackson 14 receptions, 200 yards, TD [2]

Stanford

1 234Total
Stanford 0 000 0
• USC 0 1036 19

[3]

Team players drafted into the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 1990 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Junior SeauLinebacker15San Diego Chargers
Mark CarrierSafety16Chicago Bears
Dan OwensDefensive End235Detroit Lions
Tim RyanDefensive End361Chicago Bears
William SchultzGuard494Indianapolis Colts
Leroy HoltRunning Back5137Miami Dolphins
Scott GalbraithTight End7178Cleveland Browns
Aaron EmanuelRunning Back7191New York Giants
Brad LeggettCenter8219Denver Broncos
Ernest SpearsDefensive Back10216New Orleans Saints

[4]

References

  1. ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1989 Sept 24.
  2. ↑ 2012 USC football media supplement.
  3. ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1989 Oct 29.
  4. ↑ https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1990.htm
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