1990 USC Trojans football team

1990 USC Trojans football
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 22
AP No. 20
1990 record 8–4–1 (5–2–1 Pac-10)
Head coach Larry Smith (4th season)
Captain Don Gibson
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,516, grass)
1990 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 5 Washington $ 7 –1 –0  10 –2 –0
No. 20 USC 5 –2 –1  8 –4 –1
Oregon 4 –3 –0  8 –4 –0
California 4 –3 –1  7 –4 –1
Arizona 5 –4 –0  7 –5 –0
UCLA 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Stanford 4 –4 –0  5 –6 –0
Arizona State 2 –5 –0  4 –7 –0
Washington State 2 –6 –0  3 –8 –0
Oregon State 1 –6 –0  1 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Larry Smith, the Trojans compiled an 8–4–1 record (5–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 348 to 274.[1]

USC began the season by beating Syracuse in the eighth Kickoff Classic. They also won non-conference games against Penn State and Ohio State, the latter of which was suspended with 2:36 remaining because of severe thunderstorms. The Trojans would finish second in the Pac-10 and lost to Michigan State in their bowl game in an outcome reminiscent of their 1987 season.

Quarterback Todd Marinovich led the team in passing, completing 196 of 322 passes for 2,423 yards with 13 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Mazio Royster led the team in rushing with 235 carries for 1,168 yards and eight touchdowns. Gary Wellman led the team in receiving with 66 catches for 1,015 yards and five touchdowns.[2]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 4:30 PM vs. Syracuse* No. 9 Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, New Jersey (Kickoff Classic) Raycom W 34–16   57,293
September 15 12:30 PM Penn State* No. 6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles ABC W 19–14   70,594
September 22 3:30 PM at No. 21 Washington No. 5 Husky Stadium • Seattle Prime L 0–31   72,617
September 29 12:30 PM at No. 12 Ohio State* No. 18 Ohio Stadium • Columbus, Ohio ABC W 35–26   89,422
October 6 7:30 PM Washington State No. 15 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles Prime W 30–17   59,357
October 13 12:30 PM at Stanford No. 16 Stanford Stadium • Stanford, California ABC W 37–22   62,000
October 20 3:30 PM Arizonadagger No. 15 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles Prime L 26–35   68,212
October 27 12:30 PM at Arizona State No. 21 Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona ABC W 13–6   64,717
November 3 3:30 PM California No. 21 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles Prime T 31–31   62,974
November 10 3:30 PM at Oregon State No. 23 Parker Stadium • Corvallis, Oregon Prime W 56–7   18,795
November 17 12:30 PM at UCLA No. 19 Rose Bowl • Pasadena, California (Battle for the Victory Bell) ABC W 45–42   98,088
November 24 5:00 PM No. 7 Notre Dame No. 18 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles (Notre Dame–USC rivalry) ABC L 6–10   91,639
December 31 11:30 AM vs. No. 22 Michigan State* No. 21 Sun Bowl Stadium • El Paso, Texas (John Hancock Bowl) CBS L 16–17   50,562
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

Season summary

Penn State

1 234Total
Penn St 0 707 14
• USC 7 660 19
  • Date: September 15
  • Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum

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References

  1. ↑ "Southern California Yearly Results (1900-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1990 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. ↑ Gainesville Sun. 1990 Sep 16.
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