1989 USC Trojans football team

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.

1989 USC Trojans football
Pacific-10 champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 17–10 vs. Michigan
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 8
1989 record9–2–1 (6–0–1 Pac-10)
Head coachLarry Smith
CaptainLeroy Holt
Tim Ryan
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,516, grass)
1989 Pacific-10 Conference 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

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
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 45:00 p.m.No. 22 Illinois*No. 5
ABCL 13–1454,622
September 167:00 p.m.Utah State*No. 13
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 66–1050,249
September 2312:30 p.m.No. 20 Ohio State*No. 12
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
ABCW 42–369,876
September 3012:30 p.m.at No. 19 Washington StateNo. 11
ABCW 18–1738,434
October 712:30 p.m.WashingtonNo. 9
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
ABCW 24–1658,410
October 143:30 p.m.at CaliforniaNo. 10
PrimeW 31–1552,000
October 2112:30 p.m.at No. 1 Notre Dame*No. 9
CBSL 24–2859,075
October 283:30 p.m.StanfordNo. 10
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
PrimeW 19–067,411
November 43:30 p.m.Oregon StateNo. 9
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
PrimeW 48–665,430
November 1112:30 p.m.at No. 25 ArizonaNo. 9
ABCW 24–352,606
November 1812:30 p.m.UCLANo. 8
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell)
ABCT 10–1086,672
January 1, 19902:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 Michigan*No. 12
ABCW 17–10103,450
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1989 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Aaron Emanuel Sr
RB 34 Ricky Ervins Jr
TE 86 Scott Galbraith Sr
RB 39 Leroy Holt Sr
QB 13 Todd Marinovich So
QB 4 Pat O'Hara Jr
C 63 Brad Leggett Sr
G 75 Mark Tucker Jr
WR 83 Gary Wellman Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 98 Kurt Barber So
S 7 Mark Carrier Jr
DT 93 Pat Harlow Jr
DT 90 Dan Owens Sr
LB 35 Scott Ross Jr
DT 99 Tim Ryan Sr
LB 55 Junior Seau Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 11 Quin Rodriguez Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Rankings
Main article: 1989 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Game summaries

Illinois
See also: 1989 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–1 1986 W 31–16

Ohio State
Ohio State at USC
1 234Total
No. 20 Buckeyes 3 000 3
• No. 12 Trojans 0 21147 42
See also: 1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–9–1 1985 W 20–17

[1]

at Washington State
1 234Total
• USC 0 1008 18
Washington St 7 370 17
  • Date: September 30
  • Location: Martin Stadium, Pullman, WA
  • Game weather: Overcast
  • Source:

at Notre Dame
USC at Notre Dame
1 234Total
No. 9 Trojans 14 307 24
• No. 1 Fighting Irish 7 0714 28
See also: 1989 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team and Notre Dame–USC football rivalry
Overall record Last meeting Result
23–33–4 1988 L 10–27

Statistics

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

Stanford
Stanford at USC
1 234Total
Cardinal 0 000 0
• No. 10 Trojans 0 1036 19
See also: 1989 Stanford Cardinal football team and Stanford–USC football rivalry

[3]

UCLA
See also: 1989 UCLA Bruins football team and Victory Bell (UCLA–USC)

vs. Michigan (Rose Bowl)
USC vs. Michigan
1 234Total
• No. 12 Trojans 0 1007 17
No. 3 Wolverines 0 370 10
Main article: 1990 Rose Bowl
See also: 1989 Michigan Wolverines football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–4 1989 L 14–22

The Trojans avenged last season's loss to Michigan in the Rose Bowl, beating the Wolverines in Bo Schembechler's last game as head coach.[4]

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

[5]

References
  1. Gainesville Sun. 1989 Sept 24.
  2. 2012 USC football media supplement.
  3. Gainesville Sun. 1989 Oct 29.
  4. "Farewell to Bo Played Strictly by Book, 17-10". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1990. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  5. https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1990.htm
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