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.
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 |
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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 |
Stanford |
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. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
Game notes
Ohio State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Ohio St |
3 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
• USC |
0 |
21 | 14 | 7 |
42 |
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Scoring summary |
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Q1 |
| OHST | O'Morrow 45 yard field goal | OHST 3–0 |
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Q2 |
| USC | Galbrath 3 yard pass from Foley (Rodriguez kick) | USC 7–3 |
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Q2 |
| USC | Jackson 87 yard pass from Marinovich (Rodriguez kick) | USC 14–3 |
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Q2 |
| USC | Galbrath 11 yard pass from Marinovich (Rodriguez kick) | USC 21–3 |
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Q3 |
| USC | Wellman 19 yard pass from Marinovich (Rodriguez kick) | USC 28–3 |
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Q3 |
| USC | Wellman 17 yard pass from Marinovich (Rodriguez kick) | USC 35–3 |
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Q4 |
| USC | Royster 1 yard run (Rodriguez kick) | USC 42–3 |
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[1]
Washington State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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• USC |
0 |
10 | 0 | 8 |
18 |
Washington St |
7 |
3 | 7 | 0 |
17 |
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Scoring summary |
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1 |
| WSU | Stallworth 77-yard pass from Garcia (Hanson kick) | WSU 7-0 |
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2 |
| USC | Rodriguez 33-yard field goal | WSU 7-3 |
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2 |
| WSU | Hanson 23-yard field goal | WSU 10-3 |
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2 |
| USC | Jackson 8-yard pass from Ervins (Rodriguez kick) | Tied 10-10 |
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3 |
| WSU | Broussard 49-yard pass from Garcia (Hanson kick) | WSU 17-10 |
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4 |
0:04 | USC | Ervins 2-yard pass from Marinovich (Marinovich to Wellman pass) | USC 18-17 |
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Notre Dame
Statistics
- Receiving: John Jackson 14 receptions, 200 yards, TD [2]
Stanford
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Stanford |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
• USC |
0 |
10 | 3 | 6 |
19 |
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Scoring summary |
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Q2 |
| USC | Rodriguez 28 yard field goal | USC 3–0 |
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Q2 |
| USC | Ervins 9 yard run (Rodriguez kick) | USC 10–0 |
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Q3 |
| USC | Rodriguez 25 yard field goal | USC 13–0 |
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Q4 |
| USC | Holt 5 yard run (pass failed) | USC 19–0 |
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[3]
Team players drafted into the NFL
The following players were claimed in the 1990 NFL Draft.
[4]
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