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Pac-10 champion Rose Bowl champion | |
| Conference | Pacific-10 Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 9 |
| AP | No. 8 |
| Record | 9–2–1 (6–0–1 Pac-10) |
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| Home stadium | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
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| No. 8USC $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23Washington | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oregon | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25Arizona | 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1989 USC Trojans football team represented theUniversity of Southern California during the1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was intended to start in historic fashion, with USC set to playIllinois inMoscow in what was dubbed theGlasnost Bowl. However, the plan to play the game atDynamo Stadium fell through, and the game was rescheduled atMemorial Coliseum. The Trojans lost the game as the Illini scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
USC won their third consecutivePac-10 conference championship and gained their 600th program win in a victory against Oregon State. They played third-rankedMichigan in the Rose Bowl and won, givingLarry Smith his only bowl victory in his six seasons as head coach.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 4 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 22Illinois* | No. 5 | ABC | L 13–14 | 54,622 | [1] | |
| September 16 | 7:00 p.m. | Utah State* | No. 13 |
| W 66–10 | 50,249 | [2] | |
| September 23 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 20Ohio State* | No. 12 |
| ABC | W 42–3 | 69,876 | [3] |
| September 30 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 19Washington State | No. 11 | ABC | W 18–17 | 38,434 | [4] | |
| October 7 | 12:30 p.m. | Washington | No. 9 |
| ABC | W 24–16 | 58,410 | [5] |
| October 14 | 3:30 p.m. | atCalifornia | No. 10 | Prime | W 31–15 | 52,000 | [6] | |
| October 21 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 1Notre Dame* | No. 9 | CBS | L 24–28 | 59,075 | [7] | |
| October 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Stanford![]() | No. 10 |
| Prime | W 19–0 | 67,411 | [8] |
| November 4 | 3:30 p.m. | Oregon State | No. 9 |
| Prime | W 48–6 | 72,139 | [9] |
| November 11 | 12:30 p.m. | at No. 25Arizona | No. 9 | ABC | W 24–3 | 52,606 | [10] | |
| November 18 | 12:30 p.m. | UCLA | No. 8 |
| ABC | T 10–10 | 86,672 | [11] |
| January 1, 1990 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. No. 3Michigan* | No. 12 | ABC | W 17–10 | 103,450 | [12] | |
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| Quarter | 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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| •USC | 0 | 10 | 0 | 8 | 18 |
| Washington St | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 |
| 1 | WSU | Stallworth 77-yard pass from Garcia (Hanson kick) | WSU 7-0 | |
| 2 | USC | Rodriguez 33-yard field goal | WSU 7-3 | |
| 2 | WSU | Hanson 23-yard field goal | WSU 10-3 | |
| 2 | USC | Jackson 8-yard pass from Ervins (Rodriguez kick) | Tied 10-10 | |
| 3 | WSU | Broussard 49-yard pass from Garcia (Hanson kick) | WSU 17-10 | |
| 4 | 0:04 | USC | Ervins 2-yard pass from Marinovich (Marinovich to Wellman pass) | USC 18-17 |
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| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| USC | 14 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Notre Dame | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
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| Cardinal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| •No. 10 Trojans | 0 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
| Q2 | USC | Rodriguez 28 yard field goal | USC 3–0 | |
| Q2 | USC | Ervins 9 yard run (Rodriguez kick) | USC 10–0 | |
| Q3 | USC | Rodriguez 25 yard field goal | USC 13–0 | |
| Q4 | USC | Holt 5 yard run (pass failed) | USC 19–0 | |
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| •No. 12 Trojans | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| No. 3 Wolverines | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| Q2 | USC | Marinovich 1-yard run (Rodriguez kick) | USC 7–0 | |
| Q2 | 6:28 | MICH | Carlson 19-yard field goal | USC 7–3 |
| Q2 | USC | Rodriguez 34-yard field goal | USC 10–3 | |
| Q3 | MICH | Jeffereson 2-yard run (Carlson kick) | Tied 10–10 | |
| Q4 | USC | Ervins 9 yard run (Rodriguez kick) | USC 17–10 | |
The Trojans avenged last season's loss to Michigan in the Rose Bowl, beating the Wolverines inBo Schembechler's last game as head coach.[14]
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The following players were selected in the1990 NFL draft:
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Junior Seau | Linebacker | 1 | 5 | San Diego Chargers |
| Mark Carrier | Safety | 1 | 6 | Chicago Bears |
| Dan Owens | Defensive end | 2 | 35 | Detroit Lions |
| Tim Ryan | Defensive end | 3 | 61 | Chicago Bears |
| William Schultz | Guard | 4 | 94 | Indianapolis Colts |
| Leroy Holt | Running back | 5 | 137 | Miami Dolphins |
| Scott Galbraith | Tight end | 7 | 178 | Cleveland Browns |
| Aaron Emanuel | Running back | 7 | 191 | New York Giants |
| Brad Leggett | Center | 8 | 219 | Denver Broncos |
| Ernest Spears | Defensive back | 10 | 216 | New Orleans Saints |