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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 in 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.

ConferencePacific-10 Conference
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 8
Record9–2–1 (6–0–1 Pac-10)
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1989 USC Trojans football
Pac-10 champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 17–10 vs. Michigan
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 8
Record9–2–1 (6–0–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1988
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1989 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 USC $6–0–19–2–1
No. 23 Washington5–3–08–4–0
Oregon5–3–08–4–0
No. 25 Arizona5–3–08–4–0
Arizona State3–3–16–4–1
Oregon State3–4–14–7–1
Washington State3–5–06–5–0
Stanford3–5–03–8–0
UCLA2–5–13–7–1
California2–6–04–7–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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USC won their third consecutive Pac-10 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 in his six seasons as head coach.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 45:00 p.m.No. 22 Illinois*No. 5
ABCL 13–1454,622[1]
September 167:00 p.m.Utah State*No. 13
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 66–1050,249[2]
September 2312:30 p.m.No. 20 Ohio State*No. 12
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
ABCW 42–369,876[3]
September 3012:30 p.m.at No. 19 Washington StateNo. 11
ABCW 18–1738,434[4]
October 712:30 p.m.WashingtonNo. 9
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
ABCW 24–1658,410[5]
October 143:30 p.m.at CaliforniaNo. 10
PrimeW 31–1552,000[6]
October 2112:30 p.m.at No. 1 Notre Dame*No. 9
CBSL 24–2859,075[7]
October 283:30 p.m.StanforddaggerNo. 10
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
PrimeW 19–067,411[8]
November 43:30 p.m.Oregon StateNo. 9
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
PrimeW 48–672,139[9]
November 1112:30 p.m.at No. 25 ArizonaNo. 9
ABCW 24–352,606[10]
November 1812:30 p.m.UCLANo. 8
ABCT 10–1086,672[11]
January 1, 19902:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 Michigan*No. 12
ABCW 17–10103,450[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Rankings

Main article: 1989 NCAA Division I-A football rankings

Game summaries

Illinois

See also: 1989 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Utah State

Ohio State

#25 Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0) at #12 USC Trojans (1–1)
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ohio St 3 0 003
USC 0 21 14742
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at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

  • Date: September 23
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m. PST
  • Game weather: Sunny, 74 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 69,876
  • Referee: Pat Flood
  • Box Score
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Game information
First quarter
  • OSU – Pat O'Morrow 45-yard field goal, 4:18. Ohio St 3–0. Drive: 11 plays, 49 yards, 5:20.
Second quarter
  • USC – Scott Galbraith 3-yard pass from Shane Foley (Quin Rodriguez kick), 11:20. USC 7–3. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 5:12.
  • USC – John Jackson 87-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Quin Rodriguez kick), 8:21. USC 14–3. Drive: 3 plays, 95 yards, 1:36.
  • USC – Scott Galbraith 11-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Quin Rodriguez kick), 7:31. USC 21–3. Drive: 1 play, 11 yards, 0:08.
Third quarter
  • USC – Gary Wellman 19-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Quin Rodriguez kick), 3:16. USC 28–3. Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 3:46.
  • USC – Gary Wellman 17-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Quin Rodriguez kick), 0:04. USC 35–3. Drive: 6 plays, 35 yards, 2:41.
Fourth quarter
  • USC – Mazio Royster 1-yard run (Quin Rodriguez kick), 1:38. USC 42–3. Drive: 9 plays, 46 yards, 3:57.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
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At Washington State

More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
• USC 0 1008 18
Washington St 7 370 17
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Scoring summary
1WSUStallworth 77-yard pass from Garcia (Hanson kick)WSU 7-0
2USCRodriguez 33-yard field goalWSU 7-3
2WSUHanson 23-yard field goalWSU 10-3
2USCJackson 8-yard pass from Ervins (Rodriguez kick)Tied 10-10
3WSUBroussard 49-yard pass from Garcia (Hanson kick)WSU 17-10
40:04USCErvins 2-yard pass from Marinovich (Marinovich to Wellman pass)USC 18-17

Washington

At California

At Notre Dame

See also: Notre Dame–USC football rivalry and Jeweled Shillelagh
#9 USC Trojans (5–1) at #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6–0)
More information Quarter, Total ...
Quarter 1 2 34Total
USC 14 3 0724
Notre Dame 7 0 71428
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at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

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Game information

First quarter

  • USC – Larry Wallace 12-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Quin Rodriguez kick), 12:47. USC 7–0.
  • ND – Tony Rice 7-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 9:10. Tie 7–7.
  • USC – John Jackson 15-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Quin Rodriguez kick), 7:47. USC 14–7.

Second quarter

  • USC – Quin Rodriguez 25-yard field goal, 10:22. USC 17–7.

Third quarter

  • ND – Ricky Watters 2-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 9:17. USC 17–14. Drive: 8 plays.

Fourth quarter

  • ND – Anthony Johnson 35-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 13:51. Notre Dame 21–17. Drive: 80 yards.
  • USC – Gary Wellman 16-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Quin Rodriguez kick), 9:01. USC 24–21. Drive: 4 plays.
  • ND – Tony Rice 15-yard run (Craig Hentrich kick), 5:18. Notre Dame 28–24. Drive: 80 yards.
Top passers
Top rushers
  • USC – Ricky Ervins – 12 rushes, 64 yards
  • ND – Tony Rice – 18 rushes, 99 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
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  • Pregame fight in tunnel
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video icon 1989 USC at Notre Dame – Television broadcast
video icon 1989 USC at Notre Dame – Highlights
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Stanford

Stanford at USC
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
Cardinal 0 000 0
• No. 10 Trojans 0 1036 19
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Scoring summary
Q2USCRodriguez 28 yard field goalUSC 3–0
Q2USCErvins 9 yard run (Rodriguez kick)USC 10–0
Q3USCRodriguez 25 yard field goalUSC 13–0
Q4USCHolt 5 yard run (pass failed)USC 19–0
See also: 1989 Stanford Cardinal football team and Stanford–USC football rivalry

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Oregon State

At Arizona

UCLA

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

Vs. Michigan (Rose Bowl)

USC vs. Michigan
More information Team, Total ...
Team 1 234Total
• No. 12 Trojans 0 1007 17
No. 3 Wolverines 0 370 10
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Scoring summary
Q2USCMarinovich 1-yard run (Rodriguez kick)USC 7–0
Q26:28MICHCarlson 19-yard field goalUSC 7–3
Q2USCRodriguez 34-yard field goalUSC 10–3
Q3MICHJeffereson 2-yard run (Carlson kick)Tied 10–10
Q4USCErvins 9 yard run (Rodriguez kick)USC 17–10
Main article: 1990 Rose Bowl
See also: 1989 Michigan Wolverines football team

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.[14]

Personnel

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1989 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB Aaron Emanuel Sr
RB 34 Ricky Ervins Jr
QB Shane Foley
TE 86 Scott Galbraith Sr
TE Frank Griffin
OL Pat Harlow Jr
RB Calvin Holmes
RB 39 Leroy Holt Sr
WR John Jackson
C 63 Brad Leggett Sr
RB 40 Scott Lockwood
QB 13 Todd Marinovich RFr
QB 4 Pat O'Hara Jr
OL Brent Parkinson
RB Mazio Royster
OL Bill Schultz
WR Joel Scott
G 75 Mark Tucker Jr
WR Larry Wallace
WR 83 Gary Wellman Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 98 Kurt Barber So
S 7 Mark Carrier Jr
LB Delmar Chesley
DB Cleveland Colter
DL Gene Fruge
DB Dwayne Garner
DT 90 Dan Owens Sr
LB 35 Scott Ross Jr
DT 99 Tim Ryan Sr
LB 55 Junior Seau Jr
DB Ernest Spears
LB Michael Williams
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P Ron Dale
P Marc Preston
K 11 Quin Rodriguez Jr
K Grant Runnerstrum
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
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Team players drafted into the NFL

The following players were selected 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

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