American college football season
1989 USC Trojans football Conference Pacific-10 Conference Coaches No. 9 AP No. 8 1989 record 9–2–1 (6–0–1 Pac-10) Head coach Captain Leroy Holt Tim Ryan Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,516, grass)Seasons
1989 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf
Overall
Team
W
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
Rankings from AP Poll
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 p.m. No. 22 Illinois * No. 5 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA ABC L 13–1454,622
September 16 7:00 p.m. Utah State * No. 13 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA W 66–1050,249
September 23 12:30 p.m. No. 20 Ohio State * No. 12 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA ABC W 42–369,876
September 30 12:30 p.m. at No. 19 Washington State No. 11 Martin Stadium Pullman, WA ABC W 18–1738,434
October 7 12:30 p.m. Washington No. 9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA ABC W 24–1658,410
October 14 3:30 p.m. at California No. 10 California Memorial Stadium Berkeley, CA Prime W 31–1552,000
October 21 12:30 p.m. at No. 1 Notre Dame * No. 9 CBS L 24–2859,075
October 28 3:30 p.m. Stanford No. 10 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA (rivalry ) Prime W 19–067,411
November 4 3:30 p.m. Oregon State No. 9 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA Prime W 48–665,430
November 11 12:30 p.m. at No. 25 Arizona No. 9 ABC W 24–352,606
November 18 12:30 p.m. UCLA No. 8 ABC T 10–1086,672
January 1, 1990 2:00 p.m. vs. No. 3 Michigan * No. 12 Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl )ABC W 17–10103,450
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster [ ]
1989 USC Trojans football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Pos.
#
Name
Class
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.
#
Name
Class
K
11
Quin Rodriguez
Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Rankings [ ]
Game summaries [ ]
Illinois [ ]
See also: 1989 Illinois Fighting Illini football team
Ohio State [ ]
Ohio State at USC
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Buckeyes
3
0 0 0
3
• No. 12 Trojans
0
21 14 7
42
Date: September 23Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , Los Angeles, CA Game attendance: 69,876
Scoring summary Q1 OHST O'Morrow 45 yard field goal OHST 3–0
Q2 USC Galbrath 3 yard pass from Foley (Rodriguez kick) USC 7–3
Q2 USC Jackson 87 yard pass from Marinovich (Rodriguez kick) USC 14–3
Q2 USC Galbrath 11 yard pass from Marinovich (Rodriguez kick) USC 21–3
Q3 USC Wellman 19 yard pass from Marinovich (Rodriguez kick) USC 28–3
Q3 USC Wellman 17 yard pass from Marinovich (Rodriguez kick) USC 35–3
Q4 USC Royster 1 yard run (Rodriguez kick) USC 42–3
See also: 1989 Ohio State Buckeyes football team
[1]
at Washington State [ ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• USC
0
10 0 8
18
Washington St
7
3 7 0
17
Date: September 30Location: Martin Stadium , Pullman, WA Game weather: Overcast
Scoring summary 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
at Notre Dame [ ]
USC at Notre Dame
1
2 3 4 Total
No. 9 Trojans
14
3 0 7
24
• No. 1 Fighting Irish
7
0 7 14
28
Date: October 21Location: Notre Dame Stadium , South Bend, Indiana Game attendance: 59,075
Scoring summary Q1 USC Wallace 12 yard pass from Marinovich (Rodriguez kick) USC 7–0
Q1 ND Rice 7 yard run (Hentrich kick) Tie 7–7
Q1 USC Jackson 15 yard pass from Marinovich (Rodriguez kick) USC 14–7
Q2 USC Rodriguez 25 yard field goal USC 17–7
Q3 ND Watters 2 yard run (Hentrich kick) USC 17–14
Q4 ND Johnson 35 yard run (Hentrich kick) ND 21–17
Q4 USC Wellman 16 yard pass from Marinovich (Rodriguez kick) USC 24–21
Q4 ND Rice 15 yard run (Hentrich kick) ND 28–24
Statistics
Receiving: John Jackson 14 receptions, 200 yards, TD [2]
Stanford [ ]
Stanford at USC
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinal
0
0 0 0
0
• No. 10 Trojans
0
10 3 6
19
Date: October 28Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum , Los Angeles, CA Game attendance: 67,411Television network: Prime
Scoring summary 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
[3]
UCLA [ ]
vs. Michigan (Rose Bowl) [ ]
USC vs. Michigan
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 12 Trojans
0
10 0 7
17
No. 3 Wolverines
0
3 7 0
10
Date: January 1Location: Rose Bowl , Pasadena, CA Game attendance: 103,450Referee: Jim KemerlingTV announcers (ABC ): Keith Jackson , Bob Griese
Scoring summary 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
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.[4]
Team players drafted into the NFL [ ]
The following players were claimed in the 1990 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
[5]
References [ ]
Venues
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Fiesta Park (1897–98, 1902, 1904–06, 1916)
Chutes Park (1900)
Prager Park (1903)
Bovard Field (1904–10, 1914–15, 1917–22)
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1923–present)
Jones Field/Kennedy Field (practice)
Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
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Arizona State (1996)
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UCLA (1998)
Stanford (1999)
Oregon , Oregon State , & Washington (2000)
Oregon (2001)
USC & Washington State (2002)
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California & USC (2006)
Arizona State & USC (2007)
USC (2008)
Oregon (2009)
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