From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
American college football season
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.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 5:00 p.m. No. 22 Illinois * No. 5 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 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 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
, 19902:00 p.m. vs. No. 3 Michigan * No. 12 ABC W 17–10103,450
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
1989 USC Trojans football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Pos.
#
Name
Class
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
Redshirt
This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it .
(October 2022 )
This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it .
(October 2022 )
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
At Washington State [ edit ]
1
2 3 4 Total
• USC
0
10 0 8
18
Washington St
7
3 7 0
17
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
This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it .
(October 2022 )
This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it .
(October 2022 )
Game information
First quarter
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
Stanford at USC
1
2 3 4 Total
Cardinal
0
0 0 0
0
• No. 10 Trojans
0
10 3 6
19
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
[ 1]
This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it .
(October 2022 )
This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it .
(October 2022 )
This section is empty. You can help by
adding to it .
(October 2022 )
Vs. Michigan (Rose Bowl)[ edit ]
USC vs. Michigan
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 12 Trojans
0
10 0 7
17
No. 3 Wolverines
0
3 7 0
10
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
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.[ 2]
Team players drafted into the NFL [ edit ]
The following players were claimed in the 1990 NFL draft .
[ 3]
Venues Bowls and rivalries Culture and lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Pacific Coast AAWU Pacific-8 Pacific-10 Pac-12 National championships in bold