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1989 USC Trojans football team

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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
CaptainDan Owens Leroy Holt
Brad Leggett Tim Ryan
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
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
  • $ – Conference champion
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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 45:00 p.m.No. 22 Illinois*No. 5ABCL 13–1454,622
September 167:00 p.m.Utah State*No. 13
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
W 66–1050,249
September 2312:30 p.m.No. 20 Ohio State*No. 12
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
ABCW 42–369,876
September 3012:30 p.m.at No. 19 Washington StateNo. 11ABCW 18–1738,434
October 712:30 p.m.WashingtonNo. 9
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
ABCW 24–1658,410
October 143:30 p.m.at CaliforniaNo. 10PrimeW 31–1552,000
October 2112:30 p.m.at No. 1 Notre Dame*No. 9CBSL 24–2859,075
October 283:30 p.m.StanforddaggerNo. 10
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA (rivalry)
PrimeW 19–067,411
November 43:30 p.m.Oregon StateNo. 9
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
PrimeW 48–665,430
November 1112:30 p.m.at No. 25 ArizonaNo. 9ABCW 24–352,606
November 1812:30 p.m.UCLANo. 8
ABCT 10–1086,672
January 1, 19902:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 Michigan*No. 12ABCW 17–10103,450
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

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1989 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
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. # Name Class
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. # 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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Rankings

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Season summary

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Illinois

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Utah State

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Ohio State

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#25 Ohio State Buckeyes (1–0) at #12 USC Trojans (1–1)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Ohio St 3 0 003
USC 0 21 14742

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
Game information

At Washington State

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1 234Total
USC 0 1008 18
Washington St 7 370 17

Washington

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At California

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At Notre Dame

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#9 USC Trojans (5–1) at #1 Notre Dame Fighting Irish (6–0)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
USC 14 3 0724
Notre Dame 7 0 71428

at Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Indiana

Game information
  • Pregame fight in tunnel
External videos
video icon 1989 USC at Notre Dame – Television broadcast
video icon 1989 USC at Notre Dame – Highlights

Stanford

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Stanford at USC
1 234Total
Cardinal 0 000 0
No. 10 Trojans 0 1036 19

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Oregon State

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At Arizona

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UCLA

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Vs. Michigan (Rose Bowl)

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USC vs. Michigan
1 234Total
No. 12 Trojans 0 1007 17
No. 3 Wolverines 0 370 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

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Gainesville Sun. 1989 Oct 29.
  2. ^ "Farewell to Bo Played Strictly by Book, 17-10". Los Angeles Times. January 2, 1990. Retrieved August 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "1990 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2007.