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 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
January 1, 1990 2:00 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
Roster [ ]
1989 USC Trojans football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Game summaries [ ]
Ohio State [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Ohio St
3
0
0
0
3
• USC
0
21
14
7
42
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
[1]
Washington State [ ]
by Quarter
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
Notre Dame [ ]
Statistics
Receiving: John Jackson 14 receptions, 200 yards, TD [2]
Stanford [ ]
by Quarter
1
2
3
4
Total
Stanford
0
0
0
0
0
• USC
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
[3]
Team players drafted into the NFL [ ]
The following players were claimed in the 1990 NFL Draft .
[4]
References [ ]