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.
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
Rankings
Game summaries Illinois
Utah State
Ohio State
At Washington State
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Washington
At California
At Notre Dame
Pregame fight in tunnel
Stanford
Gainesville Sun. 1989 Oct 29.
Oregon State
At Arizona
UCLA
Vs. Michigan (Rose Bowl)
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.
Personnel
Team players drafted into the NFL The following players were selected 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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