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American college football season

1990 USC Trojans football
John Hancock Bowl, L 16–17 vs. Michigan State
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 20
Record8–4–1 (5–2–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
CaptainDon Gibson
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons← 19891991 →
1990 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Washington $ 7 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 20 USC 5 – 2 – 1 8 – 4 – 1
Oregon 4 – 3 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
California 4 – 3 – 1 7 – 4 – 1
Arizona 5 – 4 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
UCLA 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Stanford 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Arizona State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Washington State 2 – 6 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Oregon State 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1990 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth year under head coach Larry Smith, the Trojans compiled an 8–4–1 record (5–2–1 against conference opponents), finished in second place in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10), and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 348 to 274.

USC began the season by beating Syracuse in the eighth Kickoff Classic. They also won non-conference games against Penn State and Ohio State, the latter of which was suspended with 2:36 remaining because of severe thunderstorms. The Trojans would finish second in the Pac-10 and lost to Michigan State in their bowl game in an outcome reminiscent of their 1987 season.

Quarterback Todd Marinovich led the team in passing, completing 196 of 322 passes for 2,423 yards with 13 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Mazio Royster led the team in rushing with 235 carries for 1,168 yards and eight touchdowns. Gary Wellman led the team in receiving with 66 catches for 1,015 yards and five touchdowns.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 314:30 p.m.vs. Syracuse*No. 9RaycomW 34–1657,293
September 1512:30 p.m.Penn State*No. 6
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
ABCW 19–1470,594
September 223:30 p.m.at No. 21 WashingtonNo. 5PrimeL 0–3172,617
September 2912:30 p.m.at No. 12 Ohio State*No. 18ABCW 35–2689,422
October 67:30 p.m.Washington StateNo. 15
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
PrimeW 30–1759,357
October 1312:30 p.m.at StanfordNo. 16ABCW 37–2262,000
October 203:30 p.m.ArizonaNo. 15
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
PrimeL 26–3568,212
October 2712:30 p.m.at Arizona StateNo. 21ABCW 13–664,717
November 33:30 p.m.CaliforniaNo. 21
  • Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  • Los Angeles, CA
PrimeT 31–3162,974
November 103:30 p.m.at Oregon StateNo. 23PrimeW 56–718,795
November 1712:30 p.m.at UCLANo. 19ABCW 45–4298,088
November 245:00 p.m.No. 7 Notre Dame*No. 18ABCL 6–1091,639
December 3111:30 a.m.vs. No. 22 Michigan State*No. 21CBSL 16–1750,562
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

1990 USC Trojans football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL David Apolskis
TE Bradford Banta
RB Rory Brown
WR Curtis Conway
TE Bob Crane
OL Derrick Deese
RB Ricky Ervins
QB Shane Foley
OL Craig Gibson
TE Frank Griffin
WR Travis Hannah
WR Pat Harlow
TE Yonnie Jackson
RB Tim Lavin
RB Scott Lockwood
TE Elic Mahone
QB Todd Marinovich RSo
OL Michael Moody
WR Johnnie Morton Fr
QB Pat O'Hara
QB Reggie Perry
RB Mazio Royster
WR Joel Scott
RB Raoul Spears
RB Deon Strother
OL Mark Tucker
OL Larry Wallace
WR Gary Wellman
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB Kurt Barber
DL Gene Fruge
LB Matt Gee
DL Don Gibson (C)
LB Craig Hartsuyker
DB Calvin Holmes
DB Curtis Hopkins
DL Terry McDaniels
DB Jason Oliver
DB Stephon Pace
LB Scott Ross
DB Mike Salmon
LB Brian Tuliau
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P Ron Dale
K Quin Rodriguez
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
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Season summary

Syracuse

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Penn State

1 234Total
Penn St 0 707 14
• USC 7 660 19
  • Date: September 15
  • Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Scoring summary
Q1USCGriffin 5 yard pass from Marinovich (Rodriguez kick)USC 7–0
Q2PSUGolden 8 yard pass from Sacca (Fayak kick)Tie 7–7
Q2USCRodriguez 26 yard field goalUSC 10–7
Q2USCRodriguez 46 yard field goalUSC 13–7
Q3USCErvins 1 yard run (run failed)USC 19–7
Q4PSUThompson 2 yard run (Fayak kick)USC 19–14

At Washington

All I saw was purple.

Todd Marinovich

At Ohio State

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Washington State

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At Stanford

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Arizona

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At Arizona State

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California

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At Oregon State

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At UCLA

#19 USC Trojans (7–2–1) at UCLA Bruins (5–5)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
USC 14 7 32145
UCLA 7 7 72142

at Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California

  • Date: November 17
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 98,088
  • TV: ABC
Game information
First quarter
  • USC – Stephon Pace 27-yard interception return (pass failed). USC 6–0.
  • UCLA – Tommy Maddox 9-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick). UCLA 7–6.
  • USC – Mazio Royster 7-yard run (pass good). USC 14–7.
Second quarter
  • UCLA – Sean LaChapelle 47-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Brad Daluiso kick). Tie 14–14.
  • USC – Todd Marinovich 1-yard run (Quin Rodriguez kick). USC 21–14.
Third quarter
  • USC – Quin Rodriguez 20-yard field goal, 4:19. USC 24–14. Drive: 19 plays, 68 yards.
  • UCLA – Brian Brown 5-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick). USC 24–21.
Fourth quarter
  • USC – Jason Oliver 34-yard interception return (Quin Rodriguez kick), 12:02. USC 31–21.
  • UCLA – Scott Miller 29-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Brad Daluiso kick), 10:46. USC 31–28.
  • UCLA – Scott Miller 38-yard pass from Tommy Maddox (Brad Daluiso kick), 9:17. UCLA 35–31.
  • USC – Johnnie Morton 21-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Quin Rodriguez kick), 3:09. USC 38–35. Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards.
  • UCLA – Kevin Smith 1-yard run (Brad Daluiso kick), 1:19. UCLA 42–38. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards.
  • USC – Johnnie Morton 23-yard pass from Todd Marinovich (Quin Rodriguez kick), 0:16. USC 45–42. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards.
Top passers
Top rushers
  • USC – Mazio Royster – 31 rushes, 157 yards, TD
  • UCLA – Tommy Maddox – 9 rushes, 36 yards, TD
Top receivers
  • USC – Gary Wellman – 7 receptions, 99 yards
  • UCLA – Scott Miller – 8 receptions, 175 yards, 2 TD

  • 60th meeting
  • Marinovich wasn't named starter until morning of the game

Notre Dame

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John Hancock Bowl (vs Michigan State)

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References

  1. "Southern California Yearly Results (1900-1994)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on July 22, 2015. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
  2. "1990 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
  3. Gainesville Sun. 1990 Sep 16.
  4. "SC wins fight for LA". Google News. Eugene Register-Guard. November 18, 1990. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
  5. "SC wins fight for LA". Google News. Eugene Register-Guard. November 18, 1990. Retrieved October 14, 2022.
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