1990 USC Trojans football team
American college football season
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.[ 1]
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.[ 2]
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 4:30 p.m. vs. Syracuse * No. 9 Raycom W 34–1657,293 September 15 12:30 p.m. Penn State * No. 6 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA ABC W 19–1470,594 September 22 3:30 p.m. at No. 21 Washington No. 5 Prime L 0–3172,617 September 29 12:30 p.m. at No. 12 Ohio State * No. 18 ABC W 35–2689,422 October 6 7:30 p.m. Washington State No. 15 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA Prime W 30–1759,357 October 13 12:30 p.m. at Stanford No. 16 ABC W 37–2262,000 October 20 3:30 p.m. Arizona No. 15 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA Prime L 26–3568,212 October 27 12:30 p.m. at Arizona State No. 21 ABC W 13–664,717 November 3 3:30 p.m. California No. 21 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA Prime T 31–3162,974 November 10 3:30 p.m. at Oregon State No. 23 Prime W 56–718,795 November 17 12:30 p.m. at UCLA No. 19 ABC W 45–4298,088 November 24 5:00 p.m. No. 7 Notre Dame * No. 18 ABC L 6–1091,639 11:30 a.m. vs. No. 22 Michigan State * No. 21 CBS L 16–1750,562 *Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Personnel
1990 USC Trojans football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
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) IneligibleRoster
Season summary
Syracuse
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Penn State
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2 3 4 Total
Penn St
0
7 0 7
14
• USC
7
6 6 0
19
Date: September 15Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Scoring summary Q1 USC Griffin 5 yard pass from Marinovich (Rodriguez kick) USC 7–0 Q2 PSU Golden 8 yard pass from Sacca (Fayak kick) Tie 7–7 Q2 USC Rodriguez 26 yard field goal USC 10–7 Q2 USC Rodriguez 46 yard field goal USC 13–7 Q3 USC Ervins 1 yard run (run failed) USC 19–7 Q4 PSU Thompson 2 yard run (Fayak kick) USC 19–14
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At Washington
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 UCLA
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 [ 5]
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