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1990 USC Trojans football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1990
team	USC Trojans
sport	football
conference	Pacific-10 Conference
short_conf	Pac-10
CoachRank	22
APRank	20
record	8–4–1
conf_record	5–2–1
head_coach	Larry Smith
hc_year	4th
captain	Don Gibson
stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
bowl	[John Hancock Bowl](1990-john-hancock-bowl)
bowl_result	L 16–17 vs. [Michigan State](1990-michigan-state-spartans-football-team)

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

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Game summaries

Syracuse

Penn State

At Washington

At Ohio State

Washington State

At Stanford

Arizona

At Arizona State

California

At Oregon State

At UCLA

|access-date=October 14, 2022 ;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
USC – Todd Marinovich – 16/25, 215 yards, 2 TD, INT
UCLA – Tommy Maddox – 26/40, 409 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT ;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 |access-date=October 14, 2022

Notre Dame

John Hancock Bowl (vs Michigan State)

Personnel

Larry Smith

References

"Southern California Yearly Results (1900-1994)". David DeLassus.
"1990 Southern California Trojans Stats". Sports Reference LLC.
(September 1, 1990). "Marinovich fires USC by Syracuse". The Star-Ledger.
(September 16, 1990). "Marinovich and Trojans drop Penn State to 0–2". The Daily News.
(September 23, 1990). "Sun shines on Huskies, fries Trojans". The Orlando Sentinel.
(September 30, 1990). "USC runners, storm wash out Ohio State's victory hopes". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
(October 7, 1990). "Trojans hammer Cougars 30–17". The Sunday Oregonian.
(October 14, 1990). "USC brings Stanford back to earth, 37–22". The San Bernardino County Sun.
(October 21, 1990). "Arizona's Veal is the real deal in 35–26 upset of Southern Cal". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution.
(October 28, 1990). "Marinovich-less Trojans hang on to topple Arizona State". The Wichita Eagle.
(November 4, 1990). "Cal settles for tie with USC". San Francisco Chronicle.
(November 11, 1990). "Trojans don't let down, roll up 56–7 victory". The Los Angeles Times.
(November 18, 1990). "Marinovich finally hears cheers in thrilling USC win". Daily Times-Advocate.
(November 25, 1990). "Defense reigns as Irish edge Trojans". The Indianapolis Star.
(January 1, 1991). "Hawkins helps Michigan State nip USC, 17–16". San Antonio Express-News.
Gainesville Sun. 1990 Sep 16.

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