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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 August 31 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
December 31 11:30 a.m. vs. No. 22 Michigan State * No. 21 CBS L 16–1750,562
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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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