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Southern California Football Team History


Southern California Trojans
University of Southern California
 Los Angeles, CA
Founded: 1880
Stadium: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Capacity: 92,000
Colors: Cardinal & Gold
Coach: Larry Smith
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1989 <- 1990 -> 1991 --> 2024
1990 Season Highlights
 Larry Smith enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Southern California.
 
1990 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Aug. 31  @ Syracuse  34   16   W    @ East Rutherford, NJ   
 Sat., Sep. 15  vs. Penn State  19   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 22  @ Washington  0   31   L       
 Sat., Sep. 29  @ Ohio State  35   26   W       
 Sat., Oct. 6  vs. Washington State  30   17   W       
 Sat., Oct. 13  @ Stanford  37   22   W       
 Sat., Oct. 20  vs. Arizona  26   35   L       
 Sat., Oct. 27  @ Arizona State  13   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 3  vs. California  31   31   T       
 Sat., Nov. 10  @ Oregon State  56   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 17  @ UCLA  45   42   W       
 Sat., Nov. 24  vs. Notre Dame  6   10   L       
 Mon., Dec. 31   Michigan State  16   17   L    @ El Paso, TX   Sun Bowl
 
1990 Season Totals
  Record8-4 -1
  Points Scored348
  Scoring Average26.8
  Points Allowed274
  Defense Average21.1
  Opponents Record82-65
  Conference Record5-2
  Home Record2-2 -1
  Away Record6-1
1990 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
20 8-4-1 AP
22 8-4-1 Coaches
22 8-4-1 UPI
22 8-4-1 USA Today/CNN
  
1990 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Washington 10-2440184Won  46-347-134099  Don James
Southern California 8-4-1348274Lost  16-175-2-1238191  Larry Smith
Arizona 7-5267311Lost  0-285-4214257  Dick Tomey
Oregon 8-4341221Lost  31-324-3129122  Rich Brooks
California 7-4-1325341Won  17-154-3-1221228  Bruce Snyder
Stanford 5-6263284 4-4187203  Dennis Green
UCLA 5-6305332 4-4231229  Terry Donahue
Arizona State 4-7272294 2-5153169  Larry Marmie
Washington State 3-8286381 2-6216294  Mike Price
Oregon State 1-10152371 1-698235  Dave Kragthorpe

1990 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1990 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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