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-
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
Record 8-4
-1
Points Scored 348
Scoring Average 26.8
Points Allowed 274
Defense Average 21.1
Opponents Record 82-65
Conference Record 5-2
Home Record 2-2
-1
Away Record 6-1
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 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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