Conference Pacific-10 Conference AP No. 8 Head coach Larry Smith | Coaches No. 9 1989 record 9–2–1 (6–0–1 Pac-10) | |
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,516, grass) | ||
The 1989 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was intended to start historic fashion, with USC set to play Illinois in Moscow in what was dubbed the Glasnost Bowl. However, the plan to play the game at Dynamo Stadium fell through, and the game was rescheduled at Memorial Coliseum. The Trojans lost the game as the Illini scored two touchdowns in the fourth quarter.
USC won their third consecutive conference championship and gained their 600th program win in a victory against Oregon State. They played third-ranked Michigan in the Rose Bowl and won giving Larry Smith his only bowl victory as head coach.
Team players drafted into the NFL
The following players were claimed in the 1990 NFL Draft.