1989 USC Trojans football team

1989 USC Trojans football
Pac-10 champion
Rose Bowl champion
Rose Bowl, W 17–10 vs. Michigan
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 8
Record9–2–1 (6–0–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
CaptainDan Owens Leroy Holt
Brad Leggett Tim Ryan
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 USC $ 6 0 1 9 2 1
No. 23 Washington 5 3 0 8 4 0
Oregon 5 3 0 8 4 0
No. 25 Arizona 5 3 0 8 4 0
Arizona State 3 3 1 6 4 1
Oregon State 3 4 1 4 7 1
Washington State 3 5 0 6 5 0
Stanford 3 5 0 3 8 0
UCLA 2 5 1 3 7 1
California 2 6 0 4 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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 in 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 Pac-10 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 in his six seasons as head coach.