1990 USC Trojans football team

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.

1990 USC Trojans football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 22
APNo. 20
Record8–4–1 (5–2–1 Pac-10)
Head coach
CaptainDon Gibson
Home stadiumLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1990 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Washington $ 7 1 010 2 0
No. 20 USC 5 2 18 4 1
Oregon 4 3 08 4 0
California 4 3 17 4 1
Arizona 5 4 07 5 0
UCLA 4 4 05 6 0
Stanford 4 4 05 6 0
Arizona State 2 5 04 7 0
Washington State 2 6 03 8 0
Oregon State 1 6 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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