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PAC · 1989 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 9 Top 10 · 2× #1
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 3 Top 10
- Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 11 Top 10 · 5× #1
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 4 Top 10
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 14 seasons · 8 Top 10 · 2× #1
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare USC head-to-head · History & Eras
1989 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 5 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 10–2 | L 13–14 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 19 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE)H2H | IND BW | 4–7 | W 66–10 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 26 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H | B10 | 8–4 | W 42–3 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 3 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H |  PAC | 6–5 | W 18–17 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 10 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H | PAC | 8–4 | W 24–16 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 17 |  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H | PAC | 4–7 | W 31–15 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 24 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 12–1 | L 24–28 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 31 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H | PAC | 3–8 | W 19–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 7 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2H | PAC | 4–7–1 | W 48–6 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 14 |  Arizona (ARIZONA)H2H | PAC | 8–4 | W 24–3 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 21 |  UCLAH2H | PAC | 3–7–1 | T 10–10 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 2 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H | B10 | 10–2 | W 17–10 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Michigan +10
- Ohio State +8
- Washington +8
- Arizona +8
- Washington State +6
- Utah State +4
- California +4
- Oregon State +4
- Stanford +3
- UCLA 0
- Notre Dame -1
- Illinois -2
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.792 Win % · Change 6
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.