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PAC · 1990 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
1990 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 4 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4–2 | W 34–16 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 18 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | W 19–14 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H |  PAC | 10–2 | L 0–31 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H |  B10 | 7–4–1 | W 35–26 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H | PAC | 3–8 | W 30–17 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H | PAC | 5–6 | W 37–22 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 |  Arizona (ARIZONA)H2H | PAC | 7–5 | L 26–35 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H | PAC | 4–7 | W 13–6 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 |  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H | PAC | 7–4–1 | T 31–31 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2H | PAC | 1–10 | W 56–7 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 20 |  UCLAH2H | PAC | 5–6 | W 45–42 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 9–3 | L 6–10 |
| 4 | Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 1 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)H2H | B10 | 8–3–1 | L 16–17 |
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).
- Penn State +9
- Syracuse +7
- Ohio State +7
- Stanford +5
- UCLA +5
- Arizona State +4
- Washington State +3
- Oregon State +1
- California 0
- Washington -2
- Notre Dame -3
- Michigan State -3
- Arizona -5
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.654 Win % · Change 3
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.