The USC Trojans were 8-2-1 in 1989. They emerged victorious over the Michigan Wolverines, 17 to 10, in the Rose Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6-0-1 | 9-2-1 | |
5-3 | 8-4 | ||
5-3 | 8-4 | ||
5-3 | 8-4 | ||
3-3-1 | 6-4-1 |
| GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | 11 | 319 | 5,029 | 864 | 5.8 | 2,457 | 525 | 4.7 | 2,572 | 339 | 7.6 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 27th | 10th | 12th | 21st | 20th | 28th | 16th | 32nd | 41st | 34th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 122 | 2,627 | 4.1 | 676 | 332 | 2.0 | 1,951 | 313 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 3rd | 2nd | 6th | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 28th | 45th | 22nd | ||||||||||
Net | +197 | +2,402 | +864 | +1.7 | +1,781 | +193 | +2.6 | +621 | +26 | +1.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 10th | 4th | 12th | 8th | 11th | 12th | 4th | 15th | 44th | 26th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |