The USC Trojans were 8-3-1 in 1990. They fell to the Michigan State Spartans, 17 to 16, in the Sun Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 7-1 | 10-2 | |
4-3 | 8-4 | ||
5-2-1 | 8-4-1 | ||
4-3-1 | 7-4-1 | ||
5-4 | 7-5 |
| 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 | 12 | 332 | 4,736 | 879 | 5.4 | 2,154 | 546 | 3.9 | 2,582 | 333 | 7.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 26th | 18th | 7th | 34th | 31st | 19th | 46th | 30th | 42nd | 22nd | |||||||||
Opponent | 12 | 257 | 3,962 | 5.0 | 1,345 | 422 | 3.2 | 2,617 | 371 | 7.1 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 50th | 48th | 48th | 19th | 19th | 25th | 94th | 93rd | 62nd | ||||||||||
Net | +75 | +774 | +879 | +0.4 | +809 | +124 | +0.8 | -35 | -38 | +0.7 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 36th | 32nd | 7th | 41st | 25th | 18th | 33rd | 56th | 71st | 43rd |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 9 | 2 | .818 |
| 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 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 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 |