1988 USC Trojans football team

1988 USC Trojans football

Pac-10 Champions
Rose Bowl, L 14–22 vs. Michigan
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	#9
AP	#7
1988 record	10–2 (8–0 Pac-10)
Head coach	Larry Smith (2nd year)
Home stadium	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (c. 92,516, grass)

1988 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#7 USC $	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#6 UCLA	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
#16 Washington State	5	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Arizona	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Arizona State	3	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Washington	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Oregon	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
Oregon State	2	–	5	–	1	4	–	6	–	1
Stanford	1	–	5	–	2	3	–	6	–	2
California	1	–	5	–	1	5	–	5	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 USC Trojans football team represented the University of Southern California (USC) in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second year under head coach Larry Smith, the Trojans compiled a 10–2 record (8–0 against conference opponents), won the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) championship, and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 370 to 184.^[1]

The Trojans won their first 10 games of the season, running the conference table and beating third-ranked Oklahoma at home. They were ranked second in the nation before their match with number-one ranked Notre Dame. After losing to the Fighting Irish in their final regular-season game, they faced Michigan in the Rose Bowl, losing 14–22.

Quarterback Rodney Peete led the team in passing, completing 223 of 359 passes for 2,812 yards with 18 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. Aaron Emanuel led the team in rushing with 108 carries for 545 yards and eight touchdowns. Erik Affholter led the team in receiving yards with 68 catches for 952 yards and eight touchdowns.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	4:30 PM	at Boston College*	#8	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	W 34–7	32,000
September 10	12:30 PM	at Stanford	#6	Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA	ABC	W 24–20	59,000
September 24	12:30 PM	#3 Oklahoma*	#4	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 23–7	86,124
October 1	6:30 PM	at Arizona	#3	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ		W 38–15	52,314
October 8	1:30 PM	#18 Oregon	#3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA		W 42–14	63,452
October 15	12:30 PM	#16 Washington	#3	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	ABC	W 28–27	62,974
October 29	1:00 PM	at Oregon State	#3	Parker Stadium • Corvallis, OR		W 41–20	31,117
November 5	3:30 PM	California	#2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	Prime	W 35–3	73,937
November 12	12:30 PM	at Arizona State	#2	Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ	ABC	W 50–0	72,023
November 19	12:30 PM	at #6 UCLA	#2	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell)	ABC	W 31–22	100,741
November 26	12:30 PM	#1 Notre Dame*	#2	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Notre Dame–USC rivalry)	ABC	L 10–27	93,829
January 2	2:00 PM	vs. #11 Michigan*	#5	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl)	ABC	L 14–22	101,688
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

Team players drafted into the NFL

The following players were claimed in the 1989 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Erik Affholter	Wide Receiver	4	110	Washington Redskins
Rodney Peete	Quarterback	6	141	Detroit Lions
Chris Hale	Defensive Back	7	193	Buffalo Bills
Paul Green	Tight End	8	208	Denver Broncos
Derrell Marshall	Tackle	12	332	Buffalo Bills

^[3]

Awards and honors

Rodney Peete, Second in Heisman Trophy voting
Rodney Peete, Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award^[4]

References

↑ "Southern California Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved July 20, 2015.
↑ "1988 Southern California Trojans Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 21, 2015.
↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1989.htm
↑ http://www.goldenarmfoundation.com/past-winners.html

USC Trojans football

Venues	Bovard Field (?–1922) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1923–present) Howard Jones Field (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Notre Dame (Jeweled Shillelagh) UCLA (Victory Bell) Stanford

Culture & lore	Traveler George Tirebiter Giles Pellerin "Fight On" Spirit of Troy Student Body Right Tommy Trojan Athletics scandal 1967 "Game of the Century" "Bush Push" 2007 Stanford game

People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

Pac-12 Conference football champions

Pacific Coast	Washington (1916) Washington State (1917) California (1918) Oregon & Washington (1919) California (1920) California (1921) California (1922) California (1923) Stanford (1924) Washington (1925) Stanford (1926) Stanford & USC (1927) USC (1928) USC (1929) Washington State (1930) USC (1931) USC (1932) Oregon & Stanford (1933) Stanford (1934) California, Stanford, & UCLA (1935) Washington (1936) California (1937) California & USC (1938) USC (1939) Stanford (1940) Oregon State (1941) UCLA (1942) USC (1943) USC (1944) USC (1945) UCLA (1946) USC (1947) California & Oregon (1948) California (1949) California (1950) Stanford (1951) USC (1952) UCLA (1953) UCLA (1954) UCLA (1955) Oregon State (1956) Oregon & Oregon State (1957) California (1958)

AAWU	UCLA, USC, & Washington (1959) Washington (1960) UCLA (1961) USC (1962) Washington (1963) Oregon State & USC (1964) UCLA (1965) USC (1966) USC (1967)

Pacific-8	USC (1968) USC (1969) Stanford (1970) Stanford (1971) USC (1972) USC (1973) USC (1974) California & UCLA (1975) USC (1976) Washington (1977)

Pacific-10	USC (1978) USC (1979) Washington (1980) Washington (1981) UCLA (1982) UCLA (1983) USC (1984) UCLA (1985) Arizona State (1986) USC & UCLA (1987) USC (1988) USC (1989) Washington (1990) Washington (1991) Washington & Stanford (1992) Arizona, UCLA, & USC (1993) Oregon (1994) USC & Washington (1995) Arizona State (1996) UCLA & Washington State (1997) UCLA (1998) Stanford (1999) Oregon, Oregon State, & Washington (2000) Oregon (2001) USC & Washington State (2002) USC (2003) USC (2004) vacated USC (2005) vacated California & USC (2006) Arizona State & USC (2007) USC (2008) Oregon (2009) Oregon (2010)

Pac-12	Oregon (2011) Stanford (2012) Stanford (2013) Oregon (2014) Stanford (2015)

National championships in bold

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