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UW 1991 flashback: Huskies get a signature victory at USC

On this day 25 years ago, Beno Bryant scored both of UW's touchdowns in a 14-3 victory at USC.

It was one of the closest — and one of the most significant — victories of Washington’s 1991 national-championship season.

Never mind that the ’91 USC team wasn’t the USC of old. Never mind that it wasn’t a pretty victory. It had been 11 years since Don James won at the Coliseum, and this one was important.

The victory pushed the Huskies’ record to 9-0 that season, and meant they needed one win in their last two regular-season games to clinch a Rose Bowl bid.