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PAC · 1939 Season · Final

Pretender −
Record
8–0–2
0.900 Win %
Conference
1st
5–0 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
105
1922–2026
All-Time Record
811–337–40
0.699 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1931, 1932, 1962 +6
#1 Finishes
9
Top 5: 25 · Top 10: 35 · Top 25: 64
  • 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

1939 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
6Week 6 · Oct 3Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC3–4–1T 7–7
7Week 7 · Oct 10Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC4–5W 27–0
8Week 8 · Oct 17Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2HB103–4–1W 26–0
10Week 10 · Oct 31California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC3–7W 26–0
11Week 11 · Nov 7Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC9–1–1W 19–7
12Week 12 · Nov 14Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC1–7–1W 33–0
14Week 14 · Nov 28Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI7–2W 20–12
12Regular Season Final · Dec 5Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC4–5W 9–7
1Post-Season Week 1 · Dec 12UCLAH2HPAC6–0–4T 0–0
14Final · Jan 2Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2HSEC10–1W 14–0

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.

Rating Tier Spectrum
0.939
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+41
0+41
  • Tennessee +10
  • Oregon State +9
  • Notre Dame +7
  • Washington State +4
  • Washington +4
  • Illinois +3
  • California +3
  • Stanford +1
  • Oregon 0
  • UCLA 0

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #3Better than 99%
Win % Place 6thBetter than 96%

0.900 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#5W13#3W14#4Regular Season Final#4Post-Season W1#3Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
0
+27
+26
+26
+12
+33
+8
+2
0
+14

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#851934#881935#471936#601937#51938

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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