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USC

PAC · 1949 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
5–3–1
0.611 Win %
Conference
5th
4–2 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

1949 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
5Week 5 · Sep 27Navy (NAVY)H2HIND FBSI3–5–1W 42–20
6Week 6 · Oct 4Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC3–6W 35–7
7Week 7 · Oct 11Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB107–1–2T 13–13
8Week 8 · Oct 18California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC10–1L 10–16
9Week 9 · Oct 25Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC4–6W 40–13
10Week 10 · Nov 1Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC3–7W 40–28
11Week 11 · Nov 8Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC7–3–1L 13–34
13Week 13 · Nov 22UCLAH2HPAC6–3W 21–7
14Week 14 · Nov 29Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI10–0L 0–32

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
2.326
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+15
-4+19
  • UCLA +6
  • Oregon +4
  • Navy +3
  • Washington State +3
  • Washington +3
  • Ohio State 0
  • Notre Dame 0
  • California -1
  • Stanford -3

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 #35Better than 75%
Win % Place 43rdBetter than 69%

0.611 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#32W12#26W13#38W14#36Regular Season Final#35Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+22
+28
0
-6
+27
+12
-21
+14
-32

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

Final Rank by Season
#51944#321945#341946#161947#271948

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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