
USC
PAC · 1951 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 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
1951 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 25 | 7–3 | W 31–21 | ||
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 2 | SAN DIEGO NAVY | Unranked | — | W 41–7 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 9 | 3–6–1 | W 20–13 | ||
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 16 | 4–6 | W 16–14 | ||
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 23 | 8–2 | W 21–14 | ||
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 30 | IND SWC | 6–5 | W 28–26 | |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 6 | IND FBSI | 2–7 | W 28–6 | |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 13 | 9–2 | L 20–27 | ||
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 27 | 5–3–1 | L 7–21 | ||
| 12 | Regular Season Final · Dec 4 | IND FBSI | 7–2–1 | L 12–19 |
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.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- California +8
- Washington State +7
- TCU +6
- Oregon State +4
- Washington +3
- Army +2
- Stanford -2
- Notre Dame -2
- UCLA -3
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.700 Win % · Change -2
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.