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USC

PAC · 1955 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
6–4
0.600 Win %
Conference
3rd
3–3 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

1955 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
4Week 4 · Sep 20Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC1–7–2W 50–12
5Week 5 · Sep 27Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC6–4W 42–15
6Week 6 · Oct 4Texas (TEXAS)H2HIND SWC5–5W 19–7
7Week 7 · Oct 11Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC5–4–1L 0–7
8Week 8 · Oct 18Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)H2HB104–5W 33–21
9Week 9 · Oct 25California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC2–7–1W 33–6
10Week 10 · Nov 1Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB103–6L 19–25
11Week 11 · Nov 8Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC6–3–1L 20–28
13Week 13 · Nov 22UCLAH2HPAC9–2L 7–17
14Week 14 · Nov 29Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI8–2W 42–20

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
2.581
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+11
-15+26
  • Notre Dame +8
  • Oregon +6
  • Texas +5
  • Wisconsin +4
  • California +2
  • Washington State +1
  • UCLA -2
  • Stanford -3
  • Washington -4
  • Minnesota -6

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 #38Better than 73%
Win % Place 43rdBetter than 69%

0.600 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#49W12#50W13#36W14#37Regular Season Final#38Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+38
+27
+12
-7
+12
+27
-6
-8
-10
+22

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

Final Rank by Season
#961950#181951#51952#241953#291954

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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