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USC

PAC · 1970 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
6–4–1
0.591 Win %
Conference
2nd
3–4 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

1970 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 15Alabama (ALABAMA)H2HSEC6–5–1W 42–21
4Week 4 · Sep 22Nebraska (NEBRASKA)H2HIND B811–0–1T 21–21
5Week 5 · Sep 29Iowa (IOWA)H2HB103–6–1W 48–0
6Week 6 · Oct 6Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC6–5W 45–13
7Week 7 · Oct 13Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC9–3L 14–24
8Week 8 · Oct 20Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC6–4W 28–25
9Week 9 · Oct 27Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC6–4–1L 7–10
10Week 10 · Nov 3California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC6–5L 10–13
11Week 11 · Nov 10Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC1–10W 70–33
13Week 13 · Nov 24UCLAH2HPAC6–5L 20–45
14Week 14 · Dec 1Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI10–1W 38–28

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
2.277
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+15
-17+32
  • Notre Dame +10
  • Alabama +6
  • Oregon State +6
  • Washington +6
  • Iowa +3
  • Washington State +1
  • Nebraska 0
  • Stanford -3
  • Oregon -4
  • California -5
  • UCLA -5

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 #25Better than 82%
Win % Place 48thBetter than 66%

0.591 Win % · Change 1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#28Regular Season Final#27Post-Season W1#26Post-Season W2#26Post-Season W3#25Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+21
0
+48
+32
-10
+3
-3
-3
+37
-25
+10

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

Final Rank by Season
#91965#181966#11967#61968#21969

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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