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PAC · 1971 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
1971 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 14 |  Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H |  SEC | 11–1 | L 10–17 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 21 |  Rice (RICE)H2H | IND SWC | 3–7–1 | W 24–0 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 28 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS)H2H |  B10 | 5–6 | W 28–0 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 5 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | IND B8 | 11–1 | L 20–33 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 12 |  Oregon (OREGON)H2H |  PAC | 5–6 | L 23–28 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 19 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H | PAC | 9–3 | L 18–33 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 26 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 8–2 | W 28–14 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 2 |  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H | PAC | 6–5 | W 28–0 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 9 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H | PAC | 4–7 | W 30–20 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 16 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H | PAC | 8–3 | W 13–12 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 23 |  UCLAH2H | PAC | 2–7–1 | T 7–7 |
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).
- Notre Dame +8
- Washington +8
- California +6
- Illinois +5
- Washington State +4
- Rice +3
- UCLA 0
- Alabama -1
- Oklahoma -1
- Stanford -3
- Oregon -6
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.591 Win % · Change -1
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.