USC

PAC · 1974 Season · Final

Season

Developing ＋

Record

10–1–1

0.875 Win %

Conference

1st

6–0 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons

105

1922–2026

All-Time Record

811–337–40

0.699 Win %

Peak Final Rank

1931, 1932, 1962 +6

#1 Finishes

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

1974 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
4	Week 4 · Sep 17	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)H2H	IND SWC	6–4–1	L 7–22
6	Week 6 · Oct 1	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H	IND FBSI	7–4	W 16–7
7	Week 7 · Oct 8	Iowa (IOWA)H2H	B10	3–8	W 41–3
8	Week 8 · Oct 15	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H	PAC	2–9	W 54–7
9	Week 9 · Oct 22	Oregon (OREGON)H2H	PAC	2–9	W 16–7
10	Week 10 · Oct 29	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2H	PAC	3–8	W 31–10
11	Week 11 · Nov 5	California (CALIFORNIA)H2H	PAC	7–3–1	T 15–15
12	Week 12 · Nov 12	Stanford (STANFORD)H2H	PAC	5–4–2	W 34–10
13	Week 13 · Nov 19	Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H	PAC	5–6	W 42–11
14	Week 14 · Nov 26	UCLA H2H	PAC	6–3–2	W 34–9
15	Week 15 · Dec 3	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H	IND FBSI	10–2	W 55–24
18	Final · Jan 7	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2H	B10	10–2	W 18–17

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

1.104

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+49

-4+53

Notre Dame +10
Ohio State +10
Pittsburgh +7
UCLA +6
Stanford +5
Washington +5
Iowa +3
Oregon State +3
Washington State +2
Oregon +2
California 0
Arkansas -4

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 #4Better than 98%

Win % Place 6thBetter than 96%

0.875 Win % · Change 3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

-15

+38

+47

+21

+24

+31

+25

+31

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.