USC

PAC · 1977 Season · Final

Season

Rebuilding ＋

Record

8–4

0.667 Win %

Conference

1st

5–2 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

1977 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
3	Week 3 · Sep 13	Missouri (MISSOURI)H2H	IND B8	4–7	W 27–10
4	Week 4 · Sep 20	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2H	PAC	2–9	W 17–10
5	Week 5 · Sep 27	TCU H2H	IND SWC	2–9	W 51–0
6	Week 6 · Oct 4	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H	PAC	6–5	W 41–7
7	Week 7 · Oct 11	Alabama (ALABAMA)H2H	SEC	11–1	L 20–21
8	Week 8 · Oct 18	Oregon (OREGON)H2H	PAC	2–9	W 33–15
9	Week 9 · Oct 25	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H	IND FBSI	11–1	L 19–49
10	Week 10 · Nov 1	California (CALIFORNIA)H2H	PAC	7–4	L 14–17
11	Week 11 · Nov 8	Stanford (STANFORD)H2H	PAC	9–3	W 49–0
12	Week 12 · Nov 15	Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H	PAC	8–4	L 10–28
14	Week 14 · Nov 29	UCLA H2H	PAC	7–4	W 29–27
18	Final · Jan 3	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)H2H	IND SWC	8–4	W 47–28

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

1.903

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+30

-10+40

Stanford +9
Texas A&M +8
UCLA +7
Washington State +6
Missouri +4
Oregon State +2
TCU +2
Oregon +2
Alabama -1
Notre Dame -1
California -4
Washington -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 #20Better than 86%

Win % Place 38thBetter than 73%

0.667 Win % · Change 12

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

+17

+51

+34

-1

+18

-30

-3

+49

-18

+19

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.