USC

PAC · 1981 Season · Final

Season

Developing −

Record

9–3

0.750 Win %

Conference

2nd

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

1981 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
3	Week 3 · Sep 15	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)H2H	SEC	8–4	W 43–7
4	Week 4 · Sep 22	Indiana (INDIANA)H2H	B10	3–8	W 21–0
5	Week 5 · Sep 29	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H	IND B8	7–4–1	W 28–24
6	Week 6 · Oct 6	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2H	PAC	1–10	W 56–22
7	Week 7 · Oct 13	Arizona (ARIZONA)H2H	PAC	6–5	L 10–13
8	Week 8 · Oct 20	Stanford (STANFORD)H2H	PAC	4–7	W 25–17
9	Week 9 · Oct 27	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H	IND FBSI	5–6	W 14–7
10	Week 10 · Nov 3	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H	PAC	8–3–1	W 41–17
11	Week 11 · Nov 10	California (CALIFORNIA)H2H	PAC	2–9	W 21–3
12	Week 12 · Nov 17	Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H	PAC	10–2	L 3–13
13	Week 13 · Nov 24	UCLA H2H	PAC	7–4–1	W 22–21
18	Final · Jan 5	Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H	IND FBSI	10–2	L 10–26

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

1.623

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

+36

-9+45

Tennessee +8
Washington State +8
Oklahoma +7
UCLA +7
Notre Dame +5
Stanford +4
Indiana +3
California +2
Oregon State +1
Washington -2
Penn State -2
Arizona -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 #15Better than 90%

Win % Place 19thBetter than 87%

0.750 Win % · Change -3

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

+36

+21

+34

-3

+24

+18

-10

-16

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.