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PAC · 1988 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
1988 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 6 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND FBSI | 3–8 | W 34–7 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 13 |  Stanford (STANFORD)H2H |  PAC | 3–6–2 | W 24–20 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 27 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)H2H | IND B8 | 9–3 | W 23–7 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Oct 4 |  Arizona (ARIZONA)H2H | PAC | 7–4 | W 38–15 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 11 |  Oregon (OREGON)H2H | PAC | 6–6 | W 42–14 |
| 8 | Week 8 · Oct 18 |  Washington (WASHINGTON)H2H | PAC | 6–5 | W 28–27 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Nov 1 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2H | PAC | 4–6–1 | W 41–20 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 8 |  California (CALIFORNIA)H2H | PAC | 5–5–1 | W 35–3 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 15 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H | PAC | 6–5 | W 50–0 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 22 |  UCLAH2H | PAC | 10–2 | W 31–22 |
| 14 | Week 14 · Nov 29 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H | IND FBSI | 12–0 | L 10–27 |
| 18 | Final · Jan 3 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN)H2H |  B10 | 9–2–1 | L 14–22 |
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).
- UCLA +10
- Oklahoma +9
- Arizona +7
- Oregon +6
- Washington +6
- Arizona State +6
- California +5
- Oregon State +4
- Boston College +3
- Stanford +3
- Notre Dame 0
- Michigan -2
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.833 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.