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PAC · 2008 Season · Final

Pretender
Record
12–1
0.923 Win %
Conference
1st
8–1 in PAC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
105
1922–2026
All-Time Record
811–337–40
0.699 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#1
1931, 1932, 1962 +6
#1 Finishes
9
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

2008 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 2Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC5–7W 52–7
4Week 4 · Sep 16Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1010–3W 35–3
6Week 6 · Sep 30Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC9–4L 21–27
7Week 7 · Oct 7Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC10–3W 44–10
8Week 8 · Oct 14Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC5–7W 28–0
9Week 9 · Oct 21Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC2–11W 69–0
10Week 10 · Oct 28Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC8–5W 17–10
11Week 11 · Nov 4Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC0–12W 56–0
12Week 12 · Nov 11California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC9–4W 17–3
13Week 13 · Nov 18Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC5–7W 45–23
15Week 15 · Dec 2Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI7–6W 38–3
15Regular Season Final · Dec 9UCLAH2HPAC4–8W 28–7
4Post-Season Week 4 · Jan 6Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HB1011–2W 38–24

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
0.876
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+72
-4+76
  • Penn State +11
  • Ohio State +10
  • Oregon +10
  • California +9
  • Arizona +8
  • Notre Dame +7
  • Virginia +5
  • Arizona State +5
  • Stanford +5
  • UCLA +4
  • Washington State +2
  • Washington 0
  • Oregon State -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 3rdBetter than 99%

0.923 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#5Regular Season Final#5Post-Season W2#4Post-Season W3#4Post-Season W4#4Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+45
+32
-6
+34
+28
+69
+7
+56
+14
+22
+35
+21
+14

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

Final Rank by Season
#42003#12004#22005#52006#102007

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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