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PAC · 2009 Season · Final

Rebuilding +
Record
9–4
0.692 Win %
Conference
2nd
5–4 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

2009 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 8San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2HIND WAC2–10W 56–3
3Week 3 · Sep 15Ohio State (OHIO STATE)H2HB1011–2W 18–15
4Week 4 · Sep 22Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC5–7L 13–16
5Week 5 · Sep 29Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC1–11W 27–6
6Week 6 · Oct 6California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC8–5W 30–3
8Week 8 · Oct 20Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI6–6W 34–27
9Week 9 · Oct 27Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC8–5W 42–36
10Week 10 · Nov 3Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC10–3L 20–47
11Week 11 · Nov 10Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC4–8W 14–9
12Week 12 · Nov 17Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC8–5L 21–55
14Week 14 · Dec 1UCLAH2HPAC7–6W 28–7
14Regular Season Final · Dec 8Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC8–5L 17–21
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 29Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HACC8–5W 24–13

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
1.895
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+35
-20+55
  • Ohio State +11
  • California +8
  • Oregon State +8
  • Boston College +8
  • UCLA +7
  • Notre Dame +6
  • Arizona State +4
  • San José State +2
  • Washington State +1
  • Oregon -3
  • Stanford -5
  • Arizona -5
  • Washington -7

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 #23Better than 84%
Win % Place 22ndBetter than 85%

0.692 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#28Post-Season W1#27Post-Season W2#24Post-Season W3#23Post-Season W4#23Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+53
+3
-3
+21
+27
+7
+6
-27
+5
-34
+21
-4
+11

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

Final Rank by Season
#12004#22005#52006#102007#42008

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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