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PAC · 2010 Season · Final

Rebuilding −
Record
8–5
0.615 Win %
Conference
3rd
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

2010 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
2Week 2 · Sep 7Hawai'i (HAWAII)H2HIND WAC10–4W 49–36
3Week 3 · Sep 14Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC4–8W 17–14
4Week 4 · Sep 21Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB103–9W 32–21
5Week 5 · Sep 28Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2HPAC2–10W 50–16
6Week 6 · Oct 5Washington (WASHINGTON)H2HPAC7–6L 31–32
7Week 7 · Oct 12Stanford (STANFORD)H2HPAC12–1L 35–37
8Week 8 · Oct 19California (CALIFORNIA)H2HPAC5–7W 48–14
10Week 10 · Nov 2Oregon (OREGON)H2HPAC12–1L 32–53
11Week 11 · Nov 9Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2HPAC6–6W 34–33
12Week 12 · Nov 16Arizona (ARIZONA)H2HPAC7–6W 24–21
13Week 13 · Nov 23Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2HPAC5–7L 7–36
14Week 14 · Nov 30Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2HIND FBSI8–5L 16–20
14Regular Season Final · Dec 7UCLAH2HPAC4–8W 28–14

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
2.493
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+21
-20+41
  • Hawai'i +10
  • Arizona +7
  • Arizona State +6
  • California +5
  • Virginia +4
  • UCLA +4
  • Minnesota +3
  • Washington State +2
  • Stanford -1
  • Oregon -1
  • Notre Dame -5
  • Washington -6
  • Oregon State -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 #38Better than 73%
Win % Place 35thBetter than 75%

0.615 Win % · Change -2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#42Post-Season W1#41Post-Season W2#40Post-Season W3#36Post-Season W4#38Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+13
+3
+11
+34
-1
-2
+34
-21
+1
+3
-29
-4
+14

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

Final Rank by Season
#22005#52006#102007#42008#232009

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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