USC

PAC · 2021 Season · Final

Season

Rock Bottom

Record

4–8

0.333 Win %

Conference

8th

3–6 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

2021 Schedule & Results

Wk	Date	Opponent	Conf	Opp. Record	Result
2	Week 2 · Sep 7	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)H2H	MWC	5–7	W 30–7
3	Week 3 · Sep 14	Stanford (STANFORD)H2H	PAC	3–9	L 28–42
4	Week 4 · Sep 21	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)H2H	PAC	7–6	W 45–14
5	Week 5 · Sep 28	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)H2H	PAC	7–6	L 27–45
6	Week 6 · Oct 5	Colorado (COLORADO)H2H	PAC	4–8	W 37–14
7	Week 7 · Oct 12	Utah (UTAH)H2H	PAC	10–4	L 26–42
9	Week 9 · Oct 26	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)H2H	IND FBSI	11–2	L 16–31
10	Week 10 · Nov 2	Arizona (ARIZONA)H2H	PAC	1–11	W 41–34
11	Week 11 · Nov 9	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)H2H	PAC	8–5	L 16–31
13	Week 13 · Nov 23	UCLA H2H	PAC	8–4	L 33–62
14	Week 14 · Nov 30	BYU H2H	IND FBSI	10–3	L 31–35
15	Regular Season Final · Dec 7	California (CALIFORNIA)H2H	PAC	5–7	L 14–24

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

5.920

Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

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

NOW — Net Opponent Wins

-23

-40+17

Washington State +7
San José State +5
Colorado +4
Arizona +1
Notre Dame -2
BYU -3
Utah -4
UCLA -4
Arizona State -5
Oregon State -6
California -7
Stanford -9

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 #98Better than 29%

Win % Place 97thBetter than 30%

0.333 Win % · No change

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins

+23

-14

+31

-18

+23

-16

-15

-29

-4

-10

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

Final Rank by Season

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.