Pac-12Trojans

USC

15th of 13011–3

Rank

15th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+15.3

90% range 5.7 to 24.8

Offense

35.6

22nd: points scored vs an average team

Defense

20.3

19th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

11–3

Playoff

—

national champion

14 games, 11–3

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Sep 2 · 5:15 PM ET vs

Western Michigan W 49–31

Rating change+0.7

Wk 2Sep 9 · 8:30 PM ET vs#15

Stanford W 42–24

Rating change+2.0

Wk 3Sep 16 · 8:30 PM ET vs

Texas W 27–24

Rating change−0.9

Wk 4Sep 23 · 3:30 PM ET at

California W 30–20

Rating change−0.5

Wk 5Sep 29 · 10:30 PM ET at#24

Washington State L 27–30

Rating change−1.0

Wk 6Oct 7 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Oregon State W 38–10

Rating change−0.6

Wk 7Oct 14 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Utah W 28–27

Rating change−0.4

Wk 8Oct 21 · 7:30 PM ET at#17

Notre Dame L 14–49

Rating change−3.0

Wk 9Oct 28 · 10:45 PM ET at

Arizona State W 48–17

Rating change+2.2

Wk 10Nov 4 · 10:45 PM ET vs

Arizona W 49–35

Rating change+0.1

Wk 11Nov 11 · 4:00 PM ET at

Colorado W 38–24

Rating change−0.1

Wk 12Nov 18 · 8:00 PM ET vs

UCLA W 28–23

Rating change−0.9

Wk 14Dec 1 · 8:00 PM ET vs

StanfordNeutral W 31–28

Rating change+0.6

PostDec 29 · 8:30 PM ET vs#2

Ohio StateNeutral L 7–24

Rating change+0.8

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2017

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2016	Pac-12	9 of 128	22.6	42.6	20.0	10–3	—
2015	Pac-12	31 of 128	9.6	34.2	24.6	8–6	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

USC offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles