Pac-12Trojans

USC

25th of 1308–5

Rank

25th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+10.2

90% range 0.5 to 19.9

Offense

38.0

12th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

27.9

60th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

8–5

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 8–5

Schedule

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

Wk 1Aug 31 · 10:30 PM ET vs

Fresno State W 31–23

Rating change−0.7

Wk 2Sep 7 · 10:30 PM ET vs

Stanford W 45–20

Rating change+2.5

Wk 3Sep 14 · 3:30 PM ET at

BYU L 27–30

Rating change−1.6

Wk 4Sep 20 · 9:00 PM ET vs#17

Utah W 30–23

Rating change−0.4

Wk 5Sep 28 · 3:30 PM ET at#19

Washington L 14–28

Rating change−0.8

Wk 7Oct 12 · 7:30 PM ET at#13

Notre Dame L 27–30

Rating change+2.0

Wk 8Oct 19 · 9:30 PM ET vs

Arizona W 41–14

Rating change+0.5

Wk 9Oct 25 · 9:00 PM ET at

Colorado W 35–31

Rating change−1.5

Wk 10Nov 2 · 8:00 PM ET vs#13

Oregon L 24–56

Rating change−2.5

Wk 11Nov 9 · 3:30 PM ET at

Arizona State W 31–26

Rating change+0.6

Wk 12Nov 16 · 11:00 PM ET at

California W 41–17

Rating change+1.2

Wk 13Nov 23 · 3:30 PM ET vs

UCLA W 52–35

Rating change+1.0

PostDec 27 · 8:00 PM ET vs#20

IowaSAN DIEGO COUNTY CREDIT UNION HOLIDAY BOWL L 24–49

Rating change−2.1

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2019

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
2018	Pac-12	36 of 130	7.6	31.5	23.9	5–7	—
2017	Pac-12	15 of 130	15.3	35.6	20.3	11–3	—
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