Pac-12Trojans

USC

61st of 1304–8

Rank

61st

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+2.4

90% range −7.2 to 12.0

Offense

31.4

37th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

29.0

79th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

4–8

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

12 games, 4–8

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 4 · 5:00 PM ET vs

San José State W 30–7

Rating change+0.1

Wk 2Sep 11 · 10:30 PM ET vs

Stanford L 28–42

Rating change−2.9

Wk 3Sep 18 · 3:30 PM ET at

Washington State W 45–14

Rating change+2.4

Wk 4Sep 25 · 10:30 PM ET vs

Oregon State L 27–45

Rating change−4.3

Wk 5Oct 2 · 2:00 PM ET at

Colorado W 37–14

Rating change+2.7

Wk 6Oct 9 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Utah L 26–42

Rating change−2.5

Wk 8Oct 23 · 7:30 PM ET at#16

Notre Dame L 16–31

Rating change+0.3

Wk 9Oct 30 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Arizona W 41–34

Rating change−1.3

Wk 10Nov 6 · 10:30 PM ET at#20

Arizona State L 16–31

Rating change−0.7

Wk 12Nov 20 · 4:00 PM ET vs

UCLA L 33–62

Rating change−3.0

Wk 13Nov 27 · 10:30 PM ET vs

BYU L 31–35

Rating change+0.4

Wk 14Dec 4 · 11:00 PM ET at

California L 14–24

Rating change−0.1

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2021

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
2020	Pac-12	16 of 127	14.8	37.4	22.5	5–1	—
2019	Pac-12	25 of 130	10.2	38.0	27.9	8–5	—
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