Pac-12Trojans

USC

32nd of 13111–3

Rank

32nd

of 131 FBS teams

Rating

+8.8

90% range −0.3 to 17.8

Offense

38.1

9th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

29.3

86th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

11–3

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

14 games, 11–3

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 3 · 6:00 PM ET vs

Rice W 66–14

Rating change+5.5

Wk 2Sep 10 · 7:30 PM ET at

Stanford W 41–28

Rating change+1.9

Wk 3Sep 17 · 10:30 PM ET vs

Fresno State W 45–17

Rating change+2.4

Wk 4Sep 24 · 9:30 PM ET at

Oregon State W 17–14

Rating change−0.2

Wk 5Oct 1 · 10:30 PM ET vs

Arizona State W 42–25

Rating change−0.7

Wk 6Oct 8 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Washington State W 30–14

Rating change+0.7

Wk 7Oct 15 · 8:00 PM ET at#9

Utah L 42–43

Rating change+0.9

Wk 9Oct 29 · 7:00 PM ET at

Arizona W 45–37

Rating change−1.4

Wk 10Nov 5 · 10:30 PM ET vs

California W 41–35

Rating change−0.7

Wk 11Nov 11 · 9:30 PM ET vs

Colorado W 55–17

Rating change+0.9

Wk 12Nov 19 · 8:00 PM ET at

UCLA W 48–45

Rating change+0.7

Wk 13Nov 26 · 7:30 PM ET vs#13

Notre Dame W 38–27

Rating change+0.7

Wk 14Dec 2 · 8:00 PM ET vs#8

UtahPac-12 Championship Game L 24–47

Rating change−1.1

PostJan 2 · 1:00 PM ET vs

TulaneGoodyear Cotton Bowl Classic L 45–46

Rating change+0.2

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2022

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
2021	Pac-12	61 of 130	2.4	31.4	29.0	4–8	—
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