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USC

15th of 1347–6

Rank

15th

of 134 FBS teams

Rating

+15.9

90% range 6.2 to 25.6

Offense

37.8

8th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

21.9

37th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

7–6

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

Schedule

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

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Sep 1 · 7:30 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#14 LSUModelo Vegas Kickoff Classic W 27–20
Rating change+2.0
Wk 2Sep 7 · 11:00 PM ET vs Utah State W 48–0
Rating change+2.0
Wk 4Sep 21 · 3:30 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#16 Michigan L 24–27
Rating change−0.5
Wk 5Sep 28 · 3:30 PM ET vs Wisconsin W 38–21
Rating change−0.3
Wk 6Oct 5 · 7:30 PM ET at Minnesota L 17–24
Rating change−0.9
Wk 7Oct 12 · 3:30 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#8 Penn State L 30–33
Rating change−0.4
Wk 8Oct 19 · 4:00 PM ET at Maryland L 28–29
Rating change−0.8
Wk 9Oct 25 · 11:00 PM ET vs Rutgers W 42–20
Rating change+1.3
Wk 10Nov 2 · 7:30 PM ET at Washington L 21–26
Rating change−1.0
Wk 12Nov 16 · 4:00 PM ET vs Nebraska W 28–20
Rating change−0.1
Wk 13Nov 23 · 10:30 PM ET at UCLA W 19–13
Rating change−0.8
Wk 14Nov 30 · 3:30 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#5 Notre Dame L 35–49
Rating change+0.1
PostDec 27 · 10:30 PM ET vsRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#20 Texas A&MSRS Distribution Las Vegas Bowl W 35–31
Rating change+0.5

Rating through 2024

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2023Pac-1219 of 13313.542.328.88–5—
2022Pac-1232 of 1318.838.129.311–3—
2021Pac-1261 of 1302.431.429.04–8—
2020Pac-1216 of 12714.837.422.55–1—
2019Pac-1225 of 13010.238.027.98–5—
2018Pac-1236 of 1307.631.523.95–7—
2017Pac-1215 of 13015.335.620.311–3—
2016Pac-129 of 12822.642.620.010–3—
2015Pac-1231 of 1289.634.224.68–6—

Profile

USC offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com