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USC

22nd of 1369–4

Rank

22nd

of 136 FBS teams

Rating

+14.5

90% range 5.0 to 24.0

Offense

35.4

15th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

20.9

35th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

9–4

Playoff

—

not selected

13 games, 9–4

Schedule

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

Wk 1Aug 30 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Missouri State W 73–13

Rating change+3.4

Wk 2Sep 6 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Georgia Southern W 59–20

Rating change+3.9

Wk 3Sep 13 · 3:30 PM ET at

Purdue W 33–17

Rating change−1.1

Wk 4Sep 20 · 11:00 PM ET vs

Michigan State W 45–31

Rating change+0.5

Wk 5Sep 27 · 12:00 PM ET at

Illinois L 32–34

Rating change−1.2

Wk 7Oct 11 · 7:30 PM ET vs#15

Michigan W 31–13

Rating change+2.1

Wk 8Oct 18 · 7:30 PM ET at#4

Notre Dame L 24–34

Rating change−0.5

Wk 10Nov 1 · 7:30 PM ET at

Nebraska W 21–17

Rating change−0.5

Wk 11Nov 7 · 9:00 PM ET vs

Northwestern W 38–17

Rating change−0.2

Wk 12Nov 15 · 3:30 PM ET vs#20

Iowa W 26–21

Rating change−0.6

Wk 13Nov 22 · 3:30 PM ET at#3

Oregon L 27–42

Rating change−1.0

Wk 14Nov 29 · 7:30 PM ET vs

UCLA W 29–10

Rating change−0.6

PostDec 30 · 9:00 PM ET vs

TCUValero Alamo Bowl L 27–30

Rating change−1.7

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2025

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
2024	Big Ten	15 of 134	15.9	37.8	21.9	7–6	—
2023	Pac-12	19 of 133	13.5	42.3	28.8	8–5	—
2022	Pac-12	32 of 131	8.8	38.1	29.3	11–3	—
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