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USC

2016 Season Performance

#32
Rank
9-3
Record
90.9
Points
0.513
SOS

Current Form

W8 streak
Last 3 3-0
Last 5 5-0

Key Games

Best W @ #12 Washington 26-13
Worst L @ #23 Utah 27-31

Record Splits

Home 6-0
Away 3-2
Neutral 0-1
Conference 7-2
Non-Conf 2-1
Close (7 pts or less) 1-1

Rank Progression

#12
#36
#60
#84
#110
Pre
#17
W3
#77
W6
#53
W9
#44
W12
#32
W15
#32

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/04
L
NR N #2 Alabama
6-52
-6.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+1.2 -6.8
Loss Opp Modifier
+3.4 -3.4
Loss Record Modifier
+1.5 -1.9
Margin Scaling
-3.7 -5.6
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.6
Total -6.6 pts
2
09/10
W
#100 vs #77 Utah State
45-7
+8.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-4.0 5.0
Margin Scaling
+3.9 8.9
Total 8.9 pts
3
09/18
L
#37 @ #53 Stanford
10-27
-7.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.0 -6.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.6 -5.4
Margin Scaling
-1.6 -7.0
Total -7.0 pts
4
09/24
L
#77 @ #23 Utah
27-31
-6.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.1 -6.1
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -5.9
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -6.6
Total -6.6 pts
5
10/02
W
#83 vs #17 Arizona State
41-20
+9.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.3 6.7
Margin Scaling
+2.9 9.6
Total 9.6 pts
6
10/08
W
#58 vs #29 Colorado
21-17
+12.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+2.1 11.1
Margin Scaling
+1.4 12.5
Total 12.5 pts
7
10/15
W
#53 @ #106 Arizona
48-14
+11.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-6.0 7.5
Margin Scaling
+3.9 11.3
Total 11.3 pts
9
10/28
W
#49 vs #56 California
45-24
+9.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.2 6.8
Margin Scaling
+2.9 9.8
Total 9.8 pts
10
11/05
W
#44 vs #94 Oregon
45-20
+9.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.0 6.0
Margin Scaling
+3.7 9.7
Total 9.7 pts
11
11/13
W
#43 @ #12 Washington
26-13
+23.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+5.7 19.2
Margin Scaling
+2.4 21.6
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 23.1
Total 23.1 pts
12
11/20
W
#33 @ #79 UCLA
36-14
+13.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-4.1 9.4
Margin Scaling
+3.7 13.1
Total 13.1 pts
13
11/26
W
#32 vs #79 Notre Dame
45-27
+11.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.9 8.1
Margin Scaling
+3.7 11.8
Total 11.8 pts
Total
9-3 Record
89.6

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
81-42
Record
66%
Win Rate
#41
Avg Rank
#3
Best Rank
0.576
Avg SOS
1
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#32
2017
#12
2018
#90
2019
#36
2020
#42
2021
#99
2022
#19
2023
#62
2024
#26
2025
#15
2026
#14

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Big Ten 6-1 (86%) #14 #3 76.3 0.668 -
2025 Big Ten 9-3 (75%) #15 #3 184.2 0.849 -
2024 Big Ten 6-6 (50%) #26 #3 121.1 0.938 -
2023 Pac-12 7-5 (58%) #62 #3 30.5 0.477 -
2022 Pac-12 11-2 (85%) #19 #8 124.2 0.464 -
2021 Pac-12 4-8 (33%) #99 #28 -30.9 0.503 -
2020 Pac-12 5-1 (83%) #42 #35 36.3 0.400 -
2019 Pac-12 8-4 (67%) #36 #4 67.6 0.514 -
2018 Pac-12 5-7 (42%) #90 #37 -4.9 0.502 -
2017 Pac-12 11-2 (85%) #12 #10 118.6 0.504 Pac-12
2016 Pac-12 9-3 (75%) #32 #31 90.9 0.513 -