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USC

2020 Season Performance

#42
Rank
5-1
Record
36.3
Points
0.400
SOS

Current Form

L1 streak
COLD
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W @ #80 Utah 33-17
Worst L vs #69 Oregon 24-31

Record Splits

Home 2-1
Away 3-0
Conference 5-1
Non-Conf 0-0
Close (7 pts or less) 3-1

Rank Progression

#17
#41
#65
#89
#112
Pre
#22
W3
#88
W6
#102
W9
#88
W12
#46
W15
#35
W16
#42

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 16 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 16
10
11/07
W
#88 vs #81 Arizona State
28-27
+7.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.7 7.3
Margin Scaling
+0.4 7.7
Total 7.7 pts
11
11/14
W
#65 @ #80 Arizona
34-30
+5.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-9.3 4.2
Margin Scaling
+1.2 5.3
Total 5.3 pts
12
11/22
W
#52 @ #80 Utah
33-17
+16.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-0.5 13.0
Margin Scaling
+3.1 16.1
Total 16.1 pts
14
12/07
W
#55 vs #84 Washington State
38-13
+8.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.9 5.1
Margin Scaling
+3.6 8.7
Total 8.7 pts
15
12/13
W
#47 @ #79 UCLA
43-38
+11.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-3.5 10.0
Margin Scaling
+1.2 11.2
Total 11.2 pts
16
12/19
L
#35 vs #69 Oregon
24-31
-10.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.0 -10.4
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -10.1
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -10.8
Total -10.8 pts
Total
5-1 Record
38.2

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 -