USC is 7-2 under head coach Lincoln Riley. Its nine opponents were a combined 19-9 before playing the Trojans and are 20-16 since. The best win was over Ohio State, which was 6-1 and ranked No. 2 going in.
Next game: at Indiana,
Data last updated
Open a row to see that opponent's season, split into games before USC, the game itself, and games after. Total includes the game vs. USC.
Wk 1·
Home · Mountain West
W 42-26
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 4-4
- Total
- 4-5
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Wk 1
W 42-26
0-0
4-4
4-5
Wk 1·
Home · Mountain West
W 42-26
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 4-4
- Total
- 4-5
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Wk 1
W 42-26
0-0
4-4
4-5
Wk 1·
Home · Pac-12
W 39-0
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 5-2
- Total
- 5-3
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Wk 1
W 39-0
0-0
5-2
5-3
Wk 1·
Home · Pac-12
W 39-0
- Before
- 0-0
- After
- 5-2
- Total
- 5-3
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Wk 1
W 39-0
0-0
5-2
5-3
Wk 5·
Home · Big Ten
W 25-21
- Before
- 3-1
- After
- 2-1
- Total
- 5-3
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Wk 5
W 25-21
3-1
2-1
5-3
Wk 5·
Home · Big Ten
W 25-21
- Before
- 3-1
- After
- 2-1
- Total
- 5-3
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Wk 5
W 25-21
3-1
2-1
5-3
Wk 6·
Away · Big Ten
W 31-23
- Before
- 3-2
- After
- 1-1
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 6
W 31-23
3-2
1-1
4-4
Wk 6·
Away · Big Ten
W 31-23
- Before
- 3-2
- After
- 1-1
- Total
- 4-4
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Wk 6
W 31-23
3-2
1-1
4-4
Wk 9·
W 30-18
- Before
- 6-1
- After
- 0-0
- Total
- 6-2
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Wk 9
W 30-18
6-1
0-0
6-2
Wk 9·
W 30-18
- Before
- 6-1
- After
- 0-0
- Total
- 6-2
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Wk 9
W 30-18
6-1
0-0
6-2
- Conference
- Big Ten
- Head coach
- Lincoln Riley
- Stadium
- Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, seats 77,500, Los Angeles, California
- NFL draft
- 3 picked in the 2026 NFL draft, earliest in round 1
Receipt insights
- USC is 1-0 vs. currently ranked teams, with 2 more on the schedule.
- Best win by opponent record: Ohio State, now 6-2 (won 30-18, Wk 9).
Combined opponents
Across 9 completed games · 3 upcoming left out
1-1 vs. teams ranked that week
Before playing USC
19-9
67.9%
vs. USC
2-7
22.2%
After playing USC
20-16
55.6%
Total (including vs. USC)
41-32
56.2%
Teams we beat31-26total (54.4%)
Before playing USC 13-6 · after 18-13
Teams that beat us10-6total (62.5%)
Before playing USC 6-3 · after 2-3
How we count
Records are summed once per game on this schedule, so an opponent who shows up twice is counted twice. Before playing USC uses only that opponent's games completed before the kickoff. vs. USC is the opponents' combined record in those head-to-head games. After playing USC uses only games completed later. Total adds the three together. Canceled, postponed, and vacated games are excluded. Winning percentage counts a tie as half a win.
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