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77
at its 5-year level▼ Down 5 this season
Career79since 1936
Peak982004
Last 575seasons
#22 nationally · 6-1 (3-1 conf)
Résumé #17
Schedule so far #22
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
USC Trojans
Big Ten · Los Angeles, CA · Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum · Head coach Lincoln Riley
Rival
Notre Dame · also UCLA
Bitter rivalry
38-53-5 all time (96 meetings since 1926)
Notre Dame leads
Last: lost 34-24 (2025) · Notre Dame has won 3 straight
Wants it back
Blue BloodHeisman HouseNFL FactoryWinning TraditionAll-American Factory
7national titles
8Heisman
29AP top-10
65All-Americans
293NFL picks
68.1%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1922. Every season →
Chemistry
65
69Foundation
61Gel
gel counts 50% so far
▲ Above its norm +5Trending up
early · #32 of 138
HC year5
Ret. starters55%
QB yrs w/ OC2
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 6-1 | Big Ten | #19 | #22 | 77 | Lincoln Riley |
| 2025 | 9-4 | Big Ten | #20 | #13 | 81 | Lincoln Riley |
| 2024 | 7-6 | Big Ten | — | #22 | 78 | Lincoln Riley |
| 2023 | 8-5 | Pac-12 | — | #24 | 75 | Lincoln Riley |
| 2022 | 11-3 | Pac-12 | #12 | #19 | 78 | Lincoln Riley |
| 2021 | 4-8 | Pac-12 | — | #69 | 65 | Donte Williams; Clay Helton |
| 2020 | 5-1 | Pac-12 | #21 | — | — | Clay Helton |
| 2019 | 8-5 | Pac-12 | — | #30 | 74 | Clay Helton |
| 2018 | 5-7 | Pac-12 | — | #60 | 66 | Clay Helton |
| 2017 | 11-3 | Pac-12 | #12 | #27 | 76 | Clay Helton |
| 2016 | 10-3 | Pac-12 | #3 | #7 | 86 | Clay Helton |
| 2015 | 8-6 | Pac-12 | — | #20 | 78 | Clay Helton |
| 2014 | 9-4 | Pac-12 | #20 | #14 | 80 | Steve Sarkisian |
| 2013 | 10-4 | Pac-12 | #19 | #19 | 79 | Ed Orgeron; Lane Kiffin; Clay Helton |
| 2012 | 7-6 | Pac-12 | — | #20 | 77 | Lane Kiffin |
| 2011 | 10-2 | Pac-12 | #6 | #11 | 80 | Lane Kiffin |
| 2010 | 8-5 | Pac-10 | — | #19 | 78 | Lane Kiffin |
| 2009 | 9-4 | Pac-10 | #22 | #28 | 74 | Pete Carroll |
| 2008 | 12-1 | Pac-10 | #3 | #4 | 95 | Pete Carroll |
| 2007 | 11-2 | Pac-10 | #3 | #8 | 88 | Pete Carroll |
| 2006 | 11-2 | Pac-10 | #4 | #1 | 92 | Pete Carroll |
| 2005 | 12-1 | Pac-10 | #2 | #1 | 97 | Pete Carroll |
| 2004 ★ | 13-0 | Pac-10 | #1 | #1 | 98 | Pete Carroll |
| 2003 ★ | 12-1 | Pac-10 | #1 | #3 | 93 | Pete Carroll |
| 2002 | 11-2 | Pac-10 | #5 | #1 | 95 | Pete Carroll |
| 2001 | 6-6 | Pac-10 | — | #24 | 76 | Pete Carroll |
| 2000 | 5-7 | Pac-10 | — | #47 | 69 | Paul Hackett |
| 1999 | 6-6 | Pac-10 | — | #41 | 70 | Paul Hackett |
| 1998 | 8-5 | Pac-10 | — | #22 | 78 | Paul Hackett |
| 1997 | 6-5 | Pac-10 | — | #24 | 75 | John Robinson |
| 1996 | 6-6 | Pac-10 | — | #22 | 76 | John Robinson |
| 1995 | 9-2-1 | Pac-10 | #12 | #15 | 77 | John Robinson |
| 1994 | 8-3-1 | Pac-10 | #13 | #10 | 80 | John Robinson |
| 1993 | 8-5 | Pac-10 | — | #14 | 80 | John Robinson |
| 1992 | 6-5-1 | Pac-10 | — | #17 | 78 | Larry Smith |
| 1991 | 3-8 | Pac-10 | — | #30 | 73 | Larry Smith |
| 1990 | 8-4-1 | Pac-10 | #20 | #20 | 77 | Larry Smith |
| 1989 | 9-2-1 | Pac-10 | #8 | #6 | 87 | Larry Smith |
| 1988 | 10-2 | Pac-10 | #7 | #3 | 89 | Larry Smith |
| 1987 | 8-4 | Pac-10 | #18 | #18 | 78 | Larry Smith |
| 1986 | 7-5 | Pac-10 | — | #18 | 78 | Ted Tollner |
| 1985 | 6-6 | Pac-10 | — | #31 | 71 | Ted Tollner |
| 1984 | 9-3 | Pac-10 | #10 | #32 | 73 | Ted Tollner |
| 1983 | 4-6-1 | Pac-10 | — | #44 | 65 | Ted Tollner |
| 1982 | 8-3 | Pac-10 | #15 | #3 | 89 | John Robinson |
| 1981 | 9-3 | Pac-10 | #14 | #13 | 80 | John Robinson |
| 1980 | 8-2-1 | Pac-10 | #11 | #8 | 86 | John Robinson |
| 1979 | 11-0-1 | Pac-10 | #2 | #1 | 94 | John Robinson |
| 1978 ★ | 12-1 | Pac-10 | #2 | #2 | 92 | John Robinson |
| 1977 | 8-4 | Pac-8 | #13 | #11 | 83 | John Robinson |
| 1976 | 11-1 | Pac-8 | #2 | #3 | 89 | John Robinson |
| 1975 | 8-4 | Pac-8 | #17 | #21 | 77 | John McKay |
| 1974 ★ | 10-1-1 | Pac-8 | #2 | #5 | 89 | John McKay |
| 1973 | 9-2-1 | Pac-8 | #8 | #11 | 82 | John McKay |
| 1972 ★ | 12-0 | Pac-8 | #1 | #1 | 96 | John McKay |
| 1971 | 6-4-1 | Pac-8 | #20 | #13 | 80 | John McKay |
| 1970 | 6-4-1 | Pac-8 | #15 | #8 | 86 | John McKay |
| 1969 | 10-0-1 | Pac-8 | #3 | #10 | 85 | John McKay |
| 1968 | 9-1-1 | Pac-8 | #4 | #12 | 80 | John McKay |
| 1967 ★ | 10-1 | AAWU | #1 | #2 | 87 | John McKay |
| 1966 | 7-4 | AAWU | — | #14 | 81 | John McKay |
| 1965 | 7-2-1 | AAWU | #10 | #4 | 89 | John McKay |
| 1964 | 7-3 | AAWU | #10 | #6 | 84 | John McKay |
| 1963 | 7-3 | AAWU | — | #10 | 80 | John McKay |
| 1962 ★ | 11-0 | AAWU | #1 | #3 | 87 | John McKay |
| 1961 | 4-5-1 | AAWU | — | #56 | 63 | John McKay |
| 1960 | 4-6 | AAWU | — | #50 | 65 | John McKay |
| 1959 | 8-2 | AAWU | #14 | #12 | 78 | Don Clark |
| 1958 | 4-5-1 | Pacific | — | #32 | 70 | Don Clark |
| 1957 | 1-9 | Pacific | — | #61 | 59 | Don Clark |
| 1956 | 8-2 | Pacific | #18 | #15 | 77 | Jess Hill |
| 1955 | 6-4 | Pacific | #13 | #9 | 80 | Jess Hill |
| 1954 | 8-4 | Pacific | #17 | #22 | 76 | Jess Hill |
| 1953 | 6-3-1 | Pacific | — | #29 | 72 | Jess Hill |
| 1952 | 10-1 | Pacific | #5 | #4 | 88 | Jess Hill |
| 1951 | 7-3 | Pacific | — | #22 | 74 | Jess Hill |
| 1950 | 2-5-2 | Pacific | — | #68 | 59 | Jeff Cravath |
| 1949 | 5-3-1 | Pacific | — | #11 | 79 | Jeff Cravath |
| 1948 | 6-3-1 | Pacific | — | #22 | 75 | Jeff Cravath |
| 1947 | 7-2-1 | Pacific | #8 | #8 | 84 | Jeff Cravath |
| 1946 | 6-4 | Pacific | — | #29 | 72 | Jeff Cravath |
| 1945 | 7-4 | Pacific | #11 | #34 | 65 | Jeff Cravath |
| 1944 | 8-0-2 | Pacific | #7 | #10 | 80 | Jeff Cravath |
| 1943 | 8-2 | Pacific | — | #8 | 79 | Jeff Cravath |
| 1942 | 5-5-1 | Pacific | — | #38 | 67 | Jeff Cravath |
| 1941 | 2-6-1 | Pacific | — | #52 | 65 | Sam Barry |
| 1940 | 3-4-2 | Pacific | — | #28 | 71 | Howard Jones |
| 1939 ★ | 8-0-2 | Pacific | #3 | #7 | 82 | Howard Jones |
| 1938 | 9-2 | Pacific | #7 | #6 | 83 | Howard Jones |
| 1937 | 4-4-2 | Pacific | — | #35 | 70 | Howard Jones |
| 1936 | 4-2-3 | Pacific | — | #16 | 77 | Howard Jones |
| 1935 | 5-7 | Pacific | — | #48 | 66 early | Howard Jones |
| 1934 | 4-6-1 | Pacific | — | #45 | 65 early | Howard Jones |
| 1933 | 10-1-1 | Pacific | — | #2 | 90 early | Howard Jones |
| 1932 ★ | 10-0 | Pacific | — | #1 | 98 early | Howard Jones |
| 1931 ★ | 10-1 | Pacific | — | #1 | 97 early | Howard Jones |
| 1930 | 8-2 | Pacific | — | #5 | 83 early | Howard Jones |
| 1929 | 10-2 | Pacific | — | #1 | 89 early | Howard Jones |
| 1928 ★ | 9-0-1 | Pacific | — | #3 | 90 early | Howard Jones |
| 1927 | 8-1-1 | Pacific | — | #7 | 82 early | Howard Jones |
| 1926 | 8-2 | Pacific | — | #7 | 83 early | Howard Jones |
| 1925 | 11-2 | Pacific | — | #9 | 79 early | Howard Jones |
| 1924 | 9-2 | Pacific | — | #3 | 86 early | Gus Henderson |
| 1923 | 6-2 | Pacific | — | #30 | 72 early | Gus Henderson |
| 1922 | 10-1 | Pacific | — | #6 | 80 early | Gus Henderson |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.