The USC Trojans were 9-2 in 1981. They fell to the Penn State Nittany Lions, 26 to 10, in the Fiesta Bowl.
TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
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1 | Washington | 6-2 | 10-2 |
Arizona State | 5-2 | 9-2 | |
USC | 5-2 | 9-3 | |
Washington State | 5-2-1 | 8-3-1 | |
UCLA | 5-2-1 | 7-4-1 |
GP | PTS | YDS | PLY | AVG | RUSH YDS | RUSH ATT | RUSH AVG | PASS YDS | PASS ATT | PASS AVG | SCK | SCKY | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PASS 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | PEN | PEN YDS | |
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Team | 11 | 284 | 4,412 | 787 | 5.6 | 3,293 | 605 | 5.4 | 1,119 | 182 | 6.1 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 28th | 20th | 62nd | 12th | 3rd | 21st | 3rd | 123rd | 123rd | 87th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 144 | 3,138 | 4.2 | 1,491 | 453 | 3.3 | 1,647 | 287 | 5.7 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 19th | 34th | 41st | 45th | 31st | 54th | 53rd | 87th | 24th | ||||||||||
Net | +140 | +1,274 | +787 | +1.4 | +1,802 | +152 | +2.2 | -528 | -105 | +0.4 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 15th | 11th | 62nd | 12th | 6th | 20th | 6th | 111th | 116th | 59th |
Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Arizona State | 11 | 2 | .846 |
2 | BYU | 10 | 2 | .833 |
Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Boise State | 12 | 1 | .923 |
2 | UNLV | 11 | 3 | .786 |
Independent | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Notre Dame | 12 | 1 | .923 |
2 | UConn | 8 | 4 | .667 |
Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Ohio | 11 | 3 | .786 |
2 | Miami (OH) | 8 | 5 | .615 |
Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Oregon | 13 | 0 | 1.000 |
2 | Penn State | 12 | 2 | .857 |
Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Oregon State | 5 | 7 | .417 |
2 | Washington State | 8 | 4 | .667 |
Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
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1 | Jacksonville State | 9 | 5 | .643 |
2 | Western Kentucky | 8 | 6 | .571 |