Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 5 | 12:30 PM | San Jose State* | #4 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | FSN | W 56–3 | 84,325 | |
| September 12 | 5:00 PM | at #8 Ohio State* | #3 | Ohio Stadium • Columbus, OH | ESPN | W 18–15 | 106,033 | |
| September 19 | 12:30 PM | at Washington | #3 | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA | ABC | L 16–13 | 61,889 | |
| September 26 | 7:15 PM | Washington State | #12 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | FSN | W 27–6 | 75,216 | |
| October 3 | 5:00 PM | at #24 California | #7 | California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA | ABC | W 30–3 | 71,799 | |
| October 17 | 12:30 PM | at #25 Notre Dame* | #6 | Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN (Notre Dame – USC rivalry) | NBC | W 34–27 | 80,795 | |
| October 24 | 5:00 PM | Oregon State | #7 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | ABC | W 42–36 | 89,718 | |
| October 31 | 5:00 PM | at #10 Oregon | #5 | Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR | ABC | L 47-20 | 59,592 | |
| November 7 | 5:00 PM | at Arizona State | #12 | Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ | ABC | W 14–9 | 55,282 | |
| November 14 | 12:00 PM | #25 Stanford | #9 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | FSN | L 55-21 | 90,071 | |
| November 28 | 7:00 PM | UCLA | #20 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) | FSN | W 28–7 | 85,713 | |
| December 5 | 12:30 PM | Arizona | #18 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | ABC | L 21-17 | 83,753 | |
| December 26 | 5:00 PM | vs. Boston College* | #24 | AT&T Park • San Francisco, CA (Emerald Bowl) | ESPN | W 24–13 | 40,121 | |
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