Schedule
The Sporting News ranked the schedule as the toughest in the Pac-10; ESPN.com ranked it as the fourth toughest in the conference. ESPN.com ranked the nonconference schedule as the fifth most difficult in the nation, noting that if Virginia had a good year it would be the toughest.
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 30 | 12:30 PM | at Virginia* | #3 | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | ABC | W 52–7 | 64,947 | |
| September 13 | 5:00 PM | #5 Ohio State* | #1 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | ABC | W 35–3 | 93,607 | |
| September 25 | 6:00 PM | at Oregon State | #1 | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR | ESPN | L 21–27 | 42,839 | |
| October 4 | 5:00 PM | #23 Oregon | #9 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | ABC | W 44–10 | 82,765 | |
| October 11 | 12:30 PM | Arizona State | #9 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | ABC | W 28–0 | 84,956 | |
| October 18 | 12:30 PM | at Washington State | #4 | Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA | FSN | W 69–0 | 25,118 | |
| October 25 | 7:15 PM | at Arizona | #4 | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ | FSN | W 17–10 | 57,427 | |
| November 1 | 3:30 PM | Washington | #6 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | FSN | W 56–0 | 80,216 | |
| November 8 | 5:00 PM | #21 California | #6 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA | ABC | W 17–3 | 88,523 | |
| November 15 | 4:00 PM | at Stanford | #6 | Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA | Versus | W 45–23 | 50,425 | |
| November 29 | 5:00 PM | Notre Dame* | #5 | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Notre Dame – USC rivalry) | ESPN | W 38–3 | 90,689 | |
| December 6 | 1:30 PM | at UCLA | #5 | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Battle for the Victory Bell) | ABC | W 28–7 | 87,790 | |
| January 1 | 2:10 PM | #5 Penn State* | #4-T | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA (Rose Bowl Game) | ABC | W 38–24 | 93,293 | |
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