Sep. 01

non

Idaho

#1

FSN, national

W, 38-10

- Attendance: 90,917

- USC's 34th home-game winning streak

Sep. 15

#14

at Nebraska

#1

ABC, national

W, 49-31

- Attendance: sellout 84,959

- 313 yards (8.2 per carry) in USC's ground attack

- 49 points, the third-most scored by an opponent in Lincoln.

Sep. 22

non

Washington State

#1

ABC, regional

W, 47-14

- Attendance: 86,876

Sep. 29

non

at Washington

#1

ABC, national

W, 27-24

- Attendance: 68,654

- USC committed 2 ints, a fumble, a blocked punt, 16 penalties for 161 yrds. The Trojans suffered trouble on the way of the OLW.

Oct. 06

non

Stanford

#2

FSN, national

L, 23-24

- Attendance: 85,125

- 35-game home winning streak ends.

- Stanford was the last team to defeat USC at the Coliseum on Sept. 29, 2001.

- Stanford came as 40-point underdog

- USC's first loss on FSN

Oct. 13

non

Arizona

#10

ABC, regional

W, 20-13

- Attendance: 84,671

- QB Mark Sanchez gets his first starting job instead of injured Booty.

- Joe McKnight: a 45-yard punt return, a 59-yard rushing

Oct. 20

non

at Notre Dame

#13

NBC, national

W, 38-0

- Attendance: 80,795

- Mark Sanchez, 4 TD passes, no INT

- USC's 6th win in a row vs. ND

Oct. 27

#5

at Oregon

#9

FSN, national

L, 24-17

- Attendance: 59,277(a stadium record)

- Sanchez, 277 yards, 2 TDs, 2 Ints.

- USC's second loss on FSN

Nov. 03

non

Oregon State

#13

ABC, national

W, 24-3

- Homecoming Day

- Attendance: 85,713

- J.D.Booty returned to the leadership. 157 yards, 2 TDs, 0 Int.

Nov. 10

#24

at California

#12

ABC, national

W, 24-17

- Attendance: sellout 72,516

Nov. 22

#7

at Arizona State

#11

ESPN, national

W, 44-24

- Attendance: 71,706

- J.D.Booty: 26-39 for 375 yards, 4 passing TDs, 1 rushing TD, 0 Int.

Dec. 01

non

UCLA

#8

ABC, national

W, 24-7

- Rose Bowl on the line for both teams.

- Attendance: 91,553

- USC clinched to the Rose Bowl.

- USC earned its sixth consecutive conference championship.

Jan. 01

#13

Illinois

#6

ABC, national

W, 49-17

- Rose Bowl Game

- Attendance: sellout 93,923

- USC ranked No.3 in the final AP polls