The USC Trojans were 9-2 in 1981. They fell to the Penn State Nittany Lions, 26 to 10, in the Fiesta Bowl.

1981 Stats

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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
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

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