The USC Trojans were 9-2 in 1981. They fell to the Penn State Nittany Lions, 26 to 10, in the Fiesta Bowl.
Scores & Schedules
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1981 Pac-12 Standings
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
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 |
1981 Stats
See stats| 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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| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Texas Tech | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  BYU | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgia Tech | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Virginia | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ohio State | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  Indiana | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
Texas A&M 
Ole Miss | Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  UNLV | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  San Diego State | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Notre Dame | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| 2 |  UConn | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Navy | 6 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2 |  South Florida | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington State | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| 2 |  Oregon State | 0 | 7 | .000 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Kentucky | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 2 |  Kennesaw State | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Western Michigan | 4 | 3 | .571 |
| 2 |  Buffalo | 3 | 3 | .500 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  JMU | 5 | 1 | .833 |
| 2 |  Coastal Carolina | 3 | 3 | .500 |
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