The USC Trojans were 10-1 in 1988. They fell to the Michigan Wolverines, 22 to 14, in the Rose Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8-0 | 10-2 | |
6-2 | 10-2 | ||
5-3 | 9-3 | ||
5-3 | 7-4 | ||
3-4 | 6-5 |
| 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 | 356 | 5,077 | 911 | 5.6 | 2,360 | 564 | 4.2 | 2,717 | 347 | 7.8 | ||||||||
Team Rank | 18th | 11th | 3rd | 29th | 29th | 22nd | 37th | 16th | 32nd | 24th | |||||||||
Opponent | 11 | 162 | 2,958 | 4.5 | 843 | 313 | 2.7 | 2,115 | 342 | 6.2 | |||||||||
Opponent Rank | 11th | 9th | 31st | 2nd | 1st | 7th | 58th | 87th | 29th | ||||||||||
Net | +194 | +2,119 | +911 | +1.1 | +1,517 | +251 | +1.5 | +602 | +5 | +1.6 | |||||||||
Net Rank | 11th | 6th | 3rd | 21st | 11th | 3rd | 19th | 16th | 53rd | 20th |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 11 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 9 | 3 | .750 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 9 | .182 | |
| 2 | 5 | 6 | .455 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| American Athletic | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | 2 | .818 | |
| 2 | 10 | 1 | .909 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 4 | .667 | |
| 2 | 7 | 4 | .636 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 4 | .636 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10 | 1 | .909 | |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | .727 |