The USC Trojans were 11-1 in 2008. They emerged victorious over the Penn State Nittany Lions, 38 to 24, in the Rose Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8-1 | 12-1 | |
7-2 | 10-3 | ||
6-3 | 9-4 | ||
7-2 | 9-4 | ||
5-4 | 8-5 |
| 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 | 13 | 488 | 5,911 | 891 | 6.6 | 2,533 | 503 | 5.0 | 3,378 | 388 | 8.7 | 305 | 132 | 153 | 153 | 103 | 948 | ||
Team Rank | 15th | 13th | 39th | 10th | 20th | 35th | 16th | 21st | 67th | 8th | 15th | 25th | 25th | 25th | 115th | 117th | |||
Opponent | 13 | 117 | 2,883 | 3.6 | 1,136 | 416 | 2.7 | 1,747 | 382 | 4.6 | 181 | 66 | 86 | 86 | 81 | 658 | |||
Opponent Rank | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 15th | 4th | 1st | 53rd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | 35th | 54th | ||||
Net | +371 | +3,028 | +891 | +3.0 | +1,397 | +87 | +2.3 | +1,631 | +6 | +4.1 | +124 | +66 | +67 | +67 | +22 | +290 | |||
Net Rank | 3rd | 1st | 38th | 1st | 12th | 24th | 7th | 4th | 52nd | 1st | 2nd | 12th | 3rd | 3rd | 108th | 115th |
| Big 12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| Big 10 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 0 | 1.000 | |
| 2 | 9 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Independent | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 | .750 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Mid-American | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 3 | .667 | |
| 2 | 5 | 4 | .556 |
| Pac-12 | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 7 | .222 | |
| 2 | 4 | 5 | .444 |
| Mountain West | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | |
| 2 | 6 | 3 | .667 |
| Atlantic Coast | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | 1 | .889 | |
| 2 | 8 | 1 | .889 |
| Sun Belt | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 1 | .875 | |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | .750 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 | .750 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | .625 |