The USC Trojans were 9-3 in 2016. They emerged victorious over the Penn State Nittany Lions, 52 to 49, in the Rose Bowl.
| TEAM | CONF | OVERALL | |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9-1 | 12-2 | |
2 | 6-3 | 10-3 | |
3 | 7-2 | 10-3 | |
4 | 8-2 | 10-4 | |
5 | 5-4 | 9-4 |
| 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 | 447 | 6,202 | 969 | 6.4 | 2,609 | 506 | 5.2 | 3,593 | 463 | 7.8 | 12 | 80 | 324 | 135 | 165 | 24 | 99 | 873 |
Team Rank | 35th | 19th | 28th | 29th | 41st | 61st | 33rd | 25th | 27th | 42nd | 6th | 122nd | 14th | 37th | 19th | 38th | 120th | 117th | |
Opponent | 13 | 315 | 4,773 | 913 | 5.4 | 1,815 | 448 | 4.1 | 2,958 | 439 | 6.7 | 26 | 184 | 249 | 93 | 130 | 26 | 62 | 587 |
Opponent Rank | 36th | 37th | 52nd | 44th | 31st | 21st | 44th | 71st | 89th | 36th | 64th | 70th | 28th | 25th | 73rd | 91st | 106th | 96th | |
Net | +132 | +1,429 | +56 | +1.0 | +794 | +58 | +1.1 | +635 | +24 | +1.0 | -14 | -104 | +75 | +42 | +35 | -2 | +37 | +286 | |
Net Rank | 29th | 17th | 25th | 23rd | 31st | 40th | 24th | 34th | 55th | 37th | 23rd | 110th | 15th | 25th | 20th | 76th | 127th | 126th |
| 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 | 5 | 3 | .625 |
| Conference USA | W | L | PCT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | 2 | .750 | |
| 2 | 5 | 3 | .625 |