USC
1981 USC Football Schedule
Overall9-30.750
Conference5-20.714
StreakL1
Home5-1
Away4-1
Neutral0-1
| Date | Time | At | Opponent | Location | Tournament | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 (Sat) | Home | Tennessee | W 43-7 | |||
| Sep 19 (Sat) | Away | Indiana | W 21-0 | |||
| Sep 26 (Sat) | Home | Oklahoma | W 28-24 | |||
| Oct 3 (Sat) | Away | Oregon State | W 56-22 | |||
| Oct 10 (Sat) | Home | Arizona | L 10-13 | |||
| Oct 17 (Sat) | Home | Stanford | W 25-17 | |||
| Oct 24 (Sat) | Away | Notre Dame | W 14-7 | |||
| Oct 31 (Sat) | Home | Washington State | W 41-17 | |||
| Nov 7 (Sat) | Away | California | W 21-3 | |||
| Nov 14 (Sat) | Away | Washington | L 3-13 | |||
| Nov 21 (Sat) | Home | UCLA | W 22-21 | |||
| Jan 1 (Fri) | Neutral | Penn State | Fiesta Bowl | L 10-26 |