USC opens the 2026 football season against San Jose State at home. The Trojans went 9-4 last year, including 7-2 in the Big Ten.
Current 2026 Win Total Odds
USC’s win total for 2026 is 8.5.
The Trojans have won at least seven games the past four seasons. The last time they failed to win seven games was 2021 (4-8).
2026 USC Football Schedule
USC’s non-conference schedule begins in Week 1 with a home game vs. San Jose State. The Trojans’ road opener is Sept. 19, a conference game against Rutgers.
USC’s first conference game is the aforementioned Sept. 19 home matchup vs. Rutgers.
Non-Conference Matchups
- Aug. 29: vs. San Jose State
- Sept. 4: vs. Fresno State
- Sept. 12: vs. Louisiana
Of USC’s non-conference opponents, Fresno State won the most games in 2025; the Bulldogs went 9-4.
Big Ten Conference Matchups
- Sept. 19: at Rutgers
- Sept. 26: vs. Oregon
- Oct. 3: vs. Washington
- Oct. 10: at Penn State
- Oct. 24: at Wisconsin
- Oct. 31: vs. Ohio State
- Nov. 14: at Indiana
- Nov. 21: vs. Maryland
- Nov. 28: at UCLA
Of USC’s conference opponents, Indiana won the most games; the Hoosiers went 16-0, including 9-0 in the Big Ten.
2025 USC Football Results
USC went 9-3 during the 2025 regular season and then lost to TCU in the Valero Alamo Bowl to finish 9-4.
- Aug. 30: vs. Missouri State – Win (73-13)
- Sept. 6: vs. Georgia Southern – Win (59-20)
- Sept. 13: at Purdue – Win (33-17)
- Sept. 20: vs. Michigan State – Win (45-31)
- Sept. 27: at Illinois – Loss (34-32)
- Oct. 11: vs. Michigan – Win (31-13)
- Oct. 18: at Notre Dame – Loss (34-24)
- Nov. 1: at Nebraska – Win (21-17)
- Nov. 7: vs. Northwestern – Win (38-17)
- Nov. 15: vs. Iowa – Win (26-21)
- Nov. 22: at Oregon – Loss (42-27)
- Nov. 29: vs. UCLA – Win (29-10)
- Dec. 30: vs. TCU* – Loss (30-27)(OT)
*neutral site
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