AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/11 | 9/18 | 9/25 | 10/2 | 10/9 | 10/16 | 10/23 | 10/30 | 11/6 | 11/13 | 11/20 | 11/27 | 12/4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 9, 1972 | Sat | (8) USC | @ | (4) Arkansas | SWC | W | 31 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Sep 16, 1972 | Sat | (1) USC | Oregon State | Pac-8 | W | 51 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | ||
| 3 | Sep 23, 1972 | Sat | (1) USC | @ | Illinois | Big Ten | W | 55 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | |
| 4 | Sep 30, 1972 | Sat | (1) USC | Michigan State | Big Ten | W | 51 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | ||
| 5 | Oct 7, 1972 | Sat | (1) USC | @ | (15) Stanford | Pac-8 | W | 30 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | W 5 | |
| 6 | Oct 14, 1972 | Sat | (1) USC | California | Pac-8 | W | 42 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 0 | W 6 | ||
| 7 | Oct 21, 1972 | Sat | (1) USC | (18) Washington | Pac-8 | W | 34 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | W 7 | ||
| 8 | Oct 28, 1972 | Sat | (1) USC | @ | Oregon | Pac-8 | W | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | W 8 | |
| 9 | Nov 4, 1972 | Sat | (1) USC | @ | Washington State | Pac-8 | W | 44 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | W 9 | |
| 10 | Nov 18, 1972 | Sat | (1) USC | @ | (14) UCLA | Pac-8 | W | 24 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 0 | W 10 | |
| 11 | Dec 2, 1972 | Sat | (1) USC | (10) Notre Dame | Ind | W | 45 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | W 11 | ||
| 12 | Jan 1, 1973 | Mon | (1) USC | (3) Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 42 | 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | W 12 | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) |
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