AP Poll Summary
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12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 8, 1979 | Sat | (1) USC | @ | Texas Tech | SWC | W | 21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | |
| 2 | Sep 15, 1979 | Sat | (1) USC | @ | Oregon State | Pac-10 | W | 42 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Sep 22, 1979 | Sat | (1) USC | Minnesota | Big Ten | W | 48 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Sep 29, 1979 | Sat | (1) USC | @ | (20) LSU | SEC | W | 17 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Oct 6, 1979 | Sat | (1) USC | Washington State | Pac-10 | W | 50 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 0 | W 5 | ||
| 6 | Oct 13, 1979 | Sat | (1) USC | Stanford | Pac-10 | T | 21 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 1 | T 1 | ||
| 7 | Oct 20, 1979 | Sat | (4) USC | @ | (9) Notre Dame | Ind | W | 42 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | W 1 | |
| 8 | Oct 27, 1979 | Sat | (3) USC | @ | California | Pac-10 | W | 24 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 1 | W 2 | |
| 9 | Nov 3, 1979 | Sat | (3) USC | Arizona | Pac-10 | W | 34 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | W 3 | ||
| 10 | Nov 10, 1979 | Sat | (4) USC | @ | (15) Washington | Pac-10 | W | 24 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 1 | W 4 | |
| 11 | Nov 24, 1979 | Sat | (4) USC | UCLA | Pac-10 | W | 49 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 1 | W 5 | ||
| 12 | Jan 1, 1980 | Tue | (3) USC | (1) Ohio State | Big Ten | W | 17 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 1 | W 6 | Rose Bowl (Pasadena, CA) |
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