AP Poll Summary
| Pre | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | 11/2 | 11/9 | 11/16 | 11/23 | 11/30 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
12 Games
| G | Date | Day | School | Opponent | Conf | Pts | Opp | W | L | T | Streak | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 12, 1981 | Sat | (5) USC | Tennessee | SEC | W | 43 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 2 | Sep 19, 1981 | Sat | (2) USC | @ | Indiana | Big Ten | W | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 3 | Sep 26, 1981 | Sat | (1) USC | (2) Oklahoma | Big 8 | W | 28 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 4 | Oct 3, 1981 | Sat | (1) USC | @ | Oregon State | Pac-10 | W | 56 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 5 | Oct 10, 1981 | Sat | (1) USC | Arizona | Pac-10 | L | 10 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 0 | L 1 | ||
| 6 | Oct 17, 1981 | Sat | (7) USC | Stanford | Pac-10 | W | 25 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 7 | Oct 24, 1981 | Sat | (5) USC | @ | Notre Dame | Ind | W | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | W 2 | |
| 8 | Oct 31, 1981 | Sat | (4) USC | (14) Washington State | Pac-10 | W | 41 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 0 | W 3 | ||
| 9 | Nov 7, 1981 | Sat | (3) USC | @ | California | Pac-10 | W | 21 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 0 | W 4 | |
| 10 | Nov 14, 1981 | Sat | (3) USC | @ | Washington | Pac-10 | L | 3 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | L 1 | |
| 11 | Nov 21, 1981 | Sat | (10) USC | (15) UCLA | Pac-10 | W | 22 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 0 | W 1 | ||
| 12 | Jan 1, 1982 | Fri | (8) USC | N | (7) Penn State | Ind | L | 10 | 26 | 9 | 3 | 0 | L 1 | Fiesta Bowl (Tempe, AZ) |
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