[20] Southern California began their conference schedule after dropping six spots in the AP rankings since the preseason poll despite going undefeated.

[21] For consecutive years, head coach Steve Sarkisian's Washington Huskies upset the Trojans by kicking a last-second field goal.

Erik Folk, who hit the game-winning field goal for Washington, was named Pac-10 special teams player of the week.

[26] The Trojans eked out a single-point victory against Arizona State thanks to a rare defensive two-point conversion in the fourth quarter.

[27] USC beat Arizona to extend its win streak in Tucson to nine with a 160-yard performance by Marc Tyler and avenged their season-ending loss from the previous year.

[29][30] Playing with its backup quarterback Mitch Mustain, USC lost to Notre Dame and ended its victory streak against its arch rival dating back to 2001.

Allen Bradford led the Trojans by gaining 212 yards rushing and catching a 47-yard touchdown throw to extend the victory streak against the Bruins to four.