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USC football schedule 2026
12 regular-season games, 7 at home and 5 away, from Aug 29 to Nov 28. 9 in the Big Ten. Next up: away at Penn State on Oct 10.
August 2026 1 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs San José State 42-26 |
September 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 4 | vs Fresno State 39-0 | |
| Sep 12 | vs Louisiana 49-30 | |
| Sep 19 | at Rutgers 42-35 | |
| Sep 26 | vs Oregon 27-41 |
October 2026 4 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3 | vs Washington 25-21 | |
| Oct 10 | at Penn State | |
| Oct 24 | at Wisconsin | TBC |
| Oct 31 | vs Ohio State | TBC |
November 2026 3 games
| Date | Opponent | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 14 | at Indiana | TBC |
| Nov 21 | vs Maryland | TBC |
| Nov 28 | at UCLA | TBC |
USC's 2026 season
The season finishes away at UCLA on Nov 28. The tightest turnaround is 2 games in seven days, from Aug 29 to Sep 4.
The non-conference games are against San José State on Aug 29, Fresno State on Sep 4, Louisiana on Sep 12. Those opponents are not in the Big Ten, so they do not appear as rows on the conference grid — a cell naming one carries a dotted underline there to say so. They are part of this team's season all the same, which is why they are on the grid at all rather than left as blank weeks.
Kick-off times are shown in your own timezone rather than US Eastern time — detected automatically, and overridable in the “Times in” control above. A Saturday-evening game in the United States is the small hours of Sunday morning across Europe, and a game that crosses midnight carries a +1 so it cannot be mistaken for the same evening. 5 of these games have no confirmed kick-off time yet and show a “?” rather than a guess. To see how USC's season compares with the rest of the conference — who has the harder stretch, and whose non-conference run is heaviest — the full Big Ten grid puts all 18 teams side by side.
Frequently asked questions
When does USC play next?
USC's next game is away at Penn State on Oct 10. The list below shows every remaining game, with kick-off times in your own timezone.
How many games does USC play in 2026?
12 regular-season games: 7 at home at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum and 5 away, from Aug 29 to Nov 28. 9 are against Big Ten opponents and 3 are not. Conference championship games, bowls and the College Football Playoff are not included.
Who does USC play outside the Big Ten in 2026?
3 games: San José State on Aug 29, Fresno State on Sep 4, Louisiana on Sep 12. Those opponents are not in the Big Ten, so they have no row of their own on the conference grid — they are marked there with a dotted underline, and named in full on this page.
Why do some of USC's games have no kick-off time?
Because the networks have not chosen it yet. 5 of 12 games have a date but no confirmed time; college football kick-offs are fixed a week or two ahead, and a game can still move to a different day. Those carry a "?" instead of a time, because a placeholder you could not tell from a real time would be worse than none.
What time do USC's games start in my timezone?
Every confirmed kick-off on this page is converted to the timezone your browser reports, with a manual override in the "Times in" control. College football is published in US Eastern time, so a Saturday-evening game there starts in the small hours of Sunday across Europe, and those carry a +1 mark.
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