As we all know, the Trojans are banned from bowling this year, so you can spend your holiday college football season scouting next season's opponents.
USC's 2011 foes combined to go 83-61 this season and 7 of the 12 are headed for postseason play. In comparison, the Trojans' 2010 opponents went 82-75 (13 games instead of 12 next year), so the schedule should be more difficult next season.
Here is next year's schedule with this year's records and bowl dates:
9/3 - vs. Minnesota (3-9) - Hired new head coach Jerry Kill, formerly at Northern Illinois
9/10 - vs. Utah (10-2) - Vegas Bowl vs. Boise St. on 12/22
9/17 - vs. Syracuse (7-5) - Pinstripe Bowl vs. Kansas St. on 12/30
9/24 - at Arizona State (6-6) - Beat two FBS teams, so not eligible for a bowl
10/1 - vs. Arizona (7-5) - Alamo Bowl vs. Oklahoma State on 12/29
10/13 - at Cal (5-7) - Playing home games at AT&T Park next season
10/22 - at Notre Dame (7-5) - Sun Bowl vs. Miami (FL) on 12/31
10/29 - vs. Stanford (11-1) - Orange Bowl vs. Virginia Tech on 1/3
11/5 - at Colorado (5-7) - Hired new head coach Jon Embree, a Buffaloes alum
11/12 - vs. Washington (6-6) - Holiday Bowl vs. Nebraska on 12/30
11/19 - at Oregon (12-0) - BCS Championship Game vs. Auburn on 1/10
11/26 - vs. UCLA (4-8) - Evaluating coaching staff...
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USC's 2011 foes combined to go 83-61 this season and 7 of the 12 are headed for postseason play. In comparison, the Trojans' 2010 opponents went 82-75 (13 games instead of 12 next year), so the schedule should be more difficult next season.
Here is next year's schedule with this year's records and bowl dates:
9/3 - vs. Minnesota (3-9) - Hired new head coach Jerry Kill, formerly at Northern Illinois
9/10 - vs. Utah (10-2) - Vegas Bowl vs. Boise St. on 12/22
9/17 - vs. Syracuse (7-5) - Pinstripe Bowl vs. Kansas St. on 12/30
9/24 - at Arizona State (6-6) - Beat two FBS teams, so not eligible for a bowl
10/1 - vs. Arizona (7-5) - Alamo Bowl vs. Oklahoma State on 12/29
10/13 - at Cal (5-7) - Playing home games at AT&T Park next season
10/22 - at Notre Dame (7-5) - Sun Bowl vs. Miami (FL) on 12/31
10/29 - vs. Stanford (11-1) - Orange Bowl vs. Virginia Tech on 1/3
11/5 - at Colorado (5-7) - Hired new head coach Jon Embree, a Buffaloes alum
11/12 - vs. Washington (6-6) - Holiday Bowl vs. Nebraska on 12/30
11/19 - at Oregon (12-0) - BCS Championship Game vs. Auburn on 1/10
11/26 - vs. UCLA (4-8) - Evaluating coaching staff...
The early season showdown with Utah will test the Trojans in 2011.
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