| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|
| September 12 | at No. 14Houston* | No. 11 | | ABC | L 13–17 | 38,121 | [3] |
| September 17 | Kansas* | No. 14 | | | W 17–7 (vacated) | 40,738 | [4] |
| September 24 | atMinnesota* | No. 18 | | | L 13–27 | 41,076 | [5] |
| October 1 | Iowa* | | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| | W 34–16 (vacated) | 35,636 | [6] |
| October 8 | atStanford | | | | L 28–32 | 64,500 | [7] |
| October 15 | atWashington State | | | | W 27–16 (vacated) | 37,750 | [8] |
| October 22 | No. 15California | | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| | W 21–19 (vacated) | 48,584 | [9][10] |
| October 29 | Washington | | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| | W 20–12 (vacated) | 38,692 | [11] |
| November 5 | atOregon | | | | W 21–3 (vacated) | 20,000 | [12] |
| November 12 | Oregon State | | - Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
- Los Angeles, CA
| | W 48–18 (vacated) | 35,529 | [13] |
| November 25 | atUSC | No. 17 | | ABC | L 27–29 | 86,168 | [14] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game
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