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Reign #163 of 328 · USC’s 7th reign

USC, 1978–1980

735Days held
24Defenses
#10Longest of 328
#9Most defended of 328
How it started

November 11, 1978

Took the belt from Washington 28–10 at home on November 11, 1978.

Defenses

The belt on the line, 24 times

November 18, 1978 · at UCLA 17–10DefendedNovember 25, 1978 · vs. Notre Dame 27–25DefendedDecember 2, 1978 · at Hawai'i 21–5DefendedJanuary 1, 1979 · vs. Michigan 17–10DefendedSeptember 8, 1979 · at Texas Tech 21–7DefendedSeptember 15, 1979 · at Oregon State 42–5DefendedSeptember 22, 1979 · vs. Minnesota 48–14DefendedSeptember 29, 1979 · at LSU 17–12DefendedOctober 6, 1979 · vs. Washington State 50–21DefendedOctober 13, 1979 · at Stanford 21–21Tie, belt keptOctober 20, 1979 · at Notre Dame 42–23DefendedOctober 27, 1979 · at California 24–14DefendedNovember 3, 1979 · vs. Arizona 34–7DefendedNovember 10, 1979 · at Washington 24–17DefendedNovember 24, 1979 · vs. UCLA 49–14DefendedJanuary 1, 1980 · vs. Ohio State 17–16DefendedSeptember 13, 1980 · at Tennessee 20–17DefendedSeptember 20, 1980 · vs. South Carolina 23–13DefendedSeptember 27, 1980 · at Minnesota 24–7DefendedOctober 4, 1980 · vs. Arizona State 23–21DefendedOctober 11, 1980 · at Arizona 27–10DefendedOctober 18, 1980 · vs. Oregon 7–7Tie, belt keptNovember 1, 1980 · vs. California 60–7DefendedNovember 8, 1980 · at Stanford 34–9Defended
How it ended

November 15, 1980

Lost the belt to Washington 10–20 at home on November 15, 1980, after 735 days.