The year of the loss. ND's record and its ranking going into the USC game.
1964 9-0 #1
1970 9-0 #4
1972 8-1 #10
1974 9-1 #5
1976 8-2 #13
1978 8-2 #8
1980 9-0-1 #2
1982 6-3-1 NR
1996 8-2 #13
1998 9-1 #9
2002 10-1 #7
2004 6-4 NR
2006 10-1 #6
2008 6-5 NR
2014 7-4 NR
2016 4-7 NR