The 2011 Pac-12 football schedule was released today, the first year ever with two divisions for the conference. The USC Trojans welcome conference newcomer Utah by hosting them in their first Pac-12 game, September 10 at the Coliseum. The Trojans open their 2011 slate with three straight home games.
Utah and Colorado are the new teams that will join the Pac-12, and both will be in the South division with USC and UCLA. The Trojans last played the Utes in 2001, Pete Carroll's first season, in the Las Vegas Bowl, a 10-6 win for Utah. The Trojans last played Colorado in 2002, a 40-3 USC win to push them to 5-0 all-time against the Buffaloes.
Here is a look at the full 2011 USC football schedule:
| Date | Opponent |
| Sep 3 | Minnesota |
| Sep 10 | Utah* |
| Sep 17 | Syracuse |
| Sep 24 |
at Arizona St* |
| Oct 1 | Arizona* |
| Oct 13 | at California** |
| Oct 22 | at Notre Dame |
| Oct 29 | Stanford** |
| Nov 5 | at Colorado* |
| Nov 12 | Washington** |
| Nov 19 | at Oregon** |
| Nov 26 | UCLA* |
*Pac-12 South divisional opponent
**Pac-12 North divisional opponent
The first ever conference title game will be played on December 3, at the home site of the divisional winner with the best conference record.
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