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Rivalry History

Stanford-USC

Stanford and USC have met 103 times since 1905. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series snapshot

Record
33-66-3
Current streak
USC 2 games
Longest streak
USC 12 games (1958-1969)
Avg. margin / points
13.6 / 40.7

Series overview

Stanford 33-66-3 USC. Current streak: USC 2 games.

Last five meetings

Stanford 2 | USC 3

Largest margin

49 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1905 through 2023.
  • 102 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Sep 10, 2023.

Related pages

Move from rivalry history into team-level seasons, rosters, and archives.

Rivalry guide

What this rivalry is

Stanford and USC have a tracked series that starts in 1905 and spans 103 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Series history

Status
Historical or inactive series
Years
1905-2023
Busiest era
2010s, 12 games
Longest pause
3 years (1942-1946)
  • 2010s12 games
  • 1930s10 games
  • 1950s10 games
  • 1960s10 games

Biggest games and recent trend

Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.

4 featured games

Latest meeting

2023 - Sep 10, 2023

Stanford 10, USC 56. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1979 - Oct 13, 1979

Stanford 21, USC 21. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

2011 - Oct 30, 2011

Stanford 56, USC 48. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

1977 - Nov 5, 1977

Stanford 0, USC 49. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
Stanford 2, USC 3 across 5 games
Last ten
Stanford 5, USC 5 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Balanced scoring profile; average total 40.7, average margin 13.6.
Current streak
USC 2 games

Players and coaches from recent chapters

Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.

  • Ashton Daniels

    Stanford, 2023

    Passing Yards: 2247

  • Elic Ayomanor

    Stanford, 2023

    Receiving Yards: 1013

  • Justin Lamson

    Stanford, 2023

    Rushing Yards: 334

  • Caleb Williams

    USC, 2023

    Passing Yards: 3633

  • MarShawn Lloyd

    USC, 2023

    Rushing Yards: 820

  • Tahj Washington

    USC, 2023

    Receiving Yards: 1062

Coach context

Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.

  • David Shaw

    Stanford - 2018-2022 - 19-30

  • Clay Helton

    USC - 2018-2021 - 14-13

  • Lincoln Riley

    USC - 2022-2023 - 19-8

  • Troy Taylor

    Stanford - 2023 - 3-9

Recent rivalry results

The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.

10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Sep 10, 2023Stanford at USCStanford 10, USC 56Venue unavailableUSC
Sep 10, 2022USC at StanfordStanford 28, USC 41Venue unavailableUSC
Sep 12, 2021Stanford at USCStanford 42, USC 28Venue unavailableStanford
Sep 8, 2019Stanford at USCStanford 20, USC 45Venue unavailableUSC
Sep 9, 2018USC at StanfordStanford 17, USC 3Venue unavailableStanford
Dec 2, 2017Stanford at USCStanford 28, USC 31Neutral siteUSC
Sep 10, 2017Stanford at USCStanford 24, USC 42Venue unavailableUSC
Sep 18, 2016USC at StanfordStanford 27, USC 10Venue unavailableStanford
Dec 6, 2015USC at StanfordStanford 41, USC 22Neutral siteStanford
Sep 20, 2015Stanford at USCStanford 41, USC 31Venue unavailableStanford