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Stanford-USC Greatest Games

The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games: 25
Top score: 68/100
Overtime: 1

Series context

Completed meetings: 102
Series record: Stanford 33-66-3 USC
Tracked years: 1905-2023
Trophy: No named trophy

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 25 games

25 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

2011Week 93OT
Stanford at USC
Stanford 56, USC 48
Winner: Stanford
No. 4 Stanford vs. No. 20 USC · 8-point margin
Ranking 28/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 13/15
68
Game score
1951Week 9
Stanford at USC
Stanford 27, USC 20
Winner: Stanford
No. 3 Stanford vs. No. 11 USC · 7-point margin
Ranking 38/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
66
Game score
1968Week 5
USC at Stanford
USC 27, Stanford 24
Winner: USC
No. 2 USC vs. No. 18 Stanford · 3-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
1969Week 5
Stanford at USC
Stanford 24, USC 26
Winner: USC
No. 18 Stanford vs. No. 3 USC · 2-point margin
Ranking 31/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
1972Week 5
USC at Stanford
USC 30, Stanford 21
Winner: USC
No. 1 USC vs. No. 15 Stanford · 9-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
62
Game score
1970Week 7
USC at Stanford
USC 14, Stanford 24
Winner: Stanford
No. 10 USC vs. No. 8 Stanford · 10-point margin
Ranking 34/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
2017Week 14Neutral site
Stanford vs. USC
Stanford 28, USC 31
Winner: USC
No. 14 Stanford vs. No. 11 USC · 3-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
59
Game score
2007Week 6
Stanford at USC
Stanford 24, USC 23
Winner: Stanford
Unranked Stanford vs. No. 2 USC · 1-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
58
Game score
Full Game · Stanford at USC (Full Broadcast)
2012Week 3
USC at Stanford
USC 14, Stanford 21
Winner: Stanford
No. 2 USC vs. No. 21 Stanford · 7-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
2014Week 2
USC at Stanford
USC 13, Stanford 10
Winner: USC
No. 14 USC vs. No. 13 Stanford · 3-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
2004Week 5
USC at Stanford
USC 31, Stanford 28
Winner: USC
No. 1 USC vs. Unranked Stanford · 3-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
1979Week 7
USC at Stanford
USC 21, Stanford 21
Result: Tie
No. 4 USC vs. Unranked Stanford · 0-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
57
Game score
1953Week 8
Stanford at USC
Stanford 20, USC 23
Winner: USC
No. 16 Stanford vs. No. 12 USC · 3-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
1942Week 7
USC at Stanford
USC 6, Stanford 14
Winner: Stanford
No. 14 USC vs. No. 12 Stanford · 8-point margin
Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
2013Week 12
Stanford at USC
Stanford 17, USC 20
Winner: USC
No. 5 Stanford vs. Unranked USC · 3-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
1959Week 7
Stanford at USC
Stanford 28, USC 30
Winner: USC
Unranked Stanford vs. No. 6 USC · 2-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
1988Week 3
USC at Stanford
USC 24, Stanford 20
Winner: USC
No. 6 USC vs. Unranked Stanford · 4-point margin
Ranking 20/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
1973Week 11
Stanford at USC
Stanford 26, USC 27
Winner: USC
Unranked Stanford vs. No. 9 USC · 1-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
51
Game score
1978Week 10
USC at Stanford
USC 13, Stanford 7
Winner: USC
No. 5 USC vs. Unranked Stanford · 6-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
2017Week 2
Stanford at USC
Stanford 24, USC 42
Winner: USC
No. 14 Stanford vs. No. 6 USC · 18-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 17/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
1956Week 7
USC at Stanford
USC 19, Stanford 27
Winner: Stanford
No. 20 USC vs. No. 10 Stanford · 8-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
1975Week 10
Stanford at USC
Stanford 13, USC 10
Winner: Stanford
Unranked Stanford vs. No. 9 USC · 3-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
2018Week 2
USC at Stanford
USC 3, Stanford 17
Winner: Stanford
No. 17 USC vs. No. 10 Stanford · 14-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
1981Week 7
Stanford at USC
Stanford 17, USC 25
Winner: USC
Unranked Stanford vs. No. 7 USC · 8-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score
1995Week 11
Stanford at USC
Stanford 30, USC 31
Winner: USC
Unranked Stanford vs. No. 14 USC · 1-point margin
Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
46
Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.