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Rivalry History

UCLA-USC

UCLA and USC have met 94 times since 1929. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
34-53-7
Current streak
USC 1 game
Longest streak
UCLA 8 games (1991-1998)
Avg. margin / points
13.3 / 42.2

Series overview

UCLA 34-53-7 USC. Current streak: USC 1 game.

Last five meetings

UCLA 2 | USC 3

Largest margin

76 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1929 through 2024.
  • 94 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Nov 24, 2024.

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What this rivalry is

UCLA and USC have a tracked series that starts in 1929 and spans 94 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Victory Bell gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.

Series history

Status
Active series
Years
1929-2024
Busiest era
1940s, 13 games
Longest pause
5 years (1930-1936)
  • 1940s13 games
  • 1950s10 games
  • 1960s10 games
  • 1970s10 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

2024 - Nov 24, 2024

UCLA 13, USC 19. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1989 - Nov 18, 1989

UCLA 10, USC 10. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

2021 - Nov 20, 2021

UCLA 62, USC 33. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

1929 - Sep 28, 1929

UCLA 0, USC 76. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
UCLA 2, USC 3 across 5 games
Last ten
UCLA 3, USC 7 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Balanced scoring profile; average total 42.2, average margin 13.3.
Current streak
USC 1 game

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.

  • Ethan Garbers

    UCLA, 2024

    Passing Yards: 2727

  • Moliki Matavao

    UCLA, 2024

    Receiving Yards: 506

  • TJ Harden

    UCLA, 2024

    Rushing Yards: 505

  • Makai Lemon

    USC, 2024

    Receiving Yards: 764

  • Miller Moss

    USC, 2024

    Passing Yards: 2555

  • Woody Marks

    USC, 2024

    Rushing Yards: 1133

Coach context

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

  • Chip Kelly

    UCLA - 2020-2023 - 28-17

  • Lincoln Riley

    USC - 2022-2024 - 26-14

  • Clay Helton

    USC - 2020-2021 - 6-2

  • Deshaun Foster

    UCLA - 2024 - 5-7

Weather, rankings, and research links

5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 64F, 1 windy.

Both teams appeared together in a poll snapshot in 3 of the recent tracked rivalry seasons.

UCLA team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

USC team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

UCLA season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

USC season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

UCLA weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

USC weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Game stats archive

Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.

Rankings

Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.

College football records

National record and history context.

Historical comparison

Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.

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
Nov 24, 2024USC at UCLAUCLA 13, USC 19Venue unavailableUSC
Nov 18, 2023UCLA at USCUCLA 38, USC 20Venue unavailableUCLA
Nov 20, 2022USC at UCLAUCLA 45, USC 48Venue unavailableUSC
Nov 20, 2021UCLA at USCUCLA 62, USC 33Venue unavailableUCLA
Dec 13, 2020USC at UCLAUCLA 38, USC 43Venue unavailableUSC
Nov 23, 2019UCLA at USCUCLA 35, USC 52Venue unavailableUSC
Nov 17, 2018USC at UCLAUCLA 34, USC 27Venue unavailableUCLA
Nov 19, 2017UCLA at USCUCLA 23, USC 28Venue unavailableUSC
Nov 20, 2016USC at UCLAUCLA 14, USC 36Venue unavailableUSC
Nov 28, 2015UCLA at USCUCLA 21, USC 40Venue unavailableUSC

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