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UCLA-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: 81/100
Overtime: 0

Series context

Completed meetings: 94
Series record: UCLA 34-53-7 USC
Tracked years: 1929-2024
Trophy: Victory Bell

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.

1967Week 11
UCLA at USC
UCLA 20, USC 21
Winner: USC
No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 1 USC · 1-point margin
Ranking 47/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
81
Game score
1965Week 11
UCLA at USC
UCLA 20, USC 16
Winner: UCLA
No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 8 USC · 4-point margin
Ranking 40/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
71
Game score
1988Week 13
USC at UCLA
USC 31, UCLA 22
Winner: USC
No. 2 USC vs. No. 6 UCLA · 9-point margin
Ranking 44/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
70
Game score
1969Week 11
UCLA at USC
UCLA 12, USC 14
Winner: USC
No. 11 UCLA vs. No. 5 USC · 2-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 33/35 · Overtime 0/15
69
Game score
1976Week 12
USC at UCLA
USC 24, UCLA 14
Winner: USC
No. 3 USC vs. No. 6 UCLA · 10-point margin
Ranking 43/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
68
Game score
1966Week 11
USC at UCLA
USC 7, UCLA 14
Winner: UCLA
No. 10 USC vs. No. 6 UCLA · 7-point margin
Ranking 36/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
64
Game score
2022Week 12
USC at UCLA
USC 48, UCLA 45
Winner: USC
No. 7 USC vs. No. 16 UCLA · 3-point margin
Ranking 29/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
Highlight · 2022 UCLA vs. USC (Regular Season Full Game)
1981Week 12
UCLA at USC
UCLA 21, USC 22
Winner: USC
No. 15 UCLA vs. No. 10 USC · 1-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
61
Game score
1973Week 13
UCLA at USC
UCLA 13, USC 23
Winner: USC
No. 10 UCLA vs. No. 7 USC · 10-point margin
Ranking 35/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
1978Week 12
USC at UCLA
USC 17, UCLA 10
Winner: USC
No. 3 USC vs. No. 17 UCLA · 7-point margin
Ranking 32/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
1982Week 12
USC at UCLA
USC 19, UCLA 20
Winner: UCLA
No. 15 USC vs. No. 11 UCLA · 1-point margin
Ranking 26/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
60
Game score
1972Week 11
USC at UCLA
USC 24, UCLA 7
Winner: USC
No. 1 USC vs. No. 14 UCLA · 17-point margin
Ranking 37/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
2004Week 15
USC at UCLA
USC 29, UCLA 24
Winner: USC
No. 1 USC vs. Unranked UCLA · 5-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 30/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
2006Week 14
USC at UCLA
USC 9, UCLA 13
Winner: UCLA
No. 2 USC vs. Unranked UCLA · 4-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
1987Week 13
UCLA at USC
UCLA 13, USC 17
Winner: USC
No. 11 UCLA vs. No. 17 USC · 4-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
55
Game score
1959Week 11
UCLA at USC
UCLA 10, USC 3
Winner: UCLA
No. 20 UCLA vs. No. 7 USC · 7-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
1980Week 13
USC at UCLA
USC 17, UCLA 20
Winner: UCLA
No. 17 USC vs. No. 14 UCLA · 3-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
1989Week 12
USC at UCLA
USC 10, UCLA 10
Result: Tie
No. 8 USC vs. Unranked UCLA · 0-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
1944Week 5
USC at UCLA
USC 13, UCLA 13
Result: Tie
No. 11 USC vs. Unranked UCLA · 0-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
1953Week 10
UCLA at USC
UCLA 13, USC 0
Winner: UCLA
No. 5 UCLA vs. No. 20 USC · 13-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
1962Week 11
USC at UCLA
USC 14, UCLA 3
Winner: USC
No. 1 USC vs. Unranked UCLA · 11-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 24/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
1985Week 13
UCLA at USC
UCLA 13, USC 17
Winner: USC
No. 8 UCLA vs. Unranked USC · 4-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
49
Game score
1968Week 11
USC at UCLA
USC 28, UCLA 16
Winner: USC
No. 1 USC vs. Unranked UCLA · 12-point margin
Ranking 25/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
48
Game score
1997Week 14
UCLA at USC
UCLA 31, USC 24
Winner: UCLA
No. 7 UCLA vs. Unranked USC · 7-point margin
Ranking 19/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
47
Game score
1955Week 10
UCLA at USC
UCLA 17, USC 7
Winner: UCLA
No. 5 UCLA vs. Unranked USC · 10-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 25/35 · 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.