Program history
California Record vs Ranked Teams
Every opponent's AP Top 25 rank is taken from the time of the game—not the final poll—with all-time, site, decade, and season splits.
ACCCalifornia Memorial Stadium
- Overall record
- 44-204-5
- Win percentage
- 18.4%
- Current streak
- 2W
AP-ranked opponent summary
All Top 25
44-204-5
253 games · 18.4%
Against Top 10
5-115-3
123 games · 5.3%
Against Top 5
3-60
63 games · 4.8%
Streaks
2W
Current ranked-opponent streak · longest win streak 3
Record by site
| Site | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 23-90-4 | 117 | 21.4% |
| Road | 17-105-1 | 123 | 14.2% |
| Neutral | 4-9 | 13 | 30.8% |
Record by decade
| Decade | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 3-14 | 17 | 17.6% |
| 2010s | 6-29 | 35 | 17.1% |
| 2000s | 15-21 | 36 | 41.7% |
| 1990s | 7-25-1 | 33 | 22.7% |
| 1980s | 1-24-1 | 26 | 5.8% |
| 1970s | 5-25-1 | 31 | 17.7% |
| 1960s | 1-25 | 26 | 3.8% |
| 1950s | 2-28-1 | 31 | 8.1% |
| 1940s | 3-10-1 | 14 | 25% |
| 1930s | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
Record by season
| Season | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 2024 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2023 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 2022 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2021 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2020 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 2019 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2018 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2017 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 2016 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 2015 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2014 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2013 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 2012 | 1-5 | 6 | 16.7% |
| 2011 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2010 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2009 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 2008 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 2007 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2006 | 3-1 | 4 | 75% |
| 2005 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2004 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2003 | 2-0 | 2 | 100% |
| 2002 | 3-2 | 5 | 60% |
| 2001 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2000 | 1-4 | 5 | 20% |
| 1999 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1998 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1997 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1996 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1995 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1994 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1993 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1992 | 1-4 | 5 | 20% |
| 1991 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 1990 | 2-2-1 | 5 | 50% |
| 1989 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1988 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1987 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1986 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 1985 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1984 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1983 | 0-0-1 | 1 | 50% |
| 1982 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1981 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1980 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1979 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1978 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1977 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 1976 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1975 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1974 | 1-0-1 | 2 | 75% |
| 1973 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1972 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1971 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1970 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 1969 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1968 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1967 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1966 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1965 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1964 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1963 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1962 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1961 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1960 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1959 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 1958 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1957 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1956 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1955 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1954 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1953 | 0-4-1 | 5 | 10% |
| 1952 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1951 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 1950 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1949 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1948 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1947 | 2-1 | 3 | 66.7% |
| 1946 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1945 | 1-1 | 2 | 50% |
| 1944 | 0-0-1 | 1 | 50% |
| 1943 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1942 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1940 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1939 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1937 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 1936 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
Highest-ranked wins
Win over No. 3
USC, 2003
34-31 · Home · California was unranked
Win over No. 4
USC, 1975
28-14 · Home · California was unranked
Win over No. 4
Alabama, 1937
13-0 · Neutral · California was No. 2
Win over No. 8
Washington State, 2017
37-3 · Home · California was unranked
Win over No. 10
Syracuse, 1968
43-0 · Home · California was No. 11
Win over No. 11
Texas, 2016
50-43 · Home · California was unranked
Win over No. 11
Oregon, 2007
31-24 · Road · California was No. 6
Win over No. 11
Oregon, 2006
45-24 · Home · California was No. 16
Win over No. 12
Washington, 2002
34-27 · Road · California was unranked
Win over No. 12
Stanford, 1970
22-14 · Home · California was unranked
All 253 qualifying games
| Season | Result | Opponent at game time | Team rank | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | W 38-35 | No. 25 SMU | Unranked | Home |
| 2025 | W 29-26 | No. 14 Louisville | Unranked | Road |
| 2025 | L 21-31 | No. 15 Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 2024 | L 13-24 | No. 24 UNLV | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2024 | L 6-38 | No. 9 SMU | Unranked | Road |
| 2024 | L 15-17 | No. 22 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 2024 | L 38-39 | No. 8 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 2023 | L 19-63 | No. 6 Oregon | Unranked | Road |
| 2023 | L 49-50 | No. 24 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 2023 | L 14-34 | No. 16 Utah | Unranked | Road |
| 2023 | L 40-52 | No. 15 Oregon State | Unranked | Home |
| 2023 | L 32-59 | No. 8 Washington | Unranked | Road |
| 2022 | L 28-35 | No. 17 UCLA | Unranked | Home |
| 2022 | L 35-41 | No. 9 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 2022 | L 24-42 | No. 8 Oregon | Unranked | Home |
| 2021 | L 17-24 | No. 9 Oregon | Unranked | Road |
| 2020 | W 21-17 | No. 21 Oregon | Unranked | Home |
| 2019 | L 0-35 | No. 12 Utah | Unranked | Road |
| 2019 | L 7-17 | No. 13 Oregon | Unranked | Road |
| 2019 | W 20-19 | No. 14 Washington | Unranked | Road |
| 2018 | L 7-10 | No. 17 TCU | No. 24 | Neutral |
| 2018 | L 13-19 | No. 10 Washington State | Unranked | Road |
| 2018 | W 12-10 | No. 15 Washington | Unranked | Home |
| 2018 | L 24-42 | No. 19 Oregon | No. 24 | Home |
| 2017 | L 14-17 | No. 20 Stanford | Unranked | Road |
| 2017 | W 37-3 | No. 8 Washington State | Unranked | Home |
| 2017 | L 7-38 | No. 6 Washington | Unranked | Road |
| 2017 | L 20-30 | No. 5 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 2016 | L 21-56 | No. 23 Washington State | Unranked | Road |
| 2016 | L 27-66 | No. 4 Washington | Unranked | Home |
| 2016 | W 28-23 | No. 18 Utah | Unranked | Home |
| 2016 | W 50-43 | No. 11 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 2015 | L 22-35 | No. 15 Stanford | Unranked | Road |
| 2015 | L 24-30 | No. 5 Utah | No. 23 | Road |
| 2014 | L 41-59 | No. 6 Oregon | Unranked | Home |
| 2013 | L 13-63 | No. 10 Stanford | Unranked | Road |
| 2013 | L 10-37 | No. 11 UCLA | Unranked | Road |
| 2013 | L 16-55 | No. 2 Oregon | Unranked | Road |
| 2013 | L 34-52 | No. 4 Ohio State | Unranked | Home |
| 2013 | L 30-44 | No. 22 Northwestern | Unranked | Home |
| 2012 | L 14-62 | No. 15 Oregon State | Unranked | Road |
| 2012 | L 17-59 | No. 2 Oregon | Unranked | Home |
| 2012 | L 3-21 | No. 22 Stanford | Unranked | Home |
| 2012 | W 43-17 | No. 25 UCLA | Unranked | Home |
| 2012 | L 9-27 | No. 13 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 2012 | L 28-35 | No. 12 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 2011 | L 10-21 | No. 21 Texas | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2011 | L 28-31 | No. 8 Stanford | Unranked | Road |
| 2011 | L 15-43 | No. 9 Oregon | Unranked | Road |
| 2010 | L 14-48 | No. 7 Stanford | Unranked | Home |
| 2010 | L 13-15 | No. 1 Oregon | Unranked | Home |
| 2010 | L 9-10 | No. 14 Arizona | Unranked | Road |
| 2009 | L 27-37 | No. 23 Utah | No. 19 | Neutral |
| 2009 | W 34-28 | No. 14 Stanford | Unranked | Road |
| 2009 | W 24-16 | No. 18 Arizona | Unranked | Home |
| 2009 | L 3-30 | No. 7 USC | No. 24 | Home |
| 2008 | W 24-17 | No. 23 Miami | No. 21 | Neutral |
| 2008 | L 21-34 | No. 23 Oregon State | Unranked | Road |
| 2008 | L 3-17 | No. 7 USC | No. 21 | Road |
| 2008 | W 26-16 | No. 23 Oregon | Unranked | Home |
| 2007 | L 17-24 | No. 12 USC | No. 24 | Home |
| 2007 | L 20-31 | No. 7 Arizona State | No. 18 | Road |
| 2007 | W 31-24 | No. 11 Oregon | No. 6 | Road |
| 2006 | W 45-10 | No. 22 Texas A&M | No. 21 | Home |
| 2006 | L 9-23 | No. 4 USC | No. 17 | Road |
| 2006 | W 45-24 | No. 11 Oregon | No. 16 | Home |
| 2006 | W 49-21 | No. 22 Arizona State | No. 21 | Home |
| 2005 | L 10-35 | No. 1 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 2005 | L 20-27 | No. 15 Oregon | No. 23 | Road |
| 2005 | L 40-47 | No. 20 UCLA | No. 10 | Road |
| 2004 | L 31-45 | No. 24 Texas Tech | No. 4 | Home |
| 2004 | W 27-0 | No. 20 Arizona State | No. 7 | Home |
| 2004 | L 17-23 | No. 1 USC | No. 7 | Road |
| 2003 | W 52-49 | No. 21 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2003 | W 34-31 | No. 3 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 2002 | W 55-38 | No. 25 Arizona State | Unranked | Road |
| 2002 | L 28-30 | No. 20 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 2002 | W 34-27 | No. 12 Washington | Unranked | Road |
| 2002 | L 38-48 | No. 16 Washington State | Unranked | Home |
| 2002 | W 46-22 | No. 15 Michigan State | Unranked | Road |
| 2001 | L 28-35 | No. 13 Stanford | Unranked | Road |
| 2001 | L 7-48 | No. 5 Oregon | Unranked | Home |
| 2001 | L 28-31 | No. 13 Washington | Unranked | Home |
| 2000 | L 17-25 | No. 6 Oregon | Unranked | Road |
| 2000 | L 32-38 | No. 14 Oregon State | Unranked | Home |
| 2000 | L 24-36 | No. 9 Washington | Unranked | Road |
| 2000 | W 46-38 | No. 13 UCLA | Unranked | Home |
| 2000 | L 15-17 | No. 19 Illinois | Unranked | Road |
| 1999 | L 28-38 | No. 24 BYU | Unranked | Road |
| 1999 | L 0-45 | No. 5 Nebraska | Unranked | Road |
| 1998 | L 23-27 | No. 8 Arizona | Unranked | Home |
| 1998 | L 16-28 | No. 2 UCLA | Unranked | Home |
| 1998 | L 3-24 | No. 3 Nebraska | Unranked | Home |
| 1997 | L 21-28 | No. 15 Arizona State | Unranked | Home |
| 1997 | L 17-35 | No. 13 UCLA | Unranked | Road |
| 1997 | L 37-63 | No. 13 Washington State | Unranked | Road |
| 1997 | L 3-30 | No. 10 Washington | Unranked | Home |
| 1996 | L 7-35 | No. 4 Arizona State | Unranked | Road |
| 1996 | W 22-15 | No. 17 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 1995 | L 16-33 | No. 24 UCLA | Unranked | Road |
| 1995 | L 30-52 | No. 15 Oregon | Unranked | Home |
| 1995 | L 16-26 | No. 5 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 1994 | L 19-31 | No. 22 Washington | Unranked | Road |
| 1994 | L 6-13 | No. 18 Arizona | Unranked | Road |
| 1994 | L 23-26 | No. 22 Washington State | Unranked | Home |
| 1993 | W 24-20 | No. 13 Arizona | Unranked | Home |
| 1993 | L 23-24 | No. 13 Washington | No. 16 | Home |
| 1992 | L 21-41 | No. 14 Stanford | Unranked | Home |
| 1992 | L 17-24 | No. 21 Arizona | Unranked | Home |
| 1992 | L 24-27 | No. 18 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 1992 | L 16-35 | No. 1 Washington | No. 24 | Road |
| 1992 | W 27-23 | No. 24 Kansas | Unranked | Road |
| 1991 | W 37-13 | No. 13 Clemson | No. 14 | Neutral |
| 1991 | L 21-38 | No. 21 Stanford | No. 6 | Road |
| 1991 | L 17-24 | No. 3 Washington | No. 7 | Home |
| 1991 | W 27-24 | No. 24 UCLA | No. 18 | Road |
| 1990 | W 17-15 | No. 25 Wyoming | Unranked | Neutral |
| 1990 | T 31-31 | No. 23 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 1990 | L 7-46 | No. 7 Washington | Unranked | Road |
| 1990 | W 30-25 | No. 25 Arizona | Unranked | Road |
| 1990 | L 24-52 | No. 9 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 1989 | W 29-28 | No. 15 Arizona | Unranked | Home |
| 1989 | L 15-31 | No. 10 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 1989 | L 3-31 | No. 3 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 1988 | L 3-35 | No. 2 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 1988 | L 21-38 | No. 2 UCLA | Unranked | Home |
| 1987 | L 18-42 | No. 7 UCLA | Unranked | Road |
| 1987 | L 12-38 | No. 10 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1986 | L 3-28 | No. 10 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 1986 | L 0-49 | No. 5 Arizona State | Unranked | Road |
| 1986 | L 16-33 | No. 14 Arizona | Unranked | Road |
| 1986 | L 10-36 | No. 17 UCLA | Unranked | Home |
| 1986 | L 18-50 | No. 12 Washington | Unranked | Road |
| 1985 | L 7-34 | No. 17 UCLA | Unranked | Road |
| 1984 | L 14-44 | No. 1 Washington | Unranked | Road |
| 1984 | L 7-31 | No. 18 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 1983 | T 33-33 | No. 10 Arizona | Unranked | Road |
| 1982 | L 0-42 | No. 16 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 1982 | L 31-47 | No. 11 UCLA | Unranked | Home |
| 1982 | L 7-50 | No. 1 Washington | Unranked | Road |
| 1982 | L 0-15 | No. 14 Arizona State | Unranked | Home |
| 1981 | L 0-19 | No. 17 Washington State | Unranked | Road |
| 1981 | L 3-21 | No. 3 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 1981 | L 17-45 | No. 20 Arizona State | Unranked | Road |
| 1981 | L 13-27 | No. 6 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 1980 | L 7-60 | No. 4 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 1980 | L 9-32 | No. 2 UCLA | Unranked | Home |
| 1979 | L 17-28 | No. 20 Temple | Unranked | Neutral |
| 1979 | L 24-28 | No. 15 Washington | Unranked | Home |
| 1979 | L 14-24 | No. 3 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 1979 | L 10-14 | No. 11 Michigan | Unranked | Home |
| 1978 | L 17-42 | No. 6 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 1978 | L 0-45 | No. 10 UCLA | Unranked | Home |
| 1978 | L 26-36 | No. 12 Nebraska | Unranked | Road |
| 1977 | W 17-14 | No. 16 USC | No. 17 | Home |
| 1976 | L 6-20 | No. 4 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 1976 | L 19-35 | No. 3 UCLA | Unranked | Home |
| 1976 | L 17-28 | No. 4 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 1976 | L 24-36 | No. 9 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 1975 | W 28-14 | No. 4 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 1975 | L 14-28 | No. 19 UCLA | Unranked | Road |
| 1975 | L 10-28 | No. 20 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1974 | T 15-15 | No. 6 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 1974 | W 31-14 | No. 14 Illinois | Unranked | Road |
| 1973 | L 14-50 | No. 8 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 1973 | L 21-61 | No. 10 UCLA | Unranked | Road |
| 1973 | L 0-66 | No. 4 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1972 | L 13-49 | No. 11 UCLA | Unranked | Home |
| 1972 | L 14-42 | No. 1 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 1972 | L 18-35 | No. 3 Ohio State | Unranked | Home |
| 1971 | L 0-14 | No. 18 Stanford | Unranked | Road |
| 1971 | L 7-30 | No. 20 Washington | Unranked | Home |
| 1971 | L 0-28 | No. 20 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 1971 | L 3-35 | No. 14 Ohio State | Unranked | Road |
| 1970 | W 22-14 | No. 12 Stanford | Unranked | Home |
| 1970 | W 13-10 | No. 18 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 1970 | L 21-24 | No. 19 UCLA | Unranked | Home |
| 1970 | L 15-56 | No. 2 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1969 | L 28-29 | No. 15 Stanford | Unranked | Road |
| 1969 | L 9-14 | No. 6 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 1969 | L 0-32 | No. 6 UCLA | Unranked | Road |
| 1969 | L 0-17 | No. 4 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1968 | L 17-35 | No. 1 USC | No. 11 | Road |
| 1968 | W 43-0 | No. 10 Syracuse | No. 11 | Home |
| 1967 | L 12-31 | No. 1 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 1967 | L 14-37 | No. 3 UCLA | Unranked | Road |
| 1967 | L 8-41 | No. 1 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1966 | L 9-35 | No. 7 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 1966 | L 15-28 | No. 3 UCLA | Unranked | Home |
| 1966 | L 7-17 | No. 8 Michigan | Unranked | Home |
| 1965 | L 0-35 | No. 6 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 1965 | L 7-10 | No. 7 Michigan | Unranked | Road |
| 1965 | L 6-48 | No. 1 Notre Dame | Unranked | Home |
| 1964 | L 14-20 | No. 2 Illinois | Unranked | Home |
| 1963 | L 15-35 | No. 6 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1962 | L 6-32 | No. 4 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 1962 | L 10-21 | No. 10 Missouri | Unranked | Home |
| 1961 | L 7-53 | No. 10 Kansas | Unranked | Home |
| 1961 | L 7-28 | No. 1 Iowa | Unranked | Road |
| 1961 | L 3-28 | No. 6 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1960 | L 7-27 | No. 5 Washington | Unranked | Road |
| 1960 | L 0-28 | No. 11 UCLA | Unranked | Home |
| 1960 | L 10-28 | No. 18 Army | Unranked | Home |
| 1960 | L 7-21 | No. 12 Notre Dame | Unranked | Road |
| 1959 | L 0-20 | No. 14 Washington | Unranked | Home |
| 1959 | L 18-20 | No. 14 Oregon | Unranked | Road |
| 1959 | L 7-14 | No. 6 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 1959 | L 0-33 | No. 4 Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 1959 | L 12-42 | No. 5 Iowa | Unranked | Home |
| 1958 | L 12-38 | No. 4 Iowa | No. 17 | Neutral |
| 1958 | L 12-32 | No. 4 Michigan State | Unranked | Road |
| 1957 | L 6-24 | No. 15 Oregon | Unranked | Road |
| 1957 | L 6-21 | No. 15 Navy | Unranked | Home |
| 1957 | L 0-19 | No. 2 Michigan State | Unranked | Home |
| 1957 | L 6-13 | No. 15 SMU | Unranked | Home |
| 1956 | L 7-20 | No. 14 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 1956 | L 20-32 | No. 13 Illinois | Unranked | Road |
| 1955 | L 0-19 | No. 18 Stanford | Unranked | Road |
| 1955 | L 0-47 | No. 6 UCLA | Unranked | Road |
| 1955 | L 6-33 | No. 10 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 1954 | L 6-27 | No. 3 UCLA | Unranked | Home |
| 1954 | L 27-29 | No. 17 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 1954 | L 13-21 | No. 14 Ohio State | No. 18 | Road |
| 1953 | T 21-21 | No. 19 Stanford | Unranked | Home |
| 1953 | L 7-20 | No. 9 UCLA | Unranked | Road |
| 1953 | L 20-32 | No. 7 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 1953 | L 19-33 | No. 3 Ohio State | Unranked | Home |
| 1953 | L 0-25 | No. 20 Baylor | No. 14 | Home |
| 1952 | L 7-28 | No. 4 UCLA | Unranked | Home |
| 1952 | L 0-10 | No. 6 USC | Unranked | Road |
| 1951 | L 7-21 | No. 18 UCLA | No. 16 | Road |
| 1951 | L 14-21 | No. 7 USC | No. 9 | Home |
| 1951 | W 42-35 | No. 18 Washington State | No. 9 | Road |
| 1950 | L 6-14 | No. 14 Michigan | No. 4 | Neutral |
| 1950 | W 14-7 | No. 19 Washington | No. 4 | Road |
| 1949 | L 14-17 | No. 5 Ohio State | No. 2 | Neutral |
| 1948 | L 14-20 | No. 7 Northwestern | No. 5 | Neutral |
| 1947 | W 6-0 | No. 17 UCLA | No. 11 | Road |
| 1947 | L 14-39 | No. 4 USC | No. 9 | Home |
| 1947 | W 48-7 | No. 19 Wisconsin | No. 12 | Road |
| 1946 | L 6-13 | No. 4 UCLA | Unranked | Home |
| 1945 | W 27-14 | No. 18 Washington | Unranked | Home |
| 1945 | L 13-20 | No. 10 Saint Mary's (CA) | Unranked | Home |
| 1944 | T 6-6 | No. 8 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 1943 | L 6-12 | No. 10 Pacific | Unranked | Home |
| 1943 | L 0-7 | No. 5 USC | No. 20 | Home |
| 1942 | L 0-21 | No. 18 UCLA | Unranked | Home |
| 1940 | L 6-7 | No. 12 Washington | Unranked | Road |
| 1940 | L 0-41 | No. 3 Michigan | Unranked | Home |
| 1939 | L 7-20 | No. 9 UCLA | Unranked | Road |
| 1939 | L 0-26 | No. 1 USC | Unranked | Home |
| 1937 | W 13-0 | No. 4 Alabama | No. 2 | Neutral |
| 1936 | L 0-13 | No. 6 Washington | Unranked | Road |
Methodology and coverage
A game qualifies when the opponent was ranked in the AP Top 25 at kickoff. Regular-season games use the poll recorded for that game week; postseason games use the last regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Final-season rankings never change qualification. Top 5 is a subset of Top 10, and Top 10 is a subset of Top 25. Games without a final score or a matching game-time poll row are excluded. Records use the final scores stored in the database and are not adjusted for wins or losses that were later vacated.
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