Matchup Index

California Golden Bears vs USC Trojans

California Golden Bears 31
USC Trojans leads 72-31-5
5 ties
1916 to 2023
USC Trojans have won 2 straight
USC Trojans 72

Series timeline

▲ California Golden Bears ahead (peak +7) ▼ USC Trojans ahead (peak +41)
1916: California Golden Bears 27-01917: Tied 0-01918: California Golden Bears 33-71919: California Golden Bears 14-131921: California Golden Bears 38-71922: California Golden Bears 12-01923: California Golden Bears 13-71924: California Golden Bears 7-01926: USC Trojans 27-01927: USC Trojans 13-01928: Tied 0-01929: California Golden Bears 15-71930: USC Trojans 74-01931: USC Trojans 6-01932: USC Trojans 27-71933: USC Trojans 6-31934: California Golden Bears 7-21935: California Golden Bears 21-71936: California Golden Bears 13-71937: California Golden Bears 20-61938: USC Trojans 13-71939: USC Trojans 26-01940: California Golden Bears 20-71941: California Golden Bears 14-01942: USC Trojans 21-71943: USC Trojans 7-01943: USC Trojans 13-01944: Tied 6-61944: USC Trojans 32-01945: USC Trojans 13-21945: USC Trojans 14-01946: USC Trojans 14-01947: USC Trojans 39-141948: California Golden Bears 13-71949: California Golden Bears 16-101950: California Golden Bears 13-71951: USC Trojans 21-141952: USC Trojans 10-01953: USC Trojans 32-201954: USC Trojans 29-271955: USC Trojans 33-61956: USC Trojans 20-71957: California Golden Bears 12-01958: California Golden Bears 14-121959: USC Trojans 14-71960: USC Trojans 27-101961: USC Trojans 28-141962: USC Trojans 32-61963: USC Trojans 36-61964: USC Trojans 26-211965: USC Trojans 35-01966: USC Trojans 35-91967: USC Trojans 31-121968: USC Trojans 35-171969: USC Trojans 14-91970: California Golden Bears 13-101971: USC Trojans 28-01972: USC Trojans 42-141973: USC Trojans 50-141974: Tied 15-151975: California Golden Bears 28-141976: USC Trojans 20-61977: California Golden Bears 17-141978: USC Trojans 42-171979: USC Trojans 24-141980: USC Trojans 60-71981: USC Trojans 21-31982: USC Trojans 42-01983: USC Trojans 19-91984: USC Trojans 31-71985: California Golden Bears 14-61986: USC Trojans 28-31987: USC Trojans 31-141988: USC Trojans 35-31989: USC Trojans 31-151990: Tied 31-311991: California Golden Bears 52-301992: USC Trojans 27-241993: USC Trojans 42-141994: USC Trojans 61-01995: USC Trojans 26-161996: California Golden Bears 22-151997: USC Trojans 27-171998: California Golden Bears 32-311999: California Golden Bears 17-72000: California Golden Bears 28-162001: USC Trojans 55-142002: USC Trojans 30-282003: California Golden Bears 34-312004: USC Trojans 23-172005: USC Trojans 35-102006: USC Trojans 23-92007: USC Trojans 24-172008: USC Trojans 17-32009: USC Trojans 30-32010: USC Trojans 48-142011: USC Trojans 30-92012: USC Trojans 27-92013: USC Trojans 62-282014: USC Trojans 38-302015: USC Trojans 27-212016: USC Trojans 45-242017: USC Trojans 30-202018: California Golden Bears 15-142019: USC Trojans 41-172021: California Golden Bears 24-142022: USC Trojans 41-352023: USC Trojans 50-49

California Golden Bears USC Trojans Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: California Golden Bears 6 (1918–1924), USC Trojans 14 (2004–2017). Current: USC Trojans 2.

Splits

SplitCalifornia Golden Bears record
Regular season31-72-5
Hosted by California Golden Bears14-37-1
Hosted by USC Trojans17-35-4
Last 10 seasons (2013 to 2023)2-8
Largest California Golden Bears win38-7 (1921)
Largest USC Trojans win74-0 (1930)

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2023 Oct 28, 2023 USC Trojans 50-49 at California Golden Bears Week 10
2022 Nov 5, 2022 USC Trojans 41-35 at USC Trojans Week 11
2021 Dec 4, 2021 California Golden Bears 24-14 at California Golden Bears Week 15
2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2019 Nov 16, 2019 USC Trojans 41-17 at California Golden Bears Week 13
2018 Nov 10, 2018 California Golden Bears 15-14 at USC Trojans Week 12
2017 Sep 23, 2017 USC Trojans 30-20 at California Golden Bears Week 5
2016 Oct 27, 2016 USC Trojans 45-24 at USC Trojans Week 10
2015 Oct 31, 2015 USC Trojans 27-21 at California Golden Bears Week 9
2014 Nov 13, 2014 USC Trojans 38-30 at USC Trojans Week 12
2013 Nov 9, 2013 USC Trojans 62-28 at California Golden Bears Week 11
2012 Sep 22, 2012 USC Trojans 27-9 at USC Trojans Week 4
2011 Oct 13, 2011 USC Trojans 30-9 at California Golden Bears Week 7
2010 Oct 16, 2010 USC Trojans 48-14 at USC Trojans Week 7
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2009 Oct 3, 2009 USC Trojans 30-3 at California Golden Bears Week 5
2008 Nov 8, 2008 USC Trojans 17-3 at USC Trojans Week 11
2007 Nov 10, 2007 USC Trojans 24-17 at California Golden Bears Week 11
2006 Nov 18, 2006 USC Trojans 23-9 at USC Trojans Week 12
2005 Nov 12, 2005 USC Trojans 35-10 at California Golden Bears Week 11
2004 Oct 9, 2004 USC Trojans 23-17 at USC Trojans Week 7
2003 Sep 27, 2003 California Golden Bears 34-31 at California Golden Bears Week 6
2002 Oct 12, 2002 USC Trojans 30-28 at USC Trojans Week 8
2001 Nov 10, 2001 USC Trojans 55-14 at California Golden Bears Week 11
2000 Oct 28, 2000 California Golden Bears 28-16 at USC Trojans Week 10
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1999 Oct 30, 1999 California Golden Bears 17-7 at California Golden Bears Week 10
1998 Oct 10, 1998 California Golden Bears 32-31 at USC Trojans Week 7
1997 Sep 27, 1997 USC Trojans 27-17 at California Golden Bears Week 6
1996 Oct 5, 1996 California Golden Bears 22-15 at USC Trojans Week 7
1995 Oct 7, 1995 USC Trojans 26-16 at California Golden Bears Week 7
1994 Oct 22, 1994 USC Trojans 61-0 at USC Trojans Week 9
1993 Oct 30, 1993 USC Trojans 42-14 at California Golden Bears Week 10
1992 Oct 17, 1992 USC Trojans 27-24 at USC Trojans Week 8
1991 Nov 2, 1991 California Golden Bears 52-30 at California Golden Bears Week 10
1990 Nov 3, 1990 Tie 31-31 at USC Trojans Week 11
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1989 Oct 14, 1989 USC Trojans 31-15 at California Golden Bears Week 7
1988 Nov 5, 1988 USC Trojans 35-3 at USC Trojans Week 11
1987 Sep 26, 1987 USC Trojans 31-14 at California Golden Bears Week 5
1986 Nov 15, 1986 USC Trojans 28-3 at USC Trojans Week 12
1985 Nov 9, 1985 California Golden Bears 14-6 at California Golden Bears Week 11
1984 Oct 27, 1984 USC Trojans 31-7 at USC Trojans Week 10
1983 Oct 29, 1983 USC Trojans 19-9 at California Golden Bears Week 10
1982 Nov 6, 1982 USC Trojans 42-0 at USC Trojans Week 10
1981 Nov 7, 1981 USC Trojans 21-3 at California Golden Bears Week 10
1980 Nov 1, 1980 USC Trojans 60-7 at USC Trojans Week 10
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979 Oct 27, 1979 USC Trojans 24-14 at California Golden Bears Week 9
1978 Oct 28, 1978 USC Trojans 42-17 at USC Trojans Week 9
1977 Oct 29, 1977 California Golden Bears 17-14 at California Golden Bears Week 9
1976 Oct 30, 1976 USC Trojans 20-6 at USC Trojans Week 9
1975 Nov 1, 1975 California Golden Bears 28-14 at California Golden Bears Week 9
1974 Nov 2, 1974 Tie 15-15 at USC Trojans Week 9
1973 Nov 3, 1973 USC Trojans 50-14 at California Golden Bears Week 10
1972 Oct 14, 1972 USC Trojans 42-14 at USC Trojans Week 6
1971 Oct 30, 1971 USC Trojans 28-0 at California Golden Bears Week 8
1970 Oct 31, 1970 California Golden Bears 13-10 at USC Trojans Week 10
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1969 Nov 1, 1969 USC Trojans 14-9 at California Golden Bears Week 8
1968 Nov 9, 1968 USC Trojans 35-17 at USC Trojans Week 9
1967 Nov 4, 1967 USC Trojans 31-12 at California Golden Bears Week 9
1966 Nov 5, 1966 USC Trojans 35-9 at USC Trojans Week 9
1965 Nov 6, 1965 USC Trojans 35-0 at California Golden Bears Week 9
1964 Oct 24, 1964 USC Trojans 26-21 at USC Trojans Week 7
1963 Oct 26, 1963 USC Trojans 36-6 at California Golden Bears Week 7
1962 Oct 20, 1962 USC Trojans 32-6 at USC Trojans Week 6
1961 Oct 21, 1961 USC Trojans 28-14 at California Golden Bears Week 6
1960 Oct 15, 1960 USC Trojans 27-10 at USC Trojans Week 6
1950s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1959 Oct 31, 1959 USC Trojans 14-7 at California Golden Bears Week 8
1958 Oct 18, 1958 California Golden Bears 14-12 at USC Trojans Week 6
1957 Oct 19, 1957 California Golden Bears 12-0 at California Golden Bears Week 6
1956 Nov 10, 1956 USC Trojans 20-7 at USC Trojans Week 9
1955 Oct 22, 1955 USC Trojans 33-6 at California Golden Bears Week 6
1954 Oct 23, 1954 USC Trojans 29-27 at USC Trojans Week 6
1953 Oct 24, 1953 USC Trojans 32-20 at California Golden Bears Week 6
1952 Oct 25, 1952 USC Trojans 10-0 at USC Trojans Week 7
1951 Oct 20, 1951 USC Trojans 21-14 at California Golden Bears Week 6
1950 Oct 14, 1950 California Golden Bears 13-7 at USC Trojans Week 5
1940s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1949 Oct 15, 1949 California Golden Bears 16-10 at California Golden Bears Week 6
1948 Oct 30, 1948 California Golden Bears 13-7 at USC Trojans Week 8
1947 Oct 25, 1947 USC Trojans 39-14 at California Golden Bears Week 7
1946 Nov 9, 1946 USC Trojans 14-0 at USC Trojans Week 9
1945 (0-2) Sep 29, 1945 USC Trojans 13-2 at California Golden Bears Week 4
Nov 10, 1945 USC Trojans 14-0 at USC Trojans Week 10
1944 (0-1-1) Oct 7, 1944 Tie 6-6 at USC Trojans Week 7
Nov 18, 1944 USC Trojans 32-0 at California Golden Bears Week 13
1943 (0-2) Oct 2, 1943 USC Trojans 7-0 at California Golden Bears Week 4
Oct 30, 1943 USC Trojans 13-0 at USC Trojans Week 8
1942 Nov 7, 1942 USC Trojans 21-7 at USC Trojans Week 9
1941 Oct 25, 1941 California Golden Bears 14-0 at California Golden Bears Week 6
1940 Nov 9, 1940 California Golden Bears 20-7 at USC Trojans Week 9
1930s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1939 Oct 28, 1939 USC Trojans 26-0 at California Golden Bears Week 7
1938 Nov 5, 1938 USC Trojans 13-7 at USC Trojans Week 8
1937 Oct 23, 1937 California Golden Bears 20-6 at California Golden Bears Week 6
1936 Nov 7, 1936 California Golden Bears 13-7 at USC Trojans Week 8
1935 Oct 26, 1935 California Golden Bears 21-7 at California Golden Bears Week 6
1934 Nov 10, 1934 California Golden Bears 7-2 at USC Trojans Week 9
1933 Oct 28, 1933 USC Trojans 6-3 at California Golden Bears Week 7
1932 Nov 5, 1932 USC Trojans 27-7 at USC Trojans Week 8
1931 Oct 24, 1931 USC Trojans 6-0 at California Golden Bears Week 7
1930 Nov 8, 1930 USC Trojans 74-0 at USC Trojans Week 9
1920s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1929 Nov 2, 1929 California Golden Bears 15-7 at USC Trojans Week 7
1928 Oct 20, 1928 Tie 0-0 at California Golden Bears Week 6
1927 Oct 29, 1927 USC Trojans 13-0 at USC Trojans Week 7
1926 Oct 23, 1926 USC Trojans 27-0 at California Golden Bears Week 6
1924 Nov 1, 1924 California Golden Bears 7-0 at California Golden Bears Week 7
1923 Nov 10, 1923 California Golden Bears 13-7 at USC Trojans Week 8
1922 Oct 28, 1922 California Golden Bears 12-0 at USC Trojans Week 6
1921 Nov 5, 1921 California Golden Bears 38-7 at California Golden Bears Week 8
1910s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1919 Nov 8, 1919 California Golden Bears 14-13 at USC Trojans Week 8
1918 Dec 14, 1918 California Golden Bears 33-7 at USC Trojans Week 12
1917 Nov 29, 1917 Tie 0-0 at USC Trojans Week 12
1916 Nov 4, 1916 California Golden Bears 27-0 at USC Trojans Week 8

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.