Matchup Index

Illinois Fighting Illini vs USC Trojans

Illinois Fighting Illini 3
USC Trojans leads 11-3
wins
1935 to 2025
Illinois Fighting Illini won the last meeting
USC Trojans 11

Series timeline

▲ Illinois Fighting Illini ahead (peak +1) ▼ USC Trojans ahead (peak +9)
1935: Illinois Fighting Illini 19-01936: USC Trojans 24-61939: USC Trojans 26-01940: USC Trojans 13-71961: USC Trojans 14-101962: USC Trojans 28-161971: USC Trojans 28-01972: USC Trojans 55-201985: USC Trojans 20-101986: USC Trojans 31-161989: Illinois Fighting Illini 14-131996: USC Trojans 55-32007: USC Trojans 49-17 (postseason)2025: Illinois Fighting Illini 34-32

Illinois Fighting Illini USC Trojans Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Illinois Fighting Illini 1 (1935), USC Trojans 9 (1936–1986). Current: Illinois Fighting Illini 1.

Splits

SplitIllinois Fighting Illini record
Regular season3-10
Postseason0-1
Hosted by Illinois Fighting Illini1-6
Hosted by USC Trojans2-5
Last 10 seasons (1961 to 2025)2-8
Largest Illinois Fighting Illini win19-0 (1935)
Largest USC Trojans win55-3 (1996)

Postseason meetings

SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2007Jan 1, 2008USC Trojans 49-17 at USC Trojans Bowls (SR Week 18)

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025 Sep 27, 2025 Illinois Fighting Illini 34-32 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 5
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2007 Jan 1, 2008 USC Trojans 49-17 at USC Trojans Bowls (SR Week 18) Postseason
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1996 Sep 7, 1996 USC Trojans 55-3 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 3
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1989 Sep 4, 1989 Illinois Fighting Illini 14-13 at USC Trojans Week 1
1986 Sep 13, 1986 USC Trojans 31-16 at USC Trojans Week 3
1985 Sep 7, 1985 USC Trojans 20-10 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 2
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1972 Sep 23, 1972 USC Trojans 55-20 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 3
1971 Sep 25, 1971 USC Trojans 28-0 at USC Trojans Week 3
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1962 Oct 27, 1962 USC Trojans 28-16 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 7
1961 Oct 28, 1961 USC Trojans 14-10 at USC Trojans Week 7
1940s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1940 Oct 12, 1940 USC Trojans 13-7 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 5
1930s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1939 Oct 14, 1939 USC Trojans 26-0 at USC Trojans Week 5
1936 Oct 10, 1936 USC Trojans 24-6 at Illinois Fighting Illini Week 4
1935 Oct 12, 1935 Illinois Fighting Illini 19-0 at USC Trojans Week 4

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.