Matchup Index

Northwestern Wildcats vs USC Trojans

Northwestern Wildcats 0
USC Trojans leads 6-0
wins
1952 to 2025
USC Trojans have won 6 straight
USC Trojans 6

Series timeline

▼ USC Trojans ahead (peak +6)
1952: USC Trojans 31-01954: USC Trojans 12-71968: USC Trojans 24-71969: USC Trojans 48-61995: USC Trojans 41-32 (postseason)2025: USC Trojans 38-17

Northwestern Wildcats USC Trojans Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: USC Trojans 6 (1952–2025). Current: USC Trojans 6.

Splits

SplitNorthwestern Wildcats record
Regular season0-5
Postseason0-1
Hosted by Northwestern Wildcats0-2
Hosted by USC Trojans0-4
Last 6 seasons (1952 to 2025)0-6
Largest USC Trojans win48-6 (1969)

Postseason meetings

SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1995Jan 1, 1996USC Trojans 41-32 at USC Trojans Bowls (SR Week 19)

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025 Nov 7, 2025 USC Trojans 38-17 at USC Trojans Week 11
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1995 Jan 1, 1996 USC Trojans 41-32 at USC Trojans Bowls (SR Week 19) Postseason
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1969 Sep 27, 1969 USC Trojans 48-6 at USC Trojans Week 3
1968 Sep 28, 1968 USC Trojans 24-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 3
1950s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1954 Oct 2, 1954 USC Trojans 12-7 at Northwestern Wildcats Week 3
1952 Sep 26, 1952 USC Trojans 31-0 at USC Trojans Week 3

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.