Matchup Index

Purdue Boilermakers vs USC Trojans

Purdue Boilermakers 1
USC Trojans leads 4-1
wins
1966 to 2025
USC Trojans have won 4 straight
USC Trojans 4

Series timeline

▲ Purdue Boilermakers ahead (peak +1) ▼ USC Trojans ahead (peak +3)
1966: Purdue Boilermakers 14-13 (postseason)1975: USC Trojans 19-61976: USC Trojans 31-131998: USC Trojans 27-172025: USC Trojans 33-17

Purdue Boilermakers USC Trojans Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Purdue Boilermakers 1 (1966), USC Trojans 4 (1975–2025). Current: USC Trojans 4.

Splits

SplitPurdue Boilermakers record
Regular season0-4
Postseason1-0
Hosted by Purdue Boilermakers0-2
Hosted by USC Trojans1-2
Last 5 seasons (1966 to 2025)1-4
Largest Purdue Boilermakers win14-13 (1966)
Largest USC Trojans win31-13 (1976)

Postseason meetings

SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1966Jan 2, 1967Purdue Boilermakers 14-13 at USC Trojans Bowls (SR Week 18)

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025 Sep 13, 2025 USC Trojans 33-17 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 3
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1998 Aug 30, 1998 USC Trojans 27-17 at USC Trojans Week 1
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1976 Sep 25, 1976 USC Trojans 31-13 at Purdue Boilermakers Week 4
1975 Sep 27, 1975 USC Trojans 19-6 at USC Trojans Week 4
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1966 Jan 2, 1967 Purdue Boilermakers 14-13 at USC Trojans Bowls (SR Week 18) Postseason

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.