USC vs California
USC725 ties108 meetings
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USC leads the series · USC on a 2-game winning run.
| Season | Site | Result | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 50-49 |
| 2022 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 41-35 |
| 2021 | California win | Berkeley | L | 14-24 |
| 2019 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 41-17 |
| 2018 | California win | Los Angeles | L | 14-15 |
| 2017 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 30-20 |
| 2016 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 45-24 |
| 2015 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 27-21 |
| 2014 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 38-30 |
| 2013 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 62-28 |
| 2012 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 27-9 |
| 2011 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 30-9 |
| 2010 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 48-14 |
| 2009 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 30-3 |
| 2008 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 17-3 |
| 2007 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 24-17 |
| 2006 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 23-9 |
| 2005 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 35-10 |
| 2004 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 23-17 |
| 2003 | California win | Berkeley | L | 31-34 |
| 2002 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 30-28 |
| 2001 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 55-14 |
| 2000 | California win | Los Angeles | L | 16-28 |
| 1999 | California win | Berkeley | L | 7-17 |
| 1998 | California win | Los Angeles | L | 31-32 |
| 1997 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 27-17 |
| 1996 | California win | Los Angeles | L | 15-22 |
| 1995 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 26-16 |
| 1994 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 61-0 |
| 1993 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 42-14 |
| 1992 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 27-24 |
| 1991 | California win | Berkeley | L | 30-52 |
| 1990 | Tie | Berkeley | T | 31-31 |
| 1989 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 31-15 |
| 1988 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 35-3 |
| 1987 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 31-14 |
| 1986 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 28-3 |
| 1985 | California win | Berkeley | L | 6-14 |
| 1984 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 31-7 |
| 1983 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 19-9 |
| 1982 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 42-0 |
| 1981 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 21-3 |
| 1980 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 60-7 |
| 1979 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 24-14 |
| 1978 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 42-17 |
| 1977 | California win | Berkeley | L | 14-17 |
| 1976 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 20-6 |
| 1975 | California win | Berkeley | L | 14-28 |
| 1974 | Tie | Berkeley | T | 15-15 |
| 1973 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 50-14 |
| 1972 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 42-14 |
| 1971 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 28-0 |
| 1970 | California win | Los Angeles | L | 10-13 |
| 1969 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 14-9 |
| 1968 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 35-17 |
| 1967 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 31-12 |
| 1966 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 35-9 |
| 1965 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 35-0 |
| 1964 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 26-21 |
| 1963 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 36-6 |
| 1962 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 32-6 |
| 1961 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 28-14 |
| 1960 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 27-10 |
| 1959 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 14-7 |
| 1958 | California win | Los Angeles | L | 12-14 |
| 1957 | California win | Berkeley | L | 0-12 |
| 1956 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 20-7 |
| 1955 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 33-6 |
| 1954 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 29-27 |
| 1953 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 32-20 |
| 1952 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 10-0 |
| 1951 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 21-14 |
| 1950 | California win | Los Angeles | L | 7-13 |
| 1949 | California win | Berkeley | L | 10-16 |
| 1948 | California win | Los Angeles | L | 7-13 |
| 1947 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 39-14 |
| 1946 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 14-0 |
| 1945 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 14-0 |
| 1945 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 13-2 |
| 1944 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 32-0 |
| 1944 | Tie | Berkeley | T | 6-6 |
| 1943 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 13-0 |
| 1943 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 7-0 |
| 1942 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 21-7 |
| 1941 | California win | Berkeley | L | 0-14 |
| 1940 | California win | Los Angeles | L | 7-20 |
| 1939 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 26-0 |
| 1938 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 13-7 |
| 1937 | California win | Berkeley | L | 6-20 |
| 1936 | California win | Los Angeles | L | 7-13 |
| 1935 | California win | Berkeley | L | 7-21 |
| 1934 | California win | Los Angeles | L | 2-7 |
| 1933 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 6-3 |
| 1932 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 27-7 |
| 1931 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 6-0 |
| 1930 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 74-0 |
| 1929 | California win | Los Angeles | L | 7-15 |
| 1928 | Tie | Los Angeles | T | 0-0 |
| 1927 | USC win | Los Angeles | W | 13-0 |
| 1926 | USC win | Berkeley | W | 27-0 |
| 1924 | California win | Berkeley | L | 0-7 |
| 1923 | California win | Los Angeles | L | 7-13 |
| 1922 | California win | Los Angeles | L | 0-12 |
| 1921 | California win | Berkeley | L | 7-38 |
| 1919 | California win | Los Angeles | L | 13-14 |
| 1918 | California win | Los Angeles | L | 7-33 |
| 1917 | Tie | Berkeley | T | 0-0 |
| 1916 | California win | Los Angeles | L | 0-27 |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the all-time record between USC and California?
USC is 72-31-5 against California across 108 meetings on record since 1916. USC leads the series.
When did USC last play California?
They last met in 2023, a 50-49 win for USC.