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Head-to-head on record
| Team | Wins | Series |
|---|---|---|
 USC Trojans | 72 | USC leads |
 California Golden Bears | 31 |
Meetings since 1916: 108, including 5 ties. Source: CollegeFootballData game log.
The series in numbers
USC has won the last 2 meetings.
72-31-5 Regular season
8-2 Last 10
23-13 Avg score
14 Longest USC win run
Biggest USC win 74-0 in 1930, a 74-point margin.
Biggest USC loss 7-38 in 1921, a 31-point margin.
Every USC vs California meeting
| Season | Result | Site | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | USC win | Berkeley | 50-49 |
| 2022 | USC win | Los Angeles | 41-35 |
| 2021 | California win | Berkeley | 14-24 |
| 2019 | USC win | Berkeley | 41-17 |
| 2018 | California win | Los Angeles | 14-15 |
| 2017 | USC win | Berkeley | 30-20 |
| 2016 | USC win | Los Angeles | 45-24 |
| 2015 | USC win | Berkeley | 27-21 |
| 2014 | USC win | Los Angeles | 38-30 |
| 2013 | USC win | Berkeley | 62-28 |
| 2012 | USC win | Los Angeles | 27-9 |
| 2011 | USC win | Berkeley | 30-9 |
| 2010 | USC win | Los Angeles | 48-14 |
| 2009 | USC win | Berkeley | 30-3 |
| 2008 | USC win | Los Angeles | 17-3 |
| 2007 | USC win | Berkeley | 24-17 |
| 2006 | USC win | Los Angeles | 23-9 |
| 2005 | USC win | Berkeley | 35-10 |
| 2004 | USC win | Los Angeles | 23-17 |
| 2003 | California win | Berkeley | 31-34 |
| 2002 | USC win | Los Angeles | 30-28 |
| 2001 | USC win | Berkeley | 55-14 |
| 2000 | California win | Los Angeles | 16-28 |
| 1999 | California win | Berkeley | 7-17 |
| 1998 | California win | Los Angeles | 31-32 |
| 1997 | USC win | Berkeley | 27-17 |
| 1996 | California win | Los Angeles | 15-22 |
| 1995 | USC win | Berkeley | 26-16 |
| 1994 | USC win | Los Angeles | 61-0 |
| 1993 | USC win | Berkeley | 42-14 |
| 1992 | USC win | Los Angeles | 27-24 |
| 1991 | California win | Berkeley | 30-52 |
| 1990 | Tie | Berkeley | 31-31 |
| 1989 | USC win | Berkeley | 31-15 |
| 1988 | USC win | Los Angeles | 35-3 |
| 1987 | USC win | Berkeley | 31-14 |
| 1986 | USC win | Los Angeles | 28-3 |
| 1985 | California win | Berkeley | 6-14 |
| 1984 | USC win | Los Angeles | 31-7 |
| 1983 | USC win | Berkeley | 19-9 |
| 1982 | USC win | Los Angeles | 42-0 |
| 1981 | USC win | Berkeley | 21-3 |
| 1980 | USC win | Los Angeles | 60-7 |
| 1979 | USC win | Berkeley | 24-14 |
| 1978 | USC win | Los Angeles | 42-17 |
| 1977 | California win | Berkeley | 14-17 |
| 1976 | USC win | Los Angeles | 20-6 |
| 1975 | California win | Berkeley | 14-28 |
| 1974 | Tie | Berkeley | 15-15 |
| 1973 | USC win | Berkeley | 50-14 |
| 1972 | USC win | Los Angeles | 42-14 |
| 1971 | USC win | Berkeley | 28-0 |
| 1970 | California win | Los Angeles | 10-13 |
| 1969 | USC win | Berkeley | 14-9 |
| 1968 | USC win | Los Angeles | 35-17 |
| 1967 | USC win | Berkeley | 31-12 |
| 1966 | USC win | Los Angeles | 35-9 |
| 1965 | USC win | Berkeley | 35-0 |
| 1964 | USC win | Los Angeles | 26-21 |
| 1963 | USC win | Berkeley | 36-6 |
| 1962 | USC win | Los Angeles | 32-6 |
| 1961 | USC win | Berkeley | 28-14 |
| 1960 | USC win | Los Angeles | 27-10 |
| 1959 | USC win | Berkeley | 14-7 |
| 1958 | California win | Los Angeles | 12-14 |
| 1957 | California win | Berkeley | 0-12 |
| 1956 | USC win | Los Angeles | 20-7 |
| 1955 | USC win | Berkeley | 33-6 |
| 1954 | USC win | Los Angeles | 29-27 |
| 1953 | USC win | Berkeley | 32-20 |
| 1952 | USC win | Los Angeles | 10-0 |
| 1951 | USC win | Berkeley | 21-14 |
| 1950 | California win | Los Angeles | 7-13 |
| 1949 | California win | Berkeley | 10-16 |
| 1948 | California win | Los Angeles | 7-13 |
| 1947 | USC win | Berkeley | 39-14 |
| 1946 | USC win | Los Angeles | 14-0 |
| 1945 | USC win | Los Angeles | 14-0 |
| 1945 | USC win | Berkeley | 13-2 |
| 1944 | USC win | Berkeley | 32-0 |
| 1944 | Tie | Berkeley | 6-6 |
| 1943 | USC win | Los Angeles | 13-0 |
| 1943 | USC win | Berkeley | 7-0 |
| 1942 | USC win | Los Angeles | 21-7 |
| 1941 | California win | Berkeley | 0-14 |
| 1940 | California win | Los Angeles | 7-20 |
| 1939 | USC win | Berkeley | 26-0 |
| 1938 | USC win | Los Angeles | 13-7 |
| 1937 | California win | Berkeley | 6-20 |
| 1936 | California win | Los Angeles | 7-13 |
| 1935 | California win | Berkeley | 7-21 |
| 1934 | California win | Los Angeles | 2-7 |
| 1933 | USC win | Berkeley | 6-3 |
| 1932 | USC win | Los Angeles | 27-7 |
| 1931 | USC win | Berkeley | 6-0 |
| 1930 | USC win | Los Angeles | 74-0 |
| 1929 | California win | Los Angeles | 7-15 |
| 1928 | Tie | Los Angeles | 0-0 |
| 1927 | USC win | Los Angeles | 13-0 |
| 1926 | USC win | Berkeley | 27-0 |
| 1924 | California win | Berkeley | 0-7 |
| 1923 | California win | Los Angeles | 7-13 |
| 1922 | California win | Los Angeles | 0-12 |
| 1921 | California win | Berkeley | 7-38 |
| 1919 | California win | Los Angeles | 13-14 |
| 1918 | California win | Los Angeles | 7-33 |
| 1917 | Tie | Berkeley | 0-0 |
| 1916 | California win | Los Angeles | 0-27 |
Scores from the USC perspective. Source: CollegeFootballData game log, since 1916.
Matchup stats
Last five games
Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub
USC Trojans lead the series since 1916, 72-31-5. Here is the series on record and how to watch when USC and California meet.
How to watch USC vs California
When USC and California are scheduled, here is how to find the game.
- National TV National windows are set by Set weekly by the conference TV partners (ESPN, ABC, FOX, FS1).
- Streaming ESPN+ and the FOX Sports app stream the national windows.
- Radio Listen on the USC radio network.
- Confirm kickoff Kickoff and the exact channel are set by the networks before game week. Check the match center for the USC vs California time and line.
The live time, line and how-to-watch details land on the match center and how to watch pages once the game is scheduled.
The USC this season
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USC vs California: the essentials
USC Trojans vs California Golden Bears is a non-conference matchup that sets the Big Ten against the ACC (Power 4). USC Trojans lead the series since 1916, 72-31-5. Across 108 meetings on record the series is one-sided so far, and whenever the two programs are scheduled this page carries the USC vs California head-to-head record, the matchup numbers for both sides, and how to watch on TV and streaming. It sits alongside the USC Trojans team hub, the Big Ten this week round-up and the live conference standings. For California against the whole conference, see California vs the Big Ten.
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Frequently asked questions
What is the all-time record between USC and California?
USC Trojans lead the series since 1916, 72-31-5. The two programs have met 108 times on record.
How can I watch USC vs California?
National windows are set by Set weekly by the conference TV partners (ESPN, ABC, FOX, FS1). Kickoff time and the exact channel are set by the networks before game week.
Are USC and California in the same conference?
No. USC plays in the Big Ten. California plays in the ACC (Power 4). This is a non-conference game.