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Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Ohio State and USC.

PROGRAM ONEOhio State10 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD10–14–1WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWOUSC14 recorded wins
25Recorded meetings
1937Earliest documented
2026Most recent season
1Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

25 games
  1. 1937
    Ohio State12 — 13USC
    Oct 9, 1937USC won
  2. 1938
    Ohio State7 — 14USC
    Oct 8, 1938USC won
  3. 1941
    Ohio State33 — 0USC
    Oct 4, 1941Ohio State won
  4. 1942
    Ohio State28 — 12USC
    Oct 10, 1942Ohio State won
  5. 1946
    Ohio State21 — 0USC
    Oct 5, 1946Ohio State won
  6. 1947
    Ohio State0 — 32USC
    Oct 11, 1947USC won
  7. 1948
    Ohio State20 — 0USC
    Oct 2, 1948Ohio State won
  8. 1949
    Ohio State13 — 13USC
    Oct 8, 1949Tie
  9. 1954
    Ohio State20 — 7USC
    Jan 1, 1955Ohio State won
  10. 1959
    Ohio State0 — 17USC
    Oct 2, 1959USC won
  11. 1960
    Ohio State20 — 0USC
    Oct 1, 1960Ohio State won
  12. 1963
    Ohio State3 — 32USC
    Oct 19, 1963USC won
  13. 1964
    Ohio State17 — 0USC
    Oct 17, 1964Ohio State won
  14. 1968
    Ohio State27 — 16USC
    Jan 1, 1969Ohio State won
  15. 1972
    Ohio State17 — 42USC
    Jan 1, 1973USC won
  16. 1973
    Ohio State42 — 21USC
    Jan 1, 1974Ohio State won
  17. 1974
    Ohio State17 — 18USC
    Jan 1, 1975USC won
  18. 1979
    Ohio State16 — 17USC
    Jan 1, 1980USC won
  19. 1984
    Ohio State17 — 20USC
    Jan 1, 1985USC won
  20. 1989
    Ohio State3 — 42USC
    Sep 23, 1989USC won
  21. 1990
    Ohio State26 — 35USC
    Sep 29, 1990USC won
  22. 2008
    Ohio State3 — 35USC
    Sep 14, 2008USC wonLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
  23. 2009
    Ohio State15 — 18USC
    Sep 13, 2009USC wonOhio Stadium
  24. 2017
    Ohio State24 — 7USC
    Dec 30, 2017Ohio State wonAT&T Stadium
  25. 2026
    Ohio State18 — 30USC
    Oct 31, 2026USC wonLos Angeles Memorial Coliseum
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2026Ohio State vs USC18–30USC won
2017Ohio State vs USC24–7Ohio State won
2009Ohio State vs USC15–18USC won
2008Ohio State vs USC3–35USC won
1990Ohio State vs USC26–35USC won
1989Ohio State vs USC3–42USC won
1984Ohio State vs USC17–20USC won
1979Ohio State vs USC16–17USC won
1974Ohio State vs USC17–18USC won
1973Ohio State vs USC42–21Ohio State won
1972Ohio State vs USC17–42USC won
1968Ohio State vs USC27–16Ohio State won
1964Ohio State vs USC17–0Ohio State won
1963Ohio State vs USC3–32USC won
1960Ohio State vs USC20–0Ohio State won
1959Ohio State vs USC0–17USC won
1954Ohio State vs USC20–7Ohio State won
1949Ohio State vs USC13–13Tie
1948Ohio State vs USC20–0Ohio State won
1947Ohio State vs USC0–32USC won
1946Ohio State vs USC21–0Ohio State won
1942Ohio State vs USC28–12Ohio State won
1941Ohio State vs USC33–0Ohio State won
1938Ohio State vs USC7–14USC won
1937Ohio State vs USC12–13USC won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.