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California vs USC Timeline
Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between California and USC.
PROGRAM ONECalifornia31 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD31–72–5WINS · LOSSES · TIES
PROGRAM TWOUSC72 recorded wins
108Recorded meetings
1916Earliest documented
2023Most recent season
5Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME
Head-to-head timeline
Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.
- 1916California27 — 0USC
- 1917California0 — 0USC
- 1918California33 — 7USC
- 1919California14 — 13USC
- 1921California38 — 7USC
- 1922California12 — 0USC
- 1923California13 — 7USC
- 1924California7 — 0USC
- 1926California0 — 27USC
- 1927California0 — 13USC
- 1928California0 — 0USC
- 1929California15 — 7USC
- 1930California0 — 74USC
- 1931California0 — 6USC
- 1932California7 — 27USC
- 1933California3 — 6USC
- 1934California7 — 2USC
- 1935California21 — 7USC
- 1936California13 — 7USC
- 1937California20 — 6USC
- 1938California7 — 13USC
- 1939California0 — 26USC
- 1940California20 — 7USC
- 1941California14 — 0USC
- 1942California7 — 21USC
- 1943California0 — 7USC
- 1943California0 — 13USC
- 1944California6 — 6USC
- 1944California0 — 32USC
- 1945California2 — 13USC
- 1945California0 — 14USC
- 1946California0 — 14USC
- 1947California14 — 39USC
- 1948California13 — 7USC
- 1949California16 — 10USC
- 1950California13 — 7USC
- 1951California14 — 21USC
- 1952California0 — 10USC
- 1953California20 — 32USC
- 1954California27 — 29USC
- 1955California6 — 33USC
- 1956California7 — 20USC
- 1957California12 — 0USC
- 1958California14 — 12USC
- 1959California7 — 14USC
- 1960California10 — 27USC
- 1961California14 — 28USC
- 1962California6 — 32USC
- 1963California6 — 36USC
- 1964California21 — 26USC
- 1965California0 — 35USC
- 1966California9 — 35USC
- 1967California12 — 31USC
- 1968California17 — 35USC
- 1969California9 — 14USC
- 1970California13 — 10USC
- 1971California0 — 28USC
- 1972California14 — 42USC
- 1973California14 — 50USC
- 1974California15 — 15USC
- 1975California28 — 14USC
- 1976California6 — 20USC
- 1977California17 — 14USC
- 1978California17 — 42USC
- 1979California14 — 24USC
- 1980California7 — 60USC
- 1981California3 — 21USC
- 1982California0 — 42USC
- 1983California9 — 19USC
- 1984California7 — 31USC
- 1985California14 — 6USC
- 1986California3 — 28USC
- 1987California14 — 31USC
- 1988California3 — 35USC
- 1989California15 — 31USC
- 1990California31 — 31USC
- 1991California52 — 30USC
- 1992California24 — 27USC
- 1993California14 — 42USC
- 1994California0 — 61USC
- 1995California16 — 26USC
- 1996California22 — 15USC
- 1997California17 — 27USC
- 1998California32 — 31USC
- 1999California17 — 7USC
- 2000California28 — 16USC
- 2001California14 — 55USC
- 2002California28 — 30USC
- 2003California34 — 31USC
- 2004California17 — 23USC
- 2005California10 — 35USC
- 2006California9 — 23USC
- 2007California17 — 24USC
- 2008California3 — 17USC
- 2009California3 — 30USC
- 2010California14 — 48USC
- 2011California9 — 30USC
- 2012California9 — 27USC
- 2013California28 — 62USC
- 2014California30 — 38USC
- 2015California21 — 27USC
- 2016California24 — 45USC
- 2017California20 — 30USC
- 2018California15 — 14USC
- 2019California17 — 41USC
- 2021California24 — 14USC
- 2022California35 — 41USC
- 2023California49 — 50USC
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK
All recorded results
The latest documented meeting appears first.
| Season | Matchup | Score | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | California vs USC | 49–50 | USC won |
| 2022 | California vs USC | 35–41 | USC won |
| 2021 | California vs USC | 24–14 | California won |
| 2019 | California vs USC | 17–41 | USC won |
| 2018 | California vs USC | 15–14 | California won |
| 2017 | California vs USC | 20–30 | USC won |
| 2016 | California vs USC | 24–45 | USC won |
| 2015 | California vs USC | 21–27 | USC won |
| 2014 | California vs USC | 30–38 | USC won |
| 2013 | California vs USC | 28–62 | USC won |
| 2012 | California vs USC | 9–27 | USC won |
| 2011 | California vs USC | 9–30 | USC won |
| 2010 | California vs USC | 14–48 | USC won |
| 2009 | California vs USC | 3–30 | USC won |
| 2008 | California vs USC | 3–17 | USC won |
| 2007 | California vs USC | 17–24 | USC won |
| 2006 | California vs USC | 9–23 | USC won |
| 2005 | California vs USC | 10–35 | USC won |
| 2004 | California vs USC | 17–23 | USC won |
| 2003 | California vs USC | 34–31 | California won |
| 2002 | California vs USC | 28–30 | USC won |
| 2001 | California vs USC | 14–55 | USC won |
| 2000 | California vs USC | 28–16 | California won |
| 1999 | California vs USC | 17–7 | California won |
| 1998 | California vs USC | 32–31 | California won |
| 1997 | California vs USC | 17–27 | USC won |
| 1996 | California vs USC | 22–15 | California won |
| 1995 | California vs USC | 16–26 | USC won |
| 1994 | California vs USC | 0–61 | USC won |
| 1993 | California vs USC | 14–42 | USC won |
| 1992 | California vs USC | 24–27 | USC won |
| 1991 | California vs USC | 52–30 | California won |
| 1990 | California vs USC | 31–31 | Tie |
| 1989 | California vs USC | 15–31 | USC won |
| 1988 | California vs USC | 3–35 | USC won |
| 1987 | California vs USC | 14–31 | USC won |
| 1986 | California vs USC | 3–28 | USC won |
| 1985 | California vs USC | 14–6 | California won |
| 1984 | California vs USC | 7–31 | USC won |
| 1983 | California vs USC | 9–19 | USC won |
| 1982 | California vs USC | 0–42 | USC won |
| 1981 | California vs USC | 3–21 | USC won |
| 1980 | California vs USC | 7–60 | USC won |
| 1979 | California vs USC | 14–24 | USC won |
| 1978 | California vs USC | 17–42 | USC won |
| 1977 | California vs USC | 17–14 | California won |
| 1976 | California vs USC | 6–20 | USC won |
| 1975 | California vs USC | 28–14 | California won |
| 1974 | California vs USC | 15–15 | Tie |
| 1973 | California vs USC | 14–50 | USC won |
| 1972 | California vs USC | 14–42 | USC won |
| 1971 | California vs USC | 0–28 | USC won |
| 1970 | California vs USC | 13–10 | California won |
| 1969 | California vs USC | 9–14 | USC won |
| 1968 | California vs USC | 17–35 | USC won |
| 1967 | California vs USC | 12–31 | USC won |
| 1966 | California vs USC | 9–35 | USC won |
| 1965 | California vs USC | 0–35 | USC won |
| 1964 | California vs USC | 21–26 | USC won |
| 1963 | California vs USC | 6–36 | USC won |
| 1962 | California vs USC | 6–32 | USC won |
| 1961 | California vs USC | 14–28 | USC won |
| 1960 | California vs USC | 10–27 | USC won |
| 1959 | California vs USC | 7–14 | USC won |
| 1958 | California vs USC | 14–12 | California won |
| 1957 | California vs USC | 12–0 | California won |
| 1956 | California vs USC | 7–20 | USC won |
| 1955 | California vs USC | 6–33 | USC won |
| 1954 | California vs USC | 27–29 | USC won |
| 1953 | California vs USC | 20–32 | USC won |
| 1952 | California vs USC | 0–10 | USC won |
| 1951 | California vs USC | 14–21 | USC won |
| 1950 | California vs USC | 13–7 | California won |
| 1949 | California vs USC | 16–10 | California won |
| 1948 | California vs USC | 13–7 | California won |
| 1947 | California vs USC | 14–39 | USC won |
| 1946 | California vs USC | 0–14 | USC won |
| 1945 | California vs USC | 0–14 | USC won |
| 1945 | California vs USC | 2–13 | USC won |
| 1944 | California vs USC | 0–32 | USC won |
| 1944 | California vs USC | 6–6 | Tie |
| 1943 | California vs USC | 0–13 | USC won |
| 1943 | California vs USC | 0–7 | USC won |
| 1942 | California vs USC | 7–21 | USC won |
| 1941 | California vs USC | 14–0 | California won |
| 1940 | California vs USC | 20–7 | California won |
| 1939 | California vs USC | 0–26 | USC won |
| 1938 | California vs USC | 7–13 | USC won |
| 1937 | California vs USC | 20–6 | California won |
| 1936 | California vs USC | 13–7 | California won |
| 1935 | California vs USC | 21–7 | California won |
| 1934 | California vs USC | 7–2 | California won |
| 1933 | California vs USC | 3–6 | USC won |
| 1932 | California vs USC | 7–27 | USC won |
| 1931 | California vs USC | 0–6 | USC won |
| 1930 | California vs USC | 0–74 | USC won |
| 1929 | California vs USC | 15–7 | California won |
| 1928 | California vs USC | 0–0 | Tie |
| 1927 | California vs USC | 0–13 | USC won |
| 1926 | California vs USC | 0–27 | USC won |
| 1924 | California vs USC | 7–0 | California won |
| 1923 | California vs USC | 13–7 | California won |
| 1922 | California vs USC | 12–0 | California won |
| 1921 | California vs USC | 38–7 | California won |
| 1919 | California vs USC | 14–13 | California won |
| 1918 | California vs USC | 33–7 | California won |
| 1917 | California vs USC | 0–0 | Tie |
| 1916 | California vs USC | 27–0 | California 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.