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Penn State vs USC Timeline
Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between Penn State and USC.
PROGRAM ONEPenn State5 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD5–7WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOUSC7 recorded wins
12Recorded meetings
1922Earliest documented
2026Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME
Head-to-head timeline
Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.
- 1922Penn State3 — 14USC
- 1981Penn State26 — 10USC
- 1990Penn State14 — 19USC
- 1991Penn State10 — 21USC
- 1993Penn State21 — 20USC
- 1994Penn State38 — 14USC
- 1996Penn State24 — 7USC
- 2000Penn State5 — 29USC
- 2008Penn State24 — 38USC
- 2016Penn State49 — 52USC
- 2024Penn State33 — 30USC
- 2026Penn State23 — 31USC
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK
All recorded results
The latest documented meeting appears first.
| Season | Matchup | Score | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Penn State vs USC | 23–31 | USC won |
| 2024 | Penn State vs USC | 33–30 | Penn State won |
| 2016 | Penn State vs USC | 49–52 | USC won |
| 2008 | Penn State vs USC | 24–38 | USC won |
| 2000 | Penn State vs USC | 5–29 | USC won |
| 1996 | Penn State vs USC | 24–7 | Penn State won |
| 1994 | Penn State vs USC | 38–14 | Penn State won |
| 1993 | Penn State vs USC | 21–20 | Penn State won |
| 1991 | Penn State vs USC | 10–21 | USC won |
| 1990 | Penn State vs USC | 14–19 | USC won |
| 1981 | Penn State vs USC | 26–10 | Penn State won |
| 1922 | Penn State vs USC | 3–14 | USC 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.