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SMU vs USC Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONESMU0 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD0–2WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOUSC2 recorded wins
2Recorded meetings
1961Earliest documented
1962Most 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.

2 games
  1. 1961
    SMU16 — 21USC
    Sep 29, 1961USC won
  2. 1962
    SMU3 — 33USC
    Sep 29, 1962USC won
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
1962SMU vs USC3–33USC won
1961SMU vs USC16–21USC 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.