The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Battle for the Victory Bell
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →USC leads the all-time series 54–34–7. They've met 95 times since 1929. UCLA once took 8 straight.
Stature & the series, 1929–2025
Both programs’ standing over time in their colors, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won.
all-time
34–54–7
USC leads
streak
2
USC in a row
longest run
8
UCLA
biggest win
76
USC, 1929
first met
1929
95 meetings
The coaching duels
Terry Donahue vs John Robinson5–5
Red Sanders vs Jess Hill4–2
Tommy Prothro vs John McKay3–3
Terry Donahue vs Larry Smith2–3–1
Babe Horrell vs Jeff Cravath1–3–1
Bert LaBrucherie vs Jeff Cravath1–4
Recent meetings
2025USC29–10
2024USC19–13
2023UCLA38–20
2022USC48–45
2021UCLA62–33
2020USC43–38
2019USC52–35
2018UCLA34–27
2017USC28–23
2016USC36–14
2015USC40–21
2014UCLA38–20
2013UCLA35–14
2012UCLA38–28