California–USC football rivalry

California–USC football rivalry
California Golden Bears
USC Trojans
First meetingNovember 28, 1912
California, 18–0
Latest meetingOctober 28, 2023
USC, 50–49
Next meetingTBD
TrophyNone
Statistics
Meetings total112
All-time seriesUSC leads, 72–32–6
Largest victoryUSC, 74–0 (1930)
Longest win streakUSC, 14 (2004–17)
Current win streakUSC, 2 (2022–present)
230km
143miles
California
USC
Locations of California and USC

The California–USC football rivalry, also known as the Weekender,[1] is an American college football rivalry between the California Golden Bears and USC Trojans.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

History

While not as significant as the Stanford or UCLA rivalries for either school, the in-state rivals have met on the football field 112 times. The game between the schools was often called The Weekender, referring to the weekend trip to the Bay Area; although, this term also applied to the Stanford game, as each series (USC/Cal and USC/Stanford) would alternate home and away. As of the 2023 season, USC had played Cal more than any other opponent,[1] with the 2023 game marking the 112th meeting, according to Cal, and the 108th meeting according to USC,[8] with discrepancies in the game record before 1920. The last Weekender was played on October 28, 2023, with Cal losing to USC 50–49.[9] USC leads the all-time series 72–32–6.[10] In 2024, USC joined the Big Ten Conference[11][12] while Cal joined the Atlantic Coast Conference.[13][14] This will put the rivalry between the Bears and Trojans on hiatus with no future meetings scheduled as of 2025.[15] USC's is California's second most played opponent all-time (behind only Stanford) while California is USC's all-time most-played opponent.[16]

Game results

California victoriesUSC victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
1 November 28, 19121 Berkeley, CA California 18–0
2 November 27, 19131 Los Angeles, CA Tie3–3
3 October 23, 1915 Berkeley, CA USC 28–10
4 November 25, 1915 Los Angeles, CA California 23–21
5 November 4, 1916 Los Angeles, CA California 27–0
6 November 29, 1917 Los Angeles, CA Tie0–0
7 December 14, 1918 Los Angeles, CA California 33–7
8 November 8, 1919 Los Angeles, CA California 14–13
9 November 5, 1921 Berkeley, CA California 38–7
10 October 28, 1922 Pasadena, CA California 12–0
11 November 10, 1923 Los Angeles, CA California 13–7
12 November 1, 1924 Berkeley, CA California 7–0
13 October 23, 1926 Berkeley, CA USC 27–0
14 October 29, 1927 Los Angeles, CA USC 13–0
15 October 20, 1928 Berkeley, CA Tie0–0
16 November 2, 1929 Los Angeles, CA California 15–7
17 November 8, 1930 Los Angeles, CA USC 74–0
18 October 24, 1931 Berkeley, CA USC 6–0
19 November 5, 1932 Los Angeles, CA USC 27–7
20 October 28, 1933 Berkeley, CA USC 6–3
21 November 10, 1934 Los Angeles, CA California 7–2
22 October 26, 1935 Berkeley, CA California 21–7
23 November 7, 1936 Los Angeles, CA California 13–7
24 October 23, 1937 Berkeley, CA No. 1 California 20–6
25 November 5, 1938 Los Angeles, CA No. 13 USC 13–7
26 October 28, 1939 Berkeley, CA No. 8 USC 26–0
27 November 9, 1940 Los Angeles, CA California 20–7
28 October 25, 1941 Berkeley, CA California 41–0
29 November 7, 1942 Los Angeles, CA USC 21–7
30 October 2, 1943 Berkeley, CA USC 7–0
31 October 30, 1943 Los Angeles, CA No. 5 USC 13–0
32 October 7, 1944 Los Angeles, CA Tie6–6
33 November 18, 1944 Berkeley, CA No. 12 USC 32–0
34 September 29, 1945 Berkeley, CA USC 13–2
35 November 10, 1945 Los Angeles, CA USC 14–0
36 November 9, 1946 Los Angeles, CA No. 14 USC 14–0
37 October 25, 1947 Berkeley, CA No. 10 USC 39–14
38 October 30, 1948 Los Angeles, CA No. 4 California 13–7
39 October 15, 1949 Berkeley, CA No. 9 California 16–10
40 October 14, 1950 Los Angeles, CA No. 7 California 13–7
41 October 20, 1951 Berkeley, CA No. 11 USC 21–14
42 October 25, 1952 Los Angeles, CA No. 7 USC 10–0
43 October 24, 1953 Berkeley, CA No. 11 USC 32–20
44 October 23, 1954 Los Angeles, CA No. 17 USC 29–27
45 October 22, 1955 Berkeley, CA No. 10 USC 33–6
46 November 10, 1956 Los Angeles, CA No. 16 USC 20–7
47 October 19, 1957 Berkeley, CA California 12–0
48 October 18, 1958 Los Angeles, CA California 14–12
49 October 31, 1959 Berkeley, CA No. 6 USC 14–7
50 October 15, 1960 Los Angeles, CA USC 27–10
51 October 21, 1961 Berkeley, CA USC 28–14
52 October 20, 1962 Los Angeles, CA No. 3 USC 32–6
53 October 26, 1963 Berkeley, CA USC 36–6
54 October 24, 1964 Los Angeles, CA USC 26–21
55 November 6, 1965 Berkeley, CA No. 6 USC 35–0
56 November 5, 1966 Los Angeles, CA No. 9 USC 35–9
57 November 4, 1967 Berkeley, CA No. 1 USC 31–12
No.DateLocationWinnerScore
58 November 9, 1968 Los Angeles, CA No. 1 USC 35–17
59 November 1, 1969 Berkeley, CA No. 6 USC 14–9
60 October 31, 1970 Los Angeles, CA California 13–10
61 October 30, 1971 Berkeley, CA No. 20 USC 28–0
62 October 14, 1972 Los Angeles, CA No. 1 USC 42–14
63 November 3, 1973 Berkeley, CA No. 9 USC 50–14
64 November 2, 1974 Los Angeles, CA Tie15–15
65 November 1, 1975 Berkeley, CA California 28–14
66 October 30, 1976 Los Angeles, CA No. 4 USC 20–6
67 October 29, 1977 Berkeley, CA California 17–14
68 October 28, 1978 Los Angeles, CA No. 6 USC 42–17
69 October 27, 1979 Berkeley, CA No. 3 USC 24–14
70 November 1, 1980 Los Angeles, CA No. 7 USC 60–7
71 November 7, 1981 Berkeley, CA No. 3 USC 21–3
72 November 6, 1982 Los Angeles, CA No. 16 USC 42–0
73 October 29, 1983 Berkeley, CA USC 19–9
74 October 27, 1984 Los Angeles, CA No. 20 USC 31–7
75 November 9, 1985 Berkeley, CA California 14–6
76 November 15, 1986 Los Angeles, CA No. 13 USC 28–3
77 September 26, 1987 Berkeley, CA USC 31–14
78 November 5, 1988 Los Angeles, CA No. 2 USC 35–3
79 October 14, 1989 Berkeley, CA No. 10 USC 31–15
80 November 3, 1990 Los Angeles, CA Tie31–31
81 November 2, 1991 Berkeley, CA No. 10 California 52–30
82 October 17, 1992 Los Angeles, CA No. 18 USC 27–24
83 October 30, 1993 Berkeley, CA USC 42–14
84 October 22, 1994 Los Angeles, CA USC 61–0
85 October 7, 1995 Berkeley, CA No. 5 USC 26–16
86 October 5, 1996 Los Angeles, CA California 22–15
87 September 27, 1997 Berkeley, CA USC 27–17
88 October 10, 1998 Los Angeles, CA California 32–31
89 October 30, 1999 Berkeley, CA California† 17–7
90 October 28, 2000 Los Angeles, CA California 28–16
91 November 10, 2001 Berkeley, CA USC 55–14
92 October 12, 2002 Los Angeles, CA No. 20 USC 30–28
93 September 27, 2003 Berkeley, CA California 34–313OT
94 October 9, 2004 Los Angeles, CA No. 1 USC 23–17
95 November 12, 2005 Berkeley, CA No. 1 USC‡ 35–10
96 November 18, 2006 Los Angeles, CA No. 4 USC 23–9
97 November 10, 2007 Berkeley, CA No. 12 USC 24–17
98 November 8, 2008 Los Angeles, CA No. 6 USC 17–3
99 October 3, 2009 Berkeley, CA No. 7 USC 30–3
100 October 16, 2010 Los Angeles, CA USC 48–14
101 October 13, 2011 San Francisco, CA USC 30–9
102 September 22, 2012 Los Angeles, CA No. 13 USC 27–9
103 November 9, 2013 Berkeley, CA USC 62–28
104 November 13, 2014 Los Angeles, CA USC 38–30
105 October 31, 2015 Berkeley, CA USC 27–21
106 October 27, 2016 Los Angeles, CA USC 45–24
107 September 23, 2017 Berkeley, CA No. 5 USC 30–20
108 November 10, 2018 Los Angeles, CA California 15–14
109 November 16, 2019 Berkeley, CA USC 41–17
110 December 4, 2021 Berkeley, CA California 24–14
111 November 5, 2022 Los Angeles, CA No. 9 USC 41–35
112 October 28, 2023 Berkeley, CA No. 24 USC 50–49
Series: USC leads 72–32–6
† California vacated this win for use of ineligible players.[17]
‡ USC vacated this win after NCAA sanctions.[18]
Game results sources:[19][20][21]

See also

References

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