The Zeitgeist List · rivalries
Battle for the Victory Bell
See both programs’ full 91-year Zeitgeist History, side by side →6 players crossed straight to the rival since 2021 — the turncoat ledger →
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
biggest crowd
83,602
2015
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
The draft ledger
Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.
draft picks
174–293
USC leads
1st-rounders
27–73
since
1967
first CFBD-carried draft class
1960s4–15
1970s33–59
1980s26–45
1990s27–37
2000s25–61
2010s37–49
2020s22–27
Best picks, either side
1989Troy Aikman QuarterbackRd 1, pick 1#1 overall
1968Ron Yary Offensive TackleRd 1, pick 1#1 overall
1969O.J. Simpson Running BackRd 1, pick 1#1 overall
1977Ricky Bell Running BackRd 1, pick 1#1 overall
2003Carson Palmer QuarterbackRd 1, pick 1#1 overall
1991Eric Turner Defensive BackRd 1, pick 2#2 overall
1995Tony Boselli Offensive TackleRd 1, pick 2#2 overall
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