UCLA at USC

Saturday, November 22, 2003. USC kept the Victory Bell

No. 2 USC beat UCLA 47–⁠22. It was their 73rd meeting; after it, USC led the series 39–⁠27–⁠7 as played.

AwayUCLA6–⁠7 in 2003
22
Home2USC12–⁠1 in 2003
47

Final at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los AngelesHigh 65°F, low 47°FAttendance 93,172

At kickoff
64°F, clear, wind 5 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Downtown L.A./Usc Campus (KCQT), 1 km from the stadium, 17 minutes after kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
UCLA0271322
USC141914047

Efficiency

UCLAUSC
−0.35First-down EPA0.12
−0.52Second-down EPA−0.11
−0.12Third-down EPA−0.38

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

USC 87% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, USC leads 52–⁠34–⁠7; as played, 54–⁠34–⁠7 in 95 meetings, counting the 22 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025USC 29, UCLA 10
2024USC 19, UCLA 13
2023UCLA 38, USC 20
2022USC 48, UCLA 45
2021UCLA 62, USC 33
2020USC 43, UCLA 38

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