TCU at USC
Saturday, October 27, 1951 Share
No. 6 USC beat TCU 28–26. It was their first meeting; after it, USC led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 78°F, low 53°FAttendance 50,732
On the newsreel
- FOOTBALLThe heavily favored U.S.C. Trojans squeak through to a narrow 28-26 victory over an inspired Texas Christian team
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
USC 61% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every TCU–USC gameTCU leads 4–2 in six meetings, counting the five since this game.
| 2025 | TCU 30, USC 27 | Alamo Bowl |
| 1998 | TCU 28, USC 19 | Sun Bowl |
| 1977 | USC 51, TCU 0 | |
| 1960 | TCU 7, USC 6 | |
| 1954 | TCU 20, USC 7 | |
| 1951 | USC 28, TCU 26 |
Around this game
TCU
- Next gameat BaylorNov. 3, 1951
- SeasonTCU in 1951
- ProgramTCU history and records
USC
- Next gameat ArmyNov. 3, 1951
- SeasonUSC in 1951
- ProgramUSC history and records