Wisconsin vs. USC
Thursday, January 1, 1953, Rose Bowl Share
No. 2 USC beat No. 12 Wisconsin 7–0. It was their first meeting; after it, USC led the series 1–0.
FinalTV: NBCAttendance 101,500Referee: Jack Sprenger (Pacific Coast; split crew: Pacific Coast, Big Ten)
MVP Rudy Bukich (USC QB)Wikipedia
On the newsreel
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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 58% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Wisconsin–USC gameUSC leads 7–1 in eight meetings, counting the seven since this game.
| 2024 | USC 38, Wisconsin 21 | |
| 2015 | Wisconsin 23, USC 21 | Holiday Bowl |
| 1966 | USC 38, Wisconsin 3 | |
| 1965 | USC 26, Wisconsin 6 | |
| 1962 | USC 42, Wisconsin 37 | Rose Bowl |
| 1956 | USC 13, Wisconsin 6 |
Around this game
Wisconsin
- Next gamevs. Penn StateSept. 26, 1953
- SeasonWisconsin in 1952
- ProgramWisconsin history and records
USC
- Next gameat Washington StateSept. 19, 1953
- SeasonUSC in 1952
- ProgramUSC history and records