Washington at USC

Saturday, November 13, 1954

No. 8 USC beat Washington 41–⁠0. It was their 28th meeting; after it, USC led the series 16–⁠10–⁠2 as played.

AwayWashington2–⁠8 in 1954
0
Home8USC8–⁠4 in 1954
41

FinalHigh 75°F, low 53°FAttendance 36,108

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: o5-Yard Run Starts Southern Cal on 40 Victory Over Huskies

    Evening star, November 14, 1954, page 65

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    o5-Yard Run Starts Southern Cal on 40 Victory Over Huskies Los ANGELES. Nov. 49, Halfback Aralnis Dandoy dashed 95 yards for six points on the opening kickoff and Southern California went on to lombard the Huskies of Washington today with six touchdowns and a 41–⁠0 defeat. This nightmare for Washing ton was merely a workout for the Rose Bowl-bound Trojans

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

USC 85% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, USC leads 52–⁠32–⁠4; as played, 53–⁠32–⁠4 in 89 meetings, counting the 61 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026USC 25, Washington 21
2024Washington 26, USC 21
2023Washington 52, USC 42
2019Washington 28, USC 14
2016USC 26, Washington 13
2015Washington 17, USC 12

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