USC at California
Saturday, October 19, 1957 Share
California beat USC 12–0. It was their 47th meeting; after it, USC led the series 22–18–3 in the games on file.
FinalHigh 62°F, low 53°FAttendance 40,000
In the newspapers

Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 20, 1957, page 1
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STATISTICS being tackled at the 10. Mike White recovered for the Bears. A 3S-yard pass to the Trojan l-yard line from Quarterback Gabe Arrillaga to White set up the third-quarter score. Southern CALIFORNIA; deep est penetration came in the opening quarter when Tom Mauldin tossed a 40-yard pass to Halfback Clark Holden at the California g.. A pass interception stopped the Trojans. The victory was the first for the Bears over use since 1850 and their first shutout of the Trojans since 1871. Southern Cal 0 q q o. q California o 0–12 California scoring Touchdowns: Hart q. plungel; Roberts Il. plungel
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 62% to win. California won as Elo’s underdog.
The series
Every USC–California gameOfficially, USC leads 72–32–6; as played, 72–31–5 in the 108 games on file; the official count covers all 112 meetings, counting the 65 since this game.
| 2023 | USC 50, California 49 | |
| 2022 | USC 41, California 35 | |
| 2021 | California 24, USC 14 | |
| 2019 | USC 41, California 17 | |
| 2018 | California 15, USC 14 | |
| 2017 | USC 30, California 20 |
Around this game
USC
- Next gamevs. Washington StateOct. 26, 1957
- SeasonUSC in 1957
- ProgramUSC history and records
California
- Next gameat OregonOct. 26, 1957
- SeasonCalifornia in 1957
- ProgramCalifornia history and records

