USC at California

Saturday, October 19, 1957

California beat USC 12–⁠0. It was their 47th meeting; after it, USC led the series 22–⁠18–⁠3 in the games on file.

AwayUSC1–⁠9 in 1957
0
HomeCalifornia1–⁠9 in 1957
12

FinalHigh 62°F, low 53°FAttendance 40,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: STATISTICS

    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.

Officially, 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.

Recent meetings
2023USC 50, California 49
2022USC 41, California 35
2021California 24, USC 14
2019USC 41, California 17
2018California 15, USC 14
2017USC 30, California 20

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