UCLA at USC

Saturday, November 23, 1957. UCLA took the Victory Bell from USC

UCLA beat USC 20–⁠9. It was their 27th meeting; after it, USC led the series 15–⁠8–⁠4 as played.

AwayUCLA8–⁠2 in 1957
20
HomeUSC1–⁠9 in 1957
9

FinalHigh 74°F, low 49°FAttendance 64,818

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Hojans Beaten By UcLA, 2O-9, AsLong Stars

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., November 24, 1957, page 70

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    Hojans Beaten By UcLA, 2O-9, AsLong Stars los ANGELES, Nov. % (P). Left Halfback Don Long and the workmanlike Bruins OF UELA, efficient on the ground and in the air. belted the Uni versity of Southern California around today for a 20–⁠9 VIC tory in their annual cross-town battle. The favored squad of Coach Red Sanders took charge in the first quarter scoring on a 1g-yard pass from Long to Steve Gertsman, and were never seriously in trouble from there on. The Trojans still had it close az the half. 6–⁠2, thanks to a safety. but Long passed UCLA most of 10 yards in a third quarter parade for another touchdown. @fhe th1rG UCLA score came Oh an arching pass from Long to- his star pass-catching end, Dick Wallen. on a 57-yard play that caught the fancy of the crowd of 64.818 fans. s5The victory was the eighth against two defeats for UCLA. Southern Cal still has to meet Notre Dame next Saturday at South Bend. The Trojans final lX scored a touchdown in the last minute. Quarterback Tom Maudlin sent the Trojans “a yards. most of it through the az. on passes to Larry Boies. An ll-yard throw to Boies put the ball on the l and Maudlin crashed over for the score. uGLA 30 SOUTHERN California . 0 o - 8 -ULCA scoring -Touchdown Gertsman 30. pass. run from Long,; Long &c plungei Wallen t57, pass. run frem Long,. Conversions. Wilson . Southern California scoring-TouchdeNn: Maudltn q, plunge. Conyerston; Buford Safety-Long. UCLA tackled in end zone by sherwood

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)

UCLA 68% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, USC leads 52–⁠34–⁠7; as played, 54–⁠34–⁠7 in 95 meetings, counting the 68 since this game.

Recent meetings
2025USC 29, UCLA 10
2024USC 19, UCLA 13
2023UCLA 38, USC 20
2022USC 48, UCLA 45
2021UCLA 62, USC 33
2020USC 43, UCLA 38

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