UCLA at USC

Saturday, November 21, 1959. UCLA kept the Victory Bell

UCLA beat No. 4 USC 10–⁠3. It was their 29th meeting; after it, USC led the series 15–⁠9–⁠5 as played.

AwayUCLA5–⁠4–⁠1 in 1959
10
Home4USC8–⁠2 in 1959
3

FinalHigh 78°F, low 55°FAttendance 85,917

On the newsreel

  • UCLA TOPPLES USC10-3 - The Bruins of UCLA topple Southern Cal's mighty Trojans from the ranks of the unbeaten, aided by an interference call on USC's interception of a 46-yard pass, that puts UCLA in scoring position for the key TDUniversal Newsreel, November 23, 1959. Catalog record at the National Archives

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Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

USC 77% to win. UCLA pulled the upset.

Officially, USC leads 52–⁠34–⁠7; as played, 54–⁠34–⁠7 in 95 meetings, counting the 66 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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