Alabama vs. USC
Alabama and USC have 8 meetings on file, the first in 1938; Alabama leads the series 6–2 in the games on file. Over the last 8 meetings it’s Alabama 6–2, and Alabama has won the last 2. Share
- Alabama wins
- 6
- USC wins
- 2
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1938
- Longest streak
- 2 Alabama
- Current streak
- 2 Alabama
- Last 10 meetings
- Alabama 6–2
- Most recent
- 2016
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 2–2 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 1–0 |
- Both ranked
- 6 meetings: Alabama 4, USC 2; 2 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 17.3 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Alabama
- 0–2 Alabama’s record at home
- At USC
- 0–3 USC’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 3–0 Alabama first
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Alabama’s biggest win2016: Alabama 52, USC 6by 46 points
- USC’s biggest win1970: USC 42, Alabama 21by 21 points
- Upset1978: USC 24, Alabama 14USC had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown1978: USC 24, Alabama 14No. 7 USC at No. 1 Alabama
- Ranked showdown1977: Alabama 21, USC 20No. 7 Alabama at No. 1 USC
- Ranked showdown1970: USC 42, Alabama 21No. 3 USC at No. 16 Alabama
- Ranked showdown1945: Alabama 34, USC 14No. 3 Alabama at No. 16 USC
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
Stars of the series
Named most valuable
| Gene Jelks | 1985 |
| Cornelius Bennett | 1985 |
| Harry Gilmer Alabama | 1945 |
Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Sep 3, 2016 | 1Alabama 52, 20USC 6 | AT&T Stadium | ||
| Dec 28, 1985 | 15Alabama 24, USC 3 | Neutral site | Aloha Bowl | |
| Sep 23, 1978 | 7USC 24, 1Alabama 14 | at Alabama | ||
| Oct 8, 1977 | 7Alabama 21, 1USC 20 | at USC | ||
| Sep 10, 1971 | 16Alabama 17, 5USC 10 | at USC | ||
| Sep 12, 1970 | 3USC 42, 16Alabama 21 | at Alabama | ||
| Jan 1, 1946 | 3Alabama 34, 16USC 14 | Neutral site | Rose Bowl | |
| Sep 24, 1938 | Alabama 19, USC 7 | at USC |
Every game is listed as played on the field.