Arizona State vs. USC

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

1. Arizona State’s biggest win1997: Arizona State 35, USC 7by 28 points
2. USC’s biggest win1988: USC 50, Arizona State 0by 50 points
3. Upset2018: Arizona State 38, USC 35Arizona State had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
4. Upset1991: Arizona State 32, USC 25Arizona State had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
5. Upset2000: USC 44, Arizona State 38USC had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
6. Ranked showdown2005: USC 38, Arizona State 28No. 1 USC at No. 14 Arizona State
7. Ranked showdown2004: USC 45, Arizona State 7No. 15 Arizona State at No. 1 USC
8. Ranked showdown2007: USC 44, Arizona State 24No. 11 USC at No. 7 Arizona State

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arizona State’s side (Marmie 1–⁠2 against Smith). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

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.

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game once: 2005.

College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA).

Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.

• Arizona State vs. Arizona89 meetings, Arizona State 45–⁠43–⁠1
• Arizona State vs. Oregon State47 meetings, Arizona State 30–⁠16–⁠1
• Arizona State vs. Washington State47 meetings, Arizona State 29–⁠16–⁠2
• Arizona State vs. UTEP44 meetings, Arizona State 33–⁠10–⁠1
• USC vs. California108 meetings, USC 72–⁠31–⁠5
• USC vs. Stanford102 meetings, USC 66–⁠33–⁠3
• USC vs. Notre Dame96 meetings, USC 38–⁠53–⁠5
• USC vs. UCLA95 meetings, USC 54–⁠34–⁠7