Baylor vs. USC

Baylor and USC have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1959; USC leads the series 3–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s USC 3–⁠2, and USC has won the last 2.

Baylor wins
2
USC wins
3
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1959
Longest streak
2 Baylor
Current streak
2 USC
Last 10 meetings
USC 3–⁠2
Most recent
1994

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s0–⁠1
1960s1–⁠0
1980s1–⁠1
1990s0–⁠1
Average margin
10 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Baylor
1–⁠1 Baylor’s record at home
At USC
2–⁠1 USC’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Baylor’s biggest win1960: Baylor 35, USC 14by 21 points
  2. USC’s biggest win1994: USC 37, Baylor 27by 10 points
  3. Upset1986: USC 17, Baylor 14USC had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1985: Baylor 20, USC 13Baylor had a 35% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Baylor and USC, 1959 on13001500170019001960197019801990200020102020

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.

Every game

Sep 24, 199419USC 37, Baylor 27at USC
Sep 20, 1986USC 17, 9Baylor 14at Baylor
Sep 21, 1985Baylor 20, 3USC 13at USC
Nov 12, 1960Baylor 35, USC 14at Baylor
Nov 14, 19594USC 17, Baylor 8at USC

Every game is listed as played on the field.