Fresno State vs. USC
Fresno State and USC have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1992; officially, USC leads 5–1; as played, 6–1 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s USC 6–1, and USC has won the last 6. The NCAA vacated USC’s win (2005); it doesn’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played. Share
2028 at USC. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Official series
- USC leads 5–1
- Fresno State wins on file
- 1
- USC wins on file
- 6
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1992
- Longest streak
- 6 USC
- Current streak
- 6 USC
- Last 10 meetings
- USC 6–1
- Most recent
- 2026
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 0–3 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 0–2 |
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: Fresno State 0, USC 1
- Average margin
- 23.4 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At USC
- 5–0 USC’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–1 Fresno State first
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Fresno State’s biggest win1992: Fresno State 24, USC 7by 17 points
- USC’s biggest win2026: USC 39, Fresno State 0by 39 points
- Ranked showdown2005: USC 50, Fresno State 42No. 16 Fresno State at No. 1 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
Biggest days
| Reggie Bush USC | 23 carries, 294 yards, 2 TD | 2005 Rushing |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
On television
| 2026 | FOX | 1.3 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
| Sep 4, 2026 | 14USC 39, Fresno State 0 | at USC | ||
| Sep 17, 2022 | 7USC 45, Fresno State 17 | at USC | ||
| Aug 31, 2019 | USC 31, Fresno State 23 | at USC | ||
| Aug 30, 2014 | 15USC 52, Fresno State 13 | at USC | ||
| Dec 21, 2013 | USC 45, 21Fresno State 20 | Sam Boyd Stadium | Las Vegas Bowl | |
| Nov 19, 2005 | 1USC 50, 16Fresno State 42vacated | at USC | ||
| Dec 29, 1992 | Fresno State 24, 23USC 7 | Neutral site | Freedom Bowl |
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.