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LSU vs. USC

LSU and USC have 3 meetings on file, the first in 1979; USC leads the series 2–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 3 meetings it’s USC 2–⁠1.

LSU wins
1
USC wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1979
Longest streak
1 USC
Current streak
1 USC
Last 10 meetings
USC 2–⁠1
Most recent
2024

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s0–⁠1
1980s1–⁠0
2020s0–⁠1
Both ranked
2 meetings: LSU 0, USC 2
Average margin
10.7 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At LSU
0–⁠1 LSU’s record at home
At USC
0–⁠1 USC’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 LSU first

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of LSU and USC, 1979 on130015001700190019801990200020102020

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.

Photos

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Sep 1, 202423USC 27, 13LSU 20Allegiant Stadium
Sep 29, 1984LSU 23, 15USC 3at USC
Sep 29, 19791USC 17, 20LSU 12at LSU

Every game is listed as played on the field.