Oklahoma vs. USC
Oklahoma and USC have 9 meetings on file, the first in 1963; officially, USC leads 5–2–1; as played, 6–2–1 in the games on file. Over the last 9 meetings it’s USC 6–2, and USC has won the last 5. The NCAA vacated USC’s win (2004); it doesn’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played. Share
- Official series
- USC leads 5–2–1
- Oklahoma wins on file
- 2
- USC wins on file
- 6
- Ties
- 1
- Earliest on file
- 1963
- Longest streak
- 5 USC
- Current streak
- 5 USC
- Last 10 meetings
- USC 6–2
- Most recent
- 2004
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 1–0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 0–3 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 0–1 |
- Both ranked
- 6 meetings: Oklahoma 2, USC 3; 5 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 13.6 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Oklahoma
- 1–3 Oklahoma’s record at home
- At USC
- 2–1–1 USC’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–1 Oklahoma first
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Oklahoma’s biggest win1971: Oklahoma 33, USC 20by 13 points
- USC’s biggest win2004: USC 55, Oklahoma 19by 36 points
- Upset1992: USC 20, Oklahoma 10USC had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown2004: USC 55, Oklahoma 19No. 1 USC at No. 2 Oklahoma
- Ranked showdown1981: USC 28, Oklahoma 24No. 2 Oklahoma at No. 1 USC
- Ranked showdown1963: Oklahoma 17, USC 12No. 3 Oklahoma at No. 1 USC
- Ranked showdown1988: USC 23, Oklahoma 7No. 3 Oklahoma at No. 5 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
| Steve Smith USC | 7 catches, 113 yards, 3 TD | 2004 Receiving |
Named most valuable
| USC QB Matt Leinart | 2004 |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
On television
ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game once: 2004.
College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Jan 4, 2005 | 1USC 55, 2Oklahoma 19vacated | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum | Orange Bowl | |
| Sep 19, 1992 | USC 20, 13Oklahoma 10 | at Oklahoma | ||
| Sep 24, 1988 | 5USC 23, 3Oklahoma 7 | at USC | ||
| Sep 25, 1982 | 18USC 12, Oklahoma 0 | at Oklahoma | ||
| Sep 26, 1981 | 1USC 28, 2Oklahoma 24 | at USC | ||
| Sep 29, 1973 | 1USC 7, 8Oklahoma 7 | at USC | ||
| Oct 2, 1971 | 8Oklahoma 33, 17USC 20 | at Oklahoma | ||
| Sep 26, 1964 | USC 40, 2Oklahoma 14 | at Oklahoma | ||
| Sep 28, 1963 | 3Oklahoma 17, 1USC 12 | at USC |
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.