Purdue vs. USC
Purdue and USC have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1966; USC leads the series 4–1 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s USC 4–1, and USC has won the last 4. Share
2028 at USC. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Purdue wins
- 1
- USC wins
- 4
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1966
- Longest streak
- 4 USC
- Current streak
- 4 USC
- Last 10 meetings
- USC 4–1
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 0–1 |
- Average margin
- 11.6 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Purdue
- 0–2 Purdue’s record at home
- At USC
- 1–0 USC’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–1 Purdue first
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Purdue’s biggest win1966: Purdue 14, USC 13by 1 points
- USC’s biggest win1976: USC 31, Purdue 13by 18 points
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
Named most valuable
| John Charles Purdue | 1966 |
Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
On television
| 2025 | CBS | 1.3 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
| Sep 13, 2025 | USC 33, Purdue 17 | at Purdue | ||
| Aug 30, 1998 | USC 27, Purdue 17 | Neutral site | ||
| Sep 25, 1976 | 19USC 31, Purdue 13 | at Purdue | ||
| Sep 27, 1975 | 3USC 19, Purdue 6 | at USC | ||
| Jan 2, 1967 | 7Purdue 14, USC 13 | Neutral site | Rose Bowl |
Every game is listed as played on the field.