Saint Mary’s (CA) vs. USC

Saint Mary’s (CA) and USC first met in 1924 and have played 7 times; USC leads the series 4–⁠3. Over the last 7 meetings it’s USC 4–⁠3.

Saint Mary’s (CA) wins
3
USC wins
4
Ties
0
First meeting
1924
Longest streak
2 USC
Current streak
1 Saint Mary’s (CA)
Last 10 meetings
USC 4–⁠3
Most recent
1945

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s1–⁠2
1930s1–⁠1
1940s1–⁠1
Average margin
13.6 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At USC
4–⁠3 USC’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Saint Mary’s (CA)‘s biggest win1945: Saint Mary’s (CA) 26, USC 0by 26 points
  2. USC’s biggest win1944: USC 34, Saint Mary’s (CA) 7by 27 points
  3. Upset1924: Saint Mary’s (CA) 14, USC 10Saint Mary’s (CA) had a 6% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1931: Saint Mary’s (CA) 13, USC 7Saint Mary’s (CA) had a 21% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1945: Saint Mary’s (CA) 26, USC 0Saint Mary’s (CA) had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Saint Mary’s (CA) and USC, 1924 on1300150017001930194019501960197019801990

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

Nov 3, 19458Saint Mary’s (CA) 26, USC 0at USC
Oct 28, 1944USC 34, Saint Mary’s (CA) 7at USC
Oct 14, 1933USC 14, Saint Mary’s (CA) 7at USC
Sep 26, 1931Saint Mary’s (CA) 13, USC 7at USC
Oct 13, 1928USC 19, Saint Mary’s (CA) 6at USC
Dec 12, 1925USC 12, Saint Mary’s (CA) 0at USC
Nov 8, 1924Saint Mary’s (CA) 14, USC 10at USC

Every game is listed as played on the field.