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San Diego Navy vs. USC

San Diego Navy and USC have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1943; USC leads the series 3–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s USC 3–⁠2, and USC has won the last 2.

San Diego Navy wins
2
USC wins
3
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1943
Longest streak
2 USC
Current streak
2 USC
Last 10 meetings
USC 3–⁠2
Most recent
1952

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1940s2–⁠1
1950s0–⁠2
Average margin
17 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At San Diego Navy
2–⁠0 San Diego Navy’s record at home
At USC
3–⁠0 USC’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. San Diego Navy’s biggest win1945: San Diego Navy 33, USC 6by 27 points
  2. USC’s biggest win1951: USC 41, San Diego Navy 7by 34 points
  3. Upset1945: San Diego Navy 33, USC 6San Diego Navy had a 10% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1943: San Diego Navy 10, USC 7San Diego Navy had a 14% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of San Diego Navy and USC, 1943 on130015001700194519501955

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

Oct 10, 19527USC 20, San Diego Navy 6at USC
Sep 29, 1951USC 41, San Diego Navy 7at USC
Oct 13, 1945San Diego Navy 33, 6USC 6at San Diego Navy
Nov 4, 194413USC 28, San Diego Navy 21at USC
Nov 6, 1943San Diego Navy 10, 4USC 7at San Diego Navy

Every game is listed as played on the field.