Santa Clara vs. USC

Santa Clara and USC first met in 1925 and have played 3 times; USC leads the series 3–⁠0. Over the last 3 meetings it’s USC 3–⁠0, and USC has won the last 3.

Santa Clara wins
0
USC wins
3
Ties
0
First meeting
1925
Longest streak
3 USC
Current streak
3 USC
Last 10 meetings
USC 3–⁠0
Most recent
1927

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1920s0–⁠3
Average margin
34 points; 0 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At USC
3–⁠0 USC’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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 Santa Clara and USC, 1925 on130015001700193019401950196019701980

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 1, 1927USC 52, Santa Clara 12at USC
Oct 2, 1926USC 42, Santa Clara 0at USC
Nov 7, 1925USC 29, Santa Clara 9at USC

Every game is listed as played on the field.