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#14 USC Trojans
Big Ten · 1-0
at
TBDET
USC -10.5 · total 55.5 DraftKings
Ratings differential USC by 13.8
Big Ten · no games yet
What is at stake
Victory Bell. A 295-pound brass locomotive bell that gets repainted cardinal or blue depending on who wins, in a city where the loser has to live with the winner for a year. They play for the Victory Bell. A Big Ten game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race. USC is ranked #14 (AP Top 25 · 2026-08-17).
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
USC form
W 42-26vs SJSU
2026 season
UCLA form
No completed games on record.
USC this season
Straight up1-0 · 100% (1 games)
Against the spread0-1 · 0% (1 games)
Over / under1-0 · 100% (1 games)
UCLA this season
No graded games yet this season. Lines are captured before kickoff and graded when a game goes final, so these records start at Week 1.
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 3
| Opponent | USC | UCLA |
|---|---|---|
| Oregon Big Ten | vs Wk 4 · scheduled preview | at Wk 6 · scheduled preview |
| Wisconsin Big Ten | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Maryland Big Ten | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview | at Wk 4 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, USC leads 13–7 · USC has won the last 2
20 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
5.6 points toward USC
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-29 | UCLA 10 — 29 USC | at USC | USC |
| 2024 | 2024-11-23 | USC 19 — 13 UCLA | at UCLA | USC |
| 2023 | 2023-11-18 | UCLA 38 — 20 USC | at USC | UCLA |
| 2022 | 2022-11-19 | USC 48 — 45 UCLA | at UCLA | USC |
| 2021 | 2021-11-20 | UCLA 62 — 33 USC | at USC | UCLA |
| 2020 | 2020-12-12 | USC 43 — 38 UCLA | at UCLA | USC |
| 2019 | 2019-11-23 | UCLA 35 — 52 USC | at USC | USC |
| 2018 | 2018-11-17 | USC 27 — 34 UCLA | at UCLA | UCLA |
| 2017 | 2017-11-18 | UCLA 23 — 28 USC | at USC | USC |
| 2016 | 2016-11-19 | USC 36 — 14 UCLA | at UCLA | USC |
| 2015 | 2015-11-28 | UCLA 21 — 40 USC | at USC | USC |
| 2014 | 2014-11-22 | USC 20 — 38 UCLA | at UCLA | UCLA |
| 2013 | 2013-11-30 | UCLA 35 — 14 USC | at USC | UCLA |
| 2012 | 2012-11-17 | USC 28 — 38 UCLA | at UCLA | UCLA |
| 2011 | 2011-11-26 | UCLA 0 — 50 USC | at USC | USC |
| 2010 | 2010-12-04 | USC 28 — 14 UCLA | at UCLA | USC |
| 2009 | 2009-11-28 | UCLA 7 — 28 USC | at USC | USC |
| 2008 | 2008-12-06 | USC 28 — 7 UCLA | at UCLA | USC |
| 2007 | 2007-12-01 | UCLA 7 — 24 USC | at USC | USC |
| 2006 | 2006-12-02 | USC 9 — 13 UCLA | at UCLA | UCLA |
USC leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Jayden Maiava QB #14 | 247/373, 3431 YDS, 23 TD, 8 INT |
| Husan Longstreet QB #6 | 13/15, 103 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Rushing | King Miller RB #8 | 131 CAR, 873 YDS, 7 TD |
| Waymond Jordan RB #2 | 88 CAR, 576 YDS, 5 TD | |
| Eli Sanders RB #1 | 47 CAR, 264 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Makai Lemon WR #6 | 79 REC, 1156 YDS, 11 TD |
| Ja'Kobi Lane WR #8 | 49 REC, 745 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Lake McRee TE #87 | 30 REC, 450 YDS, 4 TD | |
| Tanook Hines WR #16 | 28 REC, 398 YDS, 2 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Desman Stephens II LB #8 | 83 |
| Eric Gentry LB #18 | 76 | |
| Christian Pierce S #6 | 58 | |
| Sacks | Braylan Shelby DE #10 | 4.5 |
| Kameryn Crawford DE #1 | 3.5 | |
| Jide Abasiri DT #97 | 3.5 | |
| Interceptions | Bishop Fitzgerald S #19 | 5 |
| Jamaal Jarrett DT #99 | 1 | |
| Braylan Shelby DE #10 | 1 |
UCLA leaders 2025 regular season
| Passing | Nico Iamaleava QB #9 | 208/323, 1928 YDS, 13 TD, 7 INT |
| Luke Duncan QB #12 | 21/34, 235 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Rushing | Nico Iamaleava QB #9 | 112 CAR, 505 YDS, 4 TD |
| Jalen Berger RB #0 | 81 CAR, 364 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Jaivian Thomas RB #21 | 81 CAR, 294 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Kwazi Gilmer WR #11 | 50 REC, 535 YDS, 4 TD |
| Mikey Matthews WR #7 | 33 REC, 348 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Titus Mokiao-Atimalala WR #2 | 25 REC, 322 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Rico Flores Jr. WR #11 | 26 REC, 274 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | JonJon Vaughns LB #6 | 107 |
| Isaiah Chisom LB #2 | 84 | |
| Key Lawrence DB #4 | 70 | |
| Sacks | Jalen Woods LB #9 | 1.5 |
| Anthony Jones Jr. EDGE #15 | 1.5 | |
| Siale Taupaki DT #92 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Scooter Jackson DB #1 | 2 |
| Key Lawrence DB #4 | 1 | |
| Cole Martin DB #4 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.