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UCLA vs. USC. First played in 1929.

USC leads 54–34–7 in the Victory Bell through 2025. USC won the last meeting, 29–10, in 2025.

All-time54–34–7USC's record, 95 meetings
Last 107–3USC's record
Since 200019–7USC's record
Current streak2USC wins in a row
First meeting1929USC 76–0

What's the Victory Bell trophy?

Victory Bell: a 295-pound brass bell that rang on a Southern Pacific locomotive; the winner keeps it for a year and paints it blue for UCLA or cardinal for USC.

How did the Victory Bell start?

USC beat UCLA 76-0 in the first meeting in 1929, still the biggest margin in the series. UCLA's alumni association gave the bell to the student body in 1939, and in 1941 members of a USC fraternity slipped into the UCLA rooting section, helped load the bell onto a truck and drove off with it. It stayed hidden for more than a year as the pranks escalated, until the student body presidents agreed in 1942 that the game's winner would keep it. Both teams played their home games at the Coliseum until UCLA moved to the Rose Bowl in 1982. In 2006 UCLA beat No. 2 USC 13-9 at the Rose Bowl.

What are the most famous Victory Bell games?

  • 1967: No. 1 UCLA fallsUSC beat top-ranked UCLA 21-20.Final: USC 21–20
  • 1969: 14-12USC beat sixth-ranked UCLA 14-12.Final: USC 14–12
  • 2006: 13-9UCLA upset No. 2 USC 13-9 at the Rose Bowl.Final: UCLA 13–9

How has the Victory Bell series swung?

565628281929: USC 76–01930: USC 52–01936: tie, 7–71937: USC 19–131938: USC 42–71939: tie, 0–01940: USC 28–121941: tie, 7–71942: UCLA 14–71943: USC 20–01943: USC 26–131944: tie, 13–131944: USC 40–131945: USC 13–61945: USC 26–151946: UCLA 13–61947: USC 6–01948: USC 20–131949: USC 21–71950: UCLA 39–01951: UCLA 21–71952: USC 14–121953: UCLA 13–01954: UCLA 34–01955: UCLA 17–71956: USC 10–71957: UCLA 20–91958: tie, 15–151959: UCLA 10–31960: USC 17–61961: UCLA 10–71962: USC 14–31963: USC 26–61964: USC 34–131965: UCLA 20–161966: UCLA 14–71967: USC 21–201968: USC 28–161969: USC 14–121970: UCLA 45–201971: tie, 7–71972: USC 24–71973: USC 23–131974: USC 34–91975: UCLA 25–221976: USC 24–141977: USC 29–271978: USC 17–101979: USC 49–141980: UCLA 20–171981: USC 22–211982: UCLA 20–191983: UCLA 27–171984: UCLA 29–101985: USC 17–131986: UCLA 45–251987: USC 17–131988: USC 31–221989: tie, 10–101990: USC 45–421991: UCLA 24–211992: UCLA 38–371993: UCLA 27–211994: UCLA 31–191995: UCLA 24–201996: UCLA 48–411997: UCLA 31–241998: UCLA 34–171999: USC 17–72000: USC 38–352001: USC 27–02002: USC 52–212003: USC 47–222004: USC 29–242005: USC 66–192006: UCLA 13–92007: USC 24–72008: USC 28–72009: USC 28–72010: USC 28–142011: USC 50–02012: UCLA 38–282013: UCLA 35–142014: UCLA 38–202015: USC 40–212016: USC 36–142017: USC 28–232018: UCLA 34–272019: USC 52–352020: USC 43–382021: UCLA 62–332022: USC 48–452023: UCLA 38–202024: USC 19–132025: USC 29–1019401960198020002020 UCLA won ↑USC won ↓ 565628281929: USC 76–01930: USC 52–01936: tie, 7–71937: USC 19–131938: USC 42–71939: tie, 0–01940: USC 28–121941: tie, 7–71942: UCLA 14–71943: USC 20–01943: USC 26–131944: tie, 13–131944: USC 40–131945: USC 13–61945: USC 26–151946: UCLA 13–61947: USC 6–01948: USC 20–131949: USC 21–71950: UCLA 39–01951: UCLA 21–71952: USC 14–121953: UCLA 13–01954: UCLA 34–01955: UCLA 17–71956: USC 10–71957: UCLA 20–91958: tie, 15–151959: UCLA 10–31960: USC 17–61961: UCLA 10–71962: USC 14–31963: USC 26–61964: USC 34–131965: UCLA 20–161966: UCLA 14–71967: USC 21–201968: USC 28–161969: USC 14–121970: UCLA 45–201971: tie, 7–71972: USC 24–71973: USC 23–131974: USC 34–91975: UCLA 25–221976: USC 24–141977: USC 29–271978: USC 17–101979: USC 49–141980: UCLA 20–171981: USC 22–211982: UCLA 20–191983: UCLA 27–171984: UCLA 29–101985: USC 17–131986: UCLA 45–251987: USC 17–131988: USC 31–221989: tie, 10–101990: USC 45–421991: UCLA 24–211992: UCLA 38–371993: UCLA 27–211994: UCLA 31–191995: UCLA 24–201996: UCLA 48–411997: UCLA 31–241998: UCLA 34–171999: USC 17–72000: USC 38–352001: USC 27–02002: USC 52–212003: USC 47–222004: USC 29–242005: USC 66–192006: UCLA 13–92007: USC 24–72008: USC 28–72009: USC 28–72010: USC 28–142011: USC 50–02012: UCLA 38–282013: UCLA 35–142014: UCLA 38–202015: USC 40–212016: USC 36–142017: USC 28–232018: UCLA 34–272019: USC 52–352020: USC 43–382021: UCLA 62–332022: USC 48–452023: UCLA 38–202024: USC 19–132025: USC 29–1019602000 UCLA won ↑USC won ↓

Each bar is one meeting. Bars above the line are UCLA wins and bars below it are USC wins; the taller the bar, the bigger the margin (bars stop at 56 points). Over the last 10 meetings USC is 7–3. The widest margins are UCLA 39–0 in 1950 and USC 76–0 in 1929.

What are the records in the Victory Bell?

Biggest UCLA win
1950, 39–0
Biggest USC win
1929, 76–0
Longest streaks
UCLA, 8 straight (1991–1998); USC, 7 straight (1999–2005)
Most points
USC, 76 in 1929
Ties
7

Every Victory Bell result

YearWinnerScoreHome
2025USC29–10USC
2024USC19–13UCLA
2023UCLA38–20USC
2022USC48–45UCLA
2021UCLA62–33USC
2020USC43–38UCLA
2019USC52–35USC
2018UCLA34–27UCLA
2017USC28–23USC
2016USC36–14UCLA
2015USC40–21USC
2014UCLA38–20UCLA
2013UCLA35–14USC
2012UCLA38–28UCLA
2011USC50–0USC
2010USC28–14UCLA
2009USC28–7USC
2008USC28–7UCLA
2007USC24–7USC
2006UCLA13–9UCLA
2005USC66–19USC
2004USC29–24UCLA
2003USC47–22USC
2002USC52–21UCLA
2001USC27–0USC
2000USC38–35UCLA
1999USC17–7USC
1998UCLA34–17UCLA
1997UCLA31–24USC
1996UCLA48–41UCLA
1995UCLA24–20USC
1994UCLA31–19UCLA
1993UCLA27–21USC
1992UCLA38–37UCLA
1991UCLA24–21USC
1990USC45–42UCLA
1989Tie10–10UCLA
1988USC31–22UCLA
1987USC17–13USC
1986UCLA45–25UCLA
1985USC17–13USC
1984UCLA29–10UCLA
1983UCLA27–17USC
1982UCLA20–19UCLA
1981USC22–21USC
1980UCLA20–17UCLA
1979USC49–14USC
1978USC17–10UCLA
1977USC29–27USC
1976USC24–14UCLA
1975UCLA25–22USC
1974USC34–9UCLA
1973USC23–13USC
1972USC24–7UCLA
1971Tie7–7UCLA
1970UCLA45–20UCLA
1969USC14–12USC
1968USC28–16UCLA
1967USC21–20USC
1966UCLA14–7UCLA
1965UCLA20–16USC
1964USC34–13UCLA
1963USC26–6USC
1962USC14–3UCLA
1961UCLA10–7USC
1960USC17–6UCLA
1959UCLA10–3USC
1958Tie15–15USC
1957UCLA20–9USC
1956USC10–7UCLA
1955UCLA17–7USC
1954UCLA34–0UCLA
1953UCLA13–0USC
1952USC14–12UCLA
1951UCLA21–7USC
1950UCLA39–0UCLA
1949USC21–7USC
1948USC20–13UCLA
1947USC6–0USC
1946UCLA13–6UCLA
1945USC26–15USC
1945USC13–6UCLA
1944USC40–13UCLA
1944Tie13–13UCLA
1943USC26–13USC
1943USC20–0UCLA
1942UCLA14–7USC
1941Tie7–7USC
1940USC28–12USC
1939Tie0–0USC
1938USC42–7USC
1937USC19–13UCLA
1936Tie7–7UCLA
1930USC52–0UCLA
1929USC76–0USC

Results from CollegeFootballData.com. The schools' official series records can differ by a game or two (vacated wins, disputed early games).

Questions about the Victory Bell

Who leads the Victory Bell series?

USC leads 54–34–7 through the 2025 game, with 7 ties, in the 95 meetings on record since 1929.

Who won the last Victory Bell?

USC beat UCLA 29–10 on Nov 30, 2025 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.

When was the first Victory Bell?

1929. USC won 76–0.

What's the trophy for the Victory Bell?

Victory Bell: a 295-pound brass bell that rang on a Southern Pacific locomotive; the winner keeps it for a year and paints it blue for UCLA or cardinal for USC.

What's the biggest win in the Victory Bell?

USC won by 76 in 1929, 76–0. UCLA won by 39 in 1950, 39–0.

What's the longest winning streak in the Victory Bell?

UCLA won 8 straight from 1991 to 1998. USC won 7 straight from 1999 to 2005.

Related

History and trophy sources: en.wikipedia.org, usctrojans.com.

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