All-Time Head-to-Head

TeamOpponent

The Game Army–Navy Holy War Iron Bowl Red River The Game (Ivy)

USC vs

Illinois

Series

11–3

USC leads

Average Score

27.7–12.3

14 games

Current Streak

Illinois

Longest Streak

USC, 1936–1986

Season	Date	Winner	Score
2025	2025-09-27	Illinois	32–34
2007	2008-01-08	USC	49–17
1996	1996-09-10	USC	55–3
1989	1989-09-05	Illinois	13–14
1986	1986-09-16	USC	31–16
1985	1985-09-10	USC	20–10
1972	1972-09-26	USC	55–20
1971	1971-09-28	USC	28–0
1962	1962-10-30	USC	28–16
1961	1961-10-31	USC	14–10
1940	1940-10-15	USC	13–7
1939	1939-10-17	USC	26–0
1936	1936-10-13	USC	24–6
1935	1935-10-15	Illinois	0–19

Scores read USC first. Dates are the ranking release that included the game. Games come from the published weekly rankings.

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