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California–USC football rivalry
	California Golden Bears USC Trojans
First meeting	November 28, 1912; California, 18–0
Latest meeting	October 28, 2023; USC, 50–49
Next meeting	TBD
Trophy	None
Statistics
Meetings total	112
All-time series	USC leads, 73–33–6
Largest victory	USC, 74–0 (1930)
Longest win streak	USC, 14 (2004–17)
Current win streak	USC, 2 (2022–present)

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230km
143miles

California

USC

Locations of California and USC

The California–USC football rivalry, also known as the Weekender,^[1] is an American college football rivalry between the California Golden Bears and USC Trojans.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

History

While not as significant as the Stanford or UCLA rivalries for either school, the in-state rivals have met on the football field 112 times. The game between the schools was often called The Weekender, referring to the weekend trip to the Bay Area; although, this term also applied to the Stanford game, as each series (USC/Cal and USC/Stanford) would alternate home and away. As of the 2023 season, USC had played Cal more than any other opponent,^[8] with the 2023 game marking the 112th meeting, according to Cal,^[9] and the 108th meeting according to USC,^[9] with discrepancies in the game record before 1920. The last Weekender was played on October 28, 2023, with Cal losing to USC 49-50.^[10] USC leads the all-time series 73–33–6.^[11] In 2024, USC joined the Big Ten Conference^[12]^[13] while Cal joined the Atlantic Coast Conference.^[14]^[15] This will put the rivalry between the Bears and Trojans on hiatus with no future meetings scheduled as of January 2025.^[16] USC's is California's second most played opponent all-time (behind only Stanford) while California is USC's all-time most-played opponent.^[17]

Game results

California victories	USC victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	November 28, 1912	Berkeley, CA	California	18–0
2	November 27, 1913	Los Angeles, CA	Tie	3–3
3	October 23, 1915	Berkeley, CA	USC	28–10
4	November 25, 1915	Los Angeles, CA	California	23–21
5	November 4, 1916	Los Angeles, CA	California	27–0
6	November 29, 1917	Los Angeles, CA	Tie	0–0
7	December 14, 1918	Los Angeles, CA	California	33–7
8	November 8, 1919	Los Angeles, CA	California	14–13
9	November 5, 1921	Berkeley, CA	California	38–7
10	October 28, 1922	Pasadena, CA	California	12–0
11	November 10, 1923	Los Angeles, CA	California	13–7
12	November 1, 1924	Berkeley, CA	California	7–0
13	October 23, 1926	Berkeley, CA	USC	27–0
14	October 29, 1927	Los Angeles, CA	USC	13–0
15	October 20, 1928	Berkeley, CA	Tie	0–0
16	November 2, 1929	Los Angeles, CA	California	15–7
17	November 8, 1930	Los Angeles, CA	USC	74–3
18	October 24, 1931	Berkeley, CA	USC	6–0
19	November 5, 1932	Los Angeles, CA	USC	27–7
20	October 28, 1933	Berkeley, CA	USC	6–3
21	November 10, 1934	Los Angeles, CA	California	7–2
22	October 26, 1935	Berkeley, CA	California	21–7
23	November 7, 1936	Los Angeles, CA	California	13–7
24	October 23, 1937	Berkeley, CA	California	20–6
25	November 5, 1938	Los Angeles, CA	USC	13–7
26	October 28, 1939	Berkeley, CA	USC	26–0
27	November 9, 1940	Los Angeles, CA	California	20–7
28	October 25, 1941	Berkeley, CA	California	41–0
29	November 7, 1942	Los Angeles, CA	USC	21–7
30	October 2, 1943	Berkeley, CA	USC	7–0
31	October 30, 1943	Los Angeles, CA	USC	13–0
32	October 7, 1944	Los Angeles, CA	Tie	6–6
33	November 18, 1944	Berkeley, CA	USC	32–0
34	September 29, 1945	Berkeley, CA	USC	13–2
35	November 10, 1945	Los Angeles, CA	USC	14–0
36	November 9, 1946	Los Angeles, CA	USC	14–0
37	October 25, 1947	Berkeley, CA	USC	39–14
38	October 30, 1948	Los Angeles, CA	California	13–7
39	October 15, 1949	Berkeley, CA	California	16–10
40	October 14, 1950	Los Angeles, CA	California	13–7
41	October 20, 1951	Berkeley, CA	USC	21–14
42	October 25, 1952	Los Angeles, CA	USC	10–0
43	October 24, 1953	Berkeley, CA	USC	32–20
44	October 23, 1954	Los Angeles, CA	USC	29–27
45	October 22, 1955	Berkeley, CA	USC	33–6
46	November 10, 1956	Los Angeles, CA	USC	20–7
47	October 19, 1957	Berkeley, CA	California	12–0
48	October 18, 1958	Los Angeles, CA	California	14–12
49	October 31, 1959	Berkeley, CA	USC	14–7
50	October 15, 1960	Los Angeles, CA	USC	27–10
51	October 21, 1961	Berkeley, CA	USC	28–14
52	October 20, 1962	Los Angeles, CA	USC	32–6
53	October 26, 1963	Berkeley, CA	USC	36–6
54	October 24, 1964	Los Angeles, CA	USC	26–21
55	November 6, 1965	Berkeley, CA	USC	35–0
56	November 5, 1966	Los Angeles, CA	USC	35–9
57	November 4, 1967	Berkeley, CA	USC	31–12

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
58	November 9, 1968	Los Angeles, CA	USC	35–17
59	November 1, 1969	Berkeley, CA	USC	14–9
60	October 31, 1970	Los Angeles, CA	California	13–10
61	October 30, 1971	Berkeley, CA	USC	28–0
62	October 14, 1972	Los Angeles, CA	USC	42–14
63	November 3, 1973	Berkeley, CA	USC	50–14
64	November 2, 1974	Los Angeles, CA	Tie	15–15
65	November 1, 1975	Berkeley, CA	California	28–14
66	October 30, 1976	Los Angeles, CA	USC	20–6
67	October 29, 1977	Berkeley, CA	California	17–14
68	October 28, 1978	Los Angeles, CA	USC	42–17
69	October 27, 1979	Berkeley, CA	USC	24–14
70	November 1, 1980	Los Angeles, CA	USC	60–7
71	November 7, 1981	Berkeley, CA	USC	21–3
72	November 6, 1982	Los Angeles, CA	USC	42–0
73	October 29, 1983	Berkeley, CA	USC	19–9
74	October 27, 1984	Los Angeles, CA	USC	31–7
75	November 9, 1985	Berkeley, CA	California	14–6
76	November 15, 1986	Los Angeles, CA	USC	28–3
77	September 26, 1987	Berkeley, CA	USC	31–14
78	November 5, 1988	Los Angeles, CA	USC	35–3
79	October 14, 1989	Berkeley, CA	USC	31–15
80	November 3, 1990	Los Angeles, CA	Tie	31–31
81	November 2, 1991	Berkeley, CA	California	52–30
82	October 17, 1992	Los Angeles, CA	USC	27–24
83	October 30, 1993	Berkeley, CA	USC	42–14
84	October 22, 1994	Los Angeles, CA	USC	61–0
85	October 7, 1995	Berkeley, CA	USC	26–16
86	October 5, 1996	Los Angeles, CA	California	22–15
87	September 27, 1997	Berkeley, CA	USC	27–17
88	October 10, 1998	Los Angeles, CA	California	32–31
89	October 30, 1999	Berkeley, CA	California	17–7
90	October 28, 2000	Los Angeles, CA	California	28–16
91	November 10, 2001	Berkeley, CA	USC	55–14
92	October 12, 2002	Los Angeles, CA	USC	30–28
93	September 27, 2003	Berkeley, CA	California	34–31^3OT
94	October 9, 2004	Los Angeles, CA	USC	23–17
95	November 12, 2005	Berkeley, CA	USC	35–10
96	November 18, 2006	Los Angeles, CA	USC	23–9
97	November 10, 2007	Berkeley, CA	USC	24–17
98	November 8, 2008	Los Angeles, CA	USC	17–3
99	October 3, 2009	Berkeley, CA	USC	30–3
100	October 16, 2010	Los Angeles, CA	USC	48–14
101	October 13, 2011	San Francisco, CA	USC	30–9
102	September 22, 2012	Los Angeles, CA	USC	27–9
103	November 9, 2013	Berkeley, CA	USC	62–28
104	November 13, 2014	Los Angeles, CA	USC	38–30
105	October 31, 2015	Berkeley, CA	USC	27–21
106	October 27, 2016	Los Angeles, CA	USC	45–24
107	September 23, 2017	Berkeley, CA	USC	30–20
108	November 10, 2018	Los Angeles, CA	California	15–14
109	November 16, 2019	Berkeley, CA	USC	41–17
110	December 4, 2021	Berkeley, CA	California	24–14
111	November 5, 2022	Los Angeles, CA	USC	41–35
112	October 28, 2023	Berkeley, CA	USC	50–49
Series: USC leads 73–33–6

Game results sources: ^[18] ^[19] ^[20]

References

^ "No. 24 USC Football Visits Longtime Foe California In Final Scheduled Weekender Trip". USC Athletics. January 10, 2025.
^ "Cal's Long Tradition of Playing Both USC and UCLA Ends in 2020". California Golden Bears On SI. October 3, 2020.
^ Chkarboul, Christina (October 27, 2023). "Cal vs. USC, a 108-year tradition, gets its final chapter - Daily Trojan". Daily Trojan.
^ Park, Jonathan (October 29, 2023). "Last chapter in the USC-Cal rivalry - Daily Trojan". Daily Trojan.
^ "Protesters delay USC football game in fitting end to Cal rivalry". October 28, 2023.
^ "USC rivalry with Cal growing in importance". Los Angeles Daily News. 6 November 2008.
^ "USC, Cal renew historic rivalry for conference bragging rights". 10 October 2002.
^ "No. 24 USC Football Visits Longtime Foe California In Final Scheduled Weekender Trip". USC Athletics. 2023-11-18. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
^ ^a ^b "Football History vs University of Southern California". California Golden Bears Athletics. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
^ "USC's last Bay Area Weekender was a memorable, albeit unsatisfying trip | The Sporting Tribune". thesportingtribune.com. 2023-10-30. Retrieved 2023-11-20.
^ "mcubed.net : NCAA Football : Series Records : Southern California vs. California". mcubed.net.
^ "USC, UCLA approved to move to Big Ten in 2024". June 30, 2022.
^ "USC to Make Historic Move to Big Ten Conference in 2024". August 21, 2023.
^ "ACC adds Stanford, Cal, SMU beginning 2024-25". September 2023.
^ "UC Berkeley to Join ACC for 2024-25 Academic Year".
^ "USC Football Away Game Activities - USC Alumni Association". July 8, 2016.
^ Krol, Matt (January 9, 2023). "Who Has USC Football Played the Most?". The Poolside Post.
^ "Football History vs University of Southern California".
^ "USC Athletics Football History vs University of California".
^ "Mcubed.net : NCAA Football : Series Records : Southern California vs. California".

[1] "No. 24 USC Football Visits Longtime Foe California In Final Scheduled Weekender Trip". USC Athletics. January 10, 2025.

[2] "Cal's Long Tradition of Playing Both USC and UCLA Ends in 2020". California Golden Bears On SI. October 3, 2020.

[3] Chkarboul, Christina (October 27, 2023). "Cal vs. USC, a 108-year tradition, gets its final chapter - Daily Trojan". Daily Trojan.

[4] Park, Jonathan (October 29, 2023). "Last chapter in the USC-Cal rivalry - Daily Trojan". Daily Trojan.

[5] "Protesters delay USC football game in fitting end to Cal rivalry". October 28, 2023.

[6] "USC rivalry with Cal growing in importance". Los Angeles Daily News. 6 November 2008.

[7] "USC, Cal renew historic rivalry for conference bragging rights". 10 October 2002.

[8] "No. 24 USC Football Visits Longtime Foe California In Final Scheduled Weekender Trip". USC Athletics. 2023-11-18. Retrieved 2023-11-20.

[:3-9] "Football History vs University of Southern California". California Golden Bears Athletics. Retrieved 2023-11-20.

[10] "USC's last Bay Area Weekender was a memorable, albeit unsatisfying trip | The Sporting Tribune". thesportingtribune.com. 2023-10-30. Retrieved 2023-11-20.

[11] "mcubed.net : NCAA Football : Series Records : Southern California vs. California". mcubed.net.

[12] "USC, UCLA approved to move to Big Ten in 2024". June 30, 2022.

[13] "USC to Make Historic Move to Big Ten Conference in 2024". August 21, 2023.

[14] "ACC adds Stanford, Cal, SMU beginning 2024-25". September 2023.

[15] "UC Berkeley to Join ACC for 2024-25 Academic Year".

[16] "USC Football Away Game Activities - USC Alumni Association". July 8, 2016.

[17] Krol, Matt (January 9, 2023). "Who Has USC Football Played the Most?". The Poolside Post.

[18] "Football History vs University of Southern California".

[19] "USC Athletics Football History vs University of California".

[20] "Mcubed.net : NCAA Football : Series Records : Southern California vs. California".

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 == History ==
-While not as significant as the Stanford or UCLA rivalries for either school, the in-state rivals have met on the football field 112 times. The game between the schools was often called The Weekender, referring to the weekend trip to the Bay Area; although, this term also applied to the Stanford game, as each series (USC/Cal and USC/Stanford) would alternate home and away. As of the 2023 season, USC had played Cal more than any other opponent,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-18 |title=No. 24 USC Football Visits Longtime Foe California In Final Scheduled Weekender Trip |url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2023/10/24/usc-trojans-football-game-notes-preview-california-golden-bears-pac-12-networks-caleb-williams-zachariah-branch.aspx |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=USC Athletics |language=en}}</ref> with the 2023 game marking the 112th meeting, according to Cal,<ref name=":3"/> and the 108th meeting according to USC,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Football History vs University of Southern California |url=https://calbears.com/sports/football/opponent-history/university-of-southern-california/114 |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=California Golden Bears Athletics |language=en}}</ref> with discrepancies in the game record before 1920. The last Weekender was played on October 28, 2023, with Cal losing to USC 49-50.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-30 |title=USC's last Bay Area Weekender was a memorable, albeit unsatisfying trip {{!}} The Sporting Tribune |url=https://thesportingtribune.com/uscs-final-weekender-was-a-memorable-albeit-unsatisfying-trip |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=thesportingtribune.com |language=en-US}}</ref> USC leads the all-time series 73–33–6.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mcubed.net/ncaaf/series/usc/cal.shtml|title=mcubed.net : NCAA Football : Series Records : Southern California vs. California|website=mcubed.net}}</ref> In 2024, USC joined the [[Big Ten Conference]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/34173688/source-usc-ucla-considering-move-pac-12-big-ten | title=USC, UCLA approved to move to Big Ten in 2024 | date=June 30, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2022/6/30/usc-to-make-historic-move-to-big-ten-conference-in-2024.aspx | title=USC to Make Historic Move to Big Ten Conference in 2024 | date=August 21, 2023 }}</ref> while Cal joined the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/38304694/sources-acc-votes-invite-stanford-cal-smu | title=ACC adds Stanford, Cal, SMU beginning 2024-25 | date=September 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://calbears.com/news/2023/9/1/athletics-news-uc-berkeley-to-join-acc-for-2024-25-academic-year.aspx | title=UC Berkeley to Join ACC for 2024-25 Academic Year }}</ref> This will put the rivalry between the Bears and Trojans on hiatus with no future meetings scheduled as of January 2025.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://alumni.usc.edu/weekenders/ | title=USC Football Away Game Activities - USC Alumni Association | date=July 8, 2016 }}</ref> USC's is California's second most played opponent all-time (behind only Stanford) while California is USC's all-time most-played opponent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.runyourpool.com/articles/2023/01/09/who-has-usc-football-played-the-most/|title=Who Has USC Football Played the Most?|first=Matt|last=Krol|date=January 9, 2023}}</ref>
+While not as significant as the Stanford or UCLA rivalries for either school, the in-state rivals have met on the football field 112 times. The game between the schools was often called The Weekender, referring to the weekend trip to the Bay Area; although, this term also applied to the Stanford game, as each series (USC/Cal and USC/Stanford) would alternate home and away. As of the 2023 season, USC had played Cal more than any other opponent,<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-18 |title=No. 24 USC Football Visits Longtime Foe California In Final Scheduled Weekender Trip |url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2023/10/24/usc-trojans-football-game-notes-preview-california-golden-bears-pac-12-networks-caleb-williams-zachariah-branch.aspx |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=USC Athletics |language=en}}</ref> with the 2023 game marking the 112th meeting, according to Cal,<ref name=":3"/> and the 108th meeting according to USC,<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |title=Football History vs University of Southern California |url=https://calbears.com/sports/football/opponent-history/university-of-southern-california/114 |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=California Golden Bears Athletics |language=en}}</ref> with discrepancies in the game record before 1920. The last Weekender was played on October 28, 2023, with Cal losing to USC 49-50.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-30 |title=USC's last Bay Area Weekender was a memorable, albeit unsatisfying trip {{!}} The Sporting Tribune |url=https://thesportingtribune.com/uscs-final-weekender-was-a-memorable-albeit-unsatisfying-trip |access-date=2023-11-20 |website=thesportingtribune.com |language=en-US}}</ref> USC leads the all-time series 73–33–6.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mcubed.net/ncaaf/series/usc/cal.shtml|title=mcubed.net : NCAA Football : Series Records : Southern California vs. California|website=mcubed.net}}</ref> In 2024, USC joined the [[Big Ten Conference]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/34173688/source-usc-ucla-considering-move-pac-12-big-ten | title=USC, UCLA approved to move to Big Ten in 2024 | date=June 30, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://usctrojans.com/news/2022/6/30/usc-to-make-historic-move-to-big-ten-conference-in-2024.aspx | title=USC to Make Historic Move to Big Ten Conference in 2024 | date=August 21, 2023 }}</ref> while Cal joined the [[Atlantic Coast Conference]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.espn.com/college-sports/story/_/id/38304694/sources-acc-votes-invite-stanford-cal-smu | title=ACC adds Stanford, Cal, SMU beginning 2024-25 | date=September 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://calbears.com/news/2023/9/1/athletics-news-uc-berkeley-to-join-acc-for-2024-25-academic-year.aspx | title=UC Berkeley to Join ACC for 2024-25 Academic Year }}</ref> This will put the rivalry between the Bears and Trojans on hiatus with no future meetings scheduled as of January 2025.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://alumni.usc.edu/weekenders/ | title=USC Football Away Game Activities - USC Alumni Association | date=July 8, 2016 }}</ref> USC's is California's second most played opponent all-time (behind only Stanford) while California is USC's all-time most-played opponent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.runyourpool.com/articles/2023/01/09/who-has-usc-football-played-the-most/|title=Who Has USC Football Played the Most?|first=Matt|last=Krol|work=The Poolside Post |date=January 9, 2023}}</ref>
 == Game results ==
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-Game results sources: <ref>https://calbears.com/sports/football/opponent-history/university-of-southern-california/114</ref> <ref>https://usctrojans.com/sports/football/opponent-history/california/3</ref> <ref>https://mcubed.net/ncaaf/series/usc/cal.shtml</ref>
+Game results sources: <ref>{{cite web | url=https://calbears.com/sports/football/opponent-history/university-of-southern-california/114 | title=Football History vs University of Southern California }}</ref> <ref>{{cite web | url=https://usctrojans.com/sports/football/opponent-history/california/3 | title=USC Athletics Football History vs University of California }}</ref> <ref>{{cite web | url=https://mcubed.net/ncaaf/series/usc/cal.shtml | title=Mcubed.net : NCAA Football : Series Records : Southern California vs. California }}</ref>
 == See also ==

v t e California Golden Bears football
Venues	California Field (1904–1923) California Memorial Stadium (1923–2010, 2012–present) Oracle Park (2011)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Stanford: Big Game (Stanford Axe) UCLA
Culture & lore	Oski "Fight for California" "Big C" History Marching band Tightwad Hill The Play
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906–1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National championship seasons in bold

v t e USC Trojans football
Venues	Athletic Park (1895–1898) Fiesta Park (1897–1898, 1901–1902, 1904–1906, 1916) Chutes Park (1900) Prager Park (1903) Bovard Field (1904–1910, 1914–1915, 1917–1923) Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (1923–present) Jones Field/Kennedy Field (practice)
Bowls and rivalries	Bowl games Notre Dame Stanford UCLA: Victory Bell
Culture and lore	Traveler George Tirebiter Giles Pellerin "Fight On" Spirit of Troy Student Body Right Tommy Trojan Tribute to Troy Athletics scandal 1967 "Game of the Century" "Bush Push" 2007 Stanford game So This Is College
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911–1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Big Ten Conference football rivalries
Protected conference rivalries	Illinois–Northwestern Illinois–Purdue Indiana–Purdue Iowa–Minnesota Iowa–Nebraska Iowa–Wisconsin Maryland–Rutgers Michigan–Michigan State Michigan–Ohio State Minnesota–Wisconsin Oregon–Washington UCLA–USC
Other conference rivalries	Illinois–Indiana Illinois–Michigan Illinois–Ohio State Indiana–Michigan State Maryland–Penn State Michigan–Minnesota Michigan–Northwestern Michigan–Penn State Michigan State–Penn State Minnesota–Nebraska Minnesota–Penn State Nebraska–Wisconsin Ohio State–Penn State
Non-conference	Alabama–Penn State Chicago–Michigan Chicago–Purdue California–UCLA Colorado–Nebraska Illinois–Missouri Indiana–Kentucky Iowa–Iowa State Iowa State–Nebraska Kansas–Nebraska Kansas State–Nebraska Maryland–Navy Maryland–Virginia Maryland–West Virginia Miami–Nebraska Michigan–Notre Dame Michigan State–Notre Dame Missouri–Nebraska Nebraska–Oklahoma Northwestern–Notre Dame Notre Dame–Purdue Notre Dame–USC Oregon–Oregon State Northwest Championship (Oregon–Oregon State–Washington–Washington State) Oregon–Saint Mary's Oregon–Stanford Penn State–Pittsburgh Penn State–Syracuse Penn State–West Virginia Old Ironsides (Penn State–Pittsburgh–West Virginia) Princeton–Rutgers Stanford–USC Washington–Washington State