Wk 13 · 2026

USC Trojans at UCLA Bruins — Sat, Nov 28

Sat, Nov 28 · Rose Bowl, Pasadena, CA

Weather

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#19 USC Trojans

Big Ten · 6-1

TBDET

USC -10.5 · total 55.5 DraftKings

Ratings differential UCLA by 5.3

#21 UCLA Bruins

Big Ten · 5-0

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 #19 (AP Top 25 · 2026-10-04). UCLA is ranked #21 (AP Top 25 · 2026-10-04).

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

USC: +12.0#24

Efficiency margin

UCLA: +14.9#13

USC: 38.9

Offense (pts/100)

UCLA: 38.6

USC: 17.9

Defense (pts/100)

UCLA: 14.6

USC: 69.3

Pace (plays/g)

UCLA: 66.6

USC: 6.67

Yards / play

UCLA: 6.88

USC: 5.95

Yards / play allowed

UCLA: 4.62

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

USC: 36.4

Points / game

UCLA: 39.2

USC: 25.1

Points allowed

UCLA: 18.0

USC: 462

Yards / game

UCLA: 458

USC: 350

Yards allowed

UCLA: 308

USC: 239

Pass yds allowed

UCLA: 220

USC: 111

Rush yds allowed

UCLA: 88

USC: 0.86

Turnovers / game

UCLA: 1.40

From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

USC form

W 31-23at PSUW 25-21vs WASHL 27-41vs OREW 42-35at RUTGW 49-30vs UL

2026 season

UCLA form

W 17-15at OREW 54-3at MDW 52-38vs PURW 28-10vs SDSUW 45-24at CAL

2026 season

USC this season

Straight up6-1 · 86% (7 games)

Against the spread2-5 · 29% (7 games)

Over / under4-3 · 57% (7 games)

UCLA this season

Straight up5-0 · 100% (5 games)

Against the spread4-0-1 · 100% (5 games)

Over / under3-2 · 60% (5 games)

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 L 27-41 preview	at W 17-15 preview
Wisconsin Big Ten	at Wk 8 · scheduled preview	vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview
Maryland Big Ten	vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview	at W 54-3 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 2026 regular season

Passing	Jayden Maiava QB #14	131/191, 1744 YDS, 15 TD, 3 INT
	Jonas Williams QB #15	12/14, 126 YDS, 1 INT
Rushing	King Miller RB #8	95 CAR, 493 YDS, 3 TD
	Waymond Jordan RB #2	57 CAR, 265 YDS, 2 TD
	Shahn Alston RB #22	17 CAR, 92 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving	Kayden Dixon-Wyatt WR #17	25 REC, 372 YDS, 3 TD
	Zacharyus Williams WR #0	14 REC, 258 YDS, 1 TD
	Trent Mosley WR #4	13 REC, 255 YDS, 4 TD
	Mark Bowman TE #19	21 REC, 204 YDS, 2 TD

Defense

Tackles	Christian Pierce S #6	35
	Deven Bryant LB #17	33
	Luke Wafle DE #94	22
Sacks	Kennedy Urlacher S #9	2
	Alex Graham CB #7	2
	Jadyn Ramos DE #95	2
Interceptions	Prophet Brown CB #16	2
	Christian Pierce S #6	1

full roster and per-player history

UCLA leaders 2026 regular season

Passing	Nico Iamaleava QB #9	62/99, 820 YDS, 4 TD, 2 INT
	Madden Iamaleava QB #10	0/1, 0 YDS
Rushing	Wayne Knight RB #3	49 CAR, 445 YDS, 9 TD
	Anthony Woods RB #6	36 CAR, 269 YDS, 4 TD
	Jaivian Thomas RB #21	28 CAR, 155 YDS, 3 TD
Receiving	Semaj Morgan WR #4	14 REC, 174 YDS, 2 TD
	Brian Rowe Jr. WR #2	11 REC, 163 YDS
	Wayne Knight RB #3	8 REC, 88 YDS
	Mikey Matthews WR #7	4 REC, 88 YDS

Defense

Tackles	Sammy Omosigho LB #10	38
	Jalen Woods LB #9	33
	Ta'Shawn James DB #27	24
Sacks	Sammy Omosigho LB #10	3
	Sahir West DL #15	2
	Scott Taylor LB #20	1.5
Interceptions	Ta'Shawn James DB #27	3
	Jalen Woods LB #9	1
	Rodrick Pleasant DB #2	1

full roster and per-player history

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.