The USC vs. Cal rivalry alternates with Stanford as the Trojans’ third or fourth most-pressing rivalry behind UCLA and Notre Dame. But a long run of victories has weakened the series from where it was more than a decade ago.
USC has won 13-straight over the Bears, and boast a 12-game winning streak overall. If they grab another victory this week, the Trojans will have gone an entire year without losing a football game, a feat not matched since the 2006 Rose Bowl.
They most recently lost September 23, 2016 at Utah, which opens a string of bad omens if you’re into coincidences.