This year’s showdown between USC and UCLA has the added dramatics of being for the Pac-12 South title. And to the winner comes a date against Stanford in the Pac-12 championship game. But drama has followed this rivalry long before Pac-12 expansion. Since 1938, the teams have met 37 times where the Rose Bowl was on the line for one or both teams.
Here’s a look back at 10 memorable moments from the series. This is not a definitive list, mind you. There are too many great moments to narrow it down to just 10.