ASU All-Time vs. USC: 10-19 Overall
Tempe, AZ October 14, 1978- The ASU defeat would be the Trojans’ only loss that season, costing USC an outright National Championship.
In 1978 the Pac-8 expanded to include Arizona State and the University of Arizona, thus becoming the new Pac-10. In just their second battle in their new conference, the Sun Devils beat USC 20-7 in Tempe on October 14, 1978.
The Devils’ win would prove to be historic in an even bigger way by season’s end. The ASU defeat would be the Trojans’ only loss that season, costing Marcus Allen, Ronnie Lott, Anthony Munoz and company an outright National Championship, as they finished 2nd in the AP poll to Alabama despite having defeated the Crimson Tide two weeks before playing ASU.
Series Notes
- Arizona State won 10 games and Southern California won 19 games.
- Longest winning streak by Arizona State: 2 games
- Longest winning streak by Southern California: 11 games
- Most points scored by Arizona State: 48 (Oct 19, 1996)
- Most points scored by Southern California: 50 (Nov 12, 1988)
- Largest margin of victory by Arizona State: +28 (Oct 11, 1997)
- Largest margin of victory by Southern California: +50 (Nov 12, 1988)
ASU – USC History
Prolific Performances
Some of the best individual performances by Sun Devils against USC:
- Passing Andrew Walter, 10/04/03- 19 of 38, 305 yards
- Rushing J.R. Redmond, 10/03/98- 33 carries, 214 yards Terry Battle, 10/19/96- 30 carries, 184 yards, 4 touchdowns
- Receiving Derek Hagan, 10/04/03- 8 catches, 170 yards Derek Hagan, 10/01/05- 10 catches, 162 yards
- All-time Sun Devils’ career receiving leader Derek Hagan loved to face the Trojans, amassing 456 career receiving yards against USC for an average of 114 yards a game.
DieHard Gameday #4 ASU vs USC – Saturday, Sep 28, 2013, 7:30 p.m. Sun Devil Stadium, Tempe, AZ
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