UCLA Football: The Top 5 Wins Over USC in the Last 20 Years

2006: UCLA 13 – USC 9

I wrote about this game earlier this week, which you can read about here. But to summarize, here is why this game is the best victory over USC in the last 20 years.

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The cocky and robust #2 USC Trojans thought this was going to be easy. They thought it was going to be a win. If they beat UCLA, they would be headed to the BCS National Championship Game.

UCLA won this game with defense. They limited the high-scoring Trojans to just one touchdown.

The offense did enough with a touchdown and two field goals by their own.

The game changer occurred in a late drive by USC. Down 13-9, USC was methodically marching down the field and confident they would score.

LB Eric McNeal had other ideas as he tipped a John David Booty pass up in the air, caught it for the interception and sealed the victory.

Next: The 8 Greatest Non-UCLA Losses for USC

Troy fell and were not able to tie UCLA’s streak of eight straight wins in the Crosstown Showdown. It was a great day to be a Bruin. It was a great day for America.