Ohio State vs. USC: every belt game

1 belt win in the series

Ohio State

Belt games 3 1969–1980
USC leads 2–1

2 belt wins in the series

USC

Title changesThe belt changed hands 1 time in this series

First meetingJanuary 1, 1969

Most recentJanuary 1, 1980

Longest gap7 yrs between belt meetings

Every meeting with the belt on the line

3 games, newest first

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January 1, 1980 · USC 17–16 · neutral siteDefended January 1, 1973 · USC 42–17 · neutral siteChanged hands January 1, 1969 · Ohio State 27–16 · neutral siteDefended

Only games where the belt was actually at stake are counted here — the two programs may have met many more times without it on the line. The all-time series lives on the compare page and in CFBD’s own data.