Crosstown rivalry over the years
There was plenty for USC’s Rodney Peete (center), Aaron Emanuel (24) and Erik Affholter (42) to celebrate in 1988. Peete recovered from a case of the measles to lead the Trojans to a 31-22 victory, earning USC a second consecutive trip to the Rose Bowl at the expense of UCLA. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)
USC quarterback Todd Marinovich, who threw two touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, walks off the field after the 1990 game, which the Trojans won, 45-42. Neither team qualified for the Rose Bowl, though. (Stephen Wade / Allsport)
With the Rose Bowl on the line for both teams in 1993, UCLA’s Marvin Goodwin made the deciding play by intercepting a pass in the end zone to preserve a 27-21 victory over USC. It would be the third time in the rivalry that the Bruins had put together a three-game winning streak, which they would eventually run to eight games as they dominated the series in the 1990s. (Ken Levine / For The Times)
A series of close games continued in 1996, when UCLA’s Danny Farmer hauled in a 52-yard touchdown pass against USC’s Daylon McCutcheon in a game the Bruins would rally from 17 points down in the fourth quarter and need two overtimes to win, 48-41. It was the first overtime game in the series. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
USC’s Chad Morton made good on his guarantee that the Trojans would win the 1999 rivalry game against UCLA. (Los Angeles Times)
Future Heisman Trophy winners Matt Leinart (11) and Reggie Bush (5) helped reigning national champion and unbeaten USC win its seventh consecutive game in the rivalry with a 66-19 victory in 2005. Texas would prevent USC from repeating as BCS champions by defeating the Trojans, 41-38, in the Rose Bowl. (Lori Shepler / Los Angeles Times)
Linebacker Eric McNeal (2) provided the play of the game in 2006 by tipping a John David Booty pass near the line of scrimmage in the fourth quarter and making the interception to preserve a 13-9 victory for UCLA. The loss would deny the Trojans a third consecutive trip to the BCS title game. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times)
