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Rivalries…

The rivalries with the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the UCLA Bruins are the two biggest for the Southern Cal Trojans.

The Trojans and Irish rivalry started back in 1926. When the Trojans and the Irish play a game, they battle for the Jeweled Shillelagh. The Jeweled Shillelagh is a Gaelic war club. A Trojan head adorned with rubies is added to the club when Southern Cal wins and when the Irish win, a clover adorned with emeralds is added. These are marked with the date and the score of the game. Before the Jeweled Shillelagh started being the hardware given to the winner in 1952, the winner received medallions. Unfortunately for the Trojans, the Irish have won more games (42) than Southern Cal (31) and there has been 5 draws, but the Trojans have won the last five meetings between them.

The rivalry with the Bruins is inedible for the simple reason that they are located in the same city (Los Angeles) and are only separated by 10 miles. When these two school play, they battle for the Victory Bell and city bragging rights for the entire year. When the Trojans have the Victory Bell, it is placed outside the stadium and fans are allowed to ring it. During the game the Victory Bell is rang every time the Trojans score. The same thing takes place when the Bruins have the Victory Bell. It is placed in front of the student section and is ringed when the Bruins score and at halftime, while the band performs, the Bell is there too. The series advantage goes to the Trojans with 41 wins while the Bruins have 28 and with 7 ties.

Information provided by Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USC_Trojans_football#2000-Today