page_title: UCLA–USC rivalry
section_title: Victory Bell
hierarchical_section_title: UCLA–USC rivalry / Football rivalry / Victory Bell
caption_attribution_description: English: The Victory Bell is the rivalry trophy in the USC-UCLA crosstown rivalry. Seen here in the possession of the USC Trojans, University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California
context_page_description: The UCLA–USC rivalry is the American collegiate athletics rivalry between the UCLA Bruins sports teams of the University of California, Los Angeles and USC Trojans teams of the University of Southern California.
  Both universities are located in Los Angeles and are members of the Pac-12 Conference. The rivalry between the two is among the more unusual in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I sports, because the campuses are only 12 miles apart, and both are located within the same megacity.
  UCLA teams have won the second-most NCAA Division I-sanctioned team championships with 118 while USC has the third-most with 107. Only Stanford University, a fellow Pac-12 member also located in California, has more than either UCLA or USC, with 122.
context_section_description: When the football teams from these schools compete against each other, the victor is awarded the Victory Bell. The Victory Bell was originally from an old Southern Pacific railroad locomotive. It was given to the UCLA student body by the UCLA Alumni Association in 1939.
  It was UCLA's symbol of victory until it was stolen by a USC organization called the Trojan Knights in 1941. After being hidden in various locations for over a year before resurfacing in a USC student magazine (known as the Wampus), a prank war between the two universities ensued until 1942, when the student body presidents of the two schools agreed that the bell would be the trophy awarded the winner of the annual UCLA–USC football game.
  The bell itself is brass, and the metal mounting around it is painted blue or cardinal by the school that won the football game and earned its possession. When UCLA possesses it, the UCLA Rally Committee is responsible for its protection and care. While it is in USC's possession, the Trojan Knights are responsible for hiding, protecting, and showcasing the bell (including ringing the bell during home football games). USC currently has the Victory Bell, after its 52–35 victory in 2019.
caption: The Trojan Knights watching over the Victory Bell during a USC home game.
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