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The Pacific Coast Conference was established in 1915 with USC a charter member. USC had established a football powerhouse by the time UCLA joined the conference in 1929. Because USC beat UCLA so badly in ?29 and ?30, the competition between the two universities were halted until UCLA got its act together later in the 1930?s. UCLA had blossomed into a national power and dominated the series by the 1950s, culminating in their lone national championship in 1954. West Coast Football was dominated by either USC or UCLA through much of the 1960?s and 1970?s. UCLA was victorious in 8 straight games from 1991 thru 1998 Cheap Los Angeles Dodgers Jerseys , then with the rejuvenation of the USC program by Pete Carrol?s coaching staff, USC took the next seven games through the 2005 season.