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California Golden Bears vs UCLA Bruins

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Head-to-head on record

California vs UCLA series
TeamWinsSeries
California Golden Bears35UCLA leads
UCLA Bruins59

Meetings since 1933: 95, including 1 tie. Source: CollegeFootballData game log.

The series in numbers

35-59-1 Regular season
3-7 Last 10
19-24 Avg score
18 Longest UCLA win run

Biggest California win 48-12 in 1992, a 36-point margin.

Biggest California loss 3-56 in 1965, a 53-point margin.

Every California vs UCLA meeting

California Golden Bears vs UCLA Bruins, every meeting on record
SeasonResultSiteScore
2026 UCLA win Berkeley 24-45
2023 California win Pasadena 33-7
2022 UCLA win Berkeley 28-35
2021 UCLA win Pasadena 14-42
2020 UCLA win Pasadena 10-34
2019 California win Pasadena 28-18
2018 UCLA win Berkeley 7-37
2017 UCLA win Pasadena 27-30
2016 California win Berkeley 36-10
2015 UCLA win Pasadena 24-40
2014 UCLA win Berkeley 34-36
2013 UCLA win Pasadena 10-37
2012 California win Berkeley 43-17
2011 UCLA win Pasadena 14-31
2010 California win Berkeley 35-7
2009 California win Pasadena 45-26
2008 California win Berkeley 41-20
2007 UCLA win Pasadena 21-30
2006 California win Berkeley 38-24
2005 UCLA win Pasadena 40-47
2004 California win Berkeley 45-28
2003 UCLA win Pasadena 20-23
2002 California win Berkeley 17-12
2001 UCLA win Pasadena 17-56
2000 California win Berkeley 46-38
1999 California win Pasadena 17-0
1998 UCLA win Berkeley 16-28
1997 UCLA win Pasadena 17-35
1996 UCLA win Berkeley 29-38
1995 UCLA win Pasadena 16-33
1994 California win Berkeley 26-7
1993 California win Pasadena 27-25
1992 California win Berkeley 48-12
1991 California win Pasadena 27-24
1990 California win Berkeley 38-31
1989 UCLA win Pasadena 6-24
1988 UCLA win Berkeley 21-38
1987 UCLA win Pasadena 18-42
1986 UCLA win Berkeley 10-36
1985 UCLA win Pasadena 7-34
1984 UCLA win Berkeley 14-17
1983 UCLA win Pasadena 16-20
1982 UCLA win Berkeley 31-47
1981 UCLA win Pasadena 6-34
1980 UCLA win Berkeley 9-32
1979 UCLA win Pasadena 27-28
1978 UCLA win Berkeley 0-45
1977 UCLA win Pasadena 19-21
1976 UCLA win Berkeley 19-35
1975 UCLA win Pasadena 14-28
1974 UCLA win Berkeley 3-28
1973 UCLA win Pasadena 21-61
1972 UCLA win Berkeley 13-49
1971 California win Pasadena 31-24
1970 UCLA win Berkeley 21-24
1969 UCLA win Pasadena 0-32
1968 California win Berkeley 39-15
1967 UCLA win Pasadena 14-37
1966 UCLA win Berkeley 15-28
1965 UCLA win Pasadena 3-56
1964 UCLA win Berkeley 21-25
1963 California win Pasadena 25-0
1962 UCLA win Berkeley 16-26
1961 UCLA win Pasadena 15-35
1960 UCLA win Berkeley 0-28
1959 UCLA win Pasadena 12-19
1958 California win Berkeley 20-17
1957 UCLA win Pasadena 14-16
1956 UCLA win Berkeley 20-34
1955 UCLA win Pasadena 0-47
1954 UCLA win Berkeley 6-27
1953 UCLA win Pasadena 7-20
1952 UCLA win Berkeley 7-28
1951 UCLA win Pasadena 7-21
1950 California win Berkeley 35-0
1949 California win Pasadena 35-21
1948 California win Berkeley 28-13
1947 California win Pasadena 6-0
1946 UCLA win Berkeley 6-13
1945 California win Berkeley 6-0
1945 UCLA win Pasadena 0-13
1944 UCLA win Pasadena 0-7
1944 California win Berkeley 6-0
1943 California win Berkeley 13-6
1943 California win Pasadena 13-0
1942 UCLA win Berkeley 0-21
1941 California win Pasadena 27-7
1940 California win Berkeley 9-7
1939 UCLA win Pasadena 7-20
1938 California win Berkeley 20-7
1937 California win Pasadena 27-14
1936 UCLA win Berkeley 6-17
1935 California win Pasadena 14-2
1934 California win Berkeley 3-0
1933 Tie Berkeley 0-0

Scores from the California perspective. Source: CollegeFootballData game log, since 1933.

Matchup stats

Last five games

UCLAProvided by big10.co

DateOppResult
09-26 atMD W 54-3
09-19 vsPUR W 52-38
09-12 vsSDSU W 28-10
09-05 atCAL W 45-24
11-29 atUSC L 10-29

California

DateOppResult
10-03 atUNLV L 31-39
09-25 vsCLEM L 10-24
09-19 vsWAG W 49-7
09-12 atSYR W 21-18
09-05 vsUCLA L 24-45

Completed results from CollegeFootballData via the CFB Data Hub

2026 standings

Big TenProvided by big10.co

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Indiana 500 1.00022154
Nebraska 500 1.00021871
UCLA 400 1.00017975
USC 510 .833224153
Ohio State 410 .80021163
Iowa 410 .80014563
Wisconsin 410 .80015883
Minnesota 410 .80016090
Oregon 310 .75019093
Northwestern 310 .75013267
Penn State 320 .60016080
Washington 320 .60013392
Michigan 320 .60011579
Illinois 230 .400153130
Maryland 230 .400152151
Purdue 230 .400152175
Michigan State 230 .40091116
Rutgers 140 .200150161

ACC

TeamWLTPCTPFPA
Miami 500 1.00024849
Pittsburgh 500 1.00019267
Duke 400 1.00014544
Virginia Tech 410 .80020699
Wake Forest 410 .800183115
SMU 410 .800173115
Virginia 320 .60016990
Florida State 320 .600166108
NC State 320 .600184128
Clemson 320 .60097129
Syracuse 220 .50013992
North Carolina 220 .5009678
Louisville 230 .400193146
California 230 .400135133
Boston College 230 .40095117
Stanford 230 .40087191
Georgia Tech 130 .250108104

Records computed from completed games this season

UCLA Bruins lead the series since 1933, 59-35-1. Here is the series on record and how to watch when California and UCLA meet.

How to watch California vs UCLA

When California and UCLA are scheduled, here is how to find the game.

  1. National TV National windows are set by Set weekly by the conference TV partners (ESPN, ABC, FOX, FS1).
  2. Streaming ESPN+ and the FOX Sports app stream the national windows.
  3. Radio Listen on the California radio network.
  4. Confirm kickoff Kickoff and the exact channel are set by the networks before game week. Check the match center for the California vs UCLA time and line.

The live time, line and how-to-watch details land on the match center and how to watch pages once the game is scheduled.

The California this season

Follow California in the title race on the ACC standings, and model the finish with the title race calculator. For the conference series that define the year, see the ACC rivalry pages, or browse every ACC matchup.

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California vs UCLA: the essentials

California Golden Bears vs UCLA Bruins is a non-conference matchup that sets the ACC against the Big Ten (Power 4). UCLA Bruins lead the series since 1933, 59-35-1. Across 95 meetings on record the series is one-sided so far, and whenever the two programs are scheduled this page carries the California vs UCLA head-to-head record, the matchup numbers for both sides, and how to watch on TV and streaming. It sits alongside the California Golden Bears team hub, the ACC this week round-up and the live conference standings. For UCLA against the whole conference, see UCLA vs the ACC.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the all-time record between California and UCLA?

UCLA Bruins lead the series since 1933, 59-35-1. The two programs have met 95 times on record.

How can I watch California vs UCLA?

National windows are set by Set weekly by the conference TV partners (ESPN, ABC, FOX, FS1). Kickoff time and the exact channel are set by the networks before game week.

Are California and UCLA in the same conference?

No. California plays in the ACC. UCLA plays in the Big Ten (Power 4). This is a non-conference game.