California–UCLA football rivalry
The California–UCLA football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the California Golden Bears football team of the University of California, Berkeley and UCLA Bruins football team of the University of California, Los Angeles.[4][5][6]
First meeting | November 4, 1933[1] Tie, 0–0 |
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Latest meeting | November 25, 2022 UCLA, 35–28 |
Next meeting | November 25, 2023 at the Rose Bowl |
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Meetings total | 93 |
All-time series | UCLA leads, 57–34–1[2] |
Largest victory | UCLA, 56–3 (1965)[3] |
Longest win streak | UCLA, 12 (1978–1989) |
Current win streak | UCLA, 3 (2020–present) |
History
Traditionally, the Cal–UCLA rivalry is played on "All-University Weekend". During the same week, Cal and UCLA usually play each other in any other sports in season, and the schools host festivals celebrating the achievements of the UC System. Played annually since 1933, it was the third-longest never-interrupted rivalry in college football, behind only Iowa State vs. Kansas State (uninterrupted since 1917), and Navy vs. Notre Dame (uninterrupted from 1927 until 2020). Because so many college football teams did not play in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic, the Cal-UCLA rivalry is now the second-longest never-interrupted rivalry in college football and one of two never-interrupted rivalries that still exist in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of NCAA Division I college football. Due to the two team's nicknames being named after bears, it is sometimes referred to as the Bear Bowl by fans.
In 2020, the rivalry was set to end its yearly streak due to the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. However, after unexpected cancellations for both Cal and UCLA on November 13, 2020, the Pac-12 scheduled the game for November 15, 2020. This also meant that Cal would presumably not host UCLA in Berkeley until 2022, as Cal was forced to travel to the Rose Bowl for the 2nd straight year.[7] The game alternates between the two respective schools. Excepting 2020, contests in odd-numbered years are played in Pasadena, and even-numbered years in Berkeley. The rivalry will likely be interrupted once UCLA and USC join the Big Ten Conference in 2024.[8]
Game results
California victories | UCLA victories | Tie games | Forfeits / Vacated wins |
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References
- "1933 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
- "Winsipedia - California Golden Bears vs. UCLA Bruins football series history". Winsipedia.
- "1965 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
- Foster, Chris (October 12, 2013). "Coach Jim Mora getting a sense of longtime UCLA-California rivalry" – via LA Times.
- Foster, Chris (October 7, 2010). "UCLA-Cal rivalry more than a battle of the bands" – via LA Times.
- "Ebb and flow of the UCLA-Cal football rivalry". dailybruin.com.
- "Cal, UCLA unexpectedly get to continue long rivalry". Yahoo Sports. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- "UCLA to Join Big Ten Conference at Start of 2024-25 Season". UCLA. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
- "Forfeits and Vacated Games". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 24, 2019.