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 15, 2020 UCLA, 34–10 |
Next meeting | 2021 at the Rose Bowl |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 91 |
All-time series | UCLA leads, 55–34–1[2] |
Largest victory | UCLA, 56–3 (1965)[3] |
Longest win streak | UCLA, 12 (1978–1989) |
Current win streak | UCLA, 1 (2020–present) |
Locations of Cal and UCLA |
History
Traditionally, the Cal–UCLA rivalry was played on "All-University Weekend". During the same week, UCLA and Cal would play each other in the other sports in season, and the schools would host festivals celebrating the achievements of the UC System. Played annually since 1933, it is 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 since 1927). Due to the two teams nicknames being named after bears, it is sometimes referred to as the Bear Bowl by some 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 to play the two teams 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]
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 (12 October 2013). "Coach Jim Mora getting a sense of longtime UCLA-California rivalry" – via LA Times.
- Foster, Chris (7 October 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. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- "Forfeits and Vacated Games". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-11-24.