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California-UCLA Greatest Games

The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.

Games: 25
Top score: 53/100
Overtime: 1

Series context

Completed meetings: 94
Series record: California 35-58-1 UCLA
Tracked years: 1933-2023
Trophy: No named trophy

Series ranking

The rivalry's top 25 games

23 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.

1947Week 8
California at UCLA
California 6, UCLA 0
Winner: California
No. 11 California vs. No. 17 UCLA · 6-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
2005Week 6
California at UCLA
California 40, UCLA 47
Winner: UCLA
No. 10 California vs. No. 20 UCLA · 7-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
1946Week 6
UCLA at California
UCLA 13, California 6
Winner: UCLA
No. 4 UCLA vs. Unranked California · 7-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
1998Week 9
UCLA at California
UCLA 28, California 16
Winner: UCLA
No. 2 UCLA vs. Unranked California · 12-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
47
Game score
1949Week 8
California at UCLA
California 35, UCLA 21
Winner: California
No. 2 California vs. Unranked UCLA · 14-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
1966Week 7
UCLA at California
UCLA 28, California 15
Winner: UCLA
No. 3 UCLA vs. Unranked California · 13-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
1988Week 8
UCLA at California
UCLA 38, California 21
Winner: UCLA
No. 2 UCLA vs. Unranked California · 17-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
42
Game score
1976Week 8
UCLA at California
UCLA 35, California 19
Winner: UCLA
No. 3 UCLA vs. Unranked California · 16-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 19/35 · Overtime 0/15
42
Game score
2007Week 8
California at UCLA
California 21, UCLA 30
Winner: UCLA
No. 10 California vs. Unranked UCLA · 9-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
42
Game score
1991Week 6
California at UCLA
California 27, UCLA 24
Winner: California
No. 18 California vs. No. 24 UCLA · 3-point margin
Ranking 10/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
42
Game score
2003Week 91OT
California at UCLA
California 20, UCLA 23
Winner: UCLA
Unranked California vs. Unranked UCLA · 3-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
41
Game score
2000Week 8
UCLA at California
UCLA 38, California 46
Winner: California
No. 13 UCLA vs. Unranked California · 8-point margin
Ranking 13/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
40
Game score
1951Week 8
California at UCLA
California 7, UCLA 21
Winner: UCLA
No. 16 California vs. No. 18 UCLA · 14-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
39
Game score
1953Week 7
California at UCLA
California 7, UCLA 20
Winner: UCLA
Unranked California vs. No. 9 UCLA · 13-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
39
Game score
1939Week 8
California at UCLA
California 7, UCLA 20
Winner: UCLA
Unranked California vs. No. 9 UCLA · 13-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
39
Game score
1938Week 5
UCLA at California
UCLA 7, California 20
Winner: California
Unranked UCLA vs. No. 9 California · 13-point margin
Ranking 17/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
39
Game score
1970Week 8
UCLA at California
UCLA 24, California 21
Winner: UCLA
No. 19 UCLA vs. Unranked California · 3-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
39
Game score
1954Week 7
UCLA at California
UCLA 27, California 6
Winner: UCLA
No. 3 UCLA vs. Unranked California · 21-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15
37
Game score
2006Week 10
UCLA at California
UCLA 24, California 38
Winner: California
Unranked UCLA vs. No. 10 California · 14-point margin
Ranking 16/50 · Closeness 21/35 · Overtime 0/15
37
Game score
2022Week 13
UCLA at California
UCLA 35, California 28
Winner: UCLA
No. 17 UCLA vs. Unranked California · 7-point margin
Ranking 9/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
37
Game score
1980Week 9
UCLA at California
UCLA 32, California 9
Winner: UCLA
No. 2 UCLA vs. Unranked California · 23-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 12/35 · Overtime 0/15
36
Game score
1952Week 8
UCLA at California
UCLA 28, California 7
Winner: UCLA
No. 4 UCLA vs. Unranked California · 21-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 14/35 · Overtime 0/15
36
Game score
2004Week 8
UCLA at California
UCLA 28, California 45
Winner: California
Unranked UCLA vs. No. 8 California · 17-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
36
Game score
1967Week 6
California at UCLA
California 14, UCLA 37
Winner: UCLA
Unranked California vs. No. 3 UCLA · 23-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 12/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
1933Week 8
UCLA at California
UCLA 0, California 0
Result: Tie
Unranked UCLA vs. Unranked California · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score

Methodology

How each game earns up to 100 points

AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.

Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.

Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.

Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.