California at UCLA

Saturday, October 18, 2003

UCLA beat California 23–⁠20 in overtime. It was their 74th meeting; after it, UCLA led the series 47–⁠26–⁠1 as played.

AwayCalifornia8–⁠6 in 2003
20
HomeUCLA6–⁠7 in 2003
23

Final, overtime at Rose Bowl, PasadenaHigh 97°F, low 69°FAttendance 53,825

At kickoff
93°F, clear, wind 9 mph from the southeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Burbank/Glendale (KBUR), 17 km from the stadium, 23 minutes after kickoff

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4OTFinal
California3098020
UCLA7076323

Efficiency

CaliforniaUCLA
−0.34First-down EPA−0.07
0.09Second-down EPA−0.46
0.33Third-down EPA0.38

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

UCLA 70% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, UCLA leads 59–⁠34–⁠1; as played, 59–⁠35–⁠1 in 95 meetings, counting the 21 since this game.

Recent meetings
2026UCLA 45, California 24
2023California 33, UCLA 7
2022UCLA 35, California 28
2021UCLA 42, California 14
2020UCLA 34, California 10
2019California 28, UCLA 18

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