UCLA at California

Saturday, September 30, 1944

California beat UCLA 6–⁠0. It was their 13th meeting; after it, California led the series 9–⁠3–⁠1 as played.

AwayUCLA4–⁠5–⁠1 in 1944
0
HomeCalifornia3–⁠6–⁠1 in 1944
6

FinalHigh 70°F, low 53°FAttendance 45,000

In the newspapers

  • The Detroit evening times's story: California Beats UCLA In Thriller, E 10 0

    Detroit evening times, Detroit, Mich, October 1, 1944, page 1

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    California Beats UCLA In Thriller, E 10 0 BERKELEY. Cal. Sept. 30 OUP)-The University Of Califor- MIA football team pushed all over the field by a heavier UCLA Bruin iuggernaut, STAYED off a last-second threat which ended on their 3-yard line TO protect first quarter score and win a 60 victory today before 5000 fans.

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

California 67% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, UCLA leads 59–⁠34–⁠1; as played, 59–⁠35–⁠1 in 95 meetings, counting the 82 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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