Maryland at UCLA
Friday, October 1, 1954 Share
No. 4 UCLA beat No. 6 Maryland 12–7. It was their first meeting; after it, UCLA led the series 1–0.
FinalHigh 74°F, low 47°FAttendance 73,376
On the newsreel
- U.C.L.A. 12, MARYLAND 773,000 fans in the Coliseum see the U.C.L.A. Bruins squeak out a close one over the Maryland Terrapins with a thrilling aerial offensive
Universal Newsreel, National Archives (catalog record). Story titles and words as Universal’s release sheet gives them; the films themselves may still be under copyright, so we link to the record rather than show them.
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
UCLA 53% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Maryland–UCLA gameUCLA leads 3–1 in four meetings, counting the three since this game.
| 2026 | UCLA 54, Maryland 3 | |
| 2025 | UCLA 20, Maryland 17 | |
| 1955 | Maryland 7, UCLA 0 | |
| 1954 | UCLA 12, Maryland 7 |
Around this game
Maryland
- Next gamevs. Wake ForestOct. 9, 1954
- SeasonMaryland in 1954
- ProgramMaryland history and records
UCLA
- Next gameat WashingtonOct. 9, 1954
- SeasonUCLA in 1954
- ProgramUCLA history and records