California at UCLA

Saturday, October 23, 1971

California beat UCLA 31–⁠24. It was their 42nd meeting; after it, UCLA led the series 23–⁠18–⁠1 as played.

AwayCalifornia6–⁠5 in 1971
31
HomeUCLA2–⁠7–⁠1 in 1971
24

FinalHigh 84°F, low 46°FAttendance 30,741

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

UCLA 55% to win. California won as Elo’s underdog.

Officially, UCLA leads 59–⁠34–⁠1; as played, 59–⁠35–⁠1 in 95 meetings, counting the 53 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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