California at UCLA

Saturday, October 20, 1979

UCLA beat California 28–⁠27. It was their 50th meeting; after it, UCLA led the series 31–⁠18–⁠1 as played.

AwayCalifornia6–⁠6 in 1979
27
HomeUCLA5–⁠6 in 1979
28

FinalHigh 69°F, low 60°F, 0.91 in. of rainAttendance 40,546

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

UCLA 62% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, UCLA leads 59–⁠34–⁠1; as played, 59–⁠35–⁠1 in 95 meetings, counting the 45 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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