California at UCLA

Saturday, October 24, 1981

UCLA beat California 34–⁠6. It was their 52nd meeting; after it, UCLA led the series 33–⁠18–⁠1 as played.

AwayCalifornia2–⁠9 in 1981
6
HomeUCLA7–⁠4–⁠1 in 1981
34

FinalHigh 89°F, low 50°FAttendance 41,637

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

UCLA 81% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, UCLA leads 59–⁠34–⁠1; as played, 59–⁠35–⁠1 in 95 meetings, counting the 43 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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