California at UCLA

Saturday, October 24, 1987

No. 8 UCLA beat California 42–⁠18. It was their 58th meeting; after it, UCLA led the series 39–⁠18–⁠1 as played.

AwayCalifornia3–⁠6–⁠2 in 1987
18
Home8UCLA10–⁠2 in 1987
42

FinalHigh 75°F, low 58°F, 0.01 in. of rainAttendance 51,107

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

UCLA 90% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, UCLA leads 59–⁠34–⁠1; as played, 59–⁠35–⁠1 in 95 meetings, counting the 37 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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