Arizona State vs. UCLA

Arizona State and UCLA have 40 meetings on file, the first in 1976; officially, UCLA leads 23–⁠15–⁠1; as played, 23–⁠16–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5. The NCAA vacated Arizona State’s win (2021); it doesn’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played.

Official series
UCLA leads 23–⁠15–⁠1
Arizona State wins on file
16
UCLA wins on file
23
Ties
1
Earliest on file
1976
Longest streak
4 UCLA
Current streak
1 Arizona State
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
Most recent
2023

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s0–⁠2
1980s1–⁠6–⁠1
1990s5–⁠2
2000s3–⁠6
2010s5–⁠5
2020s2–⁠2
Both ranked
5 meetings: Arizona State 2, UCLA 3
Average margin
10.7 points; 20 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Arizona State
7–⁠11 Arizona State’s record at home
At UCLA
12–⁠9–⁠1 UCLA’s record at home
Shutouts
1

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Arizona State’s biggest win2008: Arizona State 34, UCLA 9by 25 points
  2. UCLA’s biggest win1994: UCLA 59, Arizona State 23by 36 points
  3. Upset2023: Arizona State 17, UCLA 7Arizona State had a 17% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2015: Arizona State 38, UCLA 23Arizona State had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1993: Arizona State 9, UCLA 3Arizona State had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown1976: UCLA 28, Arizona State 10No. 17 UCLA at No. 3 Arizona State
  7. Ranked showdown2014: UCLA 62, Arizona State 27No. 11 UCLA at No. 15 Arizona State
  8. Ranked showdown1981: UCLA 34, Arizona State 24No. 9 Arizona State at No. 18 UCLA

Coach against coach

YearsArizona StateSeriesUCLA
1980–⁠1984Darryl Rogers0–⁠3–⁠1Terry Donahue
1985–⁠1987John Cooper1–⁠2Terry Donahue
1992–⁠1995Bruce Snyder3–⁠1Terry Donahue
1996–⁠2000Bruce Snyder2–⁠1Bob Toledo
2003–⁠2006Dirk Koetter1–⁠3Karl Dorrell
2008–⁠2011Dennis Erickson2–⁠2Rick Neuheisel
2012–⁠2017Todd Graham3–⁠3Jim Mora
2018–⁠2021Herm Edwards2–⁠2Chip Kelly

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arizona State’s side (Rogers 0–⁠3–⁠1 against Donahue). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Arizona State and UCLA, 1976 on13001500170019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Drew Olson UCLA22 of 27, 510 yards, 5 TD2005 Passing
Andrew Walter Arizona State25 of 51, 415 yards, 6 TD, 3 INT2004 Passing
Derek Hagan Arizona State5 catches, 160 yards, 3 TD2004 Receiving

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Nov 11, 2023Arizona State 17, UCLA 7at UCLA
Nov 5, 202210UCLA 50, Arizona State 36at Arizona State
Oct 2, 2021Arizona State 42, 20UCLA 23vacatedat UCLA
Dec 5, 2020UCLA 25, Arizona State 18at Arizona State
Oct 26, 2019UCLA 42, 24Arizona State 32at UCLA
Nov 10, 2018Arizona State 31, UCLA 28at Arizona State
Nov 11, 2017UCLA 44, Arizona State 37at UCLA
Oct 8, 2016Arizona State 23, UCLA 20at Arizona State
Oct 3, 2015Arizona State 38, 7UCLA 23at UCLA
Sep 25, 201411UCLA 62, 15Arizona State 27at Arizona State
Nov 23, 201319Arizona State 38, 14UCLA 33at UCLA
Oct 27, 2012UCLA 45, Arizona State 43at Arizona State
Nov 5, 2011UCLA 29, 20Arizona State 28at UCLA
Nov 26, 2010Arizona State 55, UCLA 34at Arizona State
Nov 21, 2009UCLA 23, Arizona State 13at UCLA
Nov 28, 2008Arizona State 34, UCLA 9at Arizona State
Nov 10, 20079Arizona State 24, UCLA 20at UCLA
Nov 18, 2006UCLA 24, Arizona State 12at Arizona State
Nov 12, 200514UCLA 45, Arizona State 35at UCLA
Oct 23, 200421Arizona State 48, UCLA 42at Arizona State
Oct 25, 2003UCLA 20, Arizona State 13at UCLA
Dec 1, 2001UCLA 52, Arizona State 42at UCLA
Sep 30, 200015UCLA 38, Arizona State 31at UCLA
Oct 2, 1999Arizona State 28, UCLA 27at Arizona State
Oct 12, 19964Arizona State 42, UCLA 34at UCLA
Nov 4, 1995Arizona State 37, 22UCLA 33at Arizona State
Nov 12, 1994UCLA 59, Arizona State 23at Arizona State
Nov 13, 1993Arizona State 9, 10UCLA 3at UCLA
Oct 24, 1992Arizona State 20, UCLA 0at UCLA
Oct 26, 1991UCLA 21, Arizona State 16at Arizona State
Oct 7, 198925UCLA 33, Arizona State 14at UCLA
Oct 31, 19877UCLA 31, Arizona State 23at Arizona State
Oct 4, 198616Arizona State 16, 15UCLA 9at UCLA
Oct 5, 1985UCLA 40, Arizona State 17at UCLA
Oct 27, 1984UCLA 21, Arizona State 13at Arizona State
Sep 17, 1983UCLA 26, Arizona State 26at UCLA
Nov 14, 198118UCLA 34, 9Arizona State 24at UCLA
Nov 15, 198017UCLA 23, Arizona State 14at Arizona State
Nov 10, 1979UCLA 31, Arizona State 28at UCLA
Sep 9, 197617UCLA 28, 3Arizona State 10at Arizona State

Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.