California vs. Miami
California and Miami have 5 meetings on file, the first in 1964; Miami leads the series 3–2 in the games on file. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Miami 3–2. Share
2027 at Miami; 2029 at California. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- California wins
- 2
- Miami wins
- 3
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1964
- Longest streak
- 2 Miami
- Current streak
- 1 Miami
- Last 10 meetings
- Miami 3–2
- Most recent
- 2024
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 0–1 |
- Average margin
- 13.2 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At California
- 0–2 California’s record at home
- At Miami
- 1–1 Miami’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 1–0 California first
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- California’s biggest win2008: California 24, Miami 17by 7 points
- Miami’s biggest win1990: Miami 52, California 24by 28 points
Both programs through the years
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: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
On television
ESPN’s College GameDay has broadcast from this game once: 2024.
College GameDay’s sites from Wikipedia’s list of its locations (CC BY-SA).
Photos
Photo: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).
Every game
| Oct 5, 2024 | 8Miami 39, California 38 | at California | ||
| Dec 27, 2008 | California 24, Miami 17 | Neutral site | Emerald Bowl | |
| Sep 15, 1990 | 10Miami 52, California 24 | at California | ||
| Sep 16, 1989 | 3Miami 31, California 3 | at Miami | ||
| Oct 9, 1964 | California 9, Miami 7 | at Miami |
Every game is listed as played on the field.