Colorado vs. UCLA
Colorado and UCLA have 19 meetings on file, the first in 1980; UCLA leads the series 14–5 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s UCLA 7–3, and UCLA has won the last 3. Share
- Colorado wins
- 5
- UCLA wins
- 14
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1980
- Longest streak
- 5 UCLA
- Current streak
- 3 UCLA
- Last 10 meetings
- UCLA 7–3
- Most recent
- 2023
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0–4 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 2–7 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 1–3 |
- Average margin
- 18 points; 5 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Colorado
- 4–5 Colorado’s record at home
- At UCLA
- 9–1 UCLA’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Colorado’s biggest win2018: Colorado 38, UCLA 16by 22 points
- UCLA’s biggest win1980: UCLA 56, Colorado 14by 42 points
Coach against coach
| Years | Colorado | Series | UCLA |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–2017 | Mike MacIntyre | 1–4 | Jim Mora |
| 2020–2022 | Karl Dorrell | 1–2 | Chip Kelly |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Colorado’s side (MacIntyre 1–4 against Mora). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
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
| Jarek Broussard Colorado | 31 carries, 187 yards, 3 TD | 2020 Rushing | |
| Jayon Brown UCLA | 19 tackles, 2 for loss | 2016 Defense |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
Every game
| Oct 28, 2023 | 23UCLA 28, Colorado 16 | at UCLA | ||
| Sep 24, 2022 | UCLA 45, Colorado 17 | at Colorado | ||
| Nov 13, 2021 | UCLA 44, Colorado 20 | at UCLA | ||
| Nov 7, 2020 | Colorado 48, UCLA 42 | at Colorado | ||
| Nov 2, 2019 | UCLA 31, Colorado 14 | at UCLA | ||
| Sep 28, 2018 | Colorado 38, UCLA 16 | at Colorado | ||
| Sep 30, 2017 | UCLA 27, Colorado 23 | at UCLA | ||
| Nov 3, 2016 | 21Colorado 20, UCLA 10 | at Colorado | ||
| Oct 31, 2015 | 24UCLA 35, Colorado 31 | at UCLA | ||
| Oct 25, 2014 | 25UCLA 40, Colorado 37 | at Colorado | ||
| Nov 2, 2013 | 17UCLA 45, Colorado 23 | at UCLA | ||
| Sep 29, 2012 | UCLA 42, Colorado 14 | at Colorado | ||
| Nov 19, 2011 | UCLA 45, Colorado 6 | at UCLA | ||
| Sep 6, 2003 | 24Colorado 16, UCLA 14 | at Colorado | ||
| Sep 21, 2002 | Colorado 31, 20UCLA 17 | at UCLA | ||
| Sep 29, 1984 | 17UCLA 33, Colorado 16 | at Colorado | ||
| Oct 2, 1982 | 9UCLA 34, Colorado 6 | at Colorado | ||
| Oct 3, 1981 | 16UCLA 27, Colorado 7 | at UCLA | ||
| Sep 13, 1980 | UCLA 56, Colorado 14 | at UCLA |
Every game is listed as played on the field.