Houston vs. UCLA

Houston and UCLA first met in 1977 and have played 7 times; UCLA leads the series 4–⁠3. Over the last 7 meetings it’s UCLA 4–⁠3.

Houston wins
3
UCLA wins
4
Ties
0
First meeting
1977
Longest streak
3 UCLA
Current streak
1 UCLA
Last 10 meetings
UCLA 4–⁠3
Most recent
2012

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s2–⁠0
1990s0–⁠2
2010s1–⁠2
Both ranked
1 meeting: Houston 1, UCLA 0
Average margin
19.9 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Houston
2–⁠1 Houston’s record at home
At UCLA
3–⁠1 UCLA’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Houston’s biggest win1979: Houston 24, UCLA 16by 8 points
  2. UCLA’s biggest win1997: UCLA 66, Houston 10by 56 points
  3. Ranked showdown1977: Houston 17, UCLA 13No. 11 UCLA at No. 14 Houston

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Houston and UCLA, 1977 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.

Every game

Sep 15, 201222UCLA 37, Houston 6at UCLA
Sep 3, 2011Houston 38, UCLA 34at Houston
Sep 18, 2010UCLA 31, 23Houston 13at UCLA
Sep 19, 19984UCLA 42, Houston 24at Houston
Oct 4, 199722UCLA 66, Houston 10at UCLA
Sep 8, 197916Houston 24, UCLA 16at UCLA
Sep 12, 197714Houston 17, 11UCLA 13at Houston

Every game is listed as played on the field.