Iowa vs. UCLA
Iowa and UCLA have 10 meetings on file, the first in 1938; UCLA leads the series 8–2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s UCLA 8–2, and UCLA has won the last 2. Share
2027 at Iowa. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Iowa wins
- 2
- UCLA wins
- 8
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1938
- Longest streak
- 5 UCLA
- Current streak
- 2 UCLA
- Last 10 meetings
- UCLA 8–2
- Most recent
- 2024
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1940s | 0–2 | ||||||||||
| 1950s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 1–2 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 0–1 |
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: Iowa 0, UCLA 1
- Average margin
- 17.4 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Iowa
- 2–1 Iowa’s record at home
- At UCLA
- 6–0 UCLA’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–1 Iowa first
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Iowa’s biggest win1981: Iowa 20, UCLA 7by 13 points
- UCLA’s biggest win1973: UCLA 55, Iowa 18by 37 points
- Upset1974: Iowa 21, UCLA 10Iowa had a 19% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1981: Iowa 20, UCLA 7Iowa had a 33% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown1985: UCLA 45, Iowa 28No. 4 Iowa at No. 13 UCLA
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
Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Nov 8, 2024 | UCLA 20, Iowa 17 | at UCLA | ||
| Jan 1, 1986 | 13UCLA 45, 4Iowa 28 | Neutral site | Rose Bowl | |
| Sep 26, 1981 | Iowa 20, 6UCLA 7 | at Iowa | ||
| Oct 1, 1977 | UCLA 34, Iowa 16 | at UCLA | ||
| Sep 21, 1974 | Iowa 21, 12UCLA 10 | at Iowa | ||
| Sep 22, 1973 | 18UCLA 55, Iowa 18 | at UCLA | ||
| Oct 21, 1955 | UCLA 33, Iowa 13 | at UCLA | ||
| Sep 24, 1949 | UCLA 41, Iowa 25 | at Iowa | ||
| Sep 26, 1947 | UCLA 22, Iowa 7 | at UCLA | ||
| Sep 23, 1938 | UCLA 27, Iowa 3 | at UCLA |
Every game is listed as played on the field.