Maryland vs. UCLA

Maryland and UCLA have 4 meetings on file, the first in 1954; UCLA leads the series 3–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s UCLA 3–⁠1, and UCLA has won the last 2.

Scheduled 2028 at UCLA. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Maryland wins
1
UCLA wins
3
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1954
Longest streak
2 UCLA
Current streak
2 UCLA
Last 10 meetings
UCLA 3–⁠1
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s1–⁠1
2020s0–⁠2
Both ranked
1 meeting: Maryland 0, UCLA 1; 1 both in the top 10
Average margin
16.5 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Maryland
1–⁠1 Maryland’s record at home
At UCLA
2–⁠0 UCLA’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Maryland and UCLA, 1954 on1300150017001960197019801990200020102020

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.

On television

2026BTN0.2 million viewers

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game

Sep 26, 2026UCLA 54, Maryland 3at Maryland
Oct 18, 2025UCLA 20, Maryland 17at UCLA
Sep 24, 1955Maryland 7, UCLA 0at Maryland
Oct 1, 19544UCLA 12, 6Maryland 7at UCLA

Every game is listed as played on the field.