Ohio State vs. UCLA
Ohio State and UCLA have 10 meetings on file, the first in 1961; Ohio State leads the series 5–4–1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Ohio State 5–4. Share
2028 at UCLA. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Ohio State wins
- 5
- UCLA wins
- 4
- Ties
- 1
- Earliest on file
- 1961
- Longest streak
- 1 Ohio State
- Current streak
- 1 Ohio State
- Last 10 meetings
- Ohio State 5–4
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 2–1–1 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 1–0 | ||||||||||
| 2000s | 0–1 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 1–0 |
- Both ranked
- 6 meetings: Ohio State 3, UCLA 2; 1 both in the top 10
- Average margin
- 13.4 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Ohio State
- 3–1–1 Ohio State’s record at home
- At UCLA
- 2–2 UCLA’s record at home
- Neutral sites
- 0–1 Ohio State first
- Shutouts
- 1
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Ohio State’s biggest win2025: Ohio State 48, UCLA 10by 38 points
- UCLA’s biggest win1980: UCLA 17, Ohio State 0by 17 points
- Upset1975: UCLA 23, Ohio State 10UCLA had a 27% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1980: UCLA 17, Ohio State 0UCLA had a 32% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown1976: Ohio State 10, UCLA 10 (tie)No. 4 UCLA at No. 8 Ohio State
- Ranked showdown1975: UCLA 23, Ohio State 10No. 1 Ohio State at No. 11 UCLA
- Ranked showdown1980: UCLA 17, Ohio State 0No. 11 UCLA at No. 2 Ohio State
- Ranked showdown1975: Ohio State 41, UCLA 20No. 2 Ohio State 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
Named most valuable
| John Sciarra UCLA | 1975 |
Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
On television
| 2025 | NBC | 3.4 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
| Nov 15, 2025 | 1Ohio State 48, UCLA 10 | at Ohio State | ||
| Sep 22, 2001 | UCLA 13, Ohio State 6 | at UCLA | ||
| Sep 11, 1999 | 13Ohio State 42, 14UCLA 20 | at Ohio State | ||
| Oct 4, 1980 | 11UCLA 17, 2Ohio State 0 | at Ohio State | ||
| Sep 29, 1979 | 14Ohio State 17, 17UCLA 13 | at UCLA | ||
| Oct 2, 1976 | 8Ohio State 10, 4UCLA 10 | at Ohio State | ||
| Jan 1, 1976 | 11UCLA 23, 1Ohio State 10 | Neutral site | Rose Bowl | |
| Oct 4, 1975 | 2Ohio State 41, 13UCLA 20 | at UCLA | ||
| Oct 6, 1962 | UCLA 9, 1Ohio State 7 | at UCLA | ||
| Oct 7, 1961 | Ohio State 13, UCLA 3 | at Ohio State |
Every game is listed as played on the field.