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Oregon State vs. UCLA

Oregon State and UCLA have 65 meetings on file, the first in 1930; UCLA leads the series 43–⁠18–⁠4 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5, and Oregon State has won the last 2.

Oregon State wins
18
UCLA wins
43
Ties
4
Earliest on file
1930
Longest streak
7 UCLA
Current streak
2 Oregon State
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
Most recent
2023

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s1–⁠3–⁠3
1940s3–⁠4
1950s2–⁠7
1960s1–⁠1–⁠1
1970s2–⁠7
1980s1–⁠6
1990s2–⁠6
2000s3–⁠5
2010s2–⁠4
2020s1–⁠0
Both ranked
3 meetings: Oregon State 2, UCLA 1
Average margin
20.3 points; 14 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Oregon State
9–⁠17–⁠1 Oregon State’s record at home
At UCLA
24–⁠9–⁠3 UCLA’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠2 Oregon State first
Shutouts
14

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Oregon State’s biggest win1999: Oregon State 55, UCLA 7by 48 points
  2. UCLA’s biggest win1954: UCLA 61, Oregon State 0by 61 points
  3. Upset1978: Oregon State 15, UCLA 13Oregon State had a 16% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1994: Oregon State 23, UCLA 14Oregon State had a 29% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1942: UCLA 30, Oregon State 7UCLA had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown2001: UCLA 38, Oregon State 7No. 12 UCLA at No. 19 Oregon State
  7. Ranked showdown2023: Oregon State 36, UCLA 24No. 18 UCLA at No. 15 Oregon State
  8. Ranked showdown2000: Oregon State 44, UCLA 38No. 19 Oregon State at No. 23 UCLA

Coach against coach

YearsOregon StateSeriesUCLA
1934–⁠1938Lon Stiner0–⁠3–⁠2William Spaulding
1939–⁠1942Lon Stiner2–⁠1–⁠1Babe Horrell
1946–⁠1948Lon Stiner1–⁠2Bert LaBrucherie
1949–⁠1954Kip Taylor0–⁠6Red Sanders
1955–⁠1957Tommy Prothro1–⁠2Red Sanders
1967–⁠1970Dee Andros1–⁠2–⁠1Tommy Prothro
1971–⁠1973Dee Andros1–⁠2Pepper Rodgers
1976–⁠1978Craig Fertig1–⁠2Terry Donahue
1985–⁠1990Dave Kragthorpe1–⁠5Terry Donahue
1991–⁠1994Jerry Pettibone1–⁠3Terry Donahue
1999–⁠2002Dennis Erickson2–⁠2Bob Toledo
2005–⁠2007Mike Riley0–⁠3Karl Dorrell
2008–⁠2011Mike Riley2–⁠2Rick Neuheisel

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Oregon State’s side (Stiner 0–⁠3–⁠2 against Spaulding). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Oregon State and UCLA, 1930 on13001500170019401960198020002020

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.

From the newspapers

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story of the 1937 game: UCLA BRUINS HEL. D TO TIE BY ORE. STATE:

    1937 · The Daily Alaska empire, Juneau, Alaska, Oct 18, 1937

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story of the 1941 game: FOOT BAIL @ R{3SW{5 IFS Mr

    1941 · The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, Nov 10, 1941

  • The The Daily Alaska empire's story of the 1949 game: BRUINS WALL0p OREGON STATE IN HOT UPSET, 35-13

    1949 · The Daily Alaska empire, Alaska, Sep 17, 1949

  • The Evening star's story of the 1950 game: Saturdays Grid Stars

    1950 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 6, 1950

  • The Evening star's story of the 1952 game: UCLA Rous Oregon State For 8thn Row. ses Upset Bear EorIy Scores Aid Idoho In Win Over Montana

    1952 · Evening star, District of Columbia, Nov 9, 1952

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The earliest meetings with a story on file; each game’s page has the full text.

Every game

Oct 14, 202315Oregon State 36, 18UCLA 24at Oregon State
Oct 5, 2019Oregon State 48, UCLA 31at UCLA
Nov 12, 2016UCLA 38, Oregon State 24at UCLA
Nov 7, 201522UCLA 41, Oregon State 0at Oregon State
Sep 22, 2012Oregon State 27, 19UCLA 20at UCLA
Sep 24, 2011UCLA 27, Oregon State 19at Oregon State
Nov 6, 2010UCLA 17, Oregon State 14at UCLA
Oct 31, 2009Oregon State 26, UCLA 19at Oregon State
Nov 8, 2008Oregon State 34, UCLA 6at UCLA
Sep 29, 2007UCLA 40, Oregon State 14at Oregon State
Nov 11, 2006UCLA 25, Oregon State 7at UCLA
Oct 22, 20058UCLA 51, Oregon State 28at UCLA
Oct 5, 2002UCLA 43, Oregon State 35at Oregon State
Sep 29, 200112UCLA 38, 19Oregon State 7at Oregon State
Oct 21, 200019Oregon State 44, 23UCLA 38at UCLA
Oct 23, 1999Oregon State 55, UCLA 7at Oregon State
Nov 7, 19983UCLA 41, Oregon State 34at Oregon State
Oct 18, 199717UCLA 34, Oregon State 10at UCLA
Oct 15, 1994Oregon State 23, UCLA 14at UCLA
Oct 23, 199319UCLA 20, Oregon State 17at Oregon State
Nov 7, 1992UCLA 26, Oregon State 14at UCLA
Oct 19, 1991UCLA 44, Oregon State 7at Oregon State
Oct 27, 1990UCLA 26, Oregon State 17at UCLA
Oct 21, 1989Oregon State 18, UCLA 17at Oregon State
Oct 8, 19882UCLA 38, Oregon State 21at UCLA
Nov 7, 19877UCLA 52, Oregon State 17at Oregon State
Nov 1, 198615UCLA 49, Oregon State 0Neutral site
Nov 16, 198513UCLA 41, Oregon State 0at UCLA
Nov 10, 1984UCLA 26, Oregon State 17at UCLA
Nov 30, 198014UCLA 34, Oregon State 3Neutral site
Nov 11, 1978Oregon State 15, 9UCLA 13at Oregon State
Nov 12, 1977UCLA 48, Oregon State 18at UCLA
Nov 13, 19762UCLA 45, Oregon State 14at Oregon State
Nov 15, 197519UCLA 31, Oregon State 9at UCLA
Nov 16, 1974UCLA 33, Oregon State 14at Oregon State
Nov 17, 19738UCLA 56, Oregon State 14at UCLA
Oct 14, 197214UCLA 37, Oregon State 7at Oregon State
Oct 2, 1971Oregon State 34, UCLA 17at UCLA
Sep 12, 197018UCLA 14, Oregon State 9at Oregon State
Sep 13, 1969UCLA 37, Oregon State 0at UCLA
Nov 9, 196815Oregon State 45, UCLA 21at Oregon State
Nov 4, 19672UCLA 16, Oregon State 16at UCLA
Oct 4, 1958Oregon State 14, UCLA 0at Oregon State
Oct 19, 1957UCLA 26, 7Oregon State 7at UCLA
Oct 27, 1956Oregon State 21, UCLA 7at Oregon State
Oct 7, 1955UCLA 38, Oregon State 0at UCLA
Oct 23, 19543UCLA 61, Oregon State 0at Oregon State
Sep 18, 1953UCLA 41, Oregon State 0at UCLA
Nov 8, 19525UCLA 57, Oregon State 0at UCLA
Nov 10, 1951UCLA 7, Oregon State 0at Oregon State
Nov 4, 195019UCLA 20, Oregon State 13at UCLA
Sep 16, 1949UCLA 35, Oregon State 13at UCLA
Oct 23, 1948Oregon State 28, UCLA 0at UCLA
Nov 8, 1947UCLA 27, Oregon State 7at Oregon State
Sep 28, 1946UCLA 50, Oregon State 7at UCLA
Oct 10, 1942UCLA 30, Oregon State 7at UCLA
Nov 8, 1941Oregon State 19, UCLA 0at Oregon State
Oct 26, 1940Oregon State 7, UCLA 0at UCLA
Nov 25, 193913UCLA 13, Oregon State 13at UCLA
Dec 10, 1938UCLA 6, Oregon State 6at UCLA
Oct 16, 1937Oregon State 7, UCLA 7at Oregon State
Oct 24, 1936UCLA 22, Oregon State 13at UCLA
Oct 5, 1935UCLA 20, Oregon State 7at Oregon State
Nov 24, 1934UCLA 25, Oregon State 7at UCLA
Nov 21, 1930Oregon State 19, UCLA 0at UCLA

Every game is listed as played on the field.