San Diego State vs. UCLA

San Diego State and UCLA have 20 meetings on file, the first in 1933; UCLA leads the series 19–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s UCLA 9–⁠1, and UCLA has won the last 2. Share

Scheduled 2031 at San Diego State. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

San Diego State wins: 1
UCLA wins: 19
Ties: 0
Earliest on file: 1933
Longest streak: 17 UCLA
Current streak: 2 UCLA
Last 10 meetings: UCLA 9–⁠1
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	’9	W–L
1930s											0–⁠2
1980s											0–⁠6
1990s											0–⁠4
2000s											0–⁠5
2010s											1–⁠0
2020s											0–⁠2

Both ranked: 1 meeting: San Diego State 0, UCLA 1
Average margin: 22.2 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At San Diego State: 0–⁠8 San Diego State’s record at home
At UCLA: 11–⁠1 UCLA’s record at home
Shutouts: 2

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

Games that tell the story

San Diego State’s biggest win2019: San Diego State 23, UCLA 14by 9 points
UCLA’s biggest win1988: UCLA 59, San Diego State 6by 53 points
Ranked showdown1992: UCLA 35, San Diego State 7No. 21 San Diego State at No. 11 UCLA

Coach against coach

Years	San Diego State	Series	UCLA
1986–⁠1988	Dennis Stolz	0–⁠3	Terry Donahue
1989–⁠1993	Al Luginbill	0–⁠5	Terry Donahue
2003–⁠2005	Tom Craft	0–⁠3	Karl Dorrell

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

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.

Photos

UCLA and San Diego State players and coaches shake hands after their game in September 2009.Photo: J.M. Rosenfeld, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
The 2009 game
Qualcomm Stadium – SDSU Aztecs vs UCLA College FootballPhoto: FAFIO at German Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 2.0 de, via Wikimedia Commons
The 2005 game

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Sep 12, 2026	UCLA 28, San Diego State 10	at UCLA
Sep 9, 2023	UCLA 35, San Diego State 10	at San Diego State
Sep 7, 2019	San Diego State 23, UCLA 14	at UCLA
Sep 5, 2009	UCLA 33, San Diego State 14	at UCLA
Sep 3, 2005	UCLA 44, San Diego State 21	at San Diego State
Oct 2, 2004	UCLA 33, San Diego State 10	at UCLA
Sep 27, 2003	UCLA 20, San Diego State 10	at UCLA
Sep 28, 2002	UCLA 43, San Diego State 7	at San Diego State
Sep 30, 1993	UCLA 52, San Diego State 13	at San Diego State
Sep 26, 1992	11UCLA 35, 21San Diego State 7	at UCLA
Sep 26, 1991	UCLA 37, San Diego State 12	at San Diego State
Oct 13, 1990	UCLA 45, San Diego State 31	at UCLA
Sep 16, 1989	20UCLA 28, San Diego State 25	at San Diego State
Sep 3, 1988	5UCLA 59, San Diego State 6	at UCLA
Sep 5, 1987	3UCLA 47, San Diego State 14	at UCLA
Sep 20, 1986	19UCLA 45, San Diego State 14	at San Diego State
Sep 21, 1985	12UCLA 34, San Diego State 16	at UCLA
Sep 8, 1984	4UCLA 18, San Diego State 15	at San Diego State
Sep 22, 1934	UCLA 20, San Diego State 0	at UCLA
Sep 23, 1933	UCLA 13, San Diego State 0	at UCLA

Every game is listed as played on the field.