Putting Up Numbers· college football

UCLA @ California

Sat, Sep 5, 2026

UCLA 45, California 24UCLA was favored by 2.5, and UCLA covered.

UCLA at California: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameUCLA1 gameCalifornia1 game
Points+17.1+3.8
Points allowed+0.2+19.0
Total offense, yards+79+107
Total defense, yards+52+82
Touchdowns+2.5+0.7
Passer rating−14.3−8.3
Third downs+15.6%+19.1%
Sacks0.0+0.3
Penalty yards+49.3+3.0
Turnovers forced+1.8−0.2
Turnovers lost−0.2+1.4

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

California

UCLA

Analysis

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

UCLA

The series

  • UCLA leads the series 59–35–1 since 1933. UCLA has won 3 straight at California.seriesevery meeting →

If you squint

  • California had failed to cover 7 of its last 10.countits form →Now 8 of 11.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Sep 5, 2026at CaliforniaUCLA 45, California 24
Nov 25, 2023at UCLACalifornia 33, UCLA 7
Nov 25, 2022at CaliforniaUCLA 35, California 28
Nov 27, 2021at UCLAUCLA 42, California 14
Nov 15, 2020at UCLAUCLA 34, California 10
Nov 30, 2019at UCLACalifornia 28, UCLA 18
Oct 13, 2018at CaliforniaUCLA 37, California 7
Nov 24, 2017at UCLAUCLA 30, California 27
Nov 26, 2016at CaliforniaCalifornia 36, UCLA 10
Oct 22, 2015at UCLAUCLA 40, California 24

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The ten biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • “This season” and the analysis are the games through Sep 4, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
  • Touchdowns are passing and rushing. Turnovers are interceptions and fumbles lost. The passer rating is the NCAA’s over the team’s passers that game, and third downs and penalty yards are ESPN’s team box (sportsdataverse, CC BY 4.0). A night game kicked off at 6pm or later at the home team’s clock.
  • A game with no box score sits out.

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