Matchup Index

BYU Cougars vs California Golden Bears

BYU Cougars 3
BYU Cougars leads 3-2
wins
1999 to 2018
California Golden Bears won the last meeting
California Golden Bears 2

Series timeline

▲ BYU Cougars ahead (peak +2)
1999: BYU Cougars 38-282001: BYU Cougars 44-162005: California Golden Bears 35-28 (postseason)2014: BYU Cougars 42-352018: California Golden Bears 21-18

BYU Cougars California Golden Bears Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: BYU Cougars 2 (1999–2001), California Golden Bears 1 (2005). Current: California Golden Bears 1.

Splits

SplitBYU Cougars record
Regular season3-1
Postseason0-1
Hosted by BYU Cougars1-1
Hosted by California Golden Bears2-1
Last 5 seasons (1999 to 2018)3-2
Largest BYU Cougars win44-16 (2001)
Largest California Golden Bears win35-28 (2005)

Postseason meetings

SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2005Dec 22, 2005California Golden Bears 35-28 at California Golden Bears Bowls

Every meeting

2010s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2018 Sep 8, 2018 California Golden Bears 21-18 at BYU Cougars Week 3
2014 Nov 29, 2014 BYU Cougars 42-35 at California Golden Bears Week 14
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2005 Dec 22, 2005 California Golden Bears 35-28 at California Golden Bears Bowls Postseason
2001 Sep 8, 2001 BYU Cougars 44-16 at California Golden Bears Week 3
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1999 Oct 9, 1999 BYU Cougars 38-28 at BYU Cougars Week 7

Sources

Records are computed from every final game result in the Matchup Index database. About the data.

College football results follow Sports Reference coverage, which omits some early games against non-major opponents.