Matchup Index

Minnesota Golden Gophers vs UCLA Bruins

Minnesota Golden Gophers 3
Minnesota Golden Gophers leads 3-1
wins
1961 to 2024
Minnesota Golden Gophers won the last meeting
Next meeting: Nov 7, 2026, UCLA Bruins at Minnesota Golden Gophers
UCLA Bruins 1

Series timeline

▲ Minnesota Golden Gophers ahead (peak +2)
1961: Minnesota Golden Gophers 21-3 (postseason)1977: Minnesota Golden Gophers 27-131978: UCLA Bruins 17-32024: Minnesota Golden Gophers 21-17

Minnesota Golden Gophers UCLA Bruins Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Minnesota Golden Gophers 2 (1961–1977), UCLA Bruins 1 (1978). Current: Minnesota Golden Gophers 1.

Splits

SplitMinnesota Golden Gophers record
Regular season2-1
Postseason1-0
Hosted by Minnesota Golden Gophers1-0
Hosted by UCLA Bruins2-1
Last 4 seasons (1961 to 2024)3-1
Largest Minnesota Golden Gophers win21-3 (1961)
Largest UCLA Bruins win17-3 (1978)

Postseason meetings

SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1961Jan 1, 1962Minnesota Golden Gophers 21-3 at UCLA Bruins Bowls (SR Week 16)

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2024 Oct 12, 2024 Minnesota Golden Gophers 21-17 at UCLA Bruins Week 7
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1978 Sep 30, 1978 UCLA Bruins 17-3 at UCLA Bruins Week 5
1977 Sep 24, 1977 Minnesota Golden Gophers 27-13 at Minnesota Golden Gophers Week 4
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1961 Jan 1, 1962 Minnesota Golden Gophers 21-3 at UCLA Bruins Bowls (SR Week 16) Postseason

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.