Ohio State Buckeyes vs UCLA Bruins

Ohio State Buckeyes leads 5-4-1
1 tie
1961 to 2025
Ohio State Buckeyes won the last meeting

Series timeline

▲ Ohio State Buckeyes ahead (peak +1)
1961: Ohio State Buckeyes 13-31962: UCLA Bruins 9-71975: Ohio State Buckeyes 41-201975: UCLA Bruins 23-10 (postseason)1976: Tied 10-101979: Ohio State Buckeyes 17-131980: UCLA Bruins 17-01999: Ohio State Buckeyes 42-202001: UCLA Bruins 13-62025: Ohio State Buckeyes 48-10

Ohio State Buckeyes UCLA Bruins Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: Ohio State Buckeyes 1 (1961), UCLA Bruins 1 (1962). Current: Ohio State Buckeyes 1.

Splits

SplitOhio State Buckeyes record
Regular season5-3-1
Postseason0-1
Hosted by Ohio State Buckeyes3-1-1
Hosted by UCLA Bruins2-3
Last 9 seasons (1961 to 2025)5-4-1
Largest Ohio State Buckeyes win48-10 (2025)
Largest UCLA Bruins win17-0 (1980)

Postseason meetings

SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1975Jan 1, 1976UCLA Bruins 23-10 at UCLA Bruins Bowls (SR Week 18)

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2025 Nov 15, 2025 Ohio State Buckeyes 48-10 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 12
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2001 Sep 22, 2001 UCLA Bruins 13-6 at UCLA Bruins Week 4
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1999 Sep 11, 1999 Ohio State Buckeyes 42-20 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 3
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1980 Oct 4, 1980 UCLA Bruins 17-0 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 6
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979 Sep 29, 1979 Ohio State Buckeyes 17-13 at UCLA Bruins Week 5
1976 Oct 2, 1976 Tie 10-10 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 5
1975 (1-1) Oct 4, 1975 Ohio State Buckeyes 41-20 at UCLA Bruins Week 5
Jan 1, 1976 UCLA Bruins 23-10 at UCLA Bruins Bowls (SR Week 18) Postseason
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1962 Oct 6, 1962 UCLA Bruins 9-7 at UCLA Bruins Week 4
1961 Oct 7, 1961 Ohio State Buckeyes 13-3 at Ohio State Buckeyes Week 4

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.