Matchup Index

UCLA Bruins vs Wisconsin Badgers

UCLA Bruins 8
UCLA Bruins leads 8-4
wins
1938 to 2026
UCLA Bruins won the last meeting
Wisconsin Badgers 4

Series timeline

▲ UCLA Bruins ahead (peak +6) ▼ Wisconsin Badgers ahead (peak +1)
1938: Wisconsin Badgers 14-71952: UCLA Bruins 20-71953: UCLA Bruins 13-01969: UCLA Bruins 34-231979: UCLA Bruins 37-121980: UCLA Bruins 35-01981: UCLA Bruins 31-131982: UCLA Bruins 51-261993: Wisconsin Badgers 21-16 (postseason)1998: Wisconsin Badgers 38-31 (postseason)2000: Wisconsin Badgers 21-20 (postseason)2026: UCLA Bruins 17-7

UCLA Bruins Wisconsin Badgers Tie Postseason One meeting per cell

Longest streaks: UCLA Bruins 7 (1952–1982), Wisconsin Badgers 3 (1993–2000). Current: UCLA Bruins 1.

Splits

SplitUCLA Bruins record
Regular season8-1
Postseason0-3
Hosted by UCLA Bruins3-3
Hosted by Wisconsin Badgers5-1
Last 10 seasons (1953 to 2026)7-3
Largest UCLA Bruins win35-0 (1980)
Largest Wisconsin Badgers win14-7 (1938)

Postseason meetings

SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2000Dec 29, 2000Wisconsin Badgers 21-20 at Wisconsin Badgers Bowls (SR Week 17)
1998Jan 1, 1999Wisconsin Badgers 38-31 at UCLA Bruins Bowls (SR Week 18)
1993Jan 1, 1994Wisconsin Badgers 21-16 at UCLA Bruins Bowls (SR Week 18)

Every meeting

2020s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2026 Oct 17, 2026 UCLA Bruins 17-7 at UCLA Bruins Week 7
2000s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
2000 Dec 29, 2000 Wisconsin Badgers 21-20 at Wisconsin Badgers Bowls (SR Week 17) Postseason
1990s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1998 Jan 1, 1999 Wisconsin Badgers 38-31 at UCLA Bruins Bowls (SR Week 18) Postseason
1993 Jan 1, 1994 Wisconsin Badgers 21-16 at UCLA Bruins Bowls (SR Week 18) Postseason
1980s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1982 Sep 18, 1982 UCLA Bruins 51-26 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 3
1981 Sep 19, 1981 UCLA Bruins 31-13 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 3
1980 Sep 27, 1980 UCLA Bruins 35-0 at UCLA Bruins Week 5
1970s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1979 Sep 22, 1979 UCLA Bruins 37-12 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 4
1960s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1969 Sep 27, 1969 UCLA Bruins 34-23 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 3
1950s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1953 Oct 9, 1953 UCLA Bruins 13-0 at UCLA Bruins Week 4
1952 Oct 25, 1952 UCLA Bruins 20-7 at Wisconsin Badgers Week 7
1930s
SeasonDateWinnerScoreSiteRound
1938 Nov 12, 1938 Wisconsin Badgers 14-7 at UCLA Bruins Week 9

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.