UCLA at California RV
The Bear Bowl, UCLA at California, final: UCLA beat California 45–24. The Gotta See It Meter called it a good game, worth your time: 46 of 100 (Ready to Rumble), mostly on how good both teams are and power-conference matchup.
- Date
- Saturday, Sep 5, 2026
- Final
- UCLA 45, California 24
- Line score
1 2 3 4 T UCLA 7 17 0 21 45 CAL 7 10 7 0 24 - TV
- ESPN · Cable · ESPN app
- Venue
- California Memorial Stadium
- City
- Berkeley, CA
- Week
- Week 1
- Rivalry
- Bear Bowl
- Line
- UCLA −2.5 · coveredO/U 53.5 · Over @ 69
Ready to Rumble
UCLA6–0
Wat California45–24
Wvs San Diego St28–10
Wvs Purdue52–38
Wat Maryland54–3
Wat Oregon17–15
Wvs Wisconsin17–7
California3–4
Lvs UCLA24–45
Wat Syracuse21–18
Wvs Wagner49–7
Lvs Clemson10–24
Lat UNLV31–39
Wvs Va. Tech25–20
Lvs Wake Forest7–41
What was expected
Line, rankings, stats below remain as they were heading into the game.
Vegas set the total at 53.5. The last 4 meetings have averaged a 21.3-point margin.
| UCLA | |
|---|---|
| California | RV |
Blowout riskNahdecided by 21 MISS
SeriesCall 911avg margin 21.3 over 4 meetingsdecided by 21 HIT
The series
UCLA leads 3–1 over the last 4
| Year | Result | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | California 33–7 | 26 |
| 2022 | UCLA 35–28 | 7 |
| 2021 | UCLA 42–14 | 28 |
| 2020 | UCLA 34–10 | 24 |
How to watch
| Network | ESPN |
|---|---|
| Stream | Cable · ESPN app |
| Final | UCLA 45, California 24 |
| Where | California Memorial Stadium, Berkeley, CA |
What the Meter sees
| How good both teams are (#9 vs unranked)Both teams' poll votes, with a smaller bonus for the one ranked side | +14.5 |
|---|---|
| Power-conference matchupTwo of the big four on the same field — the bump, plus the floor every power-conference team carries | +14.0 |
| Rivalry: Bear BowlThey do not like each other, and they never have | +8.0 |
| Where it's onESPN — a network puts its best games where everyone can find them | +6.0 |
| Vegas says it's closeClosing spread of 2.5 — the tighter the number, the bigger the bump | +3.5 |
| Gotta See It Meter™ | 46 |
Still Ball0–5Worth a Flip6–17I'll Bite18–33Ready to Rumble34–59Thunderdome60–99Maximum100
Quick answers
- What was the final score of UCLA vs California?
- UCLA beat California 45–24.
- What channel is UCLA vs California on?
- ESPN.
- How can I stream UCLA vs California?
- Streaming on ESPN app.
- Is UCLA vs California a rivalry game?
- Yes. It's the Bear Bowl.