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UCLA football schedule 2026

12 regular-season games, 7 at home and 5 away, from Sep 5 to Nov 28. 9 in the Big Ten. Next up: away at Oregon on Oct 10.

September 2026 4 games

Date Opponent Time
Sep 5 at California 45-24
Sep 12 vs San Diego State 28-10
Sep 19 vs Purdue 52-38
Sep 26 at Maryland 54-3

October 2026 4 games

Date Opponent Time
Oct 10 at Oregon
Oct 17 vs Wisconsin TBC
Oct 24 vs Michigan State TBC
Oct 31 vs Nevada TBC

November 2026 4 games

Date Opponent Time
Nov 7 at Minnesota TBC
Nov 13 vs Illinois
Nov 21 at Michigan TBC
Nov 28 vs USC TBC

Home games at Rose Bowl. College football data by CollegeFootballData.com, updated nightly.

UCLA's 2026 season

The season finishes at home against USC on Nov 28. The tightest turnaround is 2 games in seven days, from Nov 7 to Nov 13.

The non-conference games are against California on Sep 5, San Diego State on Sep 12, Nevada on Oct 31. Those opponents are not in the Big Ten, so they do not appear as rows on the conference grid — a cell naming one carries a dotted underline there to say so. They are part of this team's season all the same, which is why they are on the grid at all rather than left as blank weeks.

Kick-off times are shown in your own timezone rather than US Eastern time — detected automatically, and overridable in the “Times in” control above. A Saturday-evening game in the United States is the small hours of Sunday morning across Europe, and a game that crosses midnight carries a +1 so it cannot be mistaken for the same evening. 6 of these games have no confirmed kick-off time yet and show a “?” rather than a guess. To see how UCLA's season compares with the rest of the conference — who has the harder stretch, and whose non-conference run is heaviest — the full Big Ten grid puts all 18 teams side by side.

Frequently asked questions

When does UCLA play next?

UCLA's next game is away at Oregon on Oct 10. The list below shows every remaining game, with kick-off times in your own timezone.

How many games does UCLA play in 2026?

12 regular-season games: 7 at home at Rose Bowl and 5 away, from Sep 5 to Nov 28. 9 are against Big Ten opponents and 3 are not. Conference championship games, bowls and the College Football Playoff are not included.

Who does UCLA play outside the Big Ten in 2026?

3 games: California on Sep 5, San Diego State on Sep 12, Nevada on Oct 31. Those opponents are not in the Big Ten, so they have no row of their own on the conference grid — they are marked there with a dotted underline, and named in full on this page.

Why do some of UCLA's games have no kick-off time?

Because the networks have not chosen it yet. 6 of 12 games have a date but no confirmed time; college football kick-offs are fixed a week or two ahead, and a game can still move to a different day. Those carry a "?" instead of a time, because a placeholder you could not tell from a real time would be worse than none.

What time do UCLA's games start in my timezone?

Every confirmed kick-off on this page is converted to the timezone your browser reports, with a manual override in the "Times in" control. College football is published in US Eastern time, so a Saturday-evening game there starts in the small hours of Sunday across Europe, and those carry a +1 mark.

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