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UCLA Football: A look at the Bruins’ future non-conference opponents

By Mike Regalado

PASADENA, CA - SEPTEMBER 09: UCLA Bruins cheerleaders entertain the crowd during the game against the Hawaii Warriors at the Rose Bowl on September 9, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA - SEPTEMBER 09: UCLA Bruins cheerleaders entertain the crowd during the game against the Hawaii Warriors at the Rose Bowl on September 9, 2017 in Pasadena, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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BATON ROUGE, LA – NOVEMBER 11: A general view of action between the LSU Tigers and the Arkansas Razorbacks at Tiger Stadium on November 11, 2017 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)
BATON ROUGE, LA – NOVEMBER 11: A general view of action between the LSU Tigers and the Arkansas Razorbacks at Tiger Stadium on November 11, 2017 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images) /

2024

  • Aug 31 at LSU
  • Sept 7 vs UNLV
  • Spet 14 vs Fresno State

Though UCLA and LSU have a home-and-home, their games are not in consecutive years. Their first meeting will occur in 2021 in Pasadena and the second game comes three years later. This time, the Bruns head down to the Bayou and will get a true SEC experience as they try to survive in Death Valley. This will be the second time the two teams meet and hopefully will not be the last. UCLA also starts another series with UNLV and again welcome Fresno State.

2025

  • Aug 30 vs Georgia
  • Sept 6 at UNLV
  • Sept 13 vs New Mexico

UCLA has not backed away from scheduling tough teams, especially against the SEC. UCLA and Georgia have only met twice in their history, with the Bulldogs winning both games, so it is finally time for some payback. Though chances are, not many Bruins fans remember those games as they occurred in 1983 and 1943. After that, UCLA returns to Sin City for a battle with UNLV. They return home for a matchup with New Mexico.

2026

  • Sept 5 at Georgia
  • Sept 12 vs San Diego State

The Bruins return to Athens for the first time since 1983 and hopefully this time they can come away with a win. This is the second in the UCLA-Georgia home-and-home series and only the fourth time the two teams will have met… unless both meet up in a New Year’s Six Bowl before this. This is the final time (so far) in the planned future schedules that the Bruins will play the Aztecs. Between 2018 and 2026, UCLA and San Diego State will meet four times, so expect this rivalry to grow. For the record, UCLA is leading the series, 21-0-1. UCLA still needs one more game to add to their 2026 non-conference schedule.