UCLA Football: FBS teams the Bruins have never played
By Ryan Kay
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These groups of teams from No. 30 to No. 21 are schools that UCLA has never played against on the football field.
Team: Tulsa Golden Hurricane
Conference: American Athletic Conference
Record in 2022: 5-7
2372. . . . Blue Raiders . 29. team
Team: Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders
Conference: Conference USA
Record in 2022: 8-5
team. 2384. . . . Flames . 28
Team: Liberty Flames
Conference: Independent
Record in 2022: 8-5
Team: Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Conference: Conference USA
Record in 2022: 9-5
. . . Golden Eagles . 26. team. 2387
Team: Southern Mississippi Golden Eagles
Conference: Sun Belt Conference
Record in 2022: 7-6
Team: Troy Trojans
Conference: Sun Belt Conference
Record in 2022: 12-2
Team: Louisiana Ragin Cajuns
Conference: Sun Belt Conference
Record in 2022: 6-7
Team: Coastal Carolina Chanticleers
Conference: Sun Belt Conference
Record in 2022: 9-4
*UCLA will play Coastal Carolina during the 2023 season.
. . . Owls . 22. team. 2403
Team: Florida Atlantic Owls
Conference: Conference USA
Record in 2022: 5-7
2388. . . . Mean Green. 21. team
Team: North Texas Mean Green
Conference: Conference USA
Record in 2022: 7-7
Since the early 2000s, UCLA has played very few CUSA teams in non-conference games. For example, UCLA played New Mexico State in 2013. It is likely that UCLA will not continue to schedule games against Group Five teams in the future like those from CUSA, as these games are not beneficial to the school’s strength of schedule and media exposure as well as selling tickets to see teams from CUSA play the Bruins at the Rose Bowl.
In addition to the reasons mentioned above, it is also possible that UCLA has simply not had the opportunity to play certain teams from the CUSA conference. The Power Five conferences typically schedule their games well in advance, and it can be difficult to find open dates that work for both teams. Additionally, the CUSA conference has been in a state of flux in recent years, with teams leaving and joining the conference. This can make it difficult for UCLA to schedule games against specific teams from the conference.