UCLA Football: 2024 and 2025 Opponents announced

Sep 9, 2023; San Diego, California, USA; UCLA Bruins linebacker Darius Muasau (53) celebrates after intercepting a pass during the second half against the San Diego State Aztecs at Snapdragon Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Orlando Ramirez-USA TODAY Sports /

UCLA seems to have fair and balanced schedules for its transition from the Pac-12 conference to the Big Ten.

According to the Big Ten Conference, the primary objectives that were considered when composing the Big Ten Conference schedule included the following:

*Balance of annual travel by distance, regions of the conference, and time zones.
*Maintaining control and flexibility as the college football postseason format evolves, with the goal of creating access for programs into an expanded College Football Playoff.
*Balance of historic competitiveness and recent competitive trends, including home/away balance of traditionally competitive schools.

The Flex Protect XVIII model which debuts starting in 2024 features a combination of protected opponents and rotating opponents for 18 schools. Each team will continue to play nine conference games per season, and teams will play every other conference opponent at least twice – once home and once away – and will play rotating opponents no more than three times in a five-year period.

UCLA and USC will play each other every season as the game between the two Los Angeles schools is one of the 12 protected rivalries.

Here are the teams that UCLA will be playing in 2024 and 2025.

2024 Opponents

Away Games

898. . . . Hawaii . . player

player. 817. . . . LSU.

810. . . . Nebraska. . player

player. 806. . . . Penn State.

. Rutgers. . player. 883. .

818. . . . Washington. . player

Home Games

. Fresno State. . player. 897. .

. Indiana. . player. 813. .

. player. 878. . . . Iowa

player. 852. . . . Minnesota .

820. . . . Oregon. . player

. . . USC. . player. 808

2025 Opponents

Away Games

. Indiana. . player. 813. .

. Michigan State. . player. 805. .

player. 882. . . . Northwestern.

Ohio State. . player. 812. . .

. player. 808. . . . USC

Home Games

. . . Georgia. . player. 814

. . . New Mexico. . player. 863

824. . . . Maryland . . player

. player. 810. . . . Nebraska

. . Penn State. . player. 806.

. Washington. . player. 818. .

UCLA Football VS. BIG TEN opponents

Rutgers will be meeting UCLA for the first time
Indiana will be meeting UCLA for the first time
Illinois (series tied 6-6) last played UCLA in 2011
Iowa (UCLA leads series 7-2) last played UCLA in the 1986 Rose Bowl Game
Maryland (series tied 1-1) last played UCLA in 1955
Michigan (UCLA trails series 3-8) last played UCLA in 2000
Michigan State (series tied 3-3) last played UCLA in 1974
Minnesota (UCLA trails series 1-2) last played UCLA in 1978
Nebraska (UCLA trails series 6-7) last played UCLA in 2015
Northwestern (series tied 3-3) last played UCLA in 2005
Ohio State (series tied 4-4-1) last played UCLA in 2001
Oregon (UCLA leads the series 40-32) last played UCLA in 2022
Penn State (UCLA leads series 4-2) last played UCLA in 1968
Purdue (UCLA leads series 3-0-2) last played UCLA in 1980
USC (UCLA trails series 33-50-7) last played UCLA in 2022
Washington (UCLA leads series 42-32-2) last played UCLA in 2022
Wisconsin (UCLA leads series 7-4) last played UCLA in 2000

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