UCLA vs. Washington Football: Location, time, prediction, and more

UCLA looks to keep the momentum going as they travel to play Washington as the edge closer to bowl eligibility.

The history between these two football programs.

The long history briefly explained between the Bruins and Huskies: Washington and UCLA have played one each other on the football field 74 times and the last time they played one another was two years ago in 2022. The Bruins have the slight edge against the Huskies in this rivalry with an all-time 41-33 record against Washington.

When UCLA and Washington last played each other: In 2022, Washington and UCLA, as members of the Pac-12 conference, played each other in football and the Bruins were victorious in a high scoring game, winning by a score of 40-32.

Which team has dominated this series in the 21st century: Out of the 17 times they have played one another in the 2000's, UCLA has won 12 of those games and lost to Washington only five times. However, both teams have won twice during the last four games the Bruins and Huskies have played football against each other.

Getting to know the Washington Huskies.

They are currently 5-5 overall and 3-4 in the Big Ten Conference this season. They have lost three of their last four games but those losses came against Iowa, Indiana, and Penn State all on the road.

The Huskies have dominated at home, going 5-0 at Husky Stadium. Their loss against Washington State was at a neutral site/stadium. UCLA will be playing a team that is very difficult to beat at home.

On offense, they are led by their quarterback Will Rodgers, who has thrown for over 2,200 yards with 13 touchdowns and only four interceptions this season. Their top running back, Jonah Coleman, has rushed for nearly 900 yards with seven touchdowns this season. The Huskies top receiver is Denzel Boston, who has 53 receptions for just under 700 yards with nine touchdown catches on the season.

On defense, Washington is led by linebacker Carson Bruener who leads the team in tackles with 67 and he also has three interceptions and five pass deflections. Alphonzo Tuputala another linebacker, is second on the team in tackles with 50 and sacks with two and a half. Thaddeus Dixon and Kamren Fabiculanan are the top defensive backs on the team.

Prediction for the game.

We predicted that UCLA would win all but one of its last six remaining games, but this game on the road against the Huskies was the one we predicted they would lose by a final score of 31-20 in regulation. Now, we are predicting that UCLA will lose in overtime by a final score of 34-31.

Obviously, there is still a decent chance that UCLA wins this game but according to ESPN Analytics, they are predicting that Washington has a 64.5% chance of defeating the Bruins. Games are determined on the football field, not by analysts, websites, and sports writers so we shall see the outcome on Friday night.