Notre Dame–UCLA men's basketball rivalry

Notre Dame–UCLA rivalry
	Notre Dame Fighting Irish UCLA Bruins
First meeting	December 20, 1950; UCLA 68, Notre Dame 60
Latest meeting	December 14, 2019; Notre Dame 75, UCLA 61
Statistics
Meetings total	50
Most wins	UCLA
All-time series	UCLA leads, 29–21
Largest victory	UCLA, 114–56 (1971)
Longest win streak	UCLA, 7 (1980–1983)
Current win streak	Notre Dame, 1 (2019–present)

Last updated June 23, 2024

Notre Dame-UCLA men's basketball rivalry

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The University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish and University of California, Los Angeles Bruins have a rivalry in men's basketball. They also play occasionally in football.

Series history

UCLA had a basketball rivalry with Notre Dame that started when Digger Phelps was the Notre Dame coach and John Wooden was the UCLA coach. UCLA and Notre Dame played a home-and-home meeting for several seasons in the 1970s and 1980s, which is otherwise uncommon outside conference play. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the schools met once annually. This rivalry existed from the desire of the Notre Dame athletic department to schedule the top schools for intersectional competition, much as the Notre Dame–USC football rivalry. UCLA and Notre Dame played 42 times between 1966 and 1995, and the height of the rivalry was when Notre Dame ended UCLA's consecutive game winning streak at 88 on January 19, 1974. UCLA also broke a 60-game Notre Dame winning streak in South Bend.^[1]

Former UCLA head coach Ben Howland had since scheduled Notre Dame four times: in 2004, 2005, 2008, and 2009.^[2] Through the 2019-20 season, UCLA leads the all-time series 29–21.^[3]

Game results

Notre Dame victories	UCLA victories

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	December 20, 1952	East Lansing	Notre Dame	68–60
2	December 16, 1960	Los Angeles	UCLA	85–54
3	December 23, 1966	Los Angeles	UCLA	96–67
4	December 21, 1967	Los Angeles	UCLA	114–63
5	December 7, 1968	Notre DameIN	UCLA	88–75
6	January 3, 1970	Los Angeles	UCLA	108–77
7	January 23, 1971	Notre Dame	Notre Dame	89–82
8	December 22, 1971	Los Angeles	UCLA	114–56
9	January 29, 1972	Notre Dame	UCLA	57–32
10	December 23, 1972	Los Angeles	UCLA	82–56
11	January 27, 1973	Notre Dame	UCLA	82–63
12	January 19, 1974	Notre Dame	Notre Dame	71–70
13	January 26, 1974	Los Angeles	UCLA	94–75
14	December 21, 1974	Los Angeles	UCLA	85–72
15	January 25, 1975	Notre Dame	Notre Dame	84–78
16	January 3, 1976	Los Angeles	UCLA	86–70
17	January 24, 1976	Notre Dame	Notre Dame	95–85
18	December 11, 1976	Los Angeles	Notre Dame	66–63
19	January 23, 1977	Notre Dame	UCLA	70–65
20	December 10, 1977	Los Angeles	Notre Dame	69–66
21	January 22, 1978	Notre Dame	Notre Dame	75–73
22	December 9, 1978	Los Angeles	Notre Dame	81–78
23	February 11, 1979	Notre Dame	UCLA	56–52
24	December 11, 1979	Notre Dame	Notre Dame	77–74
25	January 19, 1980	Los Angeles	Notre Dame	80–73
26	November 29, 1980	Los Angeles	UCLA	94–81

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
27	February 8, 1981	Notre Dame	UCLA	51–50
28	December 5, 1981	Notre Dame	UCLA	75–49
29	February 7, 1982	Los Angeles	UCLA	48–47
30	December 4, 1982	Notre Dame	UCLA	65–64
31	January 30, 1983	Los Angeles	UCLA	59–53
32	December 3, 1983	Notre Dame	UCLA	51–47
33	February 3, 1985	Los Angeles	Notre Dame	53–52
34	January 18, 1986	Notre Dame	Notre Dame	74–64
35	January 24, 1987	Los Angeles	UCLA	63–59
36	February 14, 1988	Notre Dame	Notre Dame	73–66
37	January 14, 1989	Los Angeles	Notre Dame	82–79
38	December 17, 1989	Notre Dame	Notre Dame	86–84
39	December 8, 1990	Los Angeles	UCLA	99–91
40	February 22, 1992	Notre Dame	Notre Dame	84–71
41	January 31, 1993	Los Angeles	UCLA	68–65
42	February 5, 1994	Notre Dame	Notre Dame	79–63
43	February 5, 1995	Los Angeles	UCLA	92–55
44	December 20, 1995	Notre Dame	UCLA	83–58
45	February 28, 2004	Los Angeles	Notre Dame	75–60
46	February 27, 2005	Notre Dame	UCLA	75–65
47	February 7, 2009	Los Angeles	UCLA	89–63
48	December 19, 2009	Notre Dame	Notre Dame	84–73
49	December 8, 2018	Los Angeles	UCLA	65–62
50	December 14, 2019	Notre Dame	Notre Dame	75–61
Series: UCLA leads 29–21

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References

↑ Harris, Beth (December 7, 2018). "Glory days: Notre Dame, UCLA rivalry back on after 9 years". AP. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
↑ UCLA vs. Notre Dame: A rivalry the way they used to be
↑ "UCLA Renews Historical Rivalry with Notre Dame on CBS". Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2010-03-07.

External links

Notre Dame Media Guide, pp. 184–185

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[1] Harris, Beth (December 7, 2018). "Glory days: Notre Dame, UCLA rivalry back on after 9 years". AP. Retrieved January 17, 2019.

[latimes._com-2] UCLA vs. Notre Dame: A rivalry the way they used to be

[uclabruins._com-3] "UCLA Renews Historical Rivalry with Notre Dame on CBS". Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2010-03-07.

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Rivalries	Arizona Notre Dame USC (Crosstown Cup)
Culture & lore	Blue blood status Game of the Century UCLA High Post Offense Joe Bruin
People	Head coaches Retired numbers NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

v t e Atlantic Coast Conference rivalries
Conference	O'Rourke–McFadden Trophy (Boston College–Clemson) Boston College–Syracuse Boston College–Virginia Tech Big Game (California–Stanford) Clemson–Florida State Clemson–Georgia Tech Textile Bowl (Clemson–NC State) Tobacco Road (Duke–North Carolina–NC State–Wake Forest) Duke–North Carolina basketball/overall (lacrosse) Victory Bell (Duke–North Carolina football) Duke–NC State Duke–Wake Forest Florida State–Miami Jefferson-Eppes Trophy (Florida State–Virginia) Georgia Tech–Virginia Tech Miami–Virginia Tech North Carolina–NC State overall (football) South's Oldest Rivalry (North Carolina–Virginia) North Carolina–Wake Forest NC State–Wake Forest Pittsburgh–Syracuse Syracuse–Virginia Virginia–Virginia Tech (overall, football, and men's basketball)
Non-conference	Alabama–Clemson Alabama–Georgia Tech Auburn–Clemson Auburn–Georgia Tech Boston College–Holy Cross Green Line Rivalry (Boston College–Boston U) Commonwealth Classic (Boston College–UMass basketball) Boston College–UMass California–UCLA Cincinnati–Louisville (overall) The Keg of Nails (Cincinnati–Louisville football) Clemson–Georgia Clemson–South Carolina Colgate–Syracuse Cornell–Syracuse (lacrosse) Duke–Maryland (men's basketball) City Game (Duquesne–Pittsburgh) East Carolina–NC State Florida–Florida State (football) Florida–Florida State (men's basketball) Florida–Florida State (baseball) Florida–Miami (football) Florida–Miami (baseball) Florida Cup (Florida–Florida State–Miami) Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate (Georgia–Georgia Tech) Georgia Tech–Tennessee Georgia Tech–Vanderbilt Hobart–Syracuse (lacrosse) Houston–SMU (men's basketball) Indiana–Notre Dame (men's soccer) Johns Hopkins–Syracuse (lacrosse) Johns Hopkins–Virginia (lacrosse) Kentucky–Louisville overall Governor's Cup (Kentucky–Louisville football) Kentucky–North Carolina (men's basketball) Louisville–Memphis Maryland–Virginia (football) Maryland–Virginia (lacrosse) Maryland–Virginia (men's soccer) Miami–Nebraska Gansz Trophy (Navy–SMU football) North Carolina–South Carolina Safeway Bowl (North Texas–SMU) Notre Dame–UCLA (men's basketball) Notre Dame–UConn (women's basketball) Penn State–Pittsburgh Penn State–Syracuse Old Ironsides (Penn State–Pittsburgh–West Virginia) Backyard Brawl (Pittsburgh–West Virginia) Mayor's Cup (Rice–SMU) Bill Walsh Legacy Game (San Jose State–Stanford) SMU–TCU Stanford–Tennessee (women's basketball) Stanford–UConn (women's basketball) Stanford–USC Syracuse–UConn (overall) Syracuse–West Virginia VMI–Virginia Tech Virginia Tech–West Virginia
Notre Dame football rivalries	Boston College–Notre Dame Florida State–Notre Dame Georgia Tech–Notre Dame North Carolina–Notre Dame Miami–Notre Dame Notre Dame–Pittsburgh Notre Dame–Stanford

v t e Big Ten Conference men’s basketball rivalries
Conference	Illinois–Indiana Illinois–Iowa Illinois–Northwestern Indiana–Purdue Michigan–Michigan State Michigan–Ohio State UCLA–USC
Non-conference	Arizona–UCLA Creighton–Nebraska Duke–Maryland Duke–Michigan Gonzaga–Washington Illinois–Missouri Indiana–Kentucky Iowa Big Four Iowa–Iowa State Marquette–Wisconsin Notre Dame–UCLA Oregon–Oregon State Princeton–Rutgers Rutgers–Seton Hall Washington–Washington State

Statistics
Notre Dame Fighting Irish UCLA Bruins
First meeting	December 20, 1950 UCLA 68, Notre Dame 60
Latest meeting	December 14, 2019 Notre Dame 75, UCLA 61
Meetings total	50
Most wins	UCLA
All-time series	UCLA leads, 29–21
Largest victory	UCLA, 114–56 (1971)
Longest win streak	UCLA, 7 (1980–1983)
Current win streak	Notre Dame, 1 (2019–present)