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California vs Michigan Timeline

Explore every documented meeting, final score and season in the recorded history between California and Michigan.

PROGRAM ONECalifornia2 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD2–6WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOMichigan6 recorded wins
8Recorded meetings
1940Earliest documented
1980Most recent season
0Tied games
THE RIVALRY THROUGH TIME

Head-to-head timeline

Meetings are listed oldest first. Scores and dates reflect the available historical records.

8 games
  1. 1940
    California0 — 41Michigan
    Sep 28, 1940Michigan won
  2. 1950
    California6 — 14Michigan
    Jan 1, 1951Michigan won
  3. 1965
    California7 — 10Michigan
    Sep 25, 1965Michigan won
  4. 1966
    California7 — 17Michigan
    Sep 24, 1966Michigan won
  5. 1967
    California10 — 9Michigan
    Sep 30, 1967California won
  6. 1968
    California21 — 7Michigan
    Sep 21, 1968California won
  7. 1979
    California10 — 14Michigan
    Sep 29, 1979Michigan won
  8. 1980
    California13 — 38Michigan
    Oct 4, 1980Michigan won
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
1980California vs Michigan13–38Michigan won
1979California vs Michigan10–14Michigan won
1968California vs Michigan21–7California won
1967California vs Michigan10–9California won
1966California vs Michigan7–17Michigan won
1965California vs Michigan7–10Michigan won
1950California vs Michigan6–14Michigan won
1940California vs Michigan0–41Michigan won
OUR DATA STANDARD

Sources and historical coverage

These results are compiled from season-by-season records imported from CollegeFootballData. Only games with both final scores are counted. Older seasons and some lower-division records may be incomplete; the earliest documented year is not necessarily the first meeting ever played.

Page updated November 7, 2026 · Historical records are subject to correction.