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BYU vs California Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONEBYU3 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD3–2WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOCalifornia2 recorded wins
5Recorded meetings
1999Earliest documented
2018Most 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.

5 games
  1. 1999
    BYU38 — 28California
    Oct 9, 1999BYU won
  2. 2001
    BYU44 — 16California
    Sep 8, 2001BYU wonCalifornia Memorial Stadium
  3. 2005
    BYU28 — 35California
    Dec 23, 2005California wonSam Boyd Stadium
  4. 2014
    BYU42 — 35California
    Nov 29, 2014BYU wonCalifornia Memorial Stadium
  5. 2018
    BYU18 — 21California
    Sep 9, 2018California wonLaVell Edwards Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2018BYU vs California18–21California won
2014BYU vs California42–35BYU won
2005BYU vs California28–35California won
2001BYU vs California44–16BYU won
1999BYU vs California38–28BYU 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.