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California vs SMU Timeline

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

PROGRAM ONECalifornia1 recorded wins
HEAD TO HEAD1–3WINS · LOSSES
PROGRAM TWOSMU3 recorded wins
4Recorded meetings
1957Earliest documented
2026Most 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.

4 games
  1. 1957
    California6 — 13SMU
    Sep 21, 1957SMU won
  2. 2024
    California6 — 38SMU
    Nov 30, 2024SMU wonGerald J. Ford Stadium
  3. 2025
    California38 — 35SMU
    Nov 30, 2025California wonCalifornia Memorial Stadium
  4. 2026
    California20 — 59SMU
    Oct 24, 2026SMU wonGerald J. Ford Stadium
THE COMPLETE SCOREBOOK

All recorded results

The latest documented meeting appears first.

SeasonMatchupScoreOutcome
2026California vs SMU20–59SMU won
2025California vs SMU38–35California won
2024California vs SMU6–38SMU won
1957California vs SMU6–13SMU 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.