The California–UCLA football rivalry is an American

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between the

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team of the

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and

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team of the

University of California, Los Angeles The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) is a public land-grant research university in Los Angeles, California. UCLA's academic roots were established in 1881 as a teachers college then known as the southern branch of the Californ ...

History

Traditionally, the Cal–UCLA rivalry is played on "All-University Weekend". During the same week, UCLA and Cal usually play each other in the other sports in season, and the schools would host festivals celebrating the achievements of the UC System. Played annually since 1933, it was the third-longest never-interrupted rivalry in college football, behind only

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vs. Kansas State (uninterrupted since 1917), and

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vs. Notre Dame (uninterrupted since 1927). Because Navy and Notre Dame did not play in 2020 due to the Covid pandemic, it is now the second-longest ''never''-interrupted rivalry in college football. Because so many college football rivalries were interrupted by the 2020 Covid pandemic, Iowa State/Kansas State and UCLA/Cal are now the ''only'' two never-interrupted rivalries that still exist in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of NCAA Division I college football. Due to the two teams nicknames being named after bears, it is sometimes referred to as the Bear Bowl by some fans. In 2020, the rivalry was set to end its yearly streak due to the pandemic-shortened 2020 season. However, after unexpected cancellations for both Cal and UCLA, on November 13, 2020 the Pac-12 scheduled the game for November 15, 2020. This also meant that Cal would presumably not host UCLA in Berkeley until 2022, as Cal was forced to travel to the Rose Bowl for the 2nd straight year. The game alternates between the two respective schools. (Excepting 2020) contests in odd-numbered years are played in Pasadena, and even-numbered years in Berkeley. The rivalry will likely be interrupted once UCLA and USC join the Big Ten Conference in 2024.

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