The 2025 School Soccer season is formally 62 days away and the UCLA Bruins want to enhance on its 5-7 document from its first season within the Large Ten Convention.
Earlier than convention play, although, a soccer crew’s non-conference opponents can show to be simply as vital. Not solely to constructing in the direction of a bowl sport, however to getting a head begin on the season earlier than convention play commences.
With that being mentioned, let’s check out the historical past of UCLA’s matchup with every of their three non-conference opponents this upcoming season.
The Bruins have performed the Utes 21 occasions over the course of historical past and have a 12-9 total document. Their final matchup was on Sept. 23, 2023, when UCLA traveled to Salt Lake Metropolis and misplaced 14-7. The Utes have gained six of the final seven matchups.
They first matched up in 1933 and UCLA gained 21-0. After that, the 2 applications hadn’t performed greater than six extra occasions till 2006 when matchups grew to become a daily prevalence.
The Bruins are 7-3 total in opposition to Utah at dwelling and are 5-6 when taking them on on the highway. The Utes are favored by 3.5 factors of their week one matchup this season.
Fairly probably the least historical past between opponents possible, UCLA and UNLV have solely matched up two different occasions traditionally. The Bruins are 2-0 all time in opposition to the Rebels and final matched up in 2016 once they gained 42-21 in Pasadena.
They first matched up the 12 months earlier than, in 2015, when the Bruins traveled to Las Vegas and beat the Rebels 37-3.
It’s seemingly that UCLA shall be favored of their week two matchup however who’s to understand how pesky the Dan Mullen-led UNLV program shall be that early within the season.
Not so quick, as a result of the Bruins and the Lobos have solely matched up one different time earlier than of their historical past. The Bruins are 1-0 all time in opposition to New Mexico. Their solely matchup came about on Christmas Day in 2002 once they matched up within the Las Vegas Bowl.
UCLA gained the sport 27-13 and shall be internet hosting the Lobos in Pasadena for the primary time in week three subsequent season.
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