2025 UCLA Bruins Football Season Recap

ByShaikat Kumar

The UCLA Bruins football faced a challenging 2025 college football season while competing in the Big Ten Conference. The Bruins opened the year with several difficult matchups, including a season opener against the Utah Utes football at the historic Rose Bowl Stadium in Pasadena. Early-season struggles led to multiple losses before UCLA found momentum in the middle of the schedule.

The Bruins responded with a three-game winning streak, highlighted by an impressive home victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions football and a convincing road win against the Michigan State Spartans football. Those victories showed UCLA’s ability to compete with strong conference opponents.

However, the second half of the season proved difficult as the Bruins faced several top Big Ten teams. Tough matchups against programs like the Ohio State Buckeyes football and the Washington Huskies football made it challenging to maintain momentum. The season concluded with the traditional rivalry game against the USC Trojans football at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. Despite the ups and downs, the Bruins showed flashes of potential while competing in one of college football’s toughest conferences.

2025 UCLA Season Results (3-9)

  1. Aug. 30 – Utah Utes football – L 43-10
  2. Sep. 6 – at UNLV Rebels football – L 30-23
  3. Sep. 12 – New Mexico Lobos football – L 35-10
  4. Sep. 27 – at Northwestern Wildcats football – L 17-14
  5. Oct. 4 – Penn State Nittany Lions football – W 42-37
  6. Oct. 11 – at Michigan State Spartans football – W 38-13
  7. Oct. 18 – Maryland Terrapins football – W 20-17
  8. Oct. 25 – at Indiana Hoosiers football – L 56-6
  9. Nov. 8 – Nebraska Cornhuskers football – L 28-21
  10. Nov. 15 – at Ohio State Buckeyes football – L 48-10
  11. Nov. 22 – Washington Huskies football – L 48-14
  12. Nov. 29 – at USC Trojans football – L 29-10