2026 Week 1
UCLA at California
Friday, September 4, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
California Memorial Stadium
UCLA
Big Ten
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- -8.7
- National rank
- 98
- Proj. wins
- 3.9
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
California
ACC
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- -3.2
- National rank
- 80
- Proj. wins
- 5.3
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
GIE win probability
Headline numbers below. The 90% confidence band reflects rating uncertainty (±1.5 points per side); the model isn't claiming precision down to the percentage point.
UCLA
21%
California
79%
California 90% CI: 72% – 85% Δ rating 5.5
California is the model's favorite at 79%. UCLA has a 21% path. Home-field adjustment of +5.1 rating points baked in for California — venue-specific learned value (n=51 games).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
UCLA offense
35 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
California offense
40 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Weather at kickoff
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Game info
- Kickoff
- Friday, September 4, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
- Venue
- California Memorial Stadium
- Conference game
- No
- Neutral site
- No