SALT LAKE CITY – Utah football will open its 2025 season against a familiar foe in a familiar venue, former Pac-12 rival UCLA at the Rose Bowl.

The match will be the 22nd meeting between the two schools, and the sixth time they will meet in the storied stadium in Pasadena.

Great look for game one in the Rose Bowl. https://t.co/DqLKsPgqda

— Steve Bartle (@BartleKSLsports) August 27, 2025

The Last Meeting

Just before the Pac-12 imploded and sent its teams to conferences all over the country, Utah and UCLA met in Rice-Eccles on September 23, 2023.

Let’s set the scene. No. 11 Utes and No. 22 Bruins. First conference game of the season. 79th straight sellout at RES.

The game started with a Karene Reid pick-six to make it 7-0, just 12 seconds into the game.

FIRST DOWN OF @pac12 PLAY

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