The Pac-12 announced the 2019 football schedule Tuesday, giving every team two byes during a 14-week season that starts on Aug. 31 for UCLA.

UCLA’s byes fall before big games, with the first on Oct. 12 before a Thursday night road matchup at Stanford and the second on Nov. 9 before the Bruins face back-to-back road games against divisional opponents Utah on Nov. 16 and rival USC on Nov. 23. The Oct. 17 game at Stanford is UCLA’s only non-Saturday regular-season game.

The Bruins avoid playing Washington and Oregon, two of the top teams in the Pac-12 North, and rotate to Washington State and Oregon State, making UCLA’s upcoming schedule appear more manageable than 2018’s, which ranked among the toughest in the country.

UCLA travels to Washington State on Sept. 21 and hosts Oregon State on Oct. 5.

The Washington State road trip is the first in consecutive road games for the Bruins at the end of September as they finish the month at Arizona.

UCLA’s nonconference schedule includes two rematches from 2018 when the Bruins lost their first five games under Chip Kelly. The Bruins open the second year under Kelly on the road against Cincinnati after the Bearcats handed UCLA a 26-17 season-opening loss at the Rose Bowl in 2018. After beginning the home slate with San Diego State on Sept. 7, UCLA will host Oklahoma in its nonconference finale. The Sooners, who are participating in their second consecutive College Football Playoff this season, beat UCLA 49-21 in Norman.

The home schedule also includes Arizona State on Oct. 26 and Colorado on Nov. 2 before UCLA’s second open date.

2019 UCLA football schedule

Aug. 31 – at Cincinnati

Sept. 7 – San Diego State

Sept. 14 – Oklahoma

Sept. 21 – at Washington State

Sept. 28 – at Arizona

Oct. 5 – Oregon State

Oct. 12 – Bye

Oct. 17 (Thurs.) – at Stanford

Oct. 26 – Arizona State

Nov. 2 – Colorado

Nov. 9 – Bye

Nov. 16 – at Utah

Nov. 23 – at USC

Nov. 30 – California