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Apple Cup Greatest Games
The series' top 25 meetings, ranked without team allegiance by game-time AP strength, final-score closeness, and overtime.
- Games
- 25
- Top score
- 64/100
- Overtime
- 3
Series context
- Completed meetings
- 105
- Series record
- Washington 69-32-4 Washington State
- Tracked years
- 1900-2025
- Trophy
- Apple Cup Trophy
Series ranking
The rivalry's top 25 games
17 of these games include at least one AP-ranked team at kickoff. Open a supported game for its box score and statistics.
- 2002Week 141OT
Washington at Washington State
Washington 29, Washington State 26
Winner: Washington
Unranked Washington vs. No. 3 Washington State · 3-point margin
Ranking 23/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 9/15
64
Game score
- 1960Week 11
Washington at Washington State
Washington 8, Washington State 7
Winner: Washington
No. 4 Washington vs. Unranked Washington State · 1-point margin
Ranking 22/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
56
Game score
- 1997Week 14
Washington State at Washington
Washington State 41, Washington 35
Winner: Washington State
No. 11 Washington State vs. No. 17 Washington · 6-point margin
Ranking 24/50 · Closeness 29/35 · Overtime 0/15
53
Game score
- 1982Week 12
Washington at Washington State
Washington 20, Washington State 24
Winner: Washington State
No. 5 Washington vs. Unranked Washington State · 4-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 31/35 · Overtime 0/15
52
Game score
- 2001Week 13
Washington State at Washington
Washington State 14, Washington 26
Winner: Washington
No. 9 Washington State vs. No. 16 Washington · 12-point margin
Ranking 27/50 · Closeness 23/35 · Overtime 0/15
50
Game score
- 1984Week 13
Washington at Washington State
Washington 38, Washington State 29
Winner: Washington
No. 5 Washington vs. Unranked Washington State · 9-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 26/35 · Overtime 0/15
47
Game score
- 2003Week 14
Washington State at Washington
Washington State 19, Washington 27
Winner: Washington
No. 8 Washington State vs. Unranked Washington · 8-point margin
Ranking 18/50 · Closeness 27/35 · Overtime 0/15
45
Game score
- 1981Week 12
Washington State at Washington
Washington State 10, Washington 23
Winner: Washington
No. 14 Washington State vs. No. 17 Washington · 13-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 22/35 · Overtime 0/15
43
Game score
- 1996Week 14
Washington at Washington State
Washington 31, Washington State 24
Winner: Washington
No. 12 Washington vs. Unranked Washington State · 7-point margin
Ranking 14/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
42
Game score
- 1988Week 13
Washington at Washington State
Washington 31, Washington State 32
Winner: Washington State
Unranked Washington vs. No. 19 Washington State · 1-point margin
Ranking 7/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
41
Game score
- 1980Week 13
Washington at Washington State
Washington 30, Washington State 23
Winner: Washington
No. 15 Washington vs. Unranked Washington State · 7-point margin
Ranking 11/50 · Closeness 28/35 · Overtime 0/15
39
Game score
- 1992Week 13
Washington at Washington State
Washington 23, Washington State 42
Winner: Washington State
No. 5 Washington vs. Unranked Washington State · 19-point margin
Ranking 21/50 · Closeness 16/35 · Overtime 0/15
37
Game score
- 1979Week 12
Washington State at Washington
Washington State 7, Washington 17
Winner: Washington
Unranked Washington State vs. No. 14 Washington · 10-point margin
Ranking 12/50 · Closeness 25/35 · Overtime 0/15
37
Game score
- 1995Week 13
Washington State at Washington
Washington State 30, Washington 33
Winner: Washington
Unranked Washington State vs. No. 22 Washington · 3-point margin
Ranking 4/50 · Closeness 32/35 · Overtime 0/15
36
Game score
- 1942Week 12
Washington at Washington State
Washington 0, Washington State 0
Result: Tie
Unranked Washington vs. Unranked Washington State · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1937Week 5
Washington State at Washington
Washington State 7, Washington 7
Result: Tie
Unranked Washington State vs. Unranked Washington · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1934Week 11
Washington at Washington State
Washington 0, Washington State 0
Result: Tie
Unranked Washington vs. Unranked Washington State · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1932Week 9
Washington at Washington State
Washington 0, Washington State 0
Result: Tie
Unranked Washington vs. Unranked Washington State · 0-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 35/35 · Overtime 0/15
35
Game score
- 1985Week 13
Washington State at Washington
Washington State 21, Washington 20
Winner: Washington State
Unranked Washington State vs. Unranked Washington · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1975Week 12
Washington State at Washington
Washington State 27, Washington 28
Winner: Washington
Unranked Washington State vs. Unranked Washington · 1-point margin
Ranking 0/50 · Closeness 34/35 · Overtime 0/15
34
Game score
- 1972Week 11
Washington at Washington State
Washington 10, Washington State 27
Winner: Washington State
No. 17 Washington vs. No. 20 Washington State · 17-point margin
Ranking 15/50 · Closeness 18/35 · Overtime 0/15
33
Game score
Methodology
How each game earns up to 100 points
AP ranking, 50 points: each team earns 26 minus its game-time AP rank. Unranked teams receive zero.
Closeness, 35 points: the final margin is subtracted from 35, with margins of 35 or more receiving zero.
Overtime, 15 points: overtime starts at nine points and rises by two per additional period, capped at 15.
Regular-season rankings use the AP Top 25 recorded for the game's week. Postseason meetings use the final regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Games before 2005 remain in the ranking but do not link to unsupported box-score pages. Videos are matched by canonical game ID or by a rematch-safe season matchup.