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Rivalry History

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Arizona and Arizona State have met 98 times since 1899. This page keeps the record, streaks, trophy context, and recent results in one canonical rivalry URL.

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Series snapshot

Record
42-45-1
Current streak
Arizona State 1 game
Longest streak
Arizona 11 games (1932-1948)
Avg. margin / points
17.1 / 46.9

Series overview

Arizona 42-45-1 Arizona State. Current streak: Arizona State 1 game.

Last five meetings

Arizona 2 | Arizona State 3

Largest margin

67 points

Rivalry notes

  • The tracked window runs from 1899 through 2024.
  • 88 completed games currently back the series calculations on this page.
  • The latest tracked meeting was Nov 30, 2024.

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What this rivalry is

Arizona and Arizona State have a tracked series that starts in 1899 and spans 98 listed meetings. The page combines series record, streaks, recent games, and research links in one canonical rivalry URL.

Territorial Cup gives this matchup a named trophy context in addition to the team-by-team series record.

Series history

Status
Active series
Years
1899-2024
Busiest era
1950s, 10 games
Longest pause
3 years (1937-1941)
  • 1950s10 games
  • 1960s10 games
  • 1970s10 games
  • 1980s10 games

Biggest games and recent trend

Landmark games are selected from the same tracked rivalry results used for the series record.

4 featured games

Latest meeting

2024 - Nov 30, 2024

Arizona 7, Arizona State 49. Most recent completed chapter in the tracked series.

Closest finish

1987 - Nov 28, 1987

Arizona 24, Arizona State 24. The smallest final-score margin in the available game log.

Highest scoring

1998 - Nov 27, 1998

Arizona 50, Arizona State 42. The biggest combined scoring total in the available game log.

Largest margin

1946 - Sep 28, 1946

Arizona 67, Arizona State 0. The widest final-score gap in the available game log.

Recent trend

Last five
Arizona 2, Arizona State 3 across 5 games
Last ten
Arizona 3, Arizona State 7 across 10 games
Scoring profile
Balanced scoring profile; average total 46.9, average margin 17.1.
Current streak
Arizona State 1 game

Players and coaches from recent chapters

Recent leaders are capped to keep the page fast while still pointing readers toward the names around recent meetings.

  • Noah Fifita

    Arizona, 2024

    Passing Yards: 2958

  • Quali Conley

    Arizona, 2024

    Rushing Yards: 745

  • Tetairoa McMillan

    Arizona, 2024

    Receiving Yards: 1319

  • Cam Skattebo

    Arizona State, 2024

    Rushing Yards: 1715

  • Jordyn Tyson

    Arizona State, 2024

    Receiving Yards: 1101

  • Sam Leavitt

    Arizona State, 2024

    Passing Yards: 2885

Coach context

Coach rows summarize recent rivalry-season overlap for each program.

  • Jedd Fisch

    Arizona - 2021-2023 - 16-21

  • Herm Edwards

    Arizona State - 2020-2022 - 11-9

  • Kenny Dillingham

    Arizona State - 2023-2024 - 14-12

  • Brent Brennan

    Arizona - 2024 - 4-8

Weather, rankings, and research links

5 recent rivalry games have weather context, average temperature 70F.

Ranking context is available through the rankings archive and team season-result pages.

Arizona team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

Arizona State team page

Team history, seasons, roster context, and related data views.

Arizona season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Arizona State season results

Season-by-season schedules, records, rankings, and game links.

Arizona weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Arizona State weather

Weather impact for games involving this program.

Game stats archive

Search box scores and detailed game stat pages.

Rankings

Poll and ranking context around rivalry seasons.

College football records

National record and history context.

Historical comparison

Compare program seasons and statistical profiles.

Recent rivalry results

The latest games are rendered in the page HTML so search engines and readers can see the rivalry's recent chapter without client-side interaction.

10 most recent tracked games

DateMatchupScoreVenueResult
Nov 30, 2024Arizona State at ArizonaArizona 7, Arizona State 49Venue unavailableArizona State
Nov 25, 2023Arizona at Arizona StateArizona 59, Arizona State 23Venue unavailableArizona
Nov 25, 2022Arizona State at ArizonaArizona 38, Arizona State 35Venue unavailableArizona
Nov 27, 2021Arizona at Arizona StateArizona 15, Arizona State 38Venue unavailableArizona State
Dec 12, 2020Arizona State at ArizonaArizona 7, Arizona State 70Venue unavailableArizona State
Dec 1, 2019Arizona at Arizona StateArizona 14, Arizona State 24Venue unavailableArizona State
Nov 24, 2018Arizona State at ArizonaArizona 40, Arizona State 41Venue unavailableArizona State
Nov 25, 2017Arizona at Arizona StateArizona 30, Arizona State 42Venue unavailableArizona State
Nov 26, 2016Arizona State at ArizonaArizona 56, Arizona State 35Venue unavailableArizona
Nov 21, 2015Arizona at Arizona StateArizona 37, Arizona State 52Venue unavailableArizona State

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