Northern Arizona at Arizona State

Saturday, September 6, 2003

No. 20 Arizona State beat Northern Arizona 34–⁠14. It was their 24th meeting; after it, Arizona State led the series 13–⁠8–⁠3.

AwayNorthern Arizona3–⁠1 in 2003
14
Home20Arizona State5–⁠7 in 2003
34

Final at Mountain America Stadium, TempeHigh 100°F, low 80°FAttendance 60,069

At kickoff
90°F, mostly cloudy, wind 6 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (KPHX), 7 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Northern Arizona707014
Arizona State6210734

Efficiency

Northern ArizonaArizona State
−0.59First-down EPA−0.09
0.35Second-down EPA0.20
0.14Third-down EPA−0.09

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Arizona State 82% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Arizona State leads 20–⁠8–⁠3 in 31 meetings, counting the seven since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Arizona State 38, Northern Arizona 19
2022Arizona State 40, Northern Arizona 3
2016Arizona State 44, Northern Arizona 13
2012Arizona State 63, Northern Arizona 6
2010Arizona State 41, Northern Arizona 20
2008Arizona State 30, Northern Arizona 13

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