Utah State at Arizona State

Saturday, September 13, 2003

No. 16 Arizona State beat Utah State 26–⁠16. It was their 13th meeting; Arizona State leads the series 11–⁠2.

AwayUtah State3–⁠9 in 2003
16
Home16Arizona State5–⁠7 in 2003
26

Final at Mountain America Stadium, TempeHigh 103°F, low 74°FAttendance 51,180

At kickoff
100°F, clear, wind 7 mph from the westWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (KPHX), 7 km from the stadium

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Utah State073616
Arizona State6130726

Efficiency

Utah StateArizona State
−0.15First-down EPA−0.16
−0.03Second-down EPA−0.25
0.02Third-down EPA0.16

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 77% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Arizona State leads 11–⁠2 in 13 meetings.

Recent meetings
2003Arizona State 26, Utah State 16
2000Arizona State 44, Utah State 20
1985Arizona State 42, Utah State 10
1983Arizona State 39, Utah State 12
1979Arizona State 28, Utah State 14
1965Utah State 13, Arizona State 0

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