Game notes: Utah at Arizona
Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, Arizona Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Utah (6–0, 3–0 in conference) at Arizona (5–1, 2–1 in conference), Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, Arizona Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their 50th meeting; Utah leads the series 26–21–2.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, September 28, 2024: Arizona 23, Utah 10.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1924: Utah 32, Arizona 7.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Arizona is 11–12–2 at home against Utah.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2024: Arizona 23–10 (at Utah); 2023: Arizona 42–18 (at Arizona); 2022: Utah 45–20 (at Utah); 2021: Utah 38–29 (at Arizona); 2019: Utah 35–7 (at Arizona).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Utah
- Utah is 6–0 (3–0 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 66–14 vs. Idaho; W 43–10 vs. Arkansas; W 33–0 vs. Utah State; W 31–17 at Iowa State; W 41–24 vs. Kansas; W 27–24 at Colorado.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Utah has won 12 straight, since losing 24–21 to BYU (Oct. 18, 2025). It’s the longest active winning streak in FBS.resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Utah is No. 10 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Utah is 6–0 for the first time since 2015.resultsThe team’s opening run of wins this season against every earlier season on file since 1936.
- Utah is one of five FBS teams that have led at halftime of every game this season, with Nebraska, Ohio State, SMU and Virginia Tech.resultsFBS teams ahead at halftime of each game this season, read from the score after every scoring play (four games or more).
- Utah is one of six FBS teams that are unbeaten this season, with BYU, James Madison, Miami, Texas Tech and UCLA.resultsFBS teams with no losses this season (four games or more).
- Morgan Scalley is 7–0 in his second season at Utah.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Morgan Scalley faces Arizona as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Devon Dampier (QB): 1,412 passing yards, 15 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Wayshawn Parker (RB): 597 rushing yards, 7 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Trey Reynolds (LB): 35 tackles, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Devon Dampier is tied with Mike Fouts (39, 1995–96) for 10th on Utah’s career touchdown passes list, at 39 so far; one more touchdown pass breaks the tie.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2009, Utah lost to No. 4 TCU 55–28.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Arizona
- Arizona is 5–1 (2–1 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 35–7 vs. Northern Arizona; L 17–28 at No. 15 BYU; W 42–17 vs. Northern Illinois; W 34–24 at Washington State; W 34–7 vs. Cincinnati; W 52–31 at West Virginia.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Arizona has won four straight, since losing 28–17 to BYU (Sept. 12, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Arizona is No. 19 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Brent Brennan is 18–13 in his third season at Arizona and 52–61 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Brent Brennan is 1–1 against Utah.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Noah Fifita (QB): 1,739 passing yards, 16 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Isaiah Mizell (WR): 19 catches, 359 yards, 4 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Taye Brown (LB): 39 tackles, 0.5 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Noah Fifita holds Arizona’s career record in passing yards with 10,922 and counting, past Nick Foles’s 10,011 (2009–11).Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Noah Fifita holds Arizona’s career record in touchdown passes with 89 and counting, past Willie Tuitama’s 67 (2005–08).Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Noah Fifita holds Arizona’s career record in total offense with 11,232 and counting, past Nick Foles’s 9,712 (2009–11).Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2020, Arizona lost to No. 20 USC 34–30.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Morgan Scalley and Brent Brennan as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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