Game notes: Arizona State at Arizona
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The matchup
- Arizona State (3–3, 1–2 in conference) at Arizona (5–1, 2–1 in conference), Saturday, November 28, 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’).
- For the Territorial Cup, which Arizona holds.Wikipedia, resultsThe trophy from Wikipedia’s list of rivalry games; who holds it from our results since its first year.
The series
- It will be their 100th meeting; Arizona State leads the series 45–43–1 in the games on file. Officially, Arizona leads 52–45–1; as played, 45–43–1. The NCAA vacated Arizona State’s win (2021); it doesn’t count officially.results, WikipediaEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Friday, November 28, 2025: Arizona 23, Arizona State 7.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- The first meeting on file is from 1931: Arizona State 19, Arizona 6 (the rivalry’s article dates the series to 1899).results, WikipediaThe earliest meeting on file.
- Arizona is 23–21 at home against Arizona State.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- On this date in 2014, Arizona beat No. 13 Arizona State 42–35.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.
- Last five meetings: 2025: Arizona 23–7 (at Arizona State); 2024: Arizona State 49–7 (at Arizona); 2023: Arizona 59–23 (at Arizona State); 2022: Arizona 38–35 (at Arizona); 2021: Arizona State 38–15 (at Arizona State).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Arizona State
- Arizona State is 3–3 (1–2 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 70–7 vs. Morgan State; L 20–48 at No. 10 Texas A&M; W 24–17 vs. Kansas; L 19–55 vs. Baylor; W 30–12 vs. Hawai’i; L 25–53 at No. 10 Texas Tech.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Arizona State is No. 75 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Kenny Dillingham is 25–20 in his fourth season at Arizona State.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Kenny Dillingham is 1–2 against Arizona.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Reed Harris (WR): 41 catches, 653 yards, 8 TD, No. 7 in FBS in receiving touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Cutter Boley (QB): 1,353 passing yards, 13 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Owen Long (LB): 52 tackles, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
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 Arizona State.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.
The coaches
- Brent Brennan is 1–1 against Kenny Dillingham’s teams as a head coach.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).
- 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).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
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