Arizona State vs. Missouri

Arizona State and Missouri have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1972; Missouri leads the series 4–⁠3 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Missouri 4–⁠3.

Arizona State wins
3
Missouri wins
4
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1972
Longest streak
2 Missouri
Current streak
1 Missouri
Last 10 meetings
Missouri 4–⁠3
Most recent
2012

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s1–⁠2
1980s1–⁠0
1990s0–⁠1
2010s1–⁠1
Average margin
12.3 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Arizona State
2–⁠1 Arizona State’s record at home
At Missouri
3–⁠0 Missouri’s record at home
Neutral sites
1–⁠0 Arizona State first
Shutouts
2

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Games that tell the story

  1. Arizona State’s biggest win1989: Arizona State 19, Missouri 3by 16 points
  2. Missouri’s biggest win1990: Missouri 30, Arizona State 9by 21 points
  3. Upset1977: Missouri 15, Arizona State 0Missouri had a 35% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsArizona StateSeriesMissouri
1972–⁠1977Frank Kush1–⁠2Al Onofrio

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arizona State’s side (Kush 1–⁠2 against Onofrio). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Arizona State and Missouri, 1972 on13001500170019801990200020102020

Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.

Stars of the series

Named most valuable

Woody Green Arizona State1972
Mike Fink Missouri1972

Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Photos

  • Wisconsin Badgers linebacker Chris Borland September 14, 2013 in Tempe Arizona versus Arizona State Sun Devils.
    Wisconsin Badgers linebacker Chris Borland September 14, 2013 in Tempe Arizona versus Arizona State Sun Devils.Photo: Enrique A Sanabria, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2012 game
  • Wisconsin Badgers linebacker Chris Borland September 14, 2013 in Tempe Arizona versus Arizona State Sun Devils.
    Wisconsin Badgers linebacker Chris Borland September 14, 2013 in Tempe Arizona versus Arizona State Sun Devils.Photo: Enrique A Sanabria, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2012 game
  • Wisconsin Badgers linebacker Chris Borland September 14, 2013 in Tempe Arizona versus Arizona State Sun Devils.
    Wisconsin Badgers linebacker Chris Borland September 14, 2013 in Tempe Arizona versus Arizona State Sun Devils.Photo: Enrique A Sanabria, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
    The 2012 game

From the rivalry’s and its games’ categories on Wikimedia Commons (free licenses only, each credited).

Every game

Sep 15, 2012Missouri 24, Arizona State 20at Missouri
Sep 9, 2011Arizona State 37, 21Missouri 30at Arizona State
Sep 29, 1990Missouri 30, 21Arizona State 9at Missouri
Sep 30, 1989Arizona State 19, Missouri 3at Arizona State
Oct 1, 1977Missouri 15, 20Arizona State 0at Arizona State
Sep 28, 1974Missouri 9, 7Arizona State 0at Missouri
Dec 23, 197215Arizona State 49, Missouri 35Neutral siteFiesta Bowl

Every game is listed as played on the field.