Arizona State vs. San José State

Arizona State and San José State have 30 meetings on file, the first in 1936; Arizona State leads the series 19–⁠11 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Arizona State 10–⁠0, and Arizona State has won the last 13.

Arizona State wins
19
San José State wins
11
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1936
Longest streak
13 Arizona State
Current streak
13 Arizona State
Last 10 meetings
Arizona State 10–⁠0
Most recent
2007

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s0–⁠3
1950s3–⁠5
1960s6–⁠3
1970s4–⁠0
1980s4–⁠0
2000s2–⁠0
Average margin
21.2 points; 11 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Arizona State
14–⁠6 Arizona State’s record at home
At San José State
5–⁠5 San José State’s record at home
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 win1968: Arizona State 66, San José State 0by 66 points
  2. San José State’s biggest win1936: San José State 33, Arizona State 6by 27 points
  3. Upset1958: San José State 21, Arizona State 20San José State had a 13% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1960: San José State 12, Arizona State 7San José State had a 18% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1952: San José State 21, Arizona State 14San José State had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsArizona StateSeriesSan José State
1952–⁠1954Clyde Smith1–⁠2Robert Bronzan
1958–⁠1964Frank Kush3–⁠4Robert Titchenal
1965–⁠1968Frank Kush2–⁠1Harry Anderson
1970–⁠1972Frank Kush3–⁠0DeWayne King

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arizona State’s side (Smith 1–⁠2 against Bronzan). 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 San José State, 1936 on130015001700194019501960197019801990200020102020

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.

Every game

Sep 1, 2007Arizona State 45, San José State 3at Arizona State
Sep 29, 2001Arizona State 53, San José State 15at Arizona State
Sep 16, 1989Arizona State 28, San José State 21at Arizona State
Sep 15, 1984Arizona State 48, San José State 0at Arizona State
Nov 19, 1983Arizona State 24, San José State 17at Arizona State
Oct 31, 198110Arizona State 31, San José State 24at Arizona State
Oct 13, 197311Arizona State 28, San José State 3at Arizona State
Nov 18, 197218Arizona State 51, San José State 21at Arizona State
Nov 20, 19719Arizona State 49, San José State 6at San José State
Nov 7, 197012Arizona State 46, San José State 10at Arizona State
Oct 18, 1969Arizona State 45, San José State 11at San José State
Nov 23, 1968Arizona State 66, San José State 0at Arizona State
Sep 16, 1967Arizona State 27, San José State 16at Arizona State
Oct 16, 1965San José State 21, Arizona State 14at San José State
Nov 14, 1964Arizona State 28, San José State 16at Arizona State
Nov 9, 1963Arizona State 21, San José State 19at San José State
Oct 20, 1962Arizona State 44, San José State 8at Arizona State
Nov 4, 1961San José State 32, Arizona State 26at San José State
Oct 22, 1960San José State 12, Arizona State 7at Arizona State
Oct 24, 1959San José State 24, Arizona State 15at San José State
Oct 18, 1958San José State 21, Arizona State 20at Arizona State
Oct 5, 1957Arizona State 44, San José State 6at San José State
Oct 27, 1956Arizona State 47, San José State 13at Arizona State
Oct 8, 1955San José State 27, Arizona State 20at San José State
Oct 9, 1954San José State 19, Arizona State 12at Arizona State
Oct 10, 1953Arizona State 35, San José State 20at San José State
Oct 4, 1952San José State 21, Arizona State 14at Arizona State
Sep 19, 1938San José State 18, Arizona State 7at Arizona State
Nov 20, 1937San José State 25, Arizona State 6at Arizona State
Nov 26, 1936San José State 33, Arizona State 6at San José State

Every game is listed as played on the field.