Arizona State vs. Utah
Arizona State and Utah have 36 meetings on file, the first in 1961; Arizona State leads the series 23–13 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Utah 7–3. Share
2027 at Arizona State. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).
- Arizona State wins
- 23
- Utah wins
- 13
- Ties
- 0
- Earliest on file
- 1961
- Longest streak
- 11 Arizona State
- Current streak
- 1 Utah
- Last 10 meetings
- Utah 7–3
- Most recent
- 2025
The series at a glance
| ’0 | ’1 | ’2 | ’3 | ’4 | ’5 | ’6 | ’7 | ’8 | ’9 | W–L | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 4–4 | ||||||||||
| 1970s | 6–2 | ||||||||||
| 1980s | 4–0 | ||||||||||
| 1990s | 2–0 | ||||||||||
| 2010s | 6–3 | ||||||||||
| 2020s | 1–4 |
- Both ranked
- 2 meetings: Arizona State 1, Utah 1
- Average margin
- 19.4 points; 10 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Arizona State
- 16–5 Arizona State’s record at home
- At Utah
- 8–7 Utah’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
- Arizona State’s biggest win1986: Arizona State 52, Utah 7by 45 points
- Utah’s biggest win2023: Utah 55, Arizona State 3by 52 points
- Upset1976: Utah 31, Arizona State 28Utah had a 17% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset2017: Arizona State 30, Utah 10Arizona State had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Upset1973: Utah 36, Arizona State 31Utah had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown2019: Utah 21, Arizona State 3No. 17 Arizona State at No. 13 Utah
- Ranked showdown2014: Arizona State 19, Utah 16No. 18 Utah at No. 15 Arizona State
Coach against coach
| Years | Arizona State | Series | Utah |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961–1964 | Frank Kush | 2–2 | Ray Nagel |
| 1968–1973 | Frank Kush | 4–2 | Bill Meek |
| 1974–1976 | Frank Kush | 2–1 | Tom Lovat |
| 2012–2017 | Todd Graham | 4–2 | Kyle Whittingham |
| 2018–2021 | Herm Edwards | 1–2 | Kyle Whittingham |
| 2023–2025 | Kenny Dillingham | 1–2 | Kyle Whittingham |
Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arizona State’s side (Kush 2–2 against Nagel). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.
Both programs through the years
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
Biggest days
| Hunter Dimick Utah | 9 tackles, 5 sacks, 6.5 for loss | 2016 Defense |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).
On television
| 2025 | ESPN | 1.3 million viewers |
Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.
Every game
Every game is listed as played on the field.