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Arizona State vs. Washington State

Arizona State and Washington State have 47 meetings on file, the first in 1960; officially, Arizona State leads 28–⁠16–⁠2; as played, 29–⁠16–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s even at 5–⁠5. The NCAA vacated Arizona State’s win (1979); it doesn’t count officially. This page counts every game as it was played.

Official series
Arizona State leads 28–⁠16–⁠2
Arizona State wins on file
29
Washington State wins on file
16
Ties
2
Earliest on file
1960
Longest streak
7 Arizona State
Current streak
1 Arizona State
Last 10 meetings
even at 5–⁠5
Most recent
2023

The series at a glance

’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s4–⁠1–⁠1
1970s3–⁠1
1980s5–⁠2–⁠1
1990s4–⁠4
2000s7–⁠3
2010s5–⁠3
2020s1–⁠2
Both ranked
2 meetings: Arizona State 1, Washington State 1
Average margin
13.3 points; 15 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Arizona State
19–⁠6–⁠2 Arizona State’s record at home
At Washington State
10–⁠10 Washington 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 win2010: Arizona State 42, Washington State 0by 42 points
  2. Washington State’s biggest win1978: Washington State 51, Arizona State 26by 25 points
  3. Upset1983: Washington State 31, Arizona State 21Washington State had a 14% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2011: Washington State 37, Arizona State 27Washington State had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1991: Washington State 17, Arizona State 3Washington State had a 28% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown2002: Washington State 44, Arizona State 22No. 16 Arizona State at No. 8 Washington State
  7. Ranked showdown1997: Arizona State 44, Washington State 31No. 10 Washington State at No. 20 Arizona State

Coach against coach

YearsArizona StateSeriesWashington State
1965–⁠1967Frank Kush2–⁠1Bert Clark
1968–⁠1973Frank Kush3–⁠0Jim Sweeney
1980–⁠1983Darryl Rogers1–⁠2Jim Walden
1989–⁠1991Larry Marmie2–⁠1Mike Price
1992–⁠2000Bruce Snyder4–⁠3Mike Price
2003–⁠2006Dirk Koetter3–⁠1Bill Doba
2008–⁠2011Dennis Erickson3–⁠1Paul Wulff
2012–⁠2016Todd Graham3–⁠2Mike Leach

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arizona State’s side (Kush 2–⁠1 against Clark). 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 Washington State, 1960 on1300150017001960197019801990200020102020

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

Luke Falk Washington State45 of 74, 601 yards, 3 TD, 4 INT2014 Passing
Luke Falk Washington State36 of 55, 497 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT2015 Passing
Connor Halliday Washington State27 of 36, 494 yards, 4 TD2011 Passing
Anthony Gordon Washington State44 of 64, 466 yards, 3 TD2019 Passing
Marquess Wilson Washington State8 catches, 223 yards, 3 TD2011 Receiving
Jerome Harrison Washington State38 carries, 240 yards, 2 TD2005 Rushing

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on).

Every game

Oct 28, 2023Arizona State 38, Washington State 27at Arizona State
Nov 12, 2022Washington State 28, Arizona State 18at Washington State
Oct 30, 2021Washington State 34, Arizona State 21at Arizona State
Oct 12, 201918Arizona State 38, Washington State 34at Arizona State
Oct 22, 2016Washington State 37, Arizona State 32at Arizona State
Nov 7, 2015Washington State 38, Arizona State 24at Washington State
Nov 22, 201413Arizona State 52, Washington State 31at Arizona State
Oct 31, 201325Arizona State 55, Washington State 21at Washington State
Nov 17, 2012Arizona State 46, Washington State 7at Arizona State
Nov 12, 2011Washington State 37, Arizona State 27at Washington State
Oct 30, 2010Arizona State 42, Washington State 0at Arizona State
Oct 10, 2009Arizona State 27, Washington State 14at Washington State
Nov 15, 2008Arizona State 31, Washington State 0at Arizona State
Oct 6, 200718Arizona State 23, Washington State 20at Washington State
Nov 11, 2006Arizona State 47, Washington State 14at Arizona State
Nov 5, 2005Arizona State 27, Washington State 24at Washington State
Nov 13, 200420Arizona State 45, Washington State 28at Arizona State
Nov 15, 20038Washington State 34, Arizona State 19at Washington State
Nov 2, 20028Washington State 44, 16Arizona State 22at Washington State
Nov 10, 200111Washington State 28, Arizona State 16at Arizona State
Oct 21, 2000Arizona State 23, Washington State 20at Washington State
Oct 23, 1999Arizona State 33, Washington State 21at Arizona State
Oct 31, 1998Arizona State 38, Washington State 28at Washington State
Nov 1, 199720Arizona State 44, 10Washington State 31at Arizona State
Oct 22, 199423Washington State 28, Arizona State 21at Arizona State
Oct 9, 1993Washington State 44, Arizona State 25at Washington State
Nov 7, 199225Washington State 20, Arizona State 18at Washington State
Oct 19, 1991Washington State 17, 25Arizona State 3at Arizona State
Nov 10, 1990Arizona State 51, Washington State 26at Washington State
Oct 28, 1989Arizona State 44, 23Washington State 39at Arizona State
Oct 22, 1988Arizona State 31, Washington State 28at Washington State
Oct 17, 1987Arizona State 38, Washington State 7at Arizona State
Sep 27, 198611Arizona State 21, Washington State 21at Arizona State
Oct 26, 1985Arizona State 21, Washington State 16at Washington State
Oct 22, 1983Washington State 31, 13Arizona State 21at Arizona State
Sep 26, 1981Washington State 24, 18Arizona State 21at Washington State
Oct 11, 1980Arizona State 27, Washington State 21at Arizona State
Oct 20, 1979Arizona State 28, Washington State 17vacatedat Arizona State
Sep 23, 1978Washington State 51, Arizona State 26at Washington State
Sep 22, 197313Arizona State 20, Washington State 9at Arizona State
Oct 10, 197014Arizona State 37, Washington State 30at Arizona State
Oct 12, 1968Arizona State 41, Washington State 14at Arizona State
Oct 21, 1967Arizona State 31, Washington State 20at Washington State
Oct 9, 1966Washington State 24, Arizona State 15at Washington State
Nov 13, 1965Arizona State 7, Washington State 6at Arizona State
Oct 6, 1962Arizona State 24, Washington State 24at Arizona State
Oct 1, 1960Arizona State 24, Washington State 21at Arizona State

Every game is listed as played on the field; a win the NCAA later vacated is marked “vacated”; the official series above counts them the NCAA’s way.