Arizona vs. Houston

Arizona and Houston first met in 1969 and have played 6 times; Houston leads the series 4–⁠2. Over the last 6 meetings it’s Houston 4–⁠2.

Scheduled 2027 at Arizona. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Arizona wins
2
Houston wins
4
Ties
0
First meeting
1969
Longest streak
2 Houston
Current streak
1 Houston
Last 10 meetings
Houston 4–⁠2
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s0–⁠1
1980s1–⁠0
2010s0–⁠2
2020s1–⁠1
Average margin
18 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Arizona
2–⁠2 Arizona’s record at home
At Houston
2–⁠0 Houston’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Arizona’s biggest win1986: Arizona 37, Houston 3by 34 points
  2. Houston’s biggest win2018: Houston 45, Arizona 18by 27 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Arizona and Houston, 1969 on130015001700197019801990200020102020

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

Oct 18, 2025Houston 31, Arizona 28at Houston
Nov 15, 2024Arizona 27, Houston 3at Arizona
Sep 8, 2018Houston 45, Arizona 18at Houston
Sep 9, 2017Houston 19, Arizona 16at Arizona
Sep 6, 1986Arizona 37, Houston 3at Arizona
Oct 11, 1969Houston 34, Arizona 17at Arizona

Every game is listed as played on the field.