Arizona vs. Idaho

Arizona and Idaho have 12 meetings on file, the first in 1951; Arizona leads the series 10–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Arizona 8–⁠2, and Arizona has won the last 4.

Arizona wins
10
Idaho wins
2
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1951
Longest streak
4 Arizona
Current streak
4 Arizona
Last 10 meetings
Arizona 8–⁠2
Most recent
2008

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s4–⁠1
1960s4–⁠1
2000s2–⁠0
Average margin
20.8 points; 6 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Arizona
9–⁠2 Arizona’s record at home
At Idaho
0–⁠1 Idaho’s record at home
Shutouts
1

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Arizona’s biggest win2008: Arizona 70, Idaho 0by 70 points
  2. Idaho’s biggest win1958: Idaho 24, Arizona 16by 8 points
  3. Upset1962: Idaho 14, Arizona 12Idaho had a 16% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Coach against coach

YearsArizonaSeriesIdaho
1959–⁠1961Jim LaRue3–⁠0Skip Stahley
1962–⁠1964Jim LaRue2–⁠1Dee Andros

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arizona’s side (LaRue 3–⁠0 against Stahley). 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 and Idaho, 1951 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.

Every game

Aug 30, 2008Arizona 70, Idaho 0at Arizona
Sep 8, 2001Arizona 36, Idaho 29at Arizona
Nov 7, 1964Arizona 14, Idaho 7at Arizona
Nov 9, 1963Arizona 34, Idaho 7at Arizona
Nov 3, 1962Idaho 14, Arizona 12at Arizona
Nov 11, 1961Arizona 43, Idaho 7at Idaho
Nov 5, 1960Arizona 32, Idaho 3at Arizona
Oct 3, 1959Arizona 16, Idaho 14at Arizona
Oct 25, 1958Idaho 24, Arizona 16at Arizona
Oct 1, 1955Arizona 47, Idaho 14at Arizona
Oct 16, 1954Arizona 35, Idaho 13at Arizona
Nov 17, 1951Arizona 13, Idaho 6at Arizona

Every game is listed as played on the field.