Arizona vs. San Diego State

Arizona and San Diego State have 15 meetings on file, the first in 1931; Arizona leads the series 9–⁠6 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Arizona 7–⁠3.

Arizona wins
9
San Diego State wins
6
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1931
Longest streak
4 Arizona
Current streak
1 Arizona
Last 10 meetings
Arizona 7–⁠3
Most recent
2022

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1930s1–⁠2
1940s1–⁠0
1970s2–⁠3
1990s2–⁠0
2000s2–⁠0
2020s1–⁠1
Both ranked
1 meeting: Arizona 1, San Diego State 0
Average margin
13.9 points; 7 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Arizona
5–⁠3 Arizona’s record at home
At San Diego State
3–⁠4 San Diego State’s record at home
Shutouts
3

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Arizona’s biggest win1998: Arizona 35, San Diego State 16by 19 points
  2. San Diego State’s biggest win1979: San Diego State 42, Arizona 10by 32 points
  3. Upset1931: San Diego State 8, Arizona 0San Diego State had a 8% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2022: Arizona 38, San Diego State 20Arizona had a 17% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1932: San Diego State 13, Arizona 0San Diego State had a 24% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown1975: Arizona 31, San Diego State 24No. 15 Arizona at No. 13 San Diego State

Coach against coach

YearsArizonaSeriesSan Diego State
1997–⁠2000Dick Tomey3–⁠0Ted Tollner

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arizona’s side (Tomey 3–⁠0 against Tollner). 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 San Diego State, 1931 on13001500170019401960198020002020

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

Jacob Cowing Arizona8 catches, 152 yards, 3 TD2022 Receiving

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

Every game

Sep 3, 2022Arizona 38, San Diego State 20at San Diego State
Sep 11, 2021San Diego State 38, Arizona 14at Arizona
Aug 30, 2001Arizona 23, San Diego State 10at San Diego State
Sep 16, 2000Arizona 17, San Diego State 3at Arizona
Sep 24, 199816Arizona 35, San Diego State 16at San Diego State
Oct 4, 1997Arizona 31, San Diego State 28at Arizona
Nov 10, 1979San Diego State 42, Arizona 10at San Diego State
Sep 17, 1977San Diego State 21, Arizona 14at Arizona
Nov 8, 197515Arizona 31, 13San Diego State 24at San Diego State
Sep 14, 197417Arizona 17, San Diego State 10at Arizona
Nov 20, 1971San Diego State 39, Arizona 10at San Diego State
Sep 25, 1948Arizona 14, San Diego State 6at Arizona
Sep 29, 1934Arizona 7, San Diego State 0at Arizona
Nov 19, 1932San Diego State 13, Arizona 0at San Diego State
Sep 26, 1931San Diego State 8, Arizona 0at Arizona

Every game is listed as played on the field.