Arizona vs. Stanford

Arizona and Stanford have 32 meetings on file, the first in 1979; Stanford leads the series 17–⁠15 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Stanford 8–⁠2.

Arizona wins
15
Stanford wins
17
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1979
Longest streak
6 Arizona
Current streak
1 Arizona
Last 10 meetings
Stanford 8–⁠2
Most recent
2023

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s0–⁠1
1980s5–⁠3
1990s6–⁠2
2000s3–⁠5
2010s0–⁠6
2020s1–⁠0
Both ranked
1 meeting: Arizona 0, Stanford 1
Average margin
13 points; 11 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Arizona
7–⁠8 Arizona’s record at home
At Stanford
8–⁠8 Stanford’s record at home
Neutral sites
0–⁠1 Arizona first

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Arizona’s biggest win2000: Arizona 27, Stanford 3by 24 points
  2. Stanford’s biggest win2015: Stanford 55, Arizona 17by 38 points
  3. Upset1992: Arizona 21, Stanford 6Arizona had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1999: Stanford 50, Arizona 22Stanford had a 22% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1990: Stanford 23, Arizona 10Stanford had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown2010: Stanford 42, Arizona 17No. 13 Arizona at No. 10 Stanford

Coach against coach

YearsArizonaSeriesStanford
1981–⁠1983Larry Smith2–⁠1Paul Wiggin
1984–⁠1986Larry Smith1–⁠2Jack Elway
1989–⁠1991Dick Tomey2–⁠1Dennis Green
1992–⁠1994Dick Tomey3–⁠0Bill Walsh
1997–⁠2000Dick Tomey3–⁠1Tyrone Willingham
2007–⁠2010Mike Stoops1–⁠3Jim Harbaugh
2012–⁠2016Rich Rodriguez0–⁠3David Shaw

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arizona’s side (Smith 2–⁠1 against Wiggin). 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 Stanford, 1979 on13001500170019801990200020102020

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

Matt Scott Arizona45 of 69, 491 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT2012 Passing
Nick Foles Arizona40 of 51, 415 yards, 3 TD2009 Passing
Andrew Luck Stanford21 of 35, 423 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT2009 Passing

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

Every game

Sep 23, 2023Arizona 21, Stanford 20at Stanford
Oct 26, 2019Stanford 41, Arizona 31at Stanford
Oct 29, 2016Stanford 34, Arizona 10at Arizona
Oct 3, 201518Stanford 55, Arizona 17at Stanford
Oct 6, 201218Stanford 54, Arizona 48at Stanford
Sep 17, 20116Stanford 37, Arizona 10at Arizona
Nov 6, 201010Stanford 42, 13Arizona 17at Stanford
Oct 17, 2009Arizona 43, Stanford 38at Arizona
Oct 11, 2008Stanford 24, Arizona 23at Stanford
Oct 20, 2007Stanford 21, Arizona 20at Arizona
Oct 14, 2006Arizona 20, Stanford 7at Stanford
Oct 15, 2005Stanford 20, Arizona 16at Arizona
Oct 19, 2002Stanford 16, Arizona 6at Stanford
Nov 10, 200116Stanford 51, Arizona 37at Arizona
Sep 30, 2000Arizona 27, Stanford 3at Stanford
Sep 18, 1999Stanford 50, 19Arizona 22at Arizona
Sep 12, 199821Arizona 31, Stanford 14at Stanford
Oct 11, 1997Arizona 28, 16Stanford 22at Arizona
Sep 24, 19948Arizona 34, Stanford 10at Stanford
Oct 16, 199311Arizona 27, Stanford 24at Arizona
Oct 17, 1992Arizona 21, 8Stanford 6at Stanford
Sep 14, 1991Arizona 28, Stanford 23at Arizona
Nov 10, 1990Stanford 23, Arizona 10at Arizona
Sep 2, 198918Arizona 19, Stanford 3at Arizona
Oct 31, 1987Arizona 23, Stanford 13at Stanford
Nov 30, 1986Stanford 29, 12Arizona 24Neutral site
Oct 26, 1985Stanford 28, Arizona 17at Stanford
Nov 10, 1984Arizona 28, Stanford 14at Arizona
Oct 22, 1983Stanford 31, 19Arizona 22at Stanford
Nov 6, 1982Arizona 41, Stanford 27at Stanford
Oct 3, 1981Arizona 17, Stanford 13at Arizona
Oct 20, 1979Stanford 30, Arizona 10at Arizona

Every game is listed as played on the field.