Arizona vs. Washington State

Arizona and Washington State have 48 meetings on file, the first in 1963; Arizona leads the series 29–⁠19 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Washington State 6–⁠4, and Arizona has won the last 2.

Scheduled 2027 at Arizona Sept. 25. As the programs’ Wikipedia articles list them (CC BY-SA).

Arizona wins
29
Washington State wins
19
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1963
Longest streak
5 Arizona
Current streak
2 Arizona
Last 10 meetings
Washington State 6–⁠4
Most recent
2026

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1960s3–⁠2
1970s3–⁠1
1980s6–⁠3
1990s7–⁠3
2000s5–⁠4
2010s3–⁠4
2020s2–⁠2
Both ranked
3 meetings: Arizona 3, Washington State 0
Average margin
16.7 points; 16 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Arizona
14–⁠10 Arizona’s record at home
At Washington State
9–⁠15 Washington State’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 win2009: Arizona 48, Washington State 7by 41 points
  2. Washington State’s biggest win2016: Washington State 69, Arizona 7by 62 points
  3. Upset2006: Arizona 27, Washington State 17Arizona had a 20% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset2013: Washington State 24, Arizona 17Washington State had a 23% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  5. Upset1980: Washington State 38, Arizona 14Washington State had a 25% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  6. Ranked showdown1993: Arizona 9, Washington State 6No. 25 Washington State at No. 7 Arizona
  7. Ranked showdown1994: Arizona 10, Washington State 7No. 14 Arizona at No. 20 Washington State
  8. Ranked showdown1989: Arizona 23, Washington State 21No. 22 Arizona at No. 15 Washington State

Coach against coach

YearsArizonaSeriesWashington State
1964–⁠1966Jim LaRue2–⁠1Bert Clark
1980–⁠1986Larry Smith4–⁠2Jim Walden
1989–⁠2000Dick Tomey9–⁠3Mike Price
2004–⁠2007Mike Stoops2–⁠1Bill Doba
2008–⁠2010Mike Stoops3–⁠0Paul Wulff
2013–⁠2017Rich Rodriguez2–⁠3Mike Leach
2021–⁠2023Jedd Fisch1–⁠2Jake Dickert

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arizona’s side (LaRue 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 and Washington State, 1963 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.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Luke Falk Washington State47 of 62, 514 yards, 5 TD2015 Passing
Gardner Minshew Washington State43 of 55, 473 yards, 7 TD2018 Passing
Connor Halliday Washington State56 of 79, 489 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT2014 Passing
Willie Tuitama Arizona22 of 31, 346 yards, 5 TD2007 Passing

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

On television

2026CBS1.3 million viewers

Viewers: Nielsen, as compiled by nschultz7’s ratings tracker.

Every game

Sep 26, 2026Arizona 34, Washington State 24at Washington State
Oct 14, 2023Arizona 44, 19Washington State 6at Washington State
Nov 19, 2022Washington State 31, Arizona 20at Arizona
Nov 19, 2021Washington State 44, Arizona 18at Washington State
Nov 17, 20188Washington State 69, Arizona 28at Washington State
Oct 28, 2017Arizona 58, 15Washington State 37at Arizona
Nov 5, 201625Washington State 69, Arizona 7at Washington State
Oct 24, 2015Washington State 45, Arizona 42at Arizona
Oct 25, 201415Arizona 59, Washington State 37at Washington State
Nov 16, 2013Washington State 24, Arizona 17at Arizona
Oct 16, 201017Arizona 24, Washington State 7at Washington State
Nov 7, 200921Arizona 48, Washington State 7at Arizona
Nov 8, 2008Arizona 59, Washington State 28at Washington State
Sep 29, 2007Arizona 48, Washington State 20at Arizona
Nov 4, 2006Arizona 27, 25Washington State 17at Washington State
Sep 25, 2004Washington State 20, Arizona 19at Arizona
Oct 4, 200314Washington State 30, Arizona 7at Washington State
Oct 26, 20029Washington State 21, Arizona 13at Arizona
Sep 29, 2001Washington State 48, Arizona 21at Arizona
Oct 14, 200022Arizona 53, Washington State 47at Arizona
Sep 25, 1999Arizona 30, Washington State 24at Washington State
Nov 7, 199810Arizona 41, Washington State 7at Arizona
Oct 25, 199710Washington State 35, Arizona 34at Washington State
Oct 5, 1996Arizona 34, Washington State 26at Arizona
Oct 28, 1995Arizona 24, Washington State 14at Washington State
Oct 15, 199414Arizona 10, 20Washington State 7at Washington State
Oct 23, 19937Arizona 9, 25Washington State 6at Arizona
Sep 12, 1992Washington State 23, Arizona 20at Arizona
Nov 9, 1991Washington State 40, Arizona 27at Washington State
Oct 27, 199023Arizona 42, Washington State 34at Arizona
Oct 21, 198922Arizona 23, 15Washington State 21at Washington State
Oct 15, 1988Arizona 45, Washington State 28at Arizona
Oct 24, 1987Washington State 45, Arizona 28at Washington State
Nov 8, 198617Arizona 31, Washington State 6at Washington State
Sep 14, 1985Arizona 12, Washington State 7at Arizona
Sep 17, 19837Arizona 45, Washington State 6at Washington State
Oct 30, 1982Arizona 34, Washington State 17at Washington State
Oct 24, 198116Washington State 34, Arizona 19at Arizona
Oct 18, 1980Washington State 38, Arizona 14at Arizona
Sep 8, 1979Arizona 22, Washington State 7at Washington State
Nov 18, 1978Arizona 31, Washington State 24at Arizona
Sep 23, 1972Washington State 28, Arizona 6at Arizona
Sep 18, 1971Arizona 39, Washington State 28at Washington State
Nov 2, 1968Arizona 28, Washington State 14at Arizona
Nov 12, 1966Arizona 28, Washington State 18at Arizona
Oct 16, 1965Washington State 21, Arizona 3at Washington State
Oct 3, 1964Arizona 28, Washington State 12at Arizona
Oct 5, 1963Washington State 7, Arizona 2at Washington State

Every game is listed as played on the field.