Arizona vs. West Texas

Arizona and West Texas first met in 1950 and have played 13 times; Arizona leads the series 9–⁠3–⁠1. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Arizona 7–⁠2, and Arizona has won the last 2.

Arizona wins
9
West Texas wins
3
Ties
1
First meeting
1950
Longest streak
3 Arizona
Current streak
2 Arizona
Last 10 meetings
Arizona 7–⁠2
Most recent
1963

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1950s6–⁠2–⁠1
1960s3–⁠1
Average margin
9.8 points; 9 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Arizona
7–⁠2–⁠1 Arizona’s record at home
At West Texas
1–⁠2 West Texas’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 win1954: Arizona 48, West Texas 12by 36 points
  2. West Texas’s biggest win1950: West Texas 34, Arizona 26by 8 points

Coach against coach

YearsArizonaSeriesWest Texas
1953–⁠1956Warren Woodson3–⁠0–⁠1Frank Kimbrough
1960–⁠1963Jim LaRue3–⁠1Joe Kerbel

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Arizona’s side (Woodson 3–⁠0–⁠1 against Kimbrough). 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 West Texas, 1950 on13001500170019501960197019801990200020102020

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 26, 1963Arizona 6, West Texas 3at West Texas
Oct 27, 1962Arizona 8, West Texas 3at Arizona
Oct 28, 1961West Texas 27, Arizona 23at West Texas
Oct 29, 1960Arizona 21, West Texas 14at Arizona
Sep 26, 1959Arizona 7, West Texas 6at West Texas
Nov 1, 1958Arizona 15, West Texas 8at Arizona
Nov 2, 1957West Texas 21, Arizona 20at Arizona
Nov 3, 1956Arizona 20, West Texas 13at Arizona
Oct 8, 1955Arizona 20, West Texas 20at Arizona
Oct 30, 1954Arizona 48, West Texas 12at Arizona
Oct 31, 1953Arizona 39, West Texas 6at Arizona
Oct 6, 1951Arizona 28, West Texas 13at Arizona
Sep 23, 1950West Texas 34, Arizona 26at Arizona

Every game is listed as played on the field.