Cal State Fullerton vs. Northern Arizona

Cal State Fullerton and Northern Arizona first met in 1976 and have played 5 times; Cal State Fullerton leads the series 3–⁠2. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Cal State Fullerton 3–⁠2, and Cal State Fullerton has won the last 3.

Cal State Fullerton wins
3
Northern Arizona wins
2
Ties
0
First meeting
1976
Longest streak
3 Cal State Fullerton
Current streak
3 Cal State Fullerton
Last 10 meetings
Cal State Fullerton 3–⁠2
Most recent
1985

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1970s0–⁠2
1980s3–⁠0
Average margin
8.8 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Cal State Fullerton
2–⁠1 Cal State Fullerton’s record at home
At Northern Arizona
1–⁠1 Northern Arizona’s record at home

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Cal State Fullerton’s biggest win1985: Cal State Fullerton 22, Northern Arizona 8by 14 points
  2. Northern Arizona’s biggest win1977: Northern Arizona 24, Cal State Fullerton 9by 15 points
  3. Upset1976: Northern Arizona 20, Cal State Fullerton 17Northern Arizona had a 26% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
  4. Upset1977: Northern Arizona 24, Cal State Fullerton 9Northern Arizona had a 31% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Cal State Fullerton and Northern Arizona, 1976 on130015001700198019851990

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

Nov 16, 1985Cal State Fullerton 22, Northern Arizona 8at Northern Arizona
Sep 4, 1982Cal State Fullerton 19, Northern Arizona 15at Cal State Fullerton
Sep 20, 1980Cal State Fullerton 21, Northern Arizona 13at Cal State Fullerton
Oct 15, 1977Northern Arizona 24, Cal State Fullerton 9at Northern Arizona
Nov 27, 1976Northern Arizona 20, Cal State Fullerton 17at Cal State Fullerton

Every game is listed as played on the field.