California Tech vs. Northern Arizona

California Tech and Northern Arizona have 7 meetings on file, the first in 1931; Northern Arizona leads the series 5–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 7 meetings it’s Northern Arizona 5–⁠2.

California Tech wins
2
Northern Arizona wins
5
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1931
Longest streak
4 Northern Arizona
Current streak
1 Northern Arizona
Last 10 meetings
Northern Arizona 5–⁠2
Most recent
1952

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
1940s0–⁠2
1950s1–⁠1
Average margin
16.4 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Northern Arizona
5–⁠2 Northern Arizona’s record at home
Shutouts
2

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

Games that tell the story

  1. California Tech’s biggest win1951: California Tech 28, Northern Arizona 14by 14 points
  2. Northern Arizona’s biggest win1949: Northern Arizona 43, California Tech 13by 30 points

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of California Tech and Northern Arizona, 1931 on1300150017001935194019451950

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 11, 1952Northern Arizona 20, California Tech 7at Northern Arizona
Sep 29, 1951California Tech 28, Northern Arizona 14at Northern Arizona
Sep 24, 1949Northern Arizona 43, California Tech 13at Northern Arizona
Oct 5, 1940Northern Arizona 33, California Tech 14at Northern Arizona
Oct 2, 1937Northern Arizona 26, California Tech 7at Northern Arizona
Sep 26, 1936Northern Arizona 7, California Tech 0at Northern Arizona
Oct 3, 1931California Tech 13, Northern Arizona 0at Northern Arizona

Every game is listed as played on the field.