La Verne vs. Northern Arizona

La Verne and Northern Arizona first met in 1937 and have played 5 times; Northern Arizona leads the series 4–⁠1. Over the last 5 meetings it’s Northern Arizona 4–⁠1.

La Verne wins
1
Northern Arizona wins
4
Ties
0
First meeting
1937
Longest streak
3 Northern Arizona
Current streak
1 Northern Arizona
Last 10 meetings
Northern Arizona 4–⁠1
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
1930s0–⁠1
1940s0–⁠1
1950s1–⁠2
Average margin
18.8 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Northern Arizona
4–⁠1 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. La Verne’s biggest win1951: La Verne 13, Northern Arizona 12by 1 points
  2. Northern Arizona’s biggest win1948: Northern Arizona 47, La Verne 6by 41 points
  3. Upset1952: Northern Arizona 36, La Verne 14Northern Arizona had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of La Verne and Northern Arizona, 1937 on130015001700194019501960197019801990200020102020

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 4, 1952Northern Arizona 36, La Verne 14at Northern Arizona
Oct 13, 1951La Verne 13, Northern Arizona 12at Northern Arizona
Sep 30, 1950Northern Arizona 37, La Verne 20at Northern Arizona
Nov 6, 1948Northern Arizona 47, La Verne 6at Northern Arizona
Nov 13, 1937Northern Arizona 20, La Verne 7at Northern Arizona

Every game is listed as played on the field.