Northern Arizona vs. West Texas

Northern Arizona and West Texas first met in 1940 and have played 10 times; West Texas leads the series 9–⁠1. Over the last 10 meetings it’s West Texas 9–⁠1.

Northern Arizona wins
1
West Texas wins
9
Ties
0
First meeting
1940
Longest streak
9 West Texas
Current streak
1 Northern Arizona
Last 10 meetings
West Texas 9–⁠1
Most recent
1969

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
1940s0–⁠7
1950s0–⁠1
1960s1–⁠1
Average margin
25 points; 1 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Northern Arizona
0–⁠5 Northern Arizona’s record at home
At West Texas
4–⁠1 West Texas’s record at home
Shutouts
4

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Northern Arizona’s biggest win1969: Northern Arizona 21, West Texas 20by 1 points
  2. West Texas’s biggest win1949: West Texas 47, Northern Arizona 6by 41 points
  3. Upset1969: Northern Arizona 21, West Texas 20Northern Arizona had a 9% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Northern Arizona and West Texas, 1940 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

Sep 20, 1969Northern Arizona 21, West Texas 20at West Texas
Nov 5, 1966West Texas 34, Northern Arizona 7at Northern Arizona
Sep 16, 1950West Texas 52, Northern Arizona 12at West Texas
Nov 5, 1949West Texas 47, Northern Arizona 6at Northern Arizona
Sep 11, 1948West Texas 28, Northern Arizona 0at West Texas
Nov 1, 1947West Texas 25, Northern Arizona 0at Northern Arizona
Nov 2, 1946West Texas 20, Northern Arizona 0at West Texas
Oct 17, 1942West Texas 27, Northern Arizona 7at Northern Arizona
Oct 25, 1941West Texas 27, Northern Arizona 0at Northern Arizona
Oct 12, 1940West Texas 27, Northern Arizona 6at West Texas

Every game is listed as played on the field.