Northern Arizona vs. Whittier

Northern Arizona and Whittier have 10 meetings on file, the first in 1931; Whittier leads the series 8–⁠2 in the games on file. Over the last 10 meetings it’s Whittier 8–⁠2.

Northern Arizona wins
2
Whittier wins
8
Ties
0
Earliest on file
1931
Longest streak
5 Whittier
Current streak
1 Whittier
Last 10 meetings
Whittier 8–⁠2
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
1930s1–⁠4
1940s0–⁠2
1950s1–⁠2
Average margin
12.3 points; 4 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Northern Arizona
1–⁠3 Northern Arizona’s record at home
At Whittier
5–⁠1 Whittier’s record at home
Shutouts
3

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

Games that tell the story

  1. Northern Arizona’s biggest win1937: Northern Arizona 9, Whittier 0by 9 points
  2. Whittier’s biggest win1952: Whittier 25, Northern Arizona 0by 25 points
  3. Upset1951: Northern Arizona 6, Whittier 0Northern Arizona had a 30% chance, by our ratings before kickoff

Both programs through the years

End-of-season Elo ratings of Northern Arizona and Whittier, 1931 on13001500170019401960198020002020

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 15, 1952Whittier 25, Northern Arizona 0at Whittier
Oct 6, 1951Northern Arizona 6, Whittier 0at Northern Arizona
Nov 4, 1950Whittier 28, Northern Arizona 7at Whittier
Oct 15, 1949Whittier 20, Northern Arizona 13at Northern Arizona
Nov 27, 1948Whittier 27, Northern Arizona 12at Whittier
Oct 21, 1939Whittier 27, Northern Arizona 13at Northern Arizona
Nov 12, 1938Whittier 23, Northern Arizona 19at Whittier
Sep 25, 1937Northern Arizona 9, Whittier 0at Whittier
Sep 29, 1934Whittier 7, Northern Arizona 6at Northern Arizona
Nov 21, 1931Whittier 39, Northern Arizona 18at Whittier

Every game is listed as played on the field.