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Arizona vs. Arizona State. First played in 1899; the results here start in 1931.

Arizona State leads 45–43–1 in the Territorial Cup through 2025. Arizona won the last meeting, 23–7, in 2025.

All-time45–43–1Arizona State's record, 89 meetings since 1931
Last 106–4Arizona State's record
Since 200016–10Arizona State's record
Current streak1Arizona win
First meeting1899per the schools

What's the Territorial Cup trophy?

Territorial Cup: a silver-plated cup made by Reed & Barton of Taunton, Massachusetts, inscribed "Arizona Football League Championship 1899 Normal"; the NCAA has certified it as the oldest rivalry trophy in college football.

How did the Territorial Cup start?

The Normal School of Arizona, now Arizona State, beat the University of Arizona 11-2 in Tucson on November 30, 1899, while Arizona was still a territory. The original Territorial Cup went to the Normal School and its whereabouts were largely unknown for about 80 years, until it turned up in 1980 in the vault of a church next to the ASU campus. Since 2001 the winner of the football game keeps it for the next year. The game is usually played the day or two after Thanksgiving, and the schools moved together from the Pac-12 to the Big 12 in 2024. In 1968's "Ultimatum Bowl," ASU won 30-7 after Arizona's coach demanded a bowl bid no matter the result, a dispute that helped lead to the creation of the Fiesta Bowl.

What are the most famous Territorial Cup games?

  • 1958: University yearASU won 47-0 in the year it became a university.Final: Arizona State 47–0
  • 1968: Ultimatum BowlASU beat Arizona 30-7 after a bowl-bid dispute that helped lead to the creation of the Fiesta Bowl.Final: Arizona State 30–7
  • 1986: No. 14 over No. 4Arizona beat fourth-ranked ASU 34-17 in Tucson.Final: Arizona 34–17

How has the Territorial Cup series swung?

565628281931: Arizona State 19–61932: Arizona 20–61933: Arizona 26–71934: Arizona 32–61935: Arizona 26–01936: Arizona 18–01937: Arizona 20–61941: Arizona 20–71942: Arizona 23–01946: Arizona 67–01947: Arizona 26–131948: Arizona 33–211949: Arizona State 34–71950: Arizona State 47–131951: Arizona State 61–141952: Arizona State 20–181953: Arizona 35–01954: Arizona 54–141955: Arizona 7–61956: Arizona State 20–01957: Arizona State 47–71958: Arizona State 47–01959: Arizona State 15–91960: Arizona 35–71961: Arizona 22–131962: Arizona 20–171963: Arizona State 35–61964: Arizona 30–61965: Arizona State 14–61966: Arizona State 20–171967: Arizona State 47–71968: Arizona State 30–71969: Arizona State 38–241970: Arizona State 10–61971: Arizona State 31–01972: Arizona State 38–211973: Arizona State 55–191974: Arizona 10–01975: Arizona State 24–211976: Arizona State 27–101977: Arizona State 23–71978: Arizona State 18–171979: Arizona 27–241980: Arizona State 44–71981: Arizona State 24–131982: Arizona 28–181983: Arizona 17–151984: Arizona 16–101985: Arizona 16–131986: Arizona 34–171987: tie, 24–241988: Arizona 28–181989: Arizona 28–101990: Arizona 21–171991: Arizona State 37–141992: Arizona State 7–61993: Arizona 34–201994: Arizona 28–271995: Arizona 31–281996: Arizona State 56–141997: Arizona 28–161998: Arizona 50–421999: Arizona State 42–272000: Arizona State 30–172001: Arizona 34–212002: Arizona State 34–202003: Arizona State 28–72004: Arizona 34–272005: Arizona State 23–202006: Arizona State 28–142007: Arizona State 20–172008: Arizona 31–102009: Arizona 20–172010: Arizona State 30–292011: Arizona 31–272012: Arizona State 41–342013: Arizona State 58–212014: Arizona 42–352015: Arizona State 52–372016: Arizona 56–352017: Arizona State 42–302018: Arizona State 41–402019: Arizona State 24–142020: Arizona State 70–72021: Arizona State 38–152022: Arizona 38–352023: Arizona 59–232024: Arizona State 49–72025: Arizona 23–719401960198020002020 Arizona won ↑Arizona State won ↓ 565628281931: Arizona State 19–61932: Arizona 20–61933: Arizona 26–71934: Arizona 32–61935: Arizona 26–01936: Arizona 18–01937: Arizona 20–61941: Arizona 20–71942: Arizona 23–01946: Arizona 67–01947: Arizona 26–131948: Arizona 33–211949: Arizona State 34–71950: Arizona State 47–131951: Arizona State 61–141952: Arizona State 20–181953: Arizona 35–01954: Arizona 54–141955: Arizona 7–61956: Arizona State 20–01957: Arizona State 47–71958: Arizona State 47–01959: Arizona State 15–91960: Arizona 35–71961: Arizona 22–131962: Arizona 20–171963: Arizona State 35–61964: Arizona 30–61965: Arizona State 14–61966: Arizona State 20–171967: Arizona State 47–71968: Arizona State 30–71969: Arizona State 38–241970: Arizona State 10–61971: Arizona State 31–01972: Arizona State 38–211973: Arizona State 55–191974: Arizona 10–01975: Arizona State 24–211976: Arizona State 27–101977: Arizona State 23–71978: Arizona State 18–171979: Arizona 27–241980: Arizona State 44–71981: Arizona State 24–131982: Arizona 28–181983: Arizona 17–151984: Arizona 16–101985: Arizona 16–131986: Arizona 34–171987: tie, 24–241988: Arizona 28–181989: Arizona 28–101990: Arizona 21–171991: Arizona State 37–141992: Arizona State 7–61993: Arizona 34–201994: Arizona 28–271995: Arizona 31–281996: Arizona State 56–141997: Arizona 28–161998: Arizona 50–421999: Arizona State 42–272000: Arizona State 30–172001: Arizona 34–212002: Arizona State 34–202003: Arizona State 28–72004: Arizona 34–272005: Arizona State 23–202006: Arizona State 28–142007: Arizona State 20–172008: Arizona 31–102009: Arizona 20–172010: Arizona State 30–292011: Arizona 31–272012: Arizona State 41–342013: Arizona State 58–212014: Arizona 42–352015: Arizona State 52–372016: Arizona 56–352017: Arizona State 42–302018: Arizona State 41–402019: Arizona State 24–142020: Arizona State 70–72021: Arizona State 38–152022: Arizona 38–352023: Arizona 59–232024: Arizona State 49–72025: Arizona 23–719602000 Arizona won ↑Arizona State won ↓

Each bar is one meeting. Bars above the line are Arizona wins and bars below it are Arizona State wins; the taller the bar, the bigger the margin (bars stop at 56 points). Over the last 10 meetings Arizona State is 6–4. The widest margins are Arizona 67–0 in 1946 and Arizona State 70–7 in 2020.

What are the records in the Territorial Cup?

Biggest Arizona win
1946, 67–0
Biggest Arizona State win
2020, 70–7
Longest streaks
Arizona, 11 straight (1932–1948); Arizona State, 9 straight (1965–1973)
Most points
Arizona State, 70 in 2020
Ties
1

Every Territorial Cup result

YearWinnerScoreHome
2025Arizona23–7Arizona State
2024Arizona State49–7Arizona
2023Arizona59–23Arizona State
2022Arizona38–35Arizona
2021Arizona State38–15Arizona State
2020Arizona State70–7Arizona
2019Arizona State24–14Arizona State
2018Arizona State41–40Arizona
2017Arizona State42–30Arizona State
2016Arizona56–35Arizona
2015Arizona State52–37Arizona State
2014Arizona42–35Arizona
2013Arizona State58–21Arizona State
2012Arizona State41–34Arizona
2011Arizona31–27Arizona State
2010Arizona State30–29Arizona
2009Arizona20–17Arizona State
2008Arizona31–10Arizona
2007Arizona State20–17Arizona State
2006Arizona State28–14Arizona
2005Arizona State23–20Arizona State
2004Arizona34–27Arizona
2003Arizona State28–7Arizona State
2002Arizona State34–20Arizona
2001Arizona34–21Arizona State
2000Arizona State30–17Arizona
1999Arizona State42–27Arizona State
1998Arizona50–42Arizona
1997Arizona28–16Arizona State
1996Arizona State56–14Arizona
1995Arizona31–28Arizona State
1994Arizona28–27Arizona
1993Arizona34–20Arizona State
1992Arizona State7–6Arizona
1991Arizona State37–14Arizona State
1990Arizona21–17Arizona
1989Arizona28–10Arizona State
1988Arizona28–18Arizona
1987Tie24–24Arizona
1986Arizona34–17Arizona
1985Arizona16–13Arizona State
1984Arizona16–10Arizona
1983Arizona17–15Arizona State
1982Arizona28–18Arizona
1981Arizona State24–13Arizona State
1980Arizona State44–7Arizona
1979Arizona27–24Arizona State
1978Arizona State18–17Arizona
1977Arizona State23–7Arizona State
1976Arizona State27–10Arizona
1975Arizona State24–21Arizona State
1974Arizona10–0Arizona
1973Arizona State55–19Arizona State
1972Arizona State38–21Arizona
1971Arizona State31–0Arizona State
1970Arizona State10–6Arizona
1969Arizona State38–24Arizona State
1968Arizona State30–7Arizona
1967Arizona State47–7Arizona State
1966Arizona State20–17Arizona
1965Arizona State14–6Arizona State
1964Arizona30–6Arizona
1963Arizona State35–6Arizona State
1962Arizona20–17Arizona
1961Arizona22–13Arizona State
1960Arizona35–7Arizona
1959Arizona State15–9Arizona State
1958Arizona State47–0Arizona
1957Arizona State47–7Arizona State
1956Arizona State20–0Arizona
1955Arizona7–6Arizona State
1954Arizona54–14Arizona
1953Arizona35–0Arizona State
1952Arizona State20–18Arizona
1951Arizona State61–14Arizona State
1950Arizona State47–13Arizona
1949Arizona State34–7Arizona State
1948Arizona33–21Arizona
1947Arizona26–13Arizona State
1946Arizona67–0Arizona
1942Arizona23–0Arizona State
1941Arizona20–7Arizona State
1937Arizona20–6Arizona
1936Arizona18–0Arizona State
1935Arizona26–0Arizona
1934Arizona32–6Arizona
1933Arizona26–7Arizona State
1932Arizona20–6Arizona
1931Arizona State19–6Arizona State

Results from CollegeFootballData.com. The schools' official series records can differ by a game or two (vacated wins, disputed early games).

Questions about the Territorial Cup

Who leads the Territorial Cup series?

Arizona State leads 45–43–1 through the 2025 game, with 1 tie, in the 89 meetings on record since 1931.

Who won the last Territorial Cup?

Arizona beat Arizona State 23–7 on Nov 29, 2025 at Mountain America Stadium.

When was the first Territorial Cup?

1899, by the schools' count. Our game-by-game results start in 1931.

What's the trophy for the Territorial Cup?

Territorial Cup: a silver-plated cup made by Reed & Barton of Taunton, Massachusetts, inscribed "Arizona Football League Championship 1899 Normal"; the NCAA has certified it as the oldest rivalry trophy in college football.

What's the biggest win in the Territorial Cup?

Arizona won by 67 in 1946, 67–0. Arizona State won by 63 in 2020, 70–7.

What's the longest winning streak in the Territorial Cup?

Arizona won 11 straight from 1932 to 1948. Arizona State won 9 straight from 1965 to 1973.

Related

History and trophy sources: en.wikipedia.org, alumni.arizona.edu, en.wikipedia.org.

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