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Territorial Cup History: Arizona State vs. Arizona

Nov 26, 2014, 10:46 PM | Updated: Nov 19, 2015, 10:26 am

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It’s the oldest trophy in college football.

It’s been lost and found, and once again represents the prize awarded to the winner of the annual football game between the University of Arizona and Arizona State University.

Friday afternoon in Tucson, the 13th-ranked Sun Devils will travel south to face off against the 11th-ranked Wildcats, who are looking to claim the cup for the first time since 2011.

But that’s not the only thing on the line in this. At worst, the teams are fighting for a likely berth in one of the country’s best bowl games — possibly the Fiesta — and at best the Pac-12 South title could be on the line Friday.

Think this game matters?

Arizona leads the all-time series 47-39-1 and in the Pac-10/Pac-12 era, holds a 19-16-1 advantage. But since the turn of the century, ASU has a 9-5 edge, including last season’s 58-21 blowout of the visiting ‘Cats.

This year’s game features a pair of ranked teams for the first time since 1986.

As we get closer to Friday’s contest, here’s a little thumbnail history of what this heated rivalry game has looked like since the two schools joined the Pac-10 in 1978.

Year Site ASU Record UA Record Score Details
1978 Tucson 7-3 5-5 ASU 18-17 Sun Devils win 4th straight in rivalry
1979 Tempe 6-4 5-4-1 UA 27-24 Brent Weber makes last-second field goal to lift Wildcats
1980 Tucson 6-4 5-5 ASU 44-7 ASU stormed to 31-0 halftime lead
1981 Tempe 8-2 (#18) 6-4 ASU 24-13 Teams combine for 10 turnovers in rain-soaked game
1982 Tucson 9-1 (#6) 5-4-1 UA 28-18 Wildcats knock ASU out of Rose Bowl
1983 Tempe 6-3-1 6-3-1 UA 17-15 UA’s Max Zendejas kicks GW 45-yard field goal as time expires
1984 Tucson 5-5 6-4 UA 16-10 Max Zendejas kicks three field goals, including a 52-yarder
1985 Tempe 8-2 7-3 UA 16-13 Max Zendejas’ 32-yd FG keeps ASU out of the Rose Bowl again
1986 Tucson 9-0-1 (#4) 7-2 (#14) UA 34-17 Wildcats ruin ASU’s undefeated season
1987 Tempe 6-4 4-4-2 Tie 24-24 Dick Tomey ops to kick FG for tie; Wildcats end season with three ties
1988 Tucson 6-4 6-4 UA 28-18 Ronald Veal hits Derek Hill on a 55-yard Hail Mary TD pass on last play of first half
1989 Tempe 6-3-1 6-4 UA 28-10 Sun Devils take field in all gold uniforms
1990 Tucson 4-5 6-4 UA 21-17 Bobby Roland preserves win by intercepting Paul Justin at UA 4-yard line with :30 left
1991 Tempe 5-5 4-6 ASU 37-14 “The Streak” ends at 9; Larry Marmie’s final game as ASU coach
1992 Tucson 5-5 6-3-1 (#16) ASU 7-6 Kevin Galbreath’s 51-yd TD run in 4th qtr gives ASU win
1993 Tempe 6-4 8-2 (#19) UA 34-20 Dan White throws three second-half touchdowns
1994 Tucson 3-7 7-3 UA 28-27 Wildcats rally from 27-15 deficit in fourth quarter; Jon Baker misses last-second field goal
1995 Tempe 6-4 5-5 UA 31-28 Wildcats score 17 unanswered points in fourth quarter; Jon Prasuhn’s last-second field goal wins it
1996 Tucson 10-0 (#4) 5-5 ASU 56-14 ASU completes perfect regular season
1997 Tempe 8-2 (#17) 5-5 UA 28-16 Ortege Jenkins throws three first-half TD passes
1998 Tucson 5-5 10-1 (#7) UA 50-42 Trung Canidate runs for 288 yards and 3 TDs
1999 Tempe 5-5 5-5 ASU 42-27 Backfield tandem of J.R. Redmond and Delvon Flowers leads ASU to 226 rushing yards
2000 Tucson 5-5 5-5 ASU 30-17 Sun Devils force three turnovers; Terrell Suggs scores def. TD; Mike Barth scores on fake FG
2001 Tempe 4-6 4-6 UA 34-21 Wildcats take 20-0 lead after first quarter; Clarence Farmer 158 yards rushing and one TD
2002 Tucson 7-5 4-7 ASU 34-20 Mike Williams runs for 162 yards and four TDs
2003 Tempe 4-7 2-9 ASU 28-7 Andrew Walter throws for 281 yards and three touchdowns
2004 Tucson 8-2 (#18) 2-8 UA 34-27 Richard Kovalchek throws for three scores, ASU commits five turnovers
2005 Tempe 5-5 3-7 ASU 23-20 Terry Richardson 71-yard punt return TD; Jess Ainsworth kicks GW 20-yard FG with :09 left
2006 Tucson 6-5 6-5 ASU 28-14 Rudy Carpenter throws three TD passes; Wildcats gain only 168 total yards
2007 Tempe 9-2 (#13) 5-6 ASU 20-17 Rudy Carpenter throws two touchdown passes
2008 Tucson 5-6 6-5 UA 31-10 Willie Tuitama throws for 284 yards and two scores; ASU only 162 total yards
2009 Tempe 4-7 7-4 UA 20-17 Kyle Williams muffs fourth-quarter punt; Alex Zendejas kicks GW FG with no time left
2010 Tucson 5-6 7-4 ASU 30-29 (2OT) James Brooks blocks two extra points to preserve ASU win
2011 Tempe 6-4 2-8 UA 31-27 Backup QB Bryson Beirne hits Juron Criner on GW TD with 5:18 left
2012 Tucson 6-5 7-4 ASU 41-34 Sun Devils explode for 24 points in the fourth quarter
2013 Tempe 9-2 (#13) 7-4 ASU 58-21 D.J. Foster runs for 124 yards and 2 TDs, Jaelen Strong tallies 142 receiving yards and a TD
2014 Tucson 9-2 (#13) 9-2 (#11) UA 42-35 Nick Wilson runs for 178 yards and three TDs as the Wildcats win the game and the Pac-12 South.

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