Depending on which school you believe, Saturday’s matchup between Arizona and ASU will be either the 97th (correct) or 98th (wrong) in the series. According to the UA, it holds a 50-45-1 edge over the Sun Devils, but since both teams entered the Pac-10 Conference in 1978 it’s been dead even.
Twenty-two wins for Arizona, 22 for ASU and a tie back in 1987.
The teams will continue to meet annually starting next year in the Big 12, but this one is to determine which school won the Pac-10/12 series. A win for Arizona (8-3, 6-2) would be it first in Tempe since 2011, and mark its first consecutive Territorial Cup victories since 2008-09.