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Arizona–New Mexico football rivalry
First meetingNovember 26, 1908
Arizona, 10–5
Latest meetingDecember 19, 2015
Arizona, 45–37
TrophyNone (1908–1937 and 1991–2015)
Kit Carson Rifle (1938–1990)
Statistics
Meetings total67
All-time seriesArizona leads, 44–20–3[1]
Largest victoryArizona, 38–0 (1950)
Longest win streakArizona, 10 (1947–1956)
Current win streakArizona, 1 (2015)
Locations of Arizona and New Mexico

The Arizona–New Mexico football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Arizona Wildcats and New Mexico Lobos. They have met 67 times on the football field. Arizona leads the series 44–20–3.[2][3][4]

Kit Carson Rifle

From 1938 to 1990, the winner of the rivalry took ownership of the Kit Carson Rifle. The gun is a Springfield Model 1866 rifle that is rumored to have once belonged to the famous frontier scout, Kit Carson. Game scores from each game are carved into the stock of the rifle. Prior to the 1997 Insight.com Bowl, the two schools announced that they would retire the rifle due to concerns of its history of violence against Native Americans and it has not been used during any subsequent games between the two schools.[5]

Game results

Arizona victoriesNew Mexico victoriesTie games
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing team
1November 26, 1908Albuquerque, NMArizona10New Mexico5
2November 13, 1909Tucson, AZNew Mexico23Arizona11
3November 24, 1910Tucson, AZArizona1New Mexico0
4November 30, 1911Albuquerque, NMArizona6New Mexico0
5November 30, 1912Tucson, AZArizona22New Mexico9
6November 21, 1913Albuquerque, NMArizona7New Mexico3
7November 20, 1920Tucson, AZArizona28New Mexico7
8November 19, 1921Albuquerque, NMArizona24New Mexico0
9November 18, 1922Tucson, AZArizona10New Mexico0
10November 3, 1923Albuquerque, NMArizona14New Mexico7
11November 11, 1924Tucson, AZNew Mexico3Arizona0
12November 7, 1925Albuquerque, NMArizona24New Mexico0
13November 6, 1926Tucson, AZArizona21New Mexico0
14November 5, 1927Albuquerque, NMNew Mexico7Arizona6
15November 3, 1928Tucson, AZTie6Tie6
16November 23, 1929Albuquerque, NMArizona6New Mexico0
17November 15, 1930Tucson, AZArizona33New Mexico0
18November 14, 1931Albuquerque, NMTie7Tie7
19November 11, 1932Tucson, AZArizona13New Mexico6
20November 11, 1933Albuquerque, NMNew Mexico7Arizona0
21November 3, 1934Tucson, AZArizona14New Mexico6
22November 23, 1935Albuquerque, NMArizona38New Mexico6
23November 7, 1936Tucson, AZArizona28New Mexico0
24November 13, 1937Albuquerque, NMArizona23New Mexico0
25October 29, 1938Tucson, AZNew Mexico20Arizona7
26November 25, 1939Albuquerque, NMNew Mexico7Arizona6
27November 23, 1940Tucson, AZNew Mexico13Arizona12
28October 18, 1941Albuquerque, NMArizona31New Mexico6
29November 7, 1942Tucson, AZArizona14New Mexico13
30November 16, 1946Albuquerque, NMTie13Tie13
31October 25, 1947Tucson, AZArizona22New Mexico12
32November 6, 1948Albuquerque, NMArizona14New Mexico6
33November 5, 1949Tucson, AZArizona46New Mexico14
34November 4, 1950Albuquerque, NMArizona38New Mexico0
No.DateLocationWinning teamLosing team
35November 3, 1951Tucson, AZArizona32New Mexico20
36November 1, 1952Albuquerque, NMArizona13New Mexico7
37October 10, 1953Tucson, AZArizona20New Mexico0
38October 23, 1954Albuquerque, NMArizona41New Mexico7
39November 19, 1955Tucson, AZArizona27New Mexico6
40October 20, 1956Albuquerque, NMArizona26New Mexico12
41October 19, 1957Tucson, AZNew Mexico27Arizona0
42October 18, 1958Albuquerque, NMNew Mexico33Arizona13
43October 17, 1959Tucson, AZNew Mexico28Arizona7
44October 22, 1960Albuquerque, NMArizona26New Mexico14
45October 21, 1961Tucson, AZArizona22New Mexico21
46September 29, 1962Albuquerque, NMNew Mexico35Arizona25
47December 7, 1963Tucson, AZNew Mexico22Arizona15
48October 10, 1964Albuquerque, NMNew Mexico10Arizona7
49October 9, 1965Tucson, AZNew Mexico24Arizona2
50October 8, 1966Albuquerque, NMArizona36New Mexico15
51November 4, 1967Tucson, AZArizona48New Mexico13
52September 28, 1968Albuquerque, NMArizona19New Mexico8
53October 25, 1969Tucson, AZArizona52New Mexico28
54November 7, 1970Albuquerque, NMNew Mexico35Arizona7
55October 30, 1971Tucson, AZNew Mexico34Arizona28
56October 14, 1972Albuquerque, NMArizona27New Mexico15
57October 13, 1973Tucson, AZArizona22New Mexico14
58September 28, 1974Albuquerque, NM#15 Arizona15New Mexico10
59October 25, 1975Tucson, AZNew Mexico44#13 Arizona34
60November 20, 1976Albuquerque, NMNew Mexico21Arizona15
61November 12, 1977Tucson, AZArizona15New Mexico13
62September 19, 1987Tucson, AZArizona20New Mexico9
63September 15, 1990Albuquerque, NM#20 Arizona25New Mexico10
64December 27, 1997Tucson, AZArizona20New Mexico14
65September 15, 2007Tucson, AZNew Mexico29Arizona27
66September 13, 2008Albuquerque, NMNew Mexico36Arizona28
67December 19, 2015Albuquerque, NMArizona45New Mexico37
Series: Arizona leads 44–20–3[1]

Coaching records

Since first game on November 26, 1908

Arizona

Head Coach Team Games Seasons Wins Losses Ties Pct.
H. B. Galbraith Arizona 2 1908–1909 1 1 0 .500
George F. Shipp Arizona 2 1910–1911 2 0 0 1.000
Raymond L. Quigley Arizona 1 1912 1 0 0 1.000
Frank A. King Arizona 1 1913 1 0 0 1.000
Pop McKale Arizona 0 1914–1917 0 0 0
No team (1918)
Pop McKale Arizona 11 1919–1930 8 2 1 .773
Fred Enke Arizona 1 1931 0 0 1 .500
August W. Farwick Arizona 1 1932 1 0 0 1.000
Tex Oliver Arizona 5 1933–1937 4 1 0 .800
Orian Landreth Arizona 1 1938 0 1 0 .000
Mike Casteel Arizona 7 1939–1948 4 2 1 .643
Bob Winslow Arizona 3 1949–1951 3 0 0 1.000
Warren B. Woodson Arizona 5 1952–1956 5 0 0 1.000
Ed Doherty Arizona 2 1957–1958 0 2 0 .000
Jim LaRue Arizona 8 1959–1966 3 5 0 .375
Darrell Mudra Arizona 2 1967–1968 2 0 0 1.000
Bob Weber Arizona 4 1969–1972 2 2 0 .500
Jim Young Arizona 4 1973–1976 2 2 0 .500
Tony Mason Arizona 1 1974–1979 1 0 0 1.000
Larry Smith Arizona 0 1980–1986 0 0 0
Dick Tomey Arizona 3 1987–2000 3 0 0 1.000
John Mackovic Arizona 0 2001–2003 0 0  
Mike Hankwitz Arizona 0 2003 0 0  
Mike Stoops Arizona 2 2004–2011 0 2   .000
Tim Kish Arizona 0 2011 0 0  
Rich Rodriguez Arizona 1 2012–2017 1 0   1.000
Kevin Sumlin Arizona 0 2018–2020 0 0  
Jedd Fisch Arizona 0 2021–present 0 0  

New Mexico

Head Coach Team Games Seasons Wins Losses Ties Pct.
Hermon H. Conwell New Mexico 1 1908 0 1 0 .000
Sam P. McBirney New Mexico 1 1909 1 0 0 1.000
Carl Hamilton New Mexico 1 1910 0 1 0 .000
Ralph Hutchinson New Mexico 3 1911–1916 0 3 0 .000
Frank E. Wood New Mexico 0 1917 0 0 0
No team (1918)
John F. McGough New Mexico 0 1919 0 0 0
Roy W. Johnson New Mexico 11 1920–1930 2 8 1 .227
Chuck Riley New Mexico 3 1931–1933 1 1 1 .500
Gwinn Henry New Mexico 3 1934–1936 0 3 0 .000
Ted Shipkey New Mexico 5 1937–1941 3 2 0 .600
Willis Barnes New Mexico 2 1942–1946 0 2 0 .000
Berl Huffman New Mexico 3 1947–1949 0 3 0 .000
Dudley DeGroot New Mexico 3 1950–1952 0 3 0 .000
Bob Titchenal New Mexico 3 1953–1955 0 3 0 .000
Dick Clausen New Mexico 2 1956–1957 1 1 0 .500
Marv Levy New Mexico 2 1958–1959 2 0 0 1.000
Bill Weeks New Mexico 8 1960–1967 4 4 0 .500
Rudy Feldman New Mexico 6 1968–1973 4 2 0 .667
Bill Mondt New Mexico 4 1974–1979 2 2 0 .500
Joe Morrison New Mexico 0 1980–1982 0 0 0
Joe Lee Dunn New Mexico 0 1983–1986 0 0 0
Mike Sheppard New Mexico 2 1987–1991 0 2 0 .000
Dennis Franchione New Mexico 1 1992–1997 0 1 0 .000
Rocky Long New Mexico 2 1998–2008 2 0   1.000
Mike Locksley New Mexico 0 2009–2011 0 0  
George Barlow New Mexico 0 2011 0 0  
Bob Davie New Mexico 1 2012–2019 0 1   .000
Danny Gonzales New Mexico 0 2020–present 0 0  

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Winsipedia - Arizona Wildcats vs. New Mexico Lobos football series history". Winsipedia.
  2. ^ "Kit Carson Rifle Goes On Block In New Mexico Game". Prescott Evening Courier. November 4, 1949. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  3. ^ "Wildcats Seeking Kit Carson Rifle". Prescott Evening Courier. November 4, 1948. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  4. ^ "Kit Carson rifle no reward". Tucson Citizen. September 13, 2007. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
  5. ^ "Rifle retired in Wildcat-Lobo rivalry". Tucson Citizen. December 19, 1997. Retrieved March 9, 2013.

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