Arizona–New Mexico football rivalry
First meetingNovember 26, 1908
Arizona, 10–5
Latest meetingDecember 19, 2015
Arizona, 45–37
Next meetingAugust 31, 2024[1]
StadiumsArizona Stadium
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
University Stadium
Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.
TrophyKit Carson Rifle (1938–1990)
Statistics
Meetings total67
All-time seriesArizona leads, 44–20–3[2]
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.[3][4][5]

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.[6]

Game results

Arizona victoriesNew Mexico victoriesTie games
  1. Game not played; Arizona won by forfeit
  • Non-conference games (34: 1908–1930, 1951–1961 and 1978–2015)
  • Two bowl games: 1997 and 2015
  • Not played in 46 seasons (1914–1919, 1943–1945, 1978–1986, 1988–1989, 1991–1996, 1998–2006, 2009–2014 and 2016–2021)

Coaching records

Since first game on November 26, 1908

Arizona

Head Coach Team Games Seasons Wins Losses Ties Pct.
H. B. GalbraithArizona21908–1909110.500
Frank ShippArizona21910–19112001.000
Raymond L. QuigleyArizona119121001.000
Frank A. KingArizona119131001.000
Pop McKaleArizona01914–1917000
No team (1918)
Pop McKaleArizona111919–1930821.773
Fred EnkeArizona11931001.500
August W. FarwickArizona119321001.000
Tex OliverArizona51933–1937410.800
Orian LandrethArizona11938010.000
Mike CasteelArizona71939–1948421.643
Bob WinslowArizona31949–19513001.000
Warren B. WoodsonArizona51952–19565001.000
Ed DohertyArizona21957–1958020.000
Jim LaRueArizona81959–1966350.375
Darrell MudraArizona21967–19682001.000
Bob WeberArizona41969–1972220.500
Jim YoungArizona41973–1976220.500
Tony MasonArizona11974–19791001.000
Larry SmithArizona01980–1986000
Dick TomeyArizona31987–20003001.000
John MackovicArizona02001–200300 
Mike HankwitzArizona0200300 
Mike StoopsArizona22004–201102 .000
Tim KishArizona0201100 
Rich RodriguezArizona12012–201710 1.000
Kevin SumlinArizona02018–202000 
Jedd FischArizona02021–present00 

New Mexico

Head Coach Team Games Seasons Wins Losses Ties Pct.
Hermon H. ConwellNew Mexico11908010.000
Sam P. McBirneyNew Mexico119091001.000
Carl HamiltonNew Mexico11910010.000
Ralph HutchinsonNew Mexico31911–1916030.000
Frank E. WoodNew Mexico01917000
No team (1918)
John F. McGoughNew Mexico01919000
Roy W. JohnsonNew Mexico111920–1930281.227
Chuck RileyNew Mexico31931–1933111.500
Gwinn HenryNew Mexico31934–1936030.000
Ted ShipkeyNew Mexico51937–1941320.600
Willis BarnesNew Mexico21942–1946020.000
Berl HuffmanNew Mexico31947–1949030.000
Dudley DeGrootNew Mexico31950–1952030.000
Bob TitchenalNew Mexico31953–1955030.000
Dick ClausenNew Mexico21956–1957110.500
Marv LevyNew Mexico21958–19592001.000
Bill WeeksNew Mexico81960–1967440.500
Rudy FeldmanNew Mexico61968–1973420.667
Bill MondtNew Mexico41974–1979220.500
Joe MorrisonNew Mexico01980–1982000
Joe Lee DunnNew Mexico01983–1986000
Mike SheppardNew Mexico21987–1991020.000
Dennis FranchioneNew Mexico11992–1997010.000
Rocky LongNew Mexico21998–200820 1.000
Mike LocksleyNew Mexico02009–201100 
George BarlowNew Mexico0201100 
Bob DavieNew Mexico12012–201901 .000
Danny GonzalesNew Mexico02020–present00 

See also

References

  1. "Lobos Add Arizona, Maine to Future Schedules". University of New Mexico Lobos athletics. 2021-09-21. Retrieved 2021-09-22.
  2. 1 2 "Winsipedia - Arizona Wildcats vs. New Mexico Lobos football series history". Winsipedia.
  3. "Kit Carson Rifle Goes On Block In New Mexico Game". Prescott Evening Courier. November 4, 1949. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  4. "Wildcats Seeking Kit Carson Rifle". Prescott Evening Courier. November 4, 1948. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  5. "Kit Carson rifle no reward". Tucson Citizen. September 13, 2007. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  6. "Rifle retired in Wildcat-Lobo rivalry". Tucson Citizen. December 19, 1997. Retrieved March 9, 2013.
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