Arizona–New Mexico football rivalry

Arizona–New Mexico football rivalry
First meeting November 26, 1908
Arizona 10, New Mexico 5
Latest meeting December 19, 2015
Arizona 45, New Mexico 37
Trophy Kit Carson Rifle (1938–90)
Statistics
Meetings total 67
All-time series Arizona leads, 44–20–3
Largest victory Arizona, 38–0 (1950)
Longest win streak Arizona, 10 (1947–56)
Current win streak Arizona, 1 (2015)

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.[1][2][3]

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.[4]

Game results

Arizona victoriesNew Mexico victoriesTie games

See also

References

  1. "Kit Carson Rifle Goes On Block In New Mexico Game". Prescott Evening Courier. November 4, 1949. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  2. "Wildcats Seeking Kit Carson Rifle". Prescott Evening Courier. November 4, 1948. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  3. "Kit Carson rifle no reward". Tucson Citizen. September 13, 2007. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
  4. "Rifle retired in Wildcat-Lobo rivalry". Tucson Citizen. December 19, 1997. Retrieved 2013-03-09.
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