Arizona Upsets and Scares 1980-2019

Total upset score over 40 years is 5285. Average per year is 132.125

Total Upset Score	Result	Upset Value	Away Bonus	Blowout Bonus
322	On Oct 5, 1985, unranked Arizona defeated 3rd ranked SMU by 22 points at home.	230	0	92
300	On Oct 10, 1981, unranked Arizona defeated 1st ranked USC by 3 points away.	250	50	0
294	On Nov 23, 2013, unranked Arizona defeated 5th ranked Oregon by 26 points at home.	210	0	84
288	On Oct 2, 2014, unranked Arizona defeated 2nd ranked Oregon by 7 points away.	240	48	0
266	On Nov 5, 2005, unranked Arizona defeated 7th ranked UCLA by 38 points at home.	190	0	76
240	On Nov 1, 1980, unranked Arizona defeated 2nd ranked UCLA by 6 points at home.	240	0	0
240	On Nov 15, 2007, unranked Arizona defeated 2nd ranked Oregon by 10 points at home.	240	0	0
216	On Oct 17, 1992, unranked Arizona defeated 8th ranked Stanford by 15 points away.	180	36	0
204	On Oct 16, 1982, unranked Arizona defeated 9th ranked Notre Dame by 3 points away.	170	34	0
200	On Nov 27, 1982, unranked Arizona defeated 6th ranked Arizona State by 10 points at home.	200	0	0
200	On Sep 16, 1989, unranked Arizona defeated 6th ranked Oklahoma by 3 points at home.	200	0	0
180	On Nov 11, 2006, unranked Arizona defeated 8th ranked California by 4 points at home.	180	0	0
168	On Nov 28, 1997, unranked Arizona defeated 12th ranked Arizona State by 12 points away.	140	28	0
160	On Oct 27, 2012, unranked Arizona defeated 10th ranked USC by 3 points at home.	160	0	0
160	On Nov 14, 2015, unranked Arizona defeated 10th ranked Utah by 7 points at home.	160	0	0
154	On Oct 28, 2017, unranked Arizona defeated 15th ranked Washington State by 21 points at home.	110	0	44
150	On Sep 8, 1990, unranked Arizona defeated 11th ranked Illinois by 12 points at home.	150	0	0
150	On Sep 26, 1992, unranked Arizona narrowly lost to 1st ranked Miami (FL) by 1 points away.	125	25	0
150	On Oct 3, 1992, unranked Arizona defeated 11th ranked UCLA by 20 points at home.	150	0	0
150	On Sep 18, 2010, 24th ranked Arizona defeated 9th ranked Iowa by 7 points at home.	150	0	0
132	On Oct 20, 1990, unranked Arizona defeated 15th ranked USC by 9 points away.	110	22	0
120	On Sep 23, 1989, 23rd ranked Arizona defeated 11th ranked Washington by 3 points at home.	120	0	0
110	On Nov 7, 1992, 12th ranked Arizona defeated 1st ranked Washington by 13 points at home.	110	0	0
108	On Oct 9, 1982, unranked Arizona tied 8th ranked UCLA away.	90	18	0
108	On Nov 4, 2000, unranked Arizona narrowly lost to 8th ranked Washington by 3 points away.	90	18	0
100	On Nov 22, 1986, 14th ranked Arizona defeated 4th ranked Arizona State by 17 points at home.	100	0	0
100	On Oct 11, 1997, unranked Arizona defeated 16th ranked Stanford by 6 points at home.	100	0	0
96	On Oct 25, 1997, unranked Arizona narrowly lost to 10th ranked Washington State by 1 points away.	80	16	0
78	On Dec 1, 2007, unranked Arizona narrowly lost to 13th ranked Arizona State by 3 points away.	65	13	0
75	On Nov 21, 2009, unranked Arizona narrowly lost to 11th ranked Oregon by 3 points at home.	75	0	0
66	On Oct 20, 2001, unranked Arizona narrowly lost to 15th ranked Washington by 3 points away.	55	11	0

For this table an upset is a win over an opponent ranked 10 or more slots better. Unranked teams are considered ranked 26th. The upset score is 10 points multiplied by the difference in ranking, thus a 21st ranked team beating a 1st ranked team is a better upset (200 points) than a 21st ranked team beating an 11th ranked team (100 points). Winning away grants a 20% bonus. Winning by 21 points or more is a blowout and grants a 40% bonus. A scare is a tie or a loss within 3 points of a better ranked team. Scares are worth 50% of upsets, and can get an away bonus. Leave a comment if you would like to see another school, other years, or different criteria for determining an upset or scare.