# Arizona–New Mexico football rivalry

The Arizona–New Mexico football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Arizona Wildcats and New Mexico Lobos. They have met 68 times on the football field. Arizona leads the series 45–20–3.

## 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.

## Game results

| Arizona victories | New Mexico victories | Tie games |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 1 | November 26, 1908 | Albuquerque, NM | Arizona | 10–5 |
| 2 | November 13, 1909 | Tucson, AZ | New Mexico | 23–11 |
| 3 | November 24, 1910 | Tucson, AZ | Arizona | 1–0 |
| 4 | November 30, 1911 | Albuquerque, NM | Arizona | 6–0 |
| 5 | November 30, 1912 | Tucson, AZ | Arizona | 22–9 |
| 6 | November 21, 1913 | Albuquerque, NM | Arizona | 7–3 |
| 7 | November 20, 1920 | Tucson, AZ | Arizona | 28–7 |
| 8 | November 19, 1921 | Albuquerque, NM | Arizona | 24–0 |
| 9 | November 18, 1922 | Tucson, AZ | Arizona | 10–0 |
| 10 | November 3, 1923 | Albuquerque, NM | Arizona | 14–7 |
| 11 | November 11, 1924 | Tucson, AZ | New Mexico | 3–0 |
| 12 | November 7, 1925 | Albuquerque, NM | Arizona | 24–0 |
| 13 | November 6, 1926 | Tucson, AZ | Arizona | 21–0 |
| 14 | November 5, 1927 | Albuquerque, NM | New Mexico | 7–6 |
| 15 | November 3, 1928 | Tucson, AZ | Tie | 6–6 |
| 16 | November 23, 1929 | Albuquerque, NM | Arizona | 6–0 |
| 17 | November 15, 1930 | Tucson, AZ | Arizona | 33–0 |
| 18 | November 14, 1931 | Albuquerque, NM | Tie | 7–7 |
| 19 | November 11, 1932 | Tucson, AZ | Arizona | 13–6 |
| 20 | November 11, 1933 | Albuquerque, NM | New Mexico | 7–0 |
| 21 | November 3, 1934 | Tucson, AZ | Arizona | 14–6 |
| 22 | November 23, 1935 | Albuquerque, NM | Arizona | 38–6 |
| 23 | November 7, 1936 | Tucson, AZ | Arizona | 28–0 |
| 24 | November 13, 1937 | Albuquerque, NM | Arizona | 23–0 |
| 25 | October 29, 1938 | Tucson, AZ | New Mexico | 20–7 |
| 26 | November 25, 1939 | Albuquerque, NM | New Mexico | 7–6 |
| 27 | November 23, 1940 | Tucson, AZ | New Mexico | 13–12 |
| 28 | October 18, 1941 | Albuquerque, NM | Arizona | 31–6 |
| 29 | November 7, 1942 | Tucson, AZ | Arizona | 14–13 |
| 30 | November 16, 1946 | Albuquerque, NM | Tie | 13–13 |
| 31 | October 25, 1947 | Tucson, AZ | Arizona | 22–12 |
| 32 | November 6, 1948 | Albuquerque, NM | Arizona | 14–6 |
| 33 | November 5, 1949 | Tucson, AZ | Arizona | 46–14 |
| 34 | November 4, 1950 | Albuquerque, NM | Arizona | 38–0 |
| 35 | November 3, 1951 | Tucson, AZ | Arizona | 32–20 |
| No. | Date | Location | Winner | Score |
| 36 | November 1, 1952 | Albuquerque, NM | Arizona | 13–7 |
| 37 | October 10, 1953 | Tucson, AZ | Arizona | 20–0 |
| 38 | October 23, 1954 | Albuquerque, NM | Arizona | 41–7 |
| 39 | November 19, 1955 | Tucson, AZ | Arizona | 27–6 |
| 40 | October 20, 1956 | Albuquerque, NM | Arizona | 26–12 |
| 41 | October 19, 1957 | Tucson, AZ | New Mexico | 27–0 |
| 42 | October 18, 1958 | Albuquerque, NM | New Mexico | 33–13 |
| 43 | October 17, 1959 | Tucson, AZ | New Mexico | 28–7 |
| 44 | October 22, 1960 | Albuquerque, NM | Arizona | 26–14 |
| 45 | October 21, 1961 | Tucson, AZ | Arizona | 22–21 |
| 46 | September 29, 1962 | Albuquerque, NM | New Mexico | 35–25 |
| 47 | December 7, 1963 | Tucson, AZ | New Mexico | 22–15 |
| 48 | October 10, 1964 | Albuquerque, NM | New Mexico | 10–7 |
| 49 | October 9, 1965 | Tucson, AZ | New Mexico | 24–2 |
| 50 | October 8, 1966 | Albuquerque, NM | Arizona | 36–15 |
| 51 | November 4, 1967 | Tucson, AZ | Arizona | 48–13 |
| 52 | September 28, 1968 | Albuquerque, NM | Arizona | 19–8 |
| 53 | October 25, 1969 | Tucson, AZ | Arizona | 52–28 |
| 54 | November 7, 1970 | Albuquerque, NM | New Mexico | 35–7 |
| 55 | October 30, 1971 | Tucson, AZ | New Mexico | 34–28 |
| 56 | October 14, 1972 | Albuquerque, NM | Arizona | 27–15 |
| 57 | October 13, 1973 | Tucson, AZ | Arizona | 22–14 |
| 58 | September 28, 1974 | Albuquerque, NM | #15 Arizona | 15–10 |
| 59 | October 25, 1975 | Tucson, AZ | New Mexico | 44–34 |
| 60 | November 20, 1976 | Albuquerque, NM | New Mexico | 21–15 |
| 61 | November 12, 1977 | Tucson, AZ | Arizona | 15–13 |
| 62 | September 19, 1987 | Tucson, AZ | Arizona | 20–9 |
| 63 | September 15, 1990 | Albuquerque, NM | #20 Arizona | 25–10 |
| 64 | December 27, 1997 | Tucson, AZ | Arizona | 20–14 |
| 65 | September 15, 2007 | Tucson, AZ | New Mexico | 29–27 |
| 66 | September 13, 2008 | Albuquerque, NM | New Mexico | 36–28 |
| 67 | December 19, 2015 | Albuquerque, NM | Arizona | 45–37 |
| 68 | August 31, 2024 | Tucson, AZ | #21 Arizona | 61–39 |
| Series: Arizona leads 45–20–3 |||||
* ↑ Game not played; Arizona won by forfeit
* Non-conference games (34: 1908–1930, 1951–1961 and 1978–2024)
* 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. Galbraith | Arizona | 2 | 1908–1909 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 |
| Frank 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 | 2021–2023 | 0 | 0 | | – |
| Brent Brennan | Arizona | 1 | 2024–present | 1 | 0 | | 1.000 |

### 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 | | – |
| Bronco Mendenhall | New Mexico | 1 | 2024–present | 0 | 1 | | .000 |