For those of you who do not know the history of this game, and for those who do but would like to read more about it, take a look at the Wikipedia link below:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territorial_CupIn a nutshell, the game is one of the oldest rivalry games in the nation and the Territorial Cup, the trophy that goes to the winner of the game for the ensuing year, is
the oldest trophy in college football.
If you took a look at the Wikipedia page you saw a graphic illustration of how streaky this rivalry has been over the last century-plus of games. Arizona currently holds a winning record in the series which stands at Arizona - 44 wins, ASU 36 wins with one tie in 1987 sandwiched into a nine year stretch where Arizona went 8-0-1.
ASU enjoyed a 9-year winning streak from 1965 through 1973 (inclusive) and only two games in that stretch were close ('65 & '70). During the Frank Kush era as ASU Head Coach, which began in 1958, the Sun Devils were 16-5 vs. the Wildcats.
The longest winning streak in the long history of the "Duel In The Desert" is 11 games (by Arizona) and the longest streaks where a team had only a single victory somewhere in the middle are 20 games (by Arizona where they went 20-1) and then 13 games (by ASU where they went 14-1).
If you grew up in Arizona and enjoyed college football, this is the game you look forward to all year!