Sometimes the best rivalry games are the ones with nothing on the line except pride.
Arizona State already etched itself into a bowl game, while Arizona looked to put a positive spin on a nightmarish season. This year’s Territorial Cup had no conference or postseason implications, allowing emotions to pile up and flow freely in a way that makes football fans and players go primal.
Even better, State-48 was treated to three quarters of great football. For the fifth year in a row, Arizona State (8-4, 6-3 Pac-12) beat in-state rival Arizona (1-11, 1-8) 38-15 in Tempe.