ASU Football: Looking back at the last six Territorial Cups

TEMPE, AZ - NOVEMBER 25: Running back Trelon Smith #19 (R) of the Arizona State Sun Devils celebrate with the territorial cup after defeating the Arizona Wildcats in college football game at Sun Devil Stadium on November 25, 2017 in Tempe, Arizona. The Sun Devils defeated the Wildcats 42-30. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
TEMPE, AZ - NOVEMBER 25: Running back Trelon Smith #19 (R) of the Arizona State Sun Devils celebrate with the territorial cup after defeating the Arizona Wildcats in college football game at Sun Devil Stadium on November 25, 2017 in Tempe, Arizona. The Sun Devils defeated the Wildcats 42-30. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
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TEMPE, AZ – NOVEMBER 25: Running back Trelon Smith #19 (R) of the Arizona State Sun Devils celebrate with the territorial cup after defeating the Arizona Wildcats in college football game at Sun Devil Stadium on November 25, 2017, in Tempe, Arizona. The Sun Devils defeated the Wildcats 42-30. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
TEMPE, AZ – NOVEMBER 25: Running back Trelon Smith #19 (R) of the Arizona State Sun Devils celebrate with the territorial cup after defeating the Arizona Wildcats in college football game at Sun Devil Stadium on November 25, 2017, in Tempe, Arizona. The Sun Devils defeated the Wildcats 42-30. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)

After a controversial finish to ASU football’s loss at Autzen Stadium, many fans are left wondering – what more is there to play for?

With the loss, ASU fell out of the Pac-12 South race, one in which they once controlled their own destiny.

While a sense of disappoint looms following a missed opportunity, all hope is not lost.

The final game of the Pac-12 season provides a matchup that has been circled on the calendar all year – November 24th – featuring the 91st installment of the Territorial Cup.

The rivalry will begin a new chapter as both programs, Arizona State and Arizona, will feature first-year head coaches Herm Edwards and Kevin Sumlin.

Both coaches will look to put themselves on the right side of history as ASU enters with a record of 6-5 while UA looks to gain bowl eligibility as they sit at a record of 5-6.

While Edwards and Sumlin prep their team’s for Saturday’s bout, we take a look back at matchups from previous coaches for both teams, as both ASU’s Todd Graham and U of A’s Rich Rodriguez squared off in their first Territorial Cup six years ago.