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Arizona Football Team History

Arizona Wildcats

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
Founded: 1885
Stadium: Arizona Stadium
Capacity: 57,803
Colors: Cardinal Red & Navy Blue
Coach: Tony Mason
Conference: Western Athletic-

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1899 <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024

1977 Season Highlights

Tony Mason enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Arizona.

1977 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 10	@ Auburn	10	21	L
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. San Diego State	14	21	L
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Iowa	41	7	W
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Wyoming	12	13	L
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Texas Tech	26	32	L
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Utah	45	17	W
Sat., Oct. 29	@ Brigham Young	14	34	L
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Colorado State	14	35	L
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. New Mexico	15	13	W
Sat., Nov. 19	@ Texas El Paso	41	24	W
Sat., Nov. 26	@ Arizona State	7	23	L
Sat., Dec. 3	@ Hawaii	17	10	W

1977 Season Totals
Record	5-7
Points Scored	256
Scoring Average	21.3
Points Allowed	250
Defense Average	20.8
Opponents Record	73-61
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	2-3
Away Record	3-4

1977 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1977 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	9-2	433	165		6-1	280	108	Lavell Edwards
Colorado State	9-2-1	301	206		5-2	179	146	Sark Arslanian
New Mexico	5-7	273	319		2-5	160	192	Bill Mondt
Arizona State	9-3	399	196	Lost 30-42	6-1	264	91	Frank Kush
Wyoming	4-6-1	166	273		4-3	112	141	Bill Lewis
Arizona	5-7	256	250		3-4	148	159	Tony Mason
Utah	3-8	212	379		2-5	123	245	Wayne Howard
Texas El Paso	1-10	151	460		0-7	111	295	Bill Michael

1977 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1977 All Western Athletic Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.