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: Larry Smith Conference: Pac 10-
1986 Season Highlights
Larry Smith enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Arizona.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs.
Houston
37
3
W
Sat., Sep. 13 vs.
Colorado State
37
10
W
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Oregon
41
17
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Colorado
24
21
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
UCLA
25
32
L
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Oregon State
23
12
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
California
33
16
W
Sat., Nov. 1 vs.
Southern California
13
20
L
Sat., Nov. 8 @
Washington State
31
6
W
Sat., Nov. 22 vs.
Arizona State
34
17
W
Sun., Nov. 30 @
Stanford
24
29
L
@ Tokyo, Japan
Sat., Dec. 27
North Carolina
30
21
W
@ Honolulu, HI
Aloha Classic Bowl
1986 Season Totals
Record 9-3
Points Scored 352
Scoring Average 29.3
Points Allowed 204
Defense Average 17.0
Opponents Record 66-68
Conference Record 5-3
Home Record 5-1
Away Record 3-2
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
11 9-3-0
AP
10 9-3-0
Coaches
10 9-3-0
UPI
11 9-3-0
USA Today/CNN
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 All Pac 10 Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.