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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: Dick Tomey
Conference: Pac 10-

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1899 <-- 1986 <- 1987 -> 1988 --> 2024

1987 Season Highlights

Dick Tomey enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Arizona.

1987 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 12	vs. Iowa	14	15	L
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. New Mexico	20	9	W
Sat., Sep. 26	@ UCLA	24	34	L
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Bowling Green State	45	7	W
Sat., Oct. 10	@ California	23	23	T
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Oregon State	31	17	W
Sat., Oct. 24	@ Washington State	28	45	L
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Stanford	23	13	W
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Washington	21	21	T
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Southern California	10	12	L
Sat., Nov. 28	@ Arizona State	24	24	T

1987 Season Totals
Record	4-4 -3
Points Scored	263
Scoring Average	23.9
Points Allowed	220
Defense Average	20.0
Opponents Record	55-56
Conference Record	2-3
Home Record	3-1 -1
Away Record	1-3 -2

1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1987 Pac 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
UCLA	10-2	426	195	Won 20-16	7-1	309	123	Terry Donahue
Southern California	8-4	321	229	Lost 17-20	7-1	253	139	Larry Smith
Washington	7-4-1	295	254	Won 24-12	4-3-1	200	200	Don James
Oregon	6-5	230	228		4-4	181	177	Rich Brooks
Stanford	5-6	262	268		4-4	184	173	Jack Elway
Arizona State	7-4-1	334	263	Won 33-28	3-3-1	186	165	John Cooper
Arizona	4-4-3	263	220		2-3-3	184	189	Dick Tomey
California	3-6-2	239	267		2-3-2	137	170	Bruce Snyder
Washington State	3-7-1	238	356		1-5-1	119	234	Dennis Erickson
Oregon State	2-9	189	433		0-7	88	271	Dave Kragthorpe

1987 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1987 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

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