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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: Brent Brennan
Conference: Big 12-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Arizona 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1899  
  1918 - Did not field a team.
  2003 - After starting the year 1-4, Mackovic was fired and defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz coached the team on an interim basis for the rest of the season.
  2011 - The team was coached by interim head coach Tim Kish for the last six games of the season after Mike Stoops was fired as head coach on October 10 after starting the season 1-5.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1935, 1936, 1941, 1964, 1973, 1993
Division Championships
  2014
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 635-500-33
 Winning Pct. 56%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 635-500-33
 Winning Pct. 56%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 6
 Division Titles 1
 Conference Record 228-245-6
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 428-227-20
 Away Record 197-259-11
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 121
 Winning Seasons (#1) 76
 Losing Seasons (#1)38
 Most Wins in A Season 12 (1998)
 Most Loses in A Season 11 (2021)
 10 Win Seasons 4
 Most Points Scored in a Game 167 (10/16/1920)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 537 (2017)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 78 (11/10/1928)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 465 (2015)
 Largest Margin of Victory 167 (10/16/1920)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 75 (11/19/1949)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 167 (10/16/1920)
 Last Shutout 8/30/2013
 Last Time Shutout 10/16/2021
 Shutouts All-Time 157
 Been Shutout All-Time 75
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 9 (10/14/2023-9/7/2024)
 Longest Losing  20 (10/12/2019-10/30/2021)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 9-11-1
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 1-2-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  18-27
 2010-19  63-64
 2000-09  49-69
 1990-99 71-46
 1980-89 67-40-6
 1970-79 60-50-1
 1960-69 51-47-3
 1950-59 44-54-3
 1940-49 42-29-4
 1930-39 54-32-6
 1920-29 50-21-5
Next Game
 9/28/2024 (Sat)  
@ Utah in a Conference Game
Last Time: Arizona won 42-18 in 2023.
All-Time:
 Arizona vs. Utah 20-26-2 43.5% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. New Mexico  61-39 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Northern Arizona  22-10 W
 Fri., Sep. 13  @ Kansas State  7-31 L
 Sat., Sep. 21  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Utah  
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Texas Tech  
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Brigham Young  
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Colorado  
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. West Virginia  
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Central Florida  
 Sat., Nov. 9  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Houston  
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Texas Christian  
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Arizona State  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record2-1
  Scoring90-80
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-0
  Away Record0-1
 
2024 Big 12  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Arizona 2-1
Arizona State 3-0
Baylor 1-1
Brigham Young 2-0
Central Florida 2-0
Cincinnati 1-1
Colorado 1-1
Houston 0-2
Iowa State 2-0
Kansas 1-2
Kansas State 3-0
Oklahoma State 2-0
Texas Christian 2-0
Texas Tech 1-1
Utah 2-0
West Virginia 1-1
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Arizona & Arizona State have played 92 games.
Arizona has won 47 games.
Arizona State has won 44 games.
with 1 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-28
 10 or more 130-132
 20 or more  123-77
 30 or more 97-32
 40 or more 57-7
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 21-1
 10 or more 109-159
 20 or more 69-150
 30 or more 29-112
 40 or more 8-61
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.