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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1899  <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024
1997 Season Highlights
 Dick Tomey enters his 11th season as Head Coach at Arizona.
 
1997 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Sep. 4  @ Oregon  9   16   L       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Alabama Birmingham  24   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Ohio State  20   28   L       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ UCLA  27   40   L       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. San Diego State  31   28   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. Stanford  28   22   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Washington  28   58   L       
 Sat., Oct. 25  @ Washington State  34   35   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Oregon State  27   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  vs. California  41   38   W       
 Fri., Nov. 28  @ Arizona State  28   16   W       
 Sat., Dec. 27   New Mexico  20   14   W    @ Tucson, AZ   Insight Bowl
 
1997 Season Totals
  Record7-5
  Points Scored317
  Scoring Average26.4
  Points Allowed312
  Defense Average26.0
  Opponents Record84-58
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record1-4
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1997 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 10-2477247Won  29-237-1292181  Bob Toledo
Washington State 10-2483296Lost  16-217-1297246  Mike Price
Arizona State 9-3324210Won  17-76-2233168  Bruce Snyder
Washington 8-4420259Won  51-235-3277186  Jim Lambright
Arizona 7-5317312Won  20-144-4222232  Dick Tomey
Southern California 6-5233233 4-4171181  John Robinson
Oregon 7-5380350Won  41-133-5241264  Mike Bellotti
Stanford 5-6276317 3-5198262  Tyrone Ty Willingham
California 3-8295339 1-7186259  Tom Holmoe
Oregon State 3-8195285 0-8112250  Mike Riley

1997 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1997 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

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.