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: Pac 10-
1978 Season Highlights
Tony Mason enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Arizona.
1978 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
California
20
33
L
Fri., Oct. 27 @
UCLA
14
24
L
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Washington
21
31
L
Sat., Nov. 11 @
Oregon
24
3
W
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Washington State
31
24
W
Sat., Nov. 25 vs.
Arizona State
17
18
L
Sat., Sep. 9 vs.
Kansas State
31
0
W
Sat., Sep. 16 vs.
Oregon State
21
7
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Texas Tech
26
41
L
Sat., Sep. 30 vs.
Iowa
23
3
W
Sat., Oct. 7 @
Michigan
17
21
L
1978 Season Totals
Record 5-6
Points Scored 245
Scoring Average 22.3
Points Allowed 205
Defense Average 18.6
Opponents Record 61-60
Conference Record 3-4
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 1-4
1978 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1978 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1978 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
With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.