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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  <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024
1998 Season Highlights
 Dick Tomey enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Arizona.
 
1998 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Thu., Sep. 3  @ Hawaii  27   6   W       
 Sat., Sep. 12  @ Stanford  31   14   W       
 Sat., Sep. 19  vs. Iowa  35   11   W       
 Thu., Sep. 24  @ San Diego State  35   16   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  @ Washington  31   28   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. UCLA  28   52   L       
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Oregon State  28   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. Louisiana Monroe  45   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Oregon  38   3   W       
 Sat., Nov. 7  vs. Washington State  41   7   W       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ California  27   23   W       
 Fri., Nov. 27  vs. Arizona State  50   42   W       
 Wed., Dec. 30   Nebraska  23   20   W    @ San Diego, CA   Holiday Bowl
 
1998 Season Totals
  Record12-1
  Points Scored439
  Scoring Average33.8
  Points Allowed236
  Defense Average18.2
  Opponents Record69-81
  Conference Record7-1
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record6-0
1998 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
4 12-1-0 AP
4 12-1-0 Coaches
4 12-1-0 USA Today/ESPN
  
1998 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
UCLA 10-2476340Lost  31-388-0309198  Bob Toledo
Arizona 12-1439236Won  23-207-1274176  Dick Tomey
Oregon 8-4473328Lost  43-515-3291234  Mike Bellotti
Southern California 8-5346241Lost  19-285-3245160  Paul Hackett
Washington 6-6303343Lost  25-454-4198221  Jim Lambright
Arizona State 5-6333338 4-4284269  Bruce Snyder
California 5-6183251 3-5153205  Tom Holmoe
Oregon State 5-6286291 2-6191252  Mike Riley
Stanford 3-8261365 2-6184261  Tyrone Ty Willingham
Washington State 3-8223349 0-8146299  Mike Price

1998 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1998 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.