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: Jim LaRue Conference: Border Intercollegiate Athletic-
1961 Season Highlights
Jim LaRue enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Arizona.
1961 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 23 vs.
Colorado State
28
6
W
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Nebraska
14
14
T
Sat., Oct. 7 vs. Hardin-Simmons
53
7
W
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Oregon
15
6
W
@ Portland, OR
Sat., Oct. 21 vs.
New Mexico
22
21
W
Sat., Oct. 28 @ West Texas A&M
23
27
L
Sat., Nov. 4 vs.
Wyoming
20
15
W
Sat., Nov. 11 @ Idaho
43
7
W
@ Boise, ID
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Texas El Paso
48
15
W
Sat., Nov. 25 @
Arizona State
22
13
W
1961 Season Totals
Record 8-1
-1
Points Scored 288
Scoring Average 28.8
Points Allowed 131
Defense Average 13.1
Opponents Record 30-37
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 5-0
Away Record 3-1
-1
1961 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
17 8-1-1
AP
1961 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1961 All Border Intercollegiate Athletic 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.