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 Young Conference: Western Athletic-
1973 Season Highlights
Jim Young enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Arizona.
The Wildcats won the Western Athletic Conference Championship.
1973 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 @
Colorado State
31
0
W
Sat., Sep. 15 @
Wyoming
21
7
W
Sat., Sep. 22 vs.
Indiana
26
10
W
Sat., Oct. 6 @
Iowa
23
20
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs.
New Mexico
22
14
W
Sat., Oct. 20 vs.
Texas Tech
17
31
L
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Utah
42
21
W
Sat., Nov. 3 @
Texas El Paso
35
18
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Brigham Young
24
10
W
Sat., Nov. 17 vs.
Air Force
26
27
L
Sun., Nov. 25 @
Arizona State
19
55
L
1973 Season Totals
Record 8-3
Points Scored 286
Scoring Average 26.0
Points Allowed 213
Defense Average 19.4
Opponents Record 55-68
Conference Record 6-1
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 5-1
1973 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1973 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1973 All Western Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.