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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: Jim Young
Conference: Western Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1899  <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024
1976 Season Highlights
 Jim Young enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Arizona.
 
1976 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Auburn  31   19   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ UCLA  9   37   L       
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Brigham Young  16   23   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  @ Northwestern  27   15   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Texas El Paso  63   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Texas Tech  27   52   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Utah  38   35   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Wyoming  24   26   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Colorado State  23   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ New Mexico  15   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 27  vs. Arizona State  10   27   L       
 
1976 Season Totals
  Record5-6
  Points Scored283
  Scoring Average25.7
  Points Allowed273
  Defense Average24.8
  Opponents Record59-66
  Conference Record3-4
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record2-3
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1976 Western Athletic- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Brigham Young 9-3372231Lost  21-496-1232136  Lavell Edwards
New Mexico 4-7229235 3-4156152  Bill Mondt
Colorado State 6-5205186 2-4110142  Sark Arslanian
Wyoming 8-4278250Lost  7-416-1172137  Fred Akers
Arizona State 4-7223241 4-3161137  Frank Kush
Arizona 5-6283273 3-4189150  Jim Young
Utah 3-8245361 3-3172190  Tom Lovat
Texas El Paso 1-11172356 0-783231  Gil Bartosh

1976 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1976 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

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.