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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: James F. Pop McKale
Conference: Independent-

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1899 <-- 1926 <- 1927 -> 1928 --> 2024

1927 Season Highlights

James F. Pop McKale enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Arizona.

1927 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Oct. 1	vs. Occidental	14	14	T
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Texas Mines	19	6	W
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Gila College	65	0	W
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. New Mexico A&M	33	6	W
Sat., Nov. 5	@ New Mexico	6	7	L
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. UCLA	16	13	W
Thu., Nov. 24	vs. Whittier	12	13	L

1927 Season Totals
Record	4-2 -1
Points Scored	165
Scoring Average	23.6
Points Allowed	59
Defense Average	8.4
Opponents Record	14-2
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	3-1 -1
Away Record	1-1

1927 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1927 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
New Mexico	8-0-1	215	28					Roy W. Johnson
Connecticut	5-4	153	100					Summer Dole
Texas Tech	5-4	134	100					Ewing Y. Freeland
Army	9-1	197	37					Lawrence M. Biff Jones
Pittsburgh	8-1-1	289	27	Lost 6-7				Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Notre Dame	7-1-1	158	57					Knute Kenneth Rockne
Temple	7-1	351	60					Henry J. Miller
Georgia Southern	6-1-1	90	42					Hugh A. Woodle
Middle Tennessee State	6-2	202	60					Frank Faulkinberry
Navy	6-3	192	84					William A. Bill Ingram
Penn State	6-2-1	163	81					Hugo F. Bezdek
Ball State	5-2-1	151	108					Norman Happy Wann
Memphis	5-3-1	156	116					Zach Curlin
Syracuse	5-3-2	116	81					Lewis P. Lew Andreas
Arizona	4-2-1	165	59					James F. Pop McKale
Arkansas State	4-3	61	66					Herbert Schwartz
Boston College	4-4	101	105					D. Leo Daley
Duke	4-5	215	117					James Jimmy DeHart
Michigan State	4-5	111	128					Ralph H. Young
Rutgers	4-4	103	179					Harry J. Rockafeller
San Jose State	4-5	121	67					E.R. Knolln
Troy	4-3	138	66					Gladwin Gaumer
Miami	3-6-1	106	186					Howard P. Cub Buck
New Mexico State	3-5	185	107					Ted R. Coffman
Southern Mississippi	3-4-1	52	98					William Herschel Bobo
Arizona State	2-3-1	63	50					Aaron M. McCreary
Jacksonville State	2-4-1	33	102					Al Clemens
Massachusetts	0-7-1	13	135					Harold Gore
Texas El Paso	2-2-2	69	69					Edward J. Doc Stewart
Wake Forest	2-6-2	65	223					James A. Baldwin
Kent State	1-5-1	25	80					Merle E. Wagoner

1927 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1927 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The most points scored in a college football Bowl game is 66, scored by Nebraska against Northwestern in the 2000 Alamo Bowl.