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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 LaRue
Conference: Western Athletic-

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1899 <-- 1965 <- 1966 -> 1967 --> 2024

1966 Season Highlights

Jim LaRue enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Arizona.

1966 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 17	@ Iowa	20	31	L
Sat., Sep. 24	vs. Kansas	13	35	L
Sat., Oct. 1	@ Wyoming	6	36	L
Sat., Oct. 8	@ New Mexico	36	15	W
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Utah	19	24	L
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. Brigham Young	14	16	L
Sat., Nov. 5	@ Oregon State	12	31	L	@ Portland, OR
Sat., Nov. 12	vs. Washington State	28	18	W
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Iowa State	27	24	W
Sat., Nov. 26	vs. Arizona State	17	20	L

1966 Season Totals
Record	3-7
Points Scored	192
Scoring Average	19.2
Points Allowed	250
Defense Average	25.0
Opponents Record	46-52
Conference Record	1-4
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	1-3

1966 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1966 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	8-2	269	163		3-2	105	90	Tommy Hudspeth
New Mexico	2-8	101	320		0-5	35	161	Bill Weeks
Wyoming	10-1	355	89	Won 28-20	5-0	183	40	Lloyd W. Eaton
Arizona State	5-5	166	174		3-2	70	75	Frank Kush
Utah	5-5	176	203		3-2	92	100	Mike Giddings
Arizona	3-7	192	250		1-4	92	111	Jim LaRue

1966 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1966 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.