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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-

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1899 <-- 1973 <- 1974 -> 1975 --> 2024

1974 Season Highlights

Jim Young enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Arizona.

1974 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. San Diego State	17	10	W
Sat., Sep. 21	@ Indiana	35	20	W
Sat., Sep. 28	@ New Mexico	15	10	W
Sat., Oct. 5	vs. Texas El Paso	42	13	W
Sat., Oct. 12	@ Utah	41	8	W
Sat., Oct. 19	@ Texas Tech	8	17	L
Sat., Oct. 26	vs. Brigham Young	13	37	L
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. Colorado State	34	21	W
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Air Force	27	24	W
Sat., Nov. 23	vs. Wyoming	21	14	W
Sat., Nov. 30	vs. Arizona State	10	0	W

1974 Season Totals
Record	9-2
Points Scored	263
Scoring Average	23.9
Points Allowed	174
Defense Average	15.8
Opponents Record	46-72
Conference Record	6-1
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	4-1

1974 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1974 Western Athletic- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Brigham Young	7-4-1	302	199	Lost 6-16	6-0-1	258	115	Lavell Edwards
New Mexico	4-6-1	192	263		3-4	131	178	Bill Mondt
Colorado State	4-6-1	295	266		2-3-1	165	155	Sark Arslanian
Arizona	9-2	263	174		6-1	176	103	Jim Young
Arizona State	7-5	267	163		4-3	160	100	Frank Kush
Texas El Paso	4-7	246	298		3-4	179	227	Gil Bartosh
Wyoming	2-9	150	283		1-6	102	166	Fritz Shurmur
Utah	1-10	115	339		1-5	69	196	Tom Lovat

1974 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1974 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 college football National Champion was Princeton. They received the honor in 1869 and only played two games.