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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: Brent Brennan
Conference: Big 12-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Arizona 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1899  
  1918 - Did not field a team.
  2003 - After starting the year 1-4, Mackovic was fired and defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz coached the team on an interim basis for the rest of the season.
  2011 - The team was coached by interim head coach Tim Kish for the last six games of the season after Mike Stoops was fired as head coach on October 10 after starting the season 1-5.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1935, 1936, 1941, 1964, 1973, 1993
Division Championships
  2014
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 637-505-33
 Winning Pct. 56%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 0
 Adjusted Record 637-505-33
 Winning Pct. 56%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 6
 Division Titles 1
 Conference Record 229-248-6
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 429-230-20
 Away Record 198-261-11
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 121
 Winning Seasons (#1) 76
 Losing Seasons (#1)39
 Most Wins in A Season 12 (1998)
 Most Loses in A Season 11 (2021)
 10 Win Seasons 4
 Most Points Scored in a Game 167 (10/16/1920)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 537 (2017)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 78 (11/10/1928)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 465 (2015)
 Largest Margin of Victory 167 (10/16/1920)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 75 (11/19/1949)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 167 (10/16/1920)
 Last Shutout 8/30/2013
 Last Time Shutout 10/16/2021
 Shutouts All-Time 157
 Been Shutout All-Time 75
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 9 (10/14/2023-9/7/2024)
 Longest Losing  20 (10/12/2019-10/30/2021)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 9-11-1
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 1-2-0
 Sugar 0-0-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  20-32
 2010-19  63-64
 2000-09  49-69
 1990-99 71-46
 1980-89 67-40-6
 1970-79 60-50-1
 1960-69 51-47-3
 1950-59 44-54-3
 1940-49 42-29-4
 1930-39 54-32-6
 1920-29 50-21-5
Next Game
 11/23/2024 (Sat)  
@ Texas Christian in a Conference Game
Last Time: Arizona lost 10-13 in 2003.
All-Time:
 Arizona vs. Texas Christian 1-1-0 50.0% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. New Mexico  61-39 W
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Northern Arizona  22-10 W
 Fri., Sep. 13  @ Kansas State  7-31 L
 Sat., Sep. 21  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Utah  23-10 W
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Texas Tech  22-28 L
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Brigham Young  19-41 L
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Colorado  7-34 L
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. West Virginia  26-31 L
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Central Florida  12-56 L
 Sat., Nov. 9  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Houston  27-3 W
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Texas Christian  
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Arizona State  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record4-6
  Scoring226-283
  Conference Record1-3
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record1-3
 
2024 Big 12  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Arizona State 8-23-1
Baylor 7-33-0
Brigham Young 8-23-1
Colorado 7-33-1
Iowa State 8-23-1
Central Florida 4-62-3
Cincinnati 5-52-1
Houston 4-62-3
Kansas State 7-32-2
Texas Christian 6-42-2
Texas Tech 6-42-2
Arizona 4-61-3
Kansas 4-61-2
Utah 4-61-3
West Virginia 5-51-3
Oklahoma State 3-70-3
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Arizona & Arizona State have played 92 games.
Arizona has won 47 games.
Arizona State has won 44 games.
with 1 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-29
 10 or more 132-136
 20 or more  125-79
 30 or more 97-32
 40 or more 57-7
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 22-1
 10 or more 110-164
 20 or more 69-155
 30 or more 29-116
 40 or more 8-63
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.