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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: Larry Smith
Conference: Pac 10-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1899  <-- 1985 <- 1986 -> 1987 --> 2024
1986 Season Highlights
 Larry Smith enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Arizona.
 
1986 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Houston  37   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  vs. Colorado State  37   10   W       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ Oregon  41   17   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Colorado  24   21   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  @ UCLA  25   32   L       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Oregon State  23   12   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. California  33   16   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Southern California  13   20   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Washington State  31   6   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Arizona State  34   17   W       
 Sun., Nov. 30  @ Stanford  24   29   L    @ Tokyo, Japan   
 Sat., Dec. 27   North Carolina  30   21   W    @ Honolulu, HI   Aloha Classic Bowl
 
1986 Season Totals
  Record9-3
  Points Scored352
  Scoring Average29.3
  Points Allowed204
  Defense Average17.0
  Opponents Record66-68
  Conference Record5-3
  Home Record5-1
  Away Record3-2
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
11 9-3-0 AP
10 9-3-0 Coaches
10 9-3-0 UPI
11 9-3-0 USA Today/CNN
  
1986 Pac 10- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Arizona State 10-1-1379167Won  22-155-1-1203122  John Cooper
Arizona 9-3352204Won  30-215-3224149  Larry Smith
Stanford 8-4279191Lost  21-275-3182124  Jack Elway
UCLA 8-3-1385222Won  31-105-2-1265137  Terry Donahue
Washington 8-3-1378197Lost  6-285-2-1232141  Don James
Southern California 7-5264239Lost  7-165-3172155  Ted Tollner
Oregon 5-6235338 3-5168246  Rich Brooks
Washington State 3-7-1221312 2-6-1174278  Jim Walden
California 2-9145325 2-7116269  Joe Kapp
Oregon State 3-8143270 1-687202  Dave Kragthorpe

1986 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1986 All Pac 10 Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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