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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: Dick Tomey
Conference: Pac 10-

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1899 <-- 1988 <- 1989 -> 1990 --> 2024

1989 Season Highlights

Dick Tomey enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Arizona.

1989 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 2	vs. Stanford	19	3	W
Sat., Sep. 9	@ Texas Tech	14	24	L
Sat., Sep. 16	vs. Oklahoma	6	3	W
Sat., Sep. 23	vs. Washington	20	17	W
Sat., Sep. 30	@ Oregon	10	16	L
Sat., Oct. 14	vs. UCLA	42	7	W
Sat., Oct. 21	@ Washington State	23	21	W
Sat., Oct. 28	vs. Pacific	38	14	W
Sat., Nov. 4	@ California	28	29	L
Sat., Nov. 11	vs. Southern California	3	24	L
Sat., Nov. 25	@ Arizona State	28	10	W
Sun., Dec. 31	North Carolina State	17	10	W	@ Tucson, AZ	Insight Bowl

1989 Season Totals
Record	8-4
Points Scored	248
Scoring Average	20.7
Points Allowed	178
Defense Average	14.8
Opponents Record	70-53
Conference Record	5-3
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	2-3

1989 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
25	8-4-0	AP

1989 Pac 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Southern California	9-2-1	336	132	Won 17-10	6-0-1	174	67	Larry Smith
Arizona	8-4	248	178	Won 17-10	5-3	173	127	Dick Tomey
Oregon	8-4	379	251	Won 27-24	5-3	215	166	Rich Brooks
Washington	8-4	332	225	Won 34-7	5-3	213	158	Don James
Arizona State	6-4-1	241	258		3-3-1	156	198	Larry Marmie
Washington State	6-5	351	268		3-5	235	197	Mike Price
Oregon State	4-7-1	207	357		3-4-1	124	234	Dave Kragthorpe
Stanford	3-8	187	258		3-5	113	164	Dennis Green
California	4-7	200	288		2-6	151	222	Bruce Snyder
UCLA	3-7-1	209	246		2-5-1	152	173	Terry Donahue

1989 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1989 All Pac 10 Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

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