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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 633-499-33
 Winning Pct. 56%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Wins 0
 Adjusted Record 633-499-33
 Winning Pct. 56%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 6
 Division Titles 1
 Conference Record 228-245-6
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 426-227-20
 Away Record 197-258-11
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 121
 Winning Seasons (#1) 76
 Losing Seasons (#1)38
 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 (11/8/1997-10/3/1998)
 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  16-26
 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
 8/31/2024 (Sat)  
vs. New Mexico in a Non-Conference Game
Last Time: Arizona won 45-37 in 2015.
All-Time:
 Arizona vs. New Mexico 44-20-3 68.8% 
 
2024 Season
 Sat., Aug. 31  vs. New Mexico
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Northern Arizona
 Fri., Sep. 13  @ Kansas State
 Sat., Sep. 21  OPEN 
 Sat., Sep. 28  @ Utah
 Sat., Oct. 5  vs. Texas Tech
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Brigham Young
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Colorado
 Sat., Oct. 26  vs. West Virginia
 Sat., Nov. 2  @ Central Florida
 Sat., Nov. 9  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Houston
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Texas Christian
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. Arizona State
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-0
  Scoring0-0
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-0
 
2024 Big 12  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Arizona 0-0
Arizona State 0-0
Baylor 0-0
Brigham Young 0-0
Central Florida 0-0
Cincinnati 0-0
Colorado 0-0
Houston 0-0
Iowa State 0-0
Kansas 0-0
Kansas State 0-0
Oklahoma State 0-0
Texas Christian 0-0
Texas Tech 0-0
Utah 0-0
West Virginia 0-0
 
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 0-27
 10 or more 128-132
 20 or more  121-77
 30 or more 96-32
 40 or more 56-7
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 21-1
 10 or more 107-158
 20 or more 68-149
 30 or more 28-111
 40 or more 8-61
 
  
 
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 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.