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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 <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024

1998 Season Highlights

Dick Tomey enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Arizona.

1998 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Sep. 3	@ Hawaii	27	6	W
Sat., Sep. 12	@ Stanford	31	14	W
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. Iowa	35	11	W
Thu., Sep. 24	@ San Diego State	35	16	W
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Washington	31	28	W
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. UCLA	28	52	L
Sat., Oct. 17	@ Oregon State	28	7	W
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Louisiana Monroe	45	7	W
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Oregon	38	3	W
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Washington State	41	7	W
Sat., Nov. 14	@ California	27	23	W
Fri., Nov. 27	vs. Arizona State	50	42	W
Wed., Dec. 30	Nebraska	23	20	W	@ San Diego, CA	Holiday Bowl

1998 Season Totals
Record	12-1
Points Scored	439
Scoring Average	33.8
Points Allowed	236
Defense Average	18.2
Opponents Record	69-81
Conference Record	7-1
Home Record	5-1
Away Record	6-0

1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
4	12-1-0	AP
4	12-1-0	Coaches
4	12-1-0	USA Today/ESPN

1998 Pac 10- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
UCLA	10-2	476	340	Lost 31-38	8-0	309	198	Bob Toledo
Arizona	12-1	439	236	Won 23-20	7-1	274	176	Dick Tomey
Oregon	8-4	473	328	Lost 43-51	5-3	291	234	Mike Bellotti
Southern California	8-5	346	241	Lost 19-28	5-3	245	160	Paul Hackett
Washington	6-6	303	343	Lost 25-45	4-4	198	221	Jim Lambright
Arizona State	5-6	333	338		4-4	284	269	Bruce Snyder
California	5-6	183	251		3-5	153	205	Tom Holmoe
Oregon State	5-6	286	291		2-6	191	252	Mike Riley
Stanford	3-8	261	365		2-6	184	261	Tyrone Ty Willingham
Washington State	3-8	223	349		0-8	146	299	Mike Price

1998 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1998 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

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).