| Arizona Wildcats | |||
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Current season: 2025 Arizona Wildcats
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| First season | 1899 | ||
| Head coach | Brent Brennan | ||
| 1st year, 0–0 (.000) | |||
| Other staff | See Coaching staff section | ||
| Home stadium | Arizona Stadium | ||
| Stadium capacity | 50,782 | ||
| Stadium surface | FieldTurf | ||
| Location | Tucson, Arizona | ||
| Conference | Big 12 (since 2024) | ||
| Division | South (since 2011-2021) | ||
| Past conferences | Independent (1899–1930) Border (1931–1961) WAC (1962–1977) Pac 12 (1978-2023) | ||
| All-time history | |||
| All-time record | 629–499–33 (.556) | ||
| Postseason bowl record | 10–11–1 (.477) | ||
| Conference titles | 6 (1933, 1934, 1941, 1964, 1973, 1993) | ||
| Division titles | 1 Pac-12 South (2014) | ||
| Rivalries | Arizona State (rivalry) New Mexico (rivalry) Texas Tech | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | Template:American college football All-Americans | ||
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| Colors | Cardinal and Navy
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| Fight song | Fight! Wildcats! Fight! | ||
| Mascot | Wilbur the Wildcat | ||
| Marching band | The Pride of Arizona | ||
| Outfitter | Nike | ||
| Website | ArizonaWildcats.com | ||
The Arizona Wildcats football team represents the University of Arizona, located in Tucson, Arizona.
Arizona officially began competing in intercollegiate football in 1889. The school joined the Pac-10 Conference in 1978 alongside rival Arizona State, and became a member of the Pac-12 South Division when the conference realigned in 2011. Arizona has won six conference championships, including the 1993 Pac-10 title, and have appeared in 21 bowl games.
The Wildcats are a member of the NCAA FBS Big 12 Conference and play their home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson. The Wildcats are currently coached by Brent Brennan.
Logos / Uniforms[]
Starting in the 2010 season, Arizona wore new uniforms. They are simplified versions of the uniforms worn from 2005 to 2009, with the addition of a white helmet with a red-white-blue stripe. The team may use any combination of its two helmets, three jerseys and three pants. On September 29, 2012, the Wildcats unveiled a new copper helmet and for the Territorial Cup game later that season, they unveiled an all-red helmet.
On September 20, 2015, the Wildcats unveiled a new "chrome red" helmet which they wore on September 26, 2015, against the UCLA Bruins.
On August 4, 2021, Arizona announced it would be going back to an updated version of their "Desert Swarm" uniforms worn during the Dick Tomey era.[1]
Conference affiliations[]
- Independent (1899–1930)
- Border Conference (1931–1961)
- WAC (1962–1977)
- Pac-12 Conference (1978–present)
- Pacific-10 Conference (1978–2010)
- Pac-12 Conference (2011–2023)
- Big 12 Conference (2024–present)
Seasons[]
2020s[]
| Season | Coach | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Brent Brennan | |
| 2024 | Brent Brennan | 4-8 |
| 2023 | Jedd Fisch | 10-3 |
| 2022 | Jedd Fisch | 5-7 |
| 2021 | Jedd Fisch | 1-11 |
| 2020 | Kevin Sumlin | 0-5 |
2010s[]
| Season | Coach | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Kevin Sumlin | 4-8 |
| 2018 | Kevin Sumlin | 5-7 |
| 2017 | Rich Rodriguez | 7-6 |
| 2016 | Rich Rodriguez | 3-9 |
| 2015 | Rich Rodriguez | 7-6 |
| 2014 | Rich Rodriguez | 10-4 |
| 2013 | Rich Rodriguez | 8-5 |
| 2012 | Rich Rodriguez | 8-5 |
| 2011 | Mike Stoops; Tom Kish | 4-8 |
| 2010 | Mike Stoops | 7-6 |
2000s[]
| Season | Coach | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Mike Stoops | 8-5 |
| 2008 | Mike Stoops | 8-5 |
| 2007 | Mike Stoops | 5-7 |
| 2006 | Mike Stoops | 6-6 |
| 2005 | Mike Stoops | 3-8 |
| 2004 | Mike Stoops | 3-8 |
| 2003 | John Mackovic; Mike Hankwitz | 2-10 |
| 2002 | John Mackovic | 4-8 |
| 2001 | John Mackovic | 5-6 |
| 2000 | Dick Tomey | 5-6 |
1990s[]
| Season | Coach | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Dick Tomey | 6-6 |
| 1998 | Dick Tomey | 12-1 |
| 1997 | Dick Tomey | 7-5 |
| 1996 | Dick Tomey | 5-6 |
| 1995 | Dick Tomey | 6-5 |
| 1994 | Dick Tomey | 8-4 |
| 1993 | Dick Tomey | 10-2 |
| 1992 | Dick Tomey | 6-5-1 |
| 1991 | Dick Tomey | 4-7 |
| 1990 | Dick Tomey | 7-5 |
1980s[]
| Season | Coach | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Dick Tomey | 8-4 |
| 1988 | Dick Tomey | 7-4 |
| 1987 | Dick Tomey | 4-4-3 |
| 1986 | Larry Smith | 9-3 |
| 1985 | Larry Smith | 8-3-1 |
| 1984 | Larry Smith | 7-4 |
| 1983 | Larry Smith | 7-3-1 |
| 1982 | Larry Smith | 6-4-1 |
| 1981 | Larry Smith | 6-5 |
| 1980 | Larry Smith | 5-6 |
1970s[]
| Season | Coach | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Tony Mason | 6-5-1 |
| 1978 | Tony Mason | 5-6 |
| 1977 | Tony Mason | 5-7 |
| 1976 | Jim Young | 5-6 |
| 1975 | Jim Young | 9-2 |
| 1974 | Jim Young | 9-2 |
| 1973 | Jim Young | 8-3 |
| 1972 | Bob Weber | 4-7 |
| 1971 | Bob Weber | 5-6 |
| 1970 | Bob Weber | 4-6 |
1960s[]
| Season | Coach | Record |
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| 1969 | Bob Weber | 3-7 |
| 1968 | Darrell Mudra | 8-3 |
| 1967 | Darrell Mudra | 3-6-1 |
| 1966 | Jim LaRue | 3-7 |
| 1965 | Jim LaRue | 3-7 |
| 1964 | Jim LaRue | 6-3-1 |
| 1963 | Jim LaRue | 5-5 |
| 1962 | Jim LaRue | 5-5 |
| 1961 | Jim LaRue | 8-1-1 |
| 1960 | Jim LaRue | 7-3 |
1950s[]
| Season | Coach | Record |
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| 1959 | Jim LaRue | 4-6 |
| 1958 | Ed Doherty | 3-7 |
| 1957 | Ed Doherty | 1-8-1 |
| 1956 | Warren Woodson | 4-6 |
| 1955 | Warren Woodson | 5-4-1 |
| 1954 | Warren Woodson | 7-3 |
| 1953 | Warren Woodson | 4-5-1 |
| 1952 | Warren Woodson | 6-4 |
| 1951 | Bob Winslow | 6-5 |
| 1950 | Bob Winslow | 4-6 |
1940s[]
| Season | Coach | Record |
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| 1949 | Bob Winslow | 2-7-1 |
| 1948 | Miles Casteel | 6-5 |
| 1947 | Miles Casteel | 5-4-1 |
| 1946 | Miles Casteel | 4-4-2 |
1930-1939[]
Rivalries[]
Arizona State[]
- Main article: Arizona–Arizona State rivalry
The primary rival of the Wildcats is the Arizona State Sun Devils. Both teams are (as of 2025) members of the Big 12 Conference. The annual matchup the two schools is known as the "Duel in the Desert." The winner receives the Territorial Cup trophy. Originating in 1899, the Wildcats lost the first game by a score of 11–2. Arizona leads the series at 50–45–1 through the end of the 2022 season.[2]
New Mexico[]
- Main article: Arizona–New Mexico rivalry
A major rival of the Wildcats in the 1900s was against the New Mexico Lobos. The series was intense until the annual matchup was canceled after the 1990 season. Both teams have met twice in bowl games, with Arizona winning both, as they won the 1997 Insight.com Bowl and the 2015 New Mexico Bowl. Arizona leads the head-to-head series at 44–20–3 with the most recent game played in 2015.[3] They have a non-conference game scheduled in Tucson for 2024.[4]
Texas Tech[]
- Main article: Arizona–Texas Tech rivalry
Historically, Arizona and the Texas Tech Red Raiders were rivals in the now-defunct Border Conference, playing every year from 1946 to 1959. In 1932, Texas Tech won the first ever meeting, which was played on their campus in Lubbock, 21–0. Arizona won their first match up in the series on November 11, 1936, 7–6 (their only win in Lubbock to date). Texas Tech has been mostly dominant in the series, including winning 15 straight games from 1937 to 1958, with games not being played in 1943 or 1944 due to World War II. The first 18 match-ups occurred while both programs were members of the Border Conference. Following 16 games were non-conference matchups with Texas Tech joining the Southwest Conference, in 1956, and later the Big-12 Conference, in 1996. Arizona stayed in the Border Conference until it joined the Western Athletic Conference, in 1962, and then the Pac-10 Conference, in 1978.
Image gallery[]
References[]
External Links[]
- Arizona Wildcats football article at Wikipedia
- Official team site
