Summary
The 1970 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Bob Weber, the Wildcats compiled a 4–6 record (2–4 against WAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the WAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 213 to 168.[1][2] The team played its home games on campus at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.
| 1970 Arizona Wildcats football | |
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (2–4 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | Arizona Stadium |
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| No. 6 Arizona State $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTEP | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arizona | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colorado State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| BYU | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wyoming | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The team's statistical leaders included Brian Linstrom with 884 passing yards, Willie Lewis with 665 rushing yards, and Hal Arnason with 569 receiving yards.[3]
This was the final season in which Arizona played only ten regular season games, as the NCAA added an eleventh game for all teams beginning in 1971.[4]
Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 19 | at No. 8 Michigan* | L 9–20 | 80,386 | |
| September 26 | San Jose State* | W 30–29 | 38,800 | |
| October 3 | Iowa* |
| W 17–10 | 37,500 |
| October 10 | BYU |
| W 24–17 | |
| October 24 | at Utah | L 0–24 | ||
| October 31 | Air Force |
| L 20–23 | |
| November 7 | at New Mexico | L 7–35 | ||
| November 14 | at UTEP | L 17–33 | ||
| November 21 | Wyoming |
| W 38–12 | |
| December 5 | No. 9 Arizona State |
| L 6–10 | |
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Game summaries edit
UTEP edit
Arizona went to El Paso and fell behind early and did not recover as UTEP went on to win.[5] To date, this remains the last time that the Wildcats lost to the Miners. Also, the loss led to Arizona failing to win a road game for the second season in a row.[6]
Arizona State edit
In a low-scoring affair, the Wildcats held ninth-ranked Arizona State in check, but ultimately fell short to end the season.[7] ASU would go on to finish with a perfect record.
Roster edit
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References edit
- ^ "1970 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. p. 106. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ "1970 Arizona Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ "NCAA expands football season; UA, ASU to play eleven games during regular season". The Arizona Republic. June 8, 1971.
- ^ "Arizona falls to UTEP, 33–17". Arizona Daily Star. November 15, 1970.
- ^ "Wildcats struggling to win on the road". Arizona Daily Wildcat. November 16, 1970.
- ^ "Wildcats come up short against No. 9 Devils". Arizona Daily Star. December 6, 1970.