1989 Arizona Wildcats football team

1989 Arizona Wildcats football
Copper Bowl champions
1989 Copper Bowl, Win, 17-10, vs. North Carolina State
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 25
1989 record	8-4 (5-3 Pac-10)
Head coach	Dick Tomey
Offensive coordinator	Rip Scherer
Defensive coordinator	Larry MacDuff
Home stadium	Arizona Stadium

1989 Pacific-10 football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#8 USC $	6	–	0	–	1	9	–	2	–	1
#23 Washington	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Oregon	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
#25 Arizona	5	–	3	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Arizona State	3	–	3	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
Oregon State	3	–	4	–	1	4	–	7	–	1
Washington State	3	–	5	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Stanford	3	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
UCLA	2	–	5	–	1	3	–	7	–	1
California	2	–	6	–	0	4	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1989 Arizona Wildcats football team represented University of Arizona during the 1989 NCAA college football season. The offense scored 248 points while the defense allowed 178 points. Led by head coach Dick Tomey, the Wildcats participated in the first Copper Bowl.

Regular season

In the Territorial Bowl, the Wildcats beat Arizona State by a score of 28-10.

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	Stanford	No. 18	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	Prime	W 19–3	48,712
September 9	at Texas Tech*	No. 20	Jones Stadium • Lubbock, TX		L 14–24	35,940
September 16	No. 6 Oklahoma*		Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ		W 6–3	50,931
September 23	No. 11 Washington	No. 23	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	Prime	W 20–17	50,935
September 30	at Oregon	No. 17	Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR	Prime	L 10–16	39,631
October 14	No. 22 UCLA		Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	ABC	W 42–7	51,562
October 21	at No. 15 Washington State	No. 22	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA		W 23–21	36,090
October 28	Pacific*	No. 17	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ		W 38–14	46,449
November 4	at California	No. 15	California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA	ABC	L 28–29	29,000
November 11	No. 9 USC	No. 25	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	ABC	L 3–24	52,606
November 25	at Arizona State		Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ (Territorial Cup)		W 28–10	74,926
December 31	vs. North Carolina State*		Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ (Copper Bowl)	TBS	W 17–10	37,237
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

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Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Club
Chris Singleton	Linebacker	1	8	New England Patriots
Anthony Smith	Defensive End	1	11	Los Angeles Raiders
Glenn Parker	Tackle	3	69	Buffalo Bills
John Nies	Punter	6	154	Buffalo Bills
Donnie Salum	Linebacker	10	250	Atlanta Falcons

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References

Arizona Wildcats football

Venues	Arizona Stadium (1928–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Arizona State (Territorial Cup) New Mexico: (Kit Carson Rifle, 1938–1990)

Culture & lore	Bear Down Wilbur and Wilma The Pride of Arizona "A" Mountain "Fight! Wildcats! Fight!"

People	Head coaches All-Americans NFL draftees Statistical leaders

Seasons	1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

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