List of Arizona Wildcats bowl games
The Arizona Wildcats college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the University of Arizona in the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). Since the establishment of the team in 1893, Arizona has appeared in 20 bowl games and had 11 wins, 9 losses, and 1 tie for a .524 winning percentage.[1] One of their losses was to Boise State in one of the New Year's Six bowl games, the Fiesta Bowl.
Key
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Bowl game record attendance |
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Former bowl game record attendance |
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Denotes National Championship Game |
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Post-season games
List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach[A 1]
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Bowl |
Score[A 2] |
Date |
Season[A 3] |
Opponent[A 4] |
Stadium |
Location |
Attendance[2] |
Head coach |
1 |
San Diego East-West Christmas Classic |
L 38 !L 0–38 |
000000001921-12-26-0000December 26, 1921 |
1921 |
Centre Praying Colonels |
Balboa Stadium |
San Diego |
35,000 |
McKale, PopPop McKale |
2 |
Salad Bowl |
L 1 !L 13–14 |
000000001949-01-01-0000January 1, 1949 |
1948 |
Drake |
Montgomery Stadium |
Phoenix |
43,000 |
Casteel, Miles W.Miles W. Casteel |
3 |
Sun Bowl |
L 24 !L 10–34 |
000000001968-12-28-0000December 28, 1968 |
1968 |
Auburn Tigers |
Sun Bowl Stadium |
El Paso |
26,500 |
Mudra, DarrellDarrell Mudra |
4 |
Fiesta Bowl |
L 6 !L 10–16 |
000000001979-12-25-0000December 25, 1979 |
1979 |
Pittsburgh Panthers |
Sun Devil Stadium |
Tempe |
30,333 |
Mason, TonyTony Mason |
5 |
Sun Bowl |
T 13 !T 13–13 |
000000001985-12-16-0000December 16, 1985 |
1985 |
Georgia Bulldogs |
Sun Bowl Stadium |
El Paso |
30,333 |
Smith, LarryLarry Smith |
6 |
Aloha Bowl |
W 9 !W 30–21 |
000000001986-12-28-0000December 28, 1986 |
1986 |
North Carolina Tar Heels |
Aloha Stadium |
Honolulu |
30,333 |
Larry Smith |
7 |
Copper Bowl |
W 7 !W 17–10 |
000000001989-12-31-0000December 31, 1989 |
1989 |
North Carolina State Wolfpack |
Arizona Stadium |
Tucson |
30,333 |
Tomey, DickDick Tomey |
8 |
Aloha Bowl |
L 28 !L 0–28 |
000000001990-12-25-0000December 25, 1990 |
1990 |
Syracuse Orange |
Aloha Stadium |
Honolulu |
41,450 |
Dick Tomey |
9 |
Sun Bowl |
L 5 !L 15–20 |
000000001992-12-31-0000December 31, 1992 |
1992 |
Baylor Bears |
Sun Bowl Stadium |
El Paso |
31,337 |
Dick Tomey |
10 |
Fiesta Bowl |
W 29 !W 29–0 |
000000001994-01-01-0000January 1, 1994 |
1993 |
Miami Hurricanes |
Sun Devil Stadium |
Tempe |
31,337 |
Dick Tomey |
11 |
Freedom Bowl |
L 3 !L 13–16 |
000000001994-12-27-0000December 27, 1994 |
1994 |
Utah Utes |
Angel Stadium of Anaheim |
Anaheim |
31,377 |
Dick Tomey |
12 |
Insight.com Bowl |
W 6 !W 20–14 |
000000001997-12-20-0000December 20, 1997 |
1997 |
New Mexico Lobos |
Arizona Stadium |
Tucson |
21,514 |
Dick Tomey |
BCS Era |
13" |
Holiday Bowl |
W 3 !W 23–20 |
000000001998-12-30-0000December 30, 1998 |
1998 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers |
Qualcomm Stadium |
San Diego |
46,451 |
Dick Tomey |
14 |
Las Vegas Bowl |
W 10 !W 31–21 |
000000002008-12-20-0000December 20, 2008 |
2008 |
BYU Cougars |
Qualcomm Stadium |
San Diego |
59,106 |
Stoops, MikeMike Stoops |
15 |
Holiday Bowl |
L 33 !L 0–33 |
000000002009-12-30-0000December 30, 2009 |
2009 |
Nebraska Cornhuskers |
Qualcomm Stadium |
San Diego |
46,451 |
Mike Stoops |
16 |
Alamo Bowl |
L 26 !L 10–36 |
000000002010-12-29-0000December 29, 2010 |
2010 |
Oklahoma State Cowboys |
Alamodome |
San Antonio |
93,963 |
Mike Stoops |
17 |
New Mexico Bowl |
W 1 !W 49–48 |
000000002012-12-15-0000December 15, 2012 |
2012 |
Nevada Wolf Pack |
University Stadium |
Albuquerque |
91,245 |
Rodriguez, RichRich Rodriguez |
18 |
Independence Bowl |
W 23 !W 42–19 |
000000002013-12-31-0000December 31, 2013 |
2013 |
Boston College Eagles |
Independence Stadium |
Shreveport |
70,242 |
Rich Rodriguez |
College Football Playoff Era |
19 |
Fiesta Bowl (CFP New Year Six)* |
L 8 !L 30–38 |
000000002014-12-31-0000December 31, 2014 |
2014 |
Boise State Broncos |
University of Phoenix Stadium |
Glendale |
85,689 |
Rich Rodriguez |
20 |
New Mexico Bowl |
W 8 !W 45–37 |
000000002015-12-19-0000December 19, 2015 |
2015 |
New Mexico Lobos |
University Stadium |
Albuquerque |
91,245 |
Rich Rodriguez |
Notes
- ↑ Statistics correct as of 2014–15 NCAA football bowl games.
- ↑ Results are sortable first by whether the result was an Arizona win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory.
- ↑ Links to the season article for the Oregon team that competed in the bowl for that year.
- ↑ Links to the season article for the opponent that Arizona competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.
References
- General
- National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). "Bowl/All-Star Game Records" (PDF). 2011 NCAA Division I Football Records. NCAA.org. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- "Wildcats history". University of Arizona. Retrieved November 27, 2011.
- Specific
- ↑ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 14
- ↑ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38
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