Arizona Wildcats
| Arizona Wildcats Football | |||
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| First season | 2014 | ||
| Head coach | wrigleyfan 1st season, 7–5 (.583) | ||
| Stadium | Arizona Stadium (Capacity: 56,037) | ||
| Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
| Location | Tucson, Arizona | ||
| Division | South (1 Division title) | ||
| All-time record | 60–31 (.659) | ||
| Bowl record | 3–3 (.500) | ||
| Conference titles | 1 (2017) | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 2 | ||
| Colors | Navy Blue and Cardinal Red | ||
| Fight song | Fight! Wildcats! Fight! | ||
| Mascot | Wilbur and Wilma | ||
| Marching band | The Pride of Arizona | ||
| Rivals | Arizona State Sun Devils New Mexico Lobos | ||
| Website | arizonawildcats.com | ||
The Arizona Wildcats football team is the football team representing the University of Arizona, located in Tucson, AZ. The team competes in the Pac-12 Conference at the CFBHC Collegiate Football level. The team is currently coached by Wrigleyfan.
History
Neovenator250 era (2014-2018)
The Arizona Wildcats began their inaugural CFBHC season in 2014 with Neovenator250 as head coach. Neovenator250 led the Wildcats to a 46-18 record in five years at the helm including leading the Wildcats to a conference championship in 2017 and a 3-2 record in bowl games. He left Tucson after the 2018 season and headed to Gainesville to take over as the head coach of the Florida Gators.
thatfunk era (2019)
In an interesting twist thatfunk took over the Wildcats head coaching position for the 2019 season after Neovenator250 left the program to replace thatfunk at Florida. Thatfunk lead the team to a 6-6 record and qualified for the Bay Area Bowl where the Wildcats lost to Michigan 42-17. Thatfunk's stay in Tucson would be short as he decided to head back to the SEC and take the head coaching job at Arkansas after his only season at Arizona.
wrigleyfan era (2020)
The 2020 season began a new era as wrigleyfan became the 3rd Arizona head coach. Wrigleyfan was brought in after leading the Indiana Hoosiers to a 6-6 record and a selection to the Birmingham Bowl (lost 20-14 to BYU) in his first season as a head coach.
Jumanji era (2021)
The 2021 season saw Arizona's continued coaching carousel run through the veteran leadership of head coach Jumanji. Coming from a stellar Boston College program, Jumanji led a talented Arizona team to 10 win regular season. In the postseason, Arizona defeated the Kansas Jayhawks in the Alamo Bowl to finish 11-2 and ranked #10 in the National Coaches' Poll. In the NFLHC draft the following Spring, six Arizona players (including two in the first round) were drafted to continue their careers as pros. (OLB Davenport, FS Bowden, CB Spillman, RB Strong, C Crum, QB Parish)
brightfalls era (2022-Present)
Once again, Arizona began a new season with a new coach. After Jumanji's unexpected leave, brightfalls took over the head coaching job at Arizona before the beginning of the 2022 season.
All-time record vs. PAC-12 opponents
This is the Wildcats' football record against current Pac-12 opponents through the 2020 season.
| School | Total Games | W | L | T | Pct. | PF | PA | First Year | Last Year | Streak |
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| Arizona State | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 167 | 131 | 2014 | 2020 | L2 |
| California | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 68 | 59 | 2016 | 2020 | L1 |
| Colorado | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 168 | 113 | 2014 | 2020 | W1 |
| Oregon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | 79 | 67 | 2015 | 2020 | L2 |
| Oregon State | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 72 | 67 | 2015 | 2020 | W1 |
| Stanford | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 55 | 17 | 2016 | 2019 | W2 |
| UCLA | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 181 | 157 | 2014 | 2020 | W2 |
| USC | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | .429 | 141 | 184 | 2014 | 2020 | L2 |
| Utah | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 175 | 122 | 2014 | 2020 | W4 |
| Washington | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 38 | 34 | 2014 | 2017 | W1 |
| Washington State | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | 65 | 51 | 2014 | 2020 | L1 |
| 11 Opponents | 51 | 31 | 20 | 0 | .608 | 1209 | 1002 | 6 Seasons |
Overall in CFBHC
Season-by-Season Records
| Coach(es) | Year | Conference | Record | Conference Record | Bowl | Final CP Ranking | ||
| Wins | Losses | Wins | Losses | |||||
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| Neovenator250 | ||||||||
| 2014 | Pac-12 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 5 | Lost Bridgepoint Holiday Bowl vs. Northwestern (45-14) | - | |
| 2015 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | Won Famous Idaho Potato Bowl vs. ECU (42-27) | #11 | ||
| 2016 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | Won Peony Bowl vs. Auburn (9-6) | #10 | ||
| 2017 | 11 | 1 | 7 | 0 | Lost Peach Bowl vs. Nebraska (22-16) | #5 | ||
| 2018 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | Won Armed Forces Bowl vs. New Mexico (24-6) | - | ||
| thatfunk | 2019 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | Lost Bay Area Bowl vs. Michigan (42-17) | - | |
| wrigleyfan | 2020 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | TBD | - | |
| Jumanji | 2021 | 11 | 2 | 8 | 1 | Won Alamo Bowl vs. Kansas (20-13) | #10 | |
| brightfalls | 2022 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | ||
| Total | 71 | 32 | 39 | 21 | ||||
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| National Champions | Conference Champions | Bowl game berth |
Bowl games
The Wildcats have appeared in 5 bowl games, posting a record of 3-2.
| Season | Bowl | Opponent | Result |
| 2014 | Holiday Bowl | Northwestern | L, 45-14 |
| 2015 | Famous Idaho Potato Bowl | ECU | W, 42-27 |
| 2016 | Peony Bowl | Auburn | W, 9-6 |
| 2018 | Armed Forces Bowl | New Mexico | W, 24-6 |
| 2019 | Bay Area Bowl | Michigan | L, 42-17 |
| 2021 | Alamo Bowl | Kansas | W, 20-13 |
| Total | 6 Bowl Games | 4-2 | |
Individual Award Winners
Coaches
Players
All-Americans
- 2016
- 2017
All-Pac-12 Players
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