1970 Arizona Wildcats football team

1970 Arizona Wildcats football
Conference Western Athletic Conference
1970 record 4–6 (2–4 WAC)
Head coach Bob Weber (2nd season)
Home stadium Arizona Stadium
1970 WAC football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
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
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1970 college 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 in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

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]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 19 at Michigan* Michigan StadiumAnn Arbor, MI L 9–20   80,386
September 26 San Jose State* Arizona StadiumTucson, Arizona W 30–29   38,800[4]
October 3 at Iowa* Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona W 1710   37,500
October 10 BYU Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona W 24—17  
October 24 at Utah Ute StadiumSalt Lake City, UT L 0–24  
October 31 Air Force Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona L 20–23  
November 7 at New Mexico University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM L 7–35  
November 14 at UTEP Sun Bowl StadiumEl Paso, Texas L 17–33  
November 21 Wyoming Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona W 17–33  
December 5 No. 9 Arizona State Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona (Rivalry) L 10–6  
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll / Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Roster

1970 Arizona Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
C 52 Jim Arneson So
QB 10 Brian Linstrom Sr
QB 14 Bill Demory So
WR 32 Charles McKee Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 31 Mark Arneson Jr
DE 66 Tim Gaffney Jr
S 25 Jackie Wallace So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. "1970 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  2. "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. p. 106. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  3. "1970 Arizona Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  4. "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2017.


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