1989 Arizona Wildcats football team

1989 Arizona Wildcats football
Copper Bowl champion
Copper Bowl, W 17–10 vs. NC State
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
AP No. 25
1989 record 8–4 (5–3 Pac-10)
Head coach Dick Tomey (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Rip Scherer (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Larry Mac Duff (3rd season)
Home stadium Arizona Stadium
1989 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 8 USC $ 6 0 1  9 2 1
No. 23 Washington 5 3 0  8 4 0
Oregon 5 3 0  8 4 0
No. 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 Division I-A 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.

Schedule

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

Team players drafted into the NFL

PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
Chris SingletonLinebacker18New England Patriots
Anthony SmithDefensive end111Los Angeles Raiders
Glenn ParkerTackle369Buffalo Bills
John NiesPunter6154Buffalo Bills
Donnie SalumLinebacker10250Atlanta Falcons

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