1980 Arizona Wildcats football team

The 1980 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Larry Smith, the Wildcats compiled a 5–6 record (3–4 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for sixth place in the Pac-10, and were outscored by their opponents, 275 to 215.[1][2] The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

1980 Arizona Wildcats football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
1980 record5–6 (3–4 Pac-10)
Head coachLarry Smith (1st season)
CaptainHubie Oliver
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
1980 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 16 Washington $ 6 1 0  9 3 0
No. 13 UCLA 5 2 0  9 2 0
No. 11 USC 4 2 1  8 2 1
Arizona State 5 3 0  7 4 0
Oregon 4 3 1  6 3 2
Stanford 3 4 0  6 5 0
Arizona 3 4 0  5 6 0
Washington State 3 4 0  4 7 0
California 3 5 0  3 8 0
Oregon State 0 8 0  0 11 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Tom Tunnicliffe with 1,204 passing yards, Hubert Oliver with 655 rushing yards, and Tim Holmes with 545 receiving yards.[3] Linebacker Jack Housley led the team with 104 total tackles.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 20Colorado StateL 13–1548,511
September 27at CaliforniaW 31–2441,000
October 4at Iowa*W 5–359,950
October 11No. 2 USC
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 10–2754,789
October 18Washington State
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 14–3847,132
October 25at No. 4 Notre Dame
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 3–2056,211
November 1No. 4 UCLA
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 23–1742,876
November 8at Washington
L 22–4549,341
November 15Pacific
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 63–3539,576
November 22at Oregon State
W 24–715,300
November 29Arizona State
ABCL 7–4453,108
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Game summaries

at Iowa

Arizona at Iowa
1 234Total
Wildcats 2 300 5
Hawkeyes 0 003 3
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–2 1978 W 23–3

Arizona State

Arizona State at Arizona
1 234Total
Sun Devils 14 17130 44
Wildcats 0 070 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
29–24 1979 W 27–24

[5]

References

  1. "1980 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. 107. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  3. "1980 Arizona Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
  4. 2016 Media Guide, p. 86.
  5. "Sun Devils Club Arizona with Defense". The Register-Guard. Eugene. November 30, 1980. p. 3B. Retrieved November 22, 2019.


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