List of Arizona Wildcats football seasons
The Arizona Wildcats football team competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing the University of Arizona. This is a list of completed seasons.[1][2]
Seasons
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Forbes (Independent) (1899) | |||||||||
| 1899 | Stuart Forbes | 1–1–1 | |||||||
| William W. Skinner (Independent) (1900–1901) | |||||||||
| 1900 | William W. Skinner | 3–1 | |||||||
| 1901 | William W. Skinner | 4–1 | |||||||
| Leslie Gillette (Independent) (1902) | |||||||||
| 1902 | Leslie Gillette | 5–0 | |||||||
| Orin A. Kates (Independent) (1903–1904) | |||||||||
| 1903 | Orin A. Kates | 2–0 | |||||||
| 1904 | Orin A. Kates | 3–1–2 | |||||||
| William M. Ruthrauff (Independent) (1905) | |||||||||
| 1905 | William M. Ruthrauff | 5–2 | |||||||
| 1906 | No team | ||||||||
| 1907 | No team | ||||||||
| H. B. Galbraith (Independent) (1908–1909) | |||||||||
| 1908 | H. B. Galbraith | 5–0 | |||||||
| 1909 | H. B. Galbraith | 3–1 | |||||||
| Frank Shipp (Independent) (1910–1911) | |||||||||
| 1910 | Frank Shipp | 5–0 | |||||||
| 1911 | Frank Shipp | 3–1–1 | |||||||
| Raymond L. Quigley (Independent) (1912) | |||||||||
| 1912 | Raymond L. Quigley | 2–1 | |||||||
| Frank A. King (Independent) (1913) | |||||||||
| 1913 | Frank A. King | 2–2 | |||||||
| Pop McKale (Independent) (1914–1930) | |||||||||
| 1914 | Pop McKale | 4–1 | |||||||
| 1915 | Pop McKale | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1916 | Pop McKale | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1917 | Pop McKale | 3–2 | |||||||
| 1918 | No team | ||||||||
| 1919 | Pop McKale | 7–1 | |||||||
| 1920 | Pop McKale | 6–1 | |||||||
| 1921 | Pop McKale | 7–2 | |||||||
| 1922 | Pop McKale | 6–3 | |||||||
| 1923 | Pop McKale | 5–3 | |||||||
| 1924 | Pop McKale | 2–4 | |||||||
| 1925 | Pop McKale | 3–3–1 | |||||||
| 1926 | Pop McKale | 5–1–1 | |||||||
| 1927 | Pop McKale | 4–2–1 | |||||||
| 1928 | Pop McKale | 5–1–2 | |||||||
| 1929 | Pop McKale | 7–1 | |||||||
| 1930 | Pop McKale | 6–1–1 | |||||||
| Fred Enke (Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1931) | |||||||||
| 1931 | Fred Enke | 3–5–1 | 1–1–1 | T–2nd | |||||
| August W. Farwick (Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1932) | |||||||||
| 1932 | August W. Farwick | 4–5 | 3–2 | 2nd | |||||
| Tex Oliver (Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1933–1937) | |||||||||
| 1933 | Tex Oliver | 5–3 | 3–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1934 | Tex Oliver | 7–2–1 | 2–1–1 | 3rd | |||||
| 1935 | Tex Oliver | 7–2 | 4–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1936 | Tex Oliver | 5–2–3 | 3–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1937 | Tex Oliver | 8–2 | 3–1 | 3rd | |||||
| Orian Landreth (Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1938) | |||||||||
| 1938 | Orian Landreth | 3–6 | 0–3 | 6th | |||||
| Miles W. Casteel (Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1939–1948) | |||||||||
| 1939 | Miles W. Casteel | 6–4 | 1–2 | 5th | |||||
| 1940 | Miles W. Casteel | 7–2 | 3–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1941 | Miles W. Casteel | 7–3 | 5–0 | 1st | |||||
| 1942 | Miles W. Casteel | 6–4 | 4–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1943 | No team | ||||||||
| 1944 | No team | ||||||||
| 1945 | Miles W. Casteel | 5–0 | 0–0 | N/A | |||||
| 1946 | Miles W. Casteel | 4–4–2 | 2–2–1 | 4th | |||||
| 1947 | Miles W. Casteel | 5–4–1 | 3–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1948 | Miles W. Casteel | 6–5 | 3–2 | T–3rd | L Salad | ||||
| Robert Winslow (Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1949–1951) | |||||||||
| 1949 | Robert Winslow | 2–7–1 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1950 | Robert Winslow | 4–6 | 2–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1951 | Robert Winslow | 6–5 | 4–3 | 5th | |||||
| Warren B. Woodson (Border Conference) (1952–1956) | |||||||||
| 1952 | Warren B. Woodson | 6–4 | 3–2 | 3rd | |||||
| 1953 | Warren B. Woodson | 4–5–1 | 3–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1954 | Warren B. Woodson | 7–3 | 3–2 | 4th | |||||
| 1955 | Warren B. Woodson | 5–4–1 | 1–2–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1956 | Warren B. Woodson | 4–6 | 1–2 | 4th | |||||
| Ed Doherty (Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1957–1958) | |||||||||
| 1957 | Ed Doherty | 1–8–1 | 0–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1958 | Ed Doherty | 3–7 | 2–1 | 3rd | |||||
| Jim LaRue (Border Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1959–1960) | |||||||||
| 1959 | Jim LaRue | 4–6 | 2–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1960 | Jim LaRue | 7–3 | 3–0 | 2nd | |||||
| Jim LaRue (Independent) (1961) | |||||||||
| 1961 | Jim LaRue | 8–1–1 | 17 | ||||||
| Jim LaRue (Western Athletic Conference) (1962–1966) | |||||||||
| 1962 | Jim LaRue | 5–5 | 2–2 | T–2nd | |||||
| 1963 | Jim LaRue | 5–5 | 2–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1964 | Jim LaRue | 6–3–1 | 3–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1965 | Jim LaRue | 3–7 | 1–4 | 6th | |||||
| 1966 | Jim LaRue | 3–7 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| Darrell Mudra (Western Athletic Conference) (1967–1968) | |||||||||
| 1967 | Darrell Mudra | 3–6–1 | 1–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1968 | Darrell Mudra | 8–3 | 5–1 | T–2nd | L Sun | ||||
| Bob Weber (Western Athletic Conference) (1969–1972) | |||||||||
| 1969 | Bob Weber | 3–7 | 3–3 | 5th | |||||
| 1970 | Bob Weber | 4–6 | 2–4 | 5th | |||||
| 1971 | Bob Weber | 5–6 | 3–3 | 3rd | |||||
| 1972 | Bob Weber | 4–7 | 4–3 | 4th | |||||
| Jim Young (Western Athletic Conference) (1973–1976) | |||||||||
| 1973 | Jim Young | 8–3 | 6–1 | T–1st | |||||
| 1974 | Jim Young | 9–2 | 6–1 | 2nd | |||||
| 1975 | Jim Young | 9–2 | 5–2 | 2nd | 13 | 18 | |||
| 1976 | Jim Young | 5–6 | 3–4 | T–5th | |||||
| Tony Mason (Western Athletic Conference) (1977) | |||||||||
| 1977 | Tony Mason | 5–7 | 3–4 | 5th | |||||
| Tony Mason (Pacific-10 Conference) (1978–1979) | |||||||||
| 1978 | Tony Mason | 5–6 | 3–4 | T–6th | |||||
| 1979 | Tony Mason | 6–5–1 | 4–3 | T–3rd | L Fiesta | ||||
| Larry Smith (Pacific-10 Conference) (1980–1986) | |||||||||
| 1980 | Larry Smith | 5–6 | 3–4 | T–6th | |||||
| 1981 | Larry Smith | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–6th | |||||
| 1982 | Larry Smith | 6–4–1 | 4–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1983 | Larry Smith | 7–3–1 | 4–3–1 | 5th | |||||
| 1984 | Larry Smith | 7–4 | 5–2 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1985 | Larry Smith | 8–3–1 | 5–2 | T–2nd | T Sun | ||||
| 1986 | Larry Smith | 9–3 | 5–3 | T–4th | W Aloha | 10 | 11 | ||
| Dick Tomey (Pacific-10 Conference) (1987–2000) | |||||||||
| 1987 | Dick Tomey | 4–4–3 | 2–3–3 | 7th | |||||
| 1988 | Dick Tomey | 7–4 | 5–3 | T–3rd | |||||
| 1989 | Dick Tomey | 8–4 | 5–3 | T–2nd | W Copper | 25 | |||
| 1990 | Dick Tomey | 7–5 | 5–4 | 5th | L Aloha | ||||
| 1991 | Dick Tomey | 4–7 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 1992 | Dick Tomey | 6–5–1 | 4–3–1 | 5th | L John Hancock | ||||
| 1993 | Dick Tomey | 10–2 | 6–2 | T–1st | W Fiesta | 9 | 10 | ||
| 1994 | Dick Tomey | 8–4 | 6–2 | T–2nd | L Freedom | 20 | |||
| 1995 | Dick Tomey | 6–5 | 4–4 | T–5th | |||||
| 1996 | Dick Tomey | 5–6 | 3–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 1997 | Dick Tomey | 7–5 | 4–4 | T–5th | W Insight.com | ||||
| 1998 | Dick Tomey | 12–1 | 7–1 | 2nd | W Holiday | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1999 | Dick Tomey | 6–6 | 3–5 | T–6th | |||||
| 2000 | Dick Tomey | 5–6 | 3–5 | T–5th | |||||
| John Mackovic (Pacific-10 Conference) (2001–2003) | |||||||||
| 2001 | John Mackovic | 5–6 | 2–6 | 8th | |||||
| 2002 | John Mackovic | 4–8 | 1–7 | T–9th | |||||
| 2003 | John Mackovic[n 1] | 2–10[n 1] | 1–7[n 1] | 10th | |||||
| Mike Stoops (Pacific-10 / Pac-12 Conference) (2004–2011) | |||||||||
| 2004 | Mike Stoops | 3–8 | 2–6 | T–8th | |||||
| 2005 | Mike Stoops | 3–8 | 2–6 | 8th | |||||
| 2006 | Mike Stoops | 6–6 | 4–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2007 | Mike Stoops | 5–7 | 4–5 | 6th | |||||
| 2008 | Mike Stoops | 8–5 | 5–4 | 5th | W Las Vegas | ||||
| 2009 | Mike Stoops | 8–5 | 6–3 | T–2nd | L Holiday | ||||
| 2010 | Mike Stoops | 7–6 | 4–5 | T–5th | L Alamo | ||||
| 2011 | Mike Stoops[n 2] | 4–8[n 2] | 2–7[n 2] | T–5th (South) | |||||
| Rich Rodriguez (Pac-12 Conference) (2012–2017) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Rich Rodriguez | 8–5 | 4–5 | 4th (South) | W New Mexico | ||||
| 2013 | Rich Rodriguez | 8–5 | 4–5 | 4th (South) | W AdvoCare V100 | ||||
| 2014 | Rich Rodriguez | 10–4 | 7–2 | 1st (South) | L Fiesta† | 17 | 19 | ||
| 2015 | Rich Rodriguez | 7–6 | 3–6 | 5th (South) | W New Mexico | ||||
| 2016 | Rich Rodriguez | 3–9 | 1–8 | 6th (South) | |||||
| 2017 | Rich Rodriguez | 7–6 | 5–4 | 3rd (South) | L Foster Farms | ||||
| Kevin Sumlin (Pac-12 Conference) (2018–2020) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Kevin Sumlin | 5–7 | 4–5 | T–3rd (South) | |||||
| 2019 | Kevin Sumlin | 4–8 | 2–7 | 6th (South) | |||||
| 2020 | Kevin Sumlin | 0–5 | 0–5 | 6th (South) | |||||
| Jedd Fisch (Pac-12 Conference) (2021–2023) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Jedd Fisch | 1–11 | 1–8 | 6th (South) | |||||
| 2022 | Jedd Fisch | 5–7 | 3–6 | 8th | |||||
| 2023 | Jedd Fisch | 10–3 | 7–2 | 3rd | W Alamo | 11 | 11 | ||
| Brent Brennan (Big 12 Conference) (2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Brent Brennan | 4–8 | 2–7 | T–13th | |||||
| Total: | 636–502–33 | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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Totals
1891–2024 totals through November 30, 2024
| Wins | Losses | Ties | Win percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular season games | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| Conference Championship games | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 |
| Bowl games | 10 | 11 | 1 | .477 |
| All games | 636 | 502 | 33 | .557 |
| Reference: | ||||
Records above take into account an additional 0 victories vacated and 0 victories and 0 tie forfeited.
Notes
- ^ a b c After starting the year 1–4, Mackovic was fired and defensive coordinator Mike Hankwitz coached the team on an interim basis for the rest of the season.
- ^ a b c The team was coached by interim head coach Tim Kish for the last six games of the season after eighth-year head coach Mike Stoops was fired as head coach on October 10 after starting the season 1–5.
References
- ^ "2016 Arizona Football Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona Athletic Department. pp. 104–110. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
- ^ College Football @ Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2015-Apr-12.