Arizona Wildcats

Big 12Tucson, AZArizona Stadium

2026: 5–⁠1 (2–⁠1 Big 12), No. 25 in the AP poll. Last: won at West Virginia 52–⁠31. Next: Iowa State, Saturday, Oct 24.

  1. W 35–⁠7Northern Arizona
  2. L 17–⁠28at No. 15 BYU
  3. W 42–⁠17Northern Illinois
  4. W 34–⁠24at Washington State
  5. W 34–⁠7Cincinnati
  6. W 52–⁠31at West Virginia
  7. Oct 24Iowa State
  8. Oct 31at Texas Tech
  9. Nov 6TCU
  10. Nov 14Utah
  11. Nov 21at Kansas State
  12. Nov 28Arizona State
  • Outfitted by Nike
  • Sudler Trophy, 2024

Arizona has played football since 1899 and is 526–⁠482–⁠25 in the 1,033 games on record here, which start in 1916. Their best finish in the final AP poll is No. 4, in 1998. They have won three Border Conference titles (the last in 1941), plus two Western Athletic Conference titles, one Pac-12 Conference title, counting shared titles. Since 1939, the NFL Draft has taken 119 players from here in its first seven rounds, 12 of them in the first round. The AFL draft also took two players from here. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 4 players and 3 coaches from Arizona. Dick Tomey (1987–⁠2000) won more games here than any other coach: 95. The most-played rival is Arizona State: 98 meetings, Arizona leads 52–⁠45–⁠1. This season, under Brent Brennan, they’re 5–⁠1.

Résumé

All-time record
640–⁠502–⁠33 official; 526–⁠482–⁠25 on file; how we count
Postseason
10–⁠12 bowls, title games, playoff
AP No. 1 finishes
0
Weeks at No. 1
0 of 171 ranked
Elo now
1654 19th of 138 FBS
Computer rankings
Massey No. 25 · Composite No. 29 in FBS, Oct 17; down 1 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
Best season by Elo
1998 rated 1729
Conference titles
6 last in 1993
Bowl record
10–⁠12–⁠1 official, bowls only
Seasons
102 since 1916, 1,033 games

Identity

Fight song
Bear Down, Arizona
Student section
ZonaZoo
Band
The Pride of Arizona since 1902

2026 season 5–⁠1

RosterFull 2026 season

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

This season, game by game

Arizona’s Elo through 2026: 1584 going into the opener, 1654 after the latest game.1575160016251650Elo 1584 going in; beat Northern Arizona 35–7Elo 1593 going in; lost to BYU 28–17Elo 1576 going in; beat Northern Illinois 42–17Elo 1588 going in; beat Washington State 34–24Elo 1610 going in; beat Cincinnati 34–7Elo 1633 going in; beat West Virginia 52–31Now: Elo 1654 after the latest game1654
Elo going into each game, then after the latest. Filled dots: wins; open: losses.

Future schedule

2027–⁠33
20283 games: 2 home, 1 away, non-conference only
20293 games: 2 home, 1 away, non-conference only
20302 games: 1 home, 1 away, non-conference only
20312 games: 1 home, 1 away, non-conference only
20321 game: 1 away, non-conference only
20332 games: 1 home, 1 away, non-conference only

Arizona’s announced games beyond the seasons on our schedule, as its Wikipedia article lists them (announced schedules as of October 1, 2026). Schedules change; a season shows only the games named so far, and many articles list non-conference games only. Future schedules: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

On the 2026 team

Program greats See all

Heisman finalists, College Football Hall of Famers, consensus All-Americans, national award winners and first-round picks, for what they did at Arizona.

Photos: Wikimedia Commons, free licenses; credits on each player’s page.

Around the program

Apparel
Nike · Official source
Mascot
Wilbur and Wilma Wildcat · Official source
Student section
ZonaZoo · Official source
Athletic director
Desireé Reed-Francois · Official source
Radio flagship
KCUB · Single source

Found by several AI researchers searching the web, then kept only where the page loads and says so in words naming the program; every quote is checked again each time the data is rebuilt. Official source: the school’s own page. All of them.

The apparel deal

Nike, 2025 through 2033. 8 years, $44M. Arizona calls it the largest publicly known Nike partnership in the Big 12.

  • Arizona Athletics, Jun 4, 2026: Nike agreement through 2033, called the largest publicly known Nike partnership in the Big 12
  • Arizona Daily Star: Eight-year Nike deal from the 2025-26 season through 2033, $44M total, $5.5M a year

Apparel deals: Field Drip. Terms as the outlets reported them; checked Oct 3, 2026.

Program strength since 1916

Best seasons ever
Arizona end-of-season Elo from 1916 to 2026, best in 1998 at 1729.13001500170019001920194019601980200020201998 peak: Elo 1729
End-of-season Elo. Dashed line: 1500, an average FBS team.

More coverage

Found through the GDELT Project, which indexes news sites worldwide. Each link opens the story on the outlet’s own site; each picture is that outlet’s own preview of its story, shown from its site and credited to it.

Podcasts

Found through Podcast Index, the open podcast directory. Each link opens the episode’s page.

Head coaches

CoachYearsRecord
Brent Brennan2024–⁠202618–⁠13
Jedd Fisch2021–⁠202316–⁠21
Kevin Sumlin2018–⁠20209–⁠20
Rich Rodriguez2012–⁠201743–⁠35
Tim Kish20113–⁠3
Mike Stoops2004–⁠201141–⁠50
Mike Hankwitz20031–⁠6
John Mackovic2001–⁠200310–⁠18
Dick Tomey1987–⁠200095–⁠64–⁠4
Larry Smith1980–⁠198648–⁠28–⁠3
Tony Mason1977–⁠197916–⁠18–⁠1
Jim Young1973–⁠197631–⁠13
Bob Weber1969–⁠197216–⁠26
Darrell Mudra1967–⁠196811–⁠9–⁠1
Jim LaRue1959–⁠196641–⁠37–⁠2
Edward Doherty1957–⁠19584–⁠15–⁠1
Warren Woodson1952–⁠195626–⁠22–⁠2
Robert Winslow1949–⁠195112–⁠18–⁠1
Miles Casteel1939–⁠194841–⁠26–⁠3
Orian Landreth19383–⁠6
Tex Oliver1933–⁠193732–⁠11–⁠4
Gus Farwick19324–⁠5
Fred Enke19313–⁠5–⁠1
Pop McKale1916–⁠19302–⁠13–⁠2

Most-played series

All rivalries
OpponentGamesARIZ record
Arizona State9852–⁠45–⁠1 ‡
New Mexico5132–⁠17–⁠2
Utah4921–⁠26–⁠2
Washington State4829–⁠19
UCLA4718–⁠27–⁠2
Oregon4617–⁠29
USC458–⁠36 †
UTEP4331–⁠11–⁠1

Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file. Each series page gives both.

Rivals the program names: Arizona State, New Mexico.

The trophy it holds: Territorial Cup (Arizona State, since 2025). Who holds each comes from the games on file; the trophies from Wikipedia.

Every opponent (108)

Every program Arizona has played, A to Z, with Arizona’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.

Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.

Conference titles

6, counting shared titles
Pac-12 Conference 1
1993 (shared)
Western Athletic Conference 2
1964 (shared), 1973 (shared)
Border Conference 3
1935, 1936, 1941
Pac-12 South 1
2014

As the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.

Conferences

  1. Independent 1899–⁠1917 and 1919–⁠1930
  2. Border Conference 1931–⁠1942 and 1945–⁠1960
  3. Independent 1961
  4. Pac-10 1978–⁠2010
  5. Pac-12 2011–⁠2023
  6. Big 12 since 2024
  • 1962Joined the WAC from the Border Conference. Source
  • 1978Joined the Pac-10 from the WAC. Source
  • 2024Joined the Big 12 from the Pac-12, announced August 3, 2023. Source

Arizona’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time). The moves and their announcement dates from Wikipedia’s lists of NCAA Division I conference changes; the year is the first season in the new conference. Conference realignment: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

National award winners

All awards
2014Scooby Wright LBLombardi, Nagurski, Bednarik
2007Antoine Cason CBThorpe
1994Steve McLaughlin KGroza
1993Rob Waldrop DTOutland, Nagurski
1990Darryll Lewis CBThorpe

Consensus All-Americans 17

2024Tetairoa McMillan WR
2014Scooby Wright III LB
2013Ka’Deem Carey RB
2012Ka’Deem Carey RB
2007Antoine Cason CB
1999Dennis Northcutt APB
1998Chris McAlister CB
1995Tedy Bruschi DE
1994Steve McLaughlin K
1994Tedy Bruschi DE
1994Tony Bouie DB
1993Rob Waldrop DT
1992Rob Waldrop DT
1990Darryll Lewis DB
1987Chuck Cecil S
1983Ricky Hunley LB
1982Ricky Hunley LB

Led the nation 12

2017Khalil Tate yards per carry (9.2)
2012Ka’Deem Carey rushing yards (1,929 yds)
1999Dennis Northcutt punt return average (19.0)
1966Mark Reed passing yards (2,368 yds)
1963Rickie Harris punt return average (17.4)
1960Eddie Wilson passer rating (140.8)
1958Dave Hibbert receptions (61 catches)
1955Art Luppino rushing yards (1,313 yds), yards per carry (6.28)
1954Art Luppino rushing yards (1,359 yds), rushing touchdowns (21 TD), points (166 pts), points per game (16.60)
1947Fred Enke passing yards (1,406 yds), total offense (1,941 yds), total offense per game (194.1)
1947John Smith receiving yards (568 yds), yards per catch (18.3)
1941Hank Stanton receptions (50 catches), receiving yards (820 yds)

The NCAA’s official national leaders since 1937, from Wikipedia’s yearly leader lists.

In the Hall of Fame

Every inductee
Players
4
Coaches
3
2013Tedy Bruschi DE
2011Rob Waldrop DT
2009Chuck Cecil S
2000Darrell Mudra coach here, 1967–⁠1968
1999Jim Young coach here, 1973–⁠1976
1997Ricky Hunley LB
1989Warren B. Woodson coach here, 1952–⁠1956

In the draft

By college
NFL picks, rounds 1–⁠7
119 since 1939
First-round picks
12
AFL picks
2 1962
2025Tetairoa McMillan WRNo. 8, Carolina Panthers
2024Jordan Morgan OTNo. 25, Green Bay Packers
2008Antoine Cason CBNo. 27, San Diego Chargers
2000Trung Canidate RBNo. 31, St. Louis Rams
1999Chris McAlister DBNo. 10, Baltimore Ravens
1992John Fina OTNo. 27, Buffalo Bills
1990Chris Singleton LBNo. 8, New England Patriots
1990Anthony Smith DENo. 11, Los Angeles Raiders

Who came and went in the 2026 transfer portal, and every portal year.

The school

University of Arizona
Enrollment
56,365 44,848 undergraduates, fall 2024
Where
Tucson, Arizona
Public or private
Public Research 1
Founded
1885
Graduates’ median earnings
$59,979 10 years after starting

Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.

Official accounts

Football
X @ArizonaFballInstagram @ArizonaFootballFacebook ArizonaFootball
Athletics department
X @AZAthleticsInstagram @azathleticsYouTube channel/UCqG1fYrO-2Mp8OHMU1PdizgFacebook ArizonaAthletics

Official accounts: the schools’ athletics websites: the ones arizonawildcats.com lists for its football program and athletics department, as of Oct 12, 2026.

Season by season

National champions
SeasonRecordConf.AP preAP finalCoachEloSP+
20265–⁠12–⁠1Brent Brennan165415.2
20259–⁠47–⁠3Brent Brennan162612.0
20244–⁠82–⁠821Brent Brennan1452-2.8
202310–⁠37–⁠211Jedd Fisch166814.1
20225–⁠73–⁠6Jedd Fisch1411-3.2
20211–⁠111–⁠8Jedd Fisch1299-12.6
20200–⁠50–⁠5Kevin Sumlin1350-3.5
20194–⁠82–⁠7Kevin Sumlin1410-8.0
20185–⁠74–⁠5Kevin Sumlin15153.6
20177–⁠65–⁠4Rich Rodriguez14983.7
20163–⁠91–⁠8Rich Rodriguez1414-4.5
20157–⁠63–⁠622Rich Rodriguez15654.7
201410–⁠47–⁠219Rich Rodriguez16547.6
20138–⁠54–⁠5Rich Rodriguez159614.6
20128–⁠54–⁠5Rich Rodriguez15518.2
20114–⁠82–⁠7Mike Stoops, Tim Kish1468-2.4
20107–⁠64–⁠5Mike Stoops156614.8
20098–⁠56–⁠3Mike Stoops15967.1
20088–⁠55–⁠4Mike Stoops163316.3
20075–⁠74–⁠5Mike Stoops15477.3
20066–⁠64–⁠5Mike Stoops1512-1.0
20053–⁠82–⁠6Mike Stoops14151.5
20043–⁠82–⁠6Mike Stoops14063.1
20032–⁠101–⁠7John Mackovic, Mike Hankwitz1351-7.4
20024–⁠81–⁠7John Mackovic1430-2.7
Every season back to 1916 (77 more)
SeasonRecordConf.AP preAP finalCoachEloSP+
20015–⁠62–⁠6John Mackovic1485-3.4
20005–⁠63–⁠5Dick Tomey152211.6
19996–⁠63–⁠54Dick Tomey15481.4
199812–⁠17–⁠1244Dick Tomey172916.3
19977–⁠54–⁠4Dick Tomey159112.8
19965–⁠63–⁠5Dick Tomey15339.4
19956–⁠54–⁠419Dick Tomey15740.7
19948–⁠46–⁠2720Dick Tomey164510.3
199310–⁠26–⁠21410Dick Tomey170118.2
19926–⁠5–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1Dick Tomey159819.5
19914–⁠73–⁠5Dick Tomey14652.2
19907–⁠55–⁠4Dick Tomey15480.4
19898–⁠45–⁠31825Dick Tomey164214.0
19887–⁠45–⁠3Dick Tomey161517.0
19874–⁠4–⁠32–⁠3–⁠3Dick Tomey15887.9
19869–⁠35–⁠311Larry Smith166618.2
19858–⁠3–⁠15–⁠2Larry Smith162813.0
19847–⁠45–⁠2Larry Smith159411.0
19837–⁠3–⁠14–⁠3–⁠114Larry Smith157411.4
19826–⁠4–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1Larry Smith155816.1
19816–⁠54–⁠4Larry Smith14720.5
19805–⁠63–⁠4Larry Smith1458-4.6
19796–⁠5–⁠14–⁠3Tony Mason15194.4
19785–⁠63–⁠4Tony Mason15037.8
19775–⁠73–⁠4Tony Mason14850.3
19765–⁠63–⁠4Jim Young1509-3.4
19759–⁠25–⁠21618Jim Young165816.2
19749–⁠26–⁠117Jim Young15995.1
19738–⁠36–⁠1Jim Young15498.2
19724–⁠74–⁠3Bob Weber1424-8.7
19715–⁠63–⁠3Bob Weber1457-3.1
19704–⁠62–⁠4Bob Weber1422-3.2
19693–⁠73–⁠3Bob Weber1432
19688–⁠35–⁠1Darrell Mudra1530
19673–⁠6–⁠11–⁠4Darrell Mudra1403
19663–⁠71–⁠4Jim LaRue1398
19653–⁠71–⁠4Jim LaRue1394
19646–⁠3–⁠13–⁠1Jim LaRue1573
19635–⁠52–⁠2Jim LaRue1496
19625–⁠52–⁠2Jim LaRue1525
19618–⁠1–⁠117Jim LaRue1618
19607–⁠33–⁠0Jim LaRue1512
19594–⁠62–⁠1Jim LaRue1319
19583–⁠72–⁠1Edward Doherty1293
19571–⁠8–⁠10–⁠4Edward Doherty1303
19564–⁠61–⁠3Warren Woodson1416
19555–⁠4–⁠11–⁠2–⁠1Warren Woodson1483
19547–⁠33–⁠2Warren Woodson1536
19534–⁠5–⁠13–⁠2Warren Woodson1471
19526–⁠43–⁠2Warren Woodson1476
19516–⁠53–⁠3Robert Winslow1407
19504–⁠62–⁠4Robert Winslow1351
19492–⁠7–⁠12–⁠4Robert Winslow1340
19486–⁠53–⁠2Miles Casteel1443
19475–⁠4–⁠13–⁠2Miles Casteel1427
19464–⁠4–⁠22–⁠2–⁠1Miles Casteel1446
19426–⁠44–⁠2Miles Casteel1482
19417–⁠35–⁠0Miles Casteel1549
19407–⁠23–⁠1Miles Casteel1552
19396–⁠41–⁠2Miles Casteel1469
19383–⁠60–⁠3Orian Landreth1440
19378–⁠23–⁠1Tex Oliver1600
19365–⁠2–⁠33–⁠0–⁠1Tex Oliver1591
19357–⁠24–⁠0Tex Oliver1577
19347–⁠2–⁠12–⁠1–⁠1Tex Oliver1497
19335–⁠33–⁠2Tex Oliver1435
19324–⁠53–⁠2Gus Farwick1336
19313–⁠5–⁠11–⁠1–⁠1Fred Enke1355
19301–⁠1Pop McKale1450
19280–⁠1–⁠1Pop McKale1434
19260–⁠0–⁠1Pop McKale1429
19250–⁠3Pop McKale1389
19240–⁠2Pop McKale1408
19230–⁠1Pop McKale1426
19221–⁠2Pop McKale1428
19210–⁠2Pop McKale1464
1916few games on file0–⁠1Pop McKale1478

Officially 640–⁠502–⁠33 since 1899 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 526–⁠482–⁠25 (1,033 of its 1,175 games are on file). Our file starts in 1916; the program began in 1899. Some games are missing from our source.

No season on file for 1917–⁠20, 1927, 1929, 1943–⁠45: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.

Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.