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1975 Arizona

9–⁠2 (5–⁠2 Western Athletic Conference), coached by Jim Young, finished No. 18 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Arizona in 1975, game by game: won vs. Pacific 16–0; won at Wyoming 14–0; won vs. Northwestern 41–6; won at UTEP 36–0; won vs. Texas Tech 32–28; lost vs. New Mexico 34–44; won at BYU 36–20; won at No. 13 San Diego State 31–24; won at Colorado State 31–9; won vs. Utah 38–14; lost at No. 8 Arizona State 21–24+36−10Won 16–0 vs. Pacific+16PacificWon 14–0 at Wyoming+14WyomingWon 41–6 vs. Northwestern+35NorthwesternWon 36–0 at UTEP+36UTEPWon 32–28 vs. Texas Tech+4Texas TechLost 34–44 vs. New Mexico-10New MexicoWon 36–20 at BYU+16BYUWon 31–24 at No. 13 San Diego State+7No. 13 San Diego StateWon 31–9 at Colorado State+22Colorado StateWon 38–14 vs. Utah+24UtahLost 21–24 at No. 8 Arizona State-3No. 8 Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 20vsPacificW 16–⁠071%
Sep 27atWyomingW 14–⁠077%
Oct 4vsNorthwesternW 41–⁠679%
Oct 11atUTEPW 36–⁠078%
Oct 18vsTexas TechW 32–⁠2871%
Oct 25vsNew MexicoL 34–⁠4482%
Nov 1atBYUW 36–⁠2050%
Nov 8at13San Diego StateW 31–⁠2431%
Nov 15atColorado StateW 31–⁠964%
Nov 22vsUtahW 38–⁠1493%
Nov 29at8Arizona StateL 21–⁠2440%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 24–⁠21; No. 18 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Western Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 16
  2. Wk 2: 17
  3. Wk 3: 17
  4. Wk 4: 15
  5. Wk 5: 17
  6. Wk 6: 17
  7. Wk 7: 13
  8. Wk 8: 13
  9. Wk 9: 17
  10. Wk 10: 15
  11. Wk 11: 12
  12. Wk 12: 11
  13. Wk 13: 12
  14. Wk 14: 15
  15. Final: 18
Record
9–⁠2
Conference
5–⁠2 2nd in Western Athletic Conference
AP final
No. 18 peak No. 11
Points
330–⁠169
Coach
Jim Young
Elo
1658 +92 this season
SP+ rating
16.2 No. 24 of 132; offense No. 14, defense No. 52
SRS
14.8 No. 20 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
John Mackovic
Defensive coordinator
Larry Smith

Drafted in 1976

The 1976 draft
Rd 1Mike Dawson DTSt. Louis Cardinals
Rd 4Theo Bell WRPittsburgh Steelers
Rd 6Scott Piper WRBuffalo Bills

1975 Western Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona State7–⁠012–⁠02
Arizona5–⁠29–⁠218
Colorado State4–⁠26–⁠5
BYU4–⁠36–⁠5
New Mexico4–⁠36–⁠5
Utah1–⁠41–⁠10
Wyoming1–⁠62–⁠9
UTEP0–⁠61–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.