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1991 Arizona

4–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Pac-10), coached by Dick Tomey.

Schedule and results

Arizona in 1991, game by game: lost at No. 22 Ohio State 14–38; won vs. Stanford 28–23; lost vs. No. 24 California 21–23; won vs. Long Beach State 45–21; lost at No. 3 Washington 0–54; lost at UCLA 14–54; lost vs. No. 2 Miami 9–36; won vs. Oregon State 45–21; lost at Washington State 27–40; won vs. USC 31–14; lost at Arizona State 14–37+24−54Lost 14–38 at No. 22 Ohio State-24No. 22 Ohio StateWon 28–23 vs. Stanford+5StanfordLost 21–23 vs. No. 24 California-2No. 24 CaliforniaWon 45–21 vs. Long Beach State+24Long Beach StateLost 0–54 at No. 3 Washington-54No. 3 WashingtonLost 14–54 at UCLA-40UCLALost 9–36 vs. No. 2 Miami-27No. 2 MiamiWon 45–21 vs. Oregon State+24Oregon StateLost 27–40 at Washington State-13Washington StateWon 31–14 vs. USC+17USCLost 14–37 at Arizona State-23Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 7at22Ohio StateL 14–⁠3840%
Sep 14vsStanfordW 28–⁠2359%
Sep 21vs24CaliforniaL 21–⁠2351%
Sep 28vsLong Beach StateW 45–⁠2178%
Oct 5at3WashingtonL 0–⁠5418%
Oct 12atUCLAL 14–⁠5437%
Oct 26vs2MiamiL 9–⁠3620%
Nov 2vsOregon StateW 45–⁠2182%
Nov 9atWashington StateL 27–⁠4044%
Nov 16vsUSCW 31–⁠1444%
Nov 23atArizona StateL 14–⁠3743%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 37–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Pac-10.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1991.

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 6th in Pac-10
AP final
Unranked
Points
248–⁠361
Coach
Dick Tomey
Elo
1465 −66 this season
SP+ rating
2.2 No. 53 of 104; offense No. 22, defense No. 80
SRS
0.8 No. 52 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Pat Hill
Defensive coordinator
Larry Mac Duff

Drafted in 1992

The 1992 draft
Rd 1John Fina OTBuffalo Bills
Rd 6Michael Bates WRSeattle Seahawks

All-Pac-10

1 first team, 2 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1991 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1991 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington8–⁠012–⁠02
California6–⁠210–⁠28
UCLA6–⁠29–⁠319
Stanford6–⁠28–⁠422
Arizona State4–⁠46–⁠5
Washington State3–⁠54–⁠7
Arizona3–⁠54–⁠7
USC2–⁠63–⁠8
Oregon1–⁠73–⁠8
Oregon State1–⁠71–⁠10

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