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1993 Arizona

10–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Pac-10), coached by Dick Tomey, finished No. 10 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Arizona in 1993, game by game: won vs. UTEP 24–6; won vs. Pacific 16–13; won at Illinois 16–14; won at Oregon State 33–0; won vs. USC 38–7; won vs. Stanford 27–24; won vs. No. 25 Washington State 9–6; lost at No. 15 UCLA 17–37; won vs. Oregon 31–10; lost at California 20–24; won at Arizona State 34–20; won vs. No. 10 Miami 29–0+33−20Won 24–6 vs. UTEP+18UTEPWon 16–13 vs. Pacific+3PacificWon 16–14 at Illinois+2IllinoisWon 33–0 at Oregon State+33Oregon StateWon 38–7 vs. USC+31USCWon 27–24 vs. Stanford+3StanfordWon 9–6 vs. No. 25 Washington State+3No. 25 Washington StateLost 17–37 at No. 15 UCLA-20No. 15 UCLAWon 31–10 vs. Oregon+21OregonLost 20–24 at California-4CaliforniaWon 34–20 at Arizona State+14Arizona StateWon 29–0 vs. No. 10 Miami+29No. 10 Miami
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsUTEPW 24–⁠681%
Sep 11vsPacificW 16–⁠1379%
Sep 18atIllinoisW 16–⁠1457%
Sep 25atOregon StateW 33–⁠072%
Oct 2vsUSCW 38–⁠763%
Oct 16vsStanfordW 27–⁠2463%
Oct 23vs25Washington StateW 9–⁠664%
Oct 30at15UCLAL 17–⁠3743%
Nov 6vsOregonW 31–⁠1066%
Nov 13atCaliforniaL 20–⁠2464%
Nov 26atArizona StateW 34–⁠2047%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvs10MiamiFiesta BowlW 29–⁠034%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Miami 29–⁠0 in the Fiesta Bowl; No. 10 in the final AP poll; Pac-10 champions.

In program history: The 2nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 14
  2. Wk 2: 13
  3. Wk 3: 13
  4. Wk 4: 15
  5. Wk 5: 15
  6. Wk 6: 12
  7. Wk 7: 12
  8. Wk 8: 11
  9. Wk 9: 7
  10. Wk 10: 7
  11. Wk 11: 14
  12. Wk 12: 13
  13. Wk 13: 19
  14. Wk 14: 19
  15. Wk 15: 17
  16. Wk 16: 16
  17. Final: 10

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 1993.

Pac-10 champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with UCLA and USC

Outland TrophyRob Waldrop, DT; also the Nagurski

Consensus All-AmericanRob Waldrop, DT

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Pac-10
AP final
No. 10 peak No. 7
Points
294–⁠161
Coach
Dick Tomey
Elo
1701 +136 this season
SP+ rating
18.2 No. 19 of 105; offense No. 50, defense No. 3
SRS
17.4 No. 11 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Duane Akina
Defensive coordinator
Larry Mac Duff
Offense
Multiple
Defense
Double Eagle Flex

Drafted in 1994

The 1994 draft
Rd 2Chuck Levy RBArizona Cardinals
Rd 5Rob Waldrop DTKansas City Chiefs
Rd 5Roderick Lewis TEHouston Oilers
Rd 6Brant Boyer LBMiami Dolphins

All-Pac-10

5 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Warner SmithOLCoaches-2
  • Brant BoyerLBCoaches-2
  • Brandon SandersDBCoaches-2

From Wikipedia’s 1993 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1993 Pac-10 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Arizona6–⁠210–⁠210
UCLA6–⁠28–⁠418
USC6–⁠28–⁠5
Washington5–⁠37–⁠4
California4–⁠49–⁠425
Arizona State4–⁠46–⁠5
Washington State3–⁠55–⁠6
Oregon2–⁠65–⁠6
Stanford2–⁠64–⁠7
Oregon State2–⁠64–⁠7

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