1967 Arizona Wildcats football team

The 1967 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Darrell Mudra, the Wildcats compiled a 3–6–1 record (1–4 against WAC opponents), finished in fourth place in the WAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 231 to 162.[1][2] The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

1967 Arizona Wildcats football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record3–6–1 (1–4 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
1967 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Wyoming $ 5 –0 –010 –1 –0
Arizona State 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
BYU 3 –2 –06 –4 –0
Utah 2 –3 –04 –7 –0
Arizona 1 –4 –03 –6 –1
New Mexico 0 –5 –01 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

A major highlight of the season occurred in late September, when the Wildcats captured an upset win at Ohio State, which was one of the biggest wins for the program at the time.[3]

The team's statistical leaders included Mark Reed with 759 passing yards, David Barajas with 337 rushing yards, and Roger Brautigan with 247 receiving yards.[4]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 16Wyoming
L 17–36
September 30at Ohio State*
W 14–7
October 7at Missouri*
L 3–17
October 14UTEP*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
T 9–9
October 21Utah
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 29–33
October 28 No. 10 Indiana*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 7–42
November 4New Mexico
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ (rivalry)
W 48–13
November 11at BYU
L 14–17
November 18Air Force*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 14–10
November 25at Arizona State
L 7–47
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Season notes
  • Arizona and Ohio State met for the first time. To date, this remains the Wildcats’ first and only win over the Buckeyes.
  • In addition to playing Ohio State, the Wildcats played a second Big Ten team, Indiana. Arizona would ultimately lose to the Hoosiers.
  • From mid-October to early November, Arizona played four consecutive home games, one of the earliest times in modern history that the Wildcats played four home or away games in a row in a season.

References
  1. "1967 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  2. "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. p. 106. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  3. "Arizona stuns Buckeyes, 14–7". Arizona Daily Star. October 1, 1967.
  4. "1967 Arizona Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
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