1969 Arizona Wildcats football team

The 1969 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Bob Weber, the Wildcats compiled a 3–7 record (3–3 against WAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the WAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 276 to 219.[1][2] The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

1969 Arizona Wildcats football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record3–7 (3–3 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
1969 Western Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Arizona State $ 6 –1 –08 –2 –0
Utah 5 –1 –08 –2 –0
BYU 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Wyoming 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Arizona 3 –3 –03 –7 –0
UTEP 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
New Mexico 1 –5 –04 –6 –0
Colorado State 0 –4 –04 –6 –0
  • $ – Conference champion

Weber replaced Darrell Mudra, who left Arizona to become the head coach at Western Illinois at the end of the 1968 season. Without Mudra in charge, the Wildcats struggled heavily, which led to Arizona losing its first four games of the 1969 season and only winning only three games all year.

The team's statistical leaders included Brian Linstrom with 1,598 passing yards, Ron Gardin with 759 rushing yards, and Hal Arnason with 489 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 20at Wyoming
L 7–23
September 27Kansas State*
L 27–42
October 4at Iowa*
L 19–31
October 11Houston*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 17–34
October 18UTEP
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 26–10
October 25New Mexico
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ (rivalry)
W 52–28
November 1at BYU
L 21–31
November 8at Syracuse*
L 0–23
November 15Utah
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 17–16
November 29at Arizona State
L 24–38
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "1969 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. "1969 Arizona Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2016.


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