1970 Arizona Wildcats football team

1970 Arizona Wildcats football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (2–4 WAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Western Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Arizona State $ 7 0 0 11 0 0
New Mexico 5 1 0 7 3 0
Utah 4 2 0 6 4 0
UTEP 4 3 0 6 4 0
Arizona 2 4 0 4 6 0
Colorado State 1 3 0 4 7 0
BYU 1 6 0 3 8 0
Wyoming 1 6 0 1 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1970 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Bob Weber, the Wildcats compiled a 4–6 record (2–4 against WAC opponents), finished in fifth place in the WAC, and were outscored by their opponents, 213 to 168. The team played its home games on campus at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

The team's statistical leaders included Brian Linstrom with 884 passing yards, Willie Lewis with 665 rushing yards, and Hal Arnason with 569 receiving yards.

This was the final season in which Arizona played only ten regular season games, as the NCAA added an eleventh game for all teams beginning in 1971.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 19at No. 8 Michigan*L 9–2080,386
September 26San Jose State*W 30–2938,800
October 3Iowa*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 17–1037,500
October 10BYU
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 24–17
October 24at UtahL 0–24
October 31Air Force
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 20–23
November 7at New MexicoL 7–35
November 14at UTEPL 17–33
November 21Wyoming
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 38–12
December 5No. 9 Arizona State
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ (rivalry)
L 6–10
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll

Game summaries

UTEP

Arizona went to El Paso and fell behind early and did not recover as UTEP went on to win. To date, this remains the last time that the Wildcats lost to the Miners. Also, the loss led to Arizona failing to win a road game for the second season in a row.

Arizona State

In a low-scoring affair, the Wildcats held ninth-ranked Arizona State in check, but ultimately fell short to end the season. ASU would go on to finish with a perfect record.

Roster

1970 Arizona Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 52 Jim Arneson So
QB 10 Brian Linstrom Sr
QB 14 Bill Demory So
WR 32 Charles McKee Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 31 Mark Arneson Jr
DE 66 Tim Gaffney Jr
S 25 Jackie Wallace So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

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