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.[1][2] 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.[3]

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.[4]

  1. ^ "1970 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. ^ "1970 Arizona Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "NCAA expands football season; UA, ASU to play eleven games during regular season". The Arizona Republic. June 8, 1971.