1978 Arizona Wildcats football team

1978 Arizona Wildcats football
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 USC $ 6 1 0 12 1 0
No. 14 UCLA 6 2 0 8 3 1
Washington 6 2 0 7 4 0
Arizona State 4 3 0 9 3 0
No. 17 Stanford 4 3 0 8 4 0
California 3 4 0 6 5 0
Arizona 3 4 0 5 6 0
Oregon 2 5 0 2 9 0
Oregon State 2 6 0 3 7 1
Washington State 1 7 0 3 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Arizona Wildcats football team season represented the University of Arizona in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Tony Mason, the Wildcats compiled a 5–6 record (3–4 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in a tie for sixth place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents, 245 to 205.[1][2] The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. This is the first year in which Arizona, along with rival Arizona State, joined the Pac-10 (previously the Pac-8 prior to both Arizona schools’ joining the conference).

The team's statistical leaders included Jim Krohn with 991 passing yards, Hubert Oliver with 866 rushing yards, and Ron Beyer with 296 receiving yards.[3] Linebacker Sam Giangardella led the team with 131 total tackles.[4]

  1. ^ "1978 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. 107. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  3. ^ "1978 Arizona Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  4. ^ 2016 Media Guide, p. 86.