1993 Arizona Wildcats football team

1993 Arizona Wildcats football
Pac-10 co-champion
Fiesta Bowl champion
Fiesta Bowl, W 29–0 vs. Miami (FL)
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 10
Record10–2 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDuane Akina (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorLarry Mac Duff (7th season)
Base defenseDouble Eagle Flex
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 10 Arizona + 6 2 0 10 2 0
No. 18 UCLA + 6 2 0 8 4 0
USC + 6 2 0 8 5 0
Washington 5 3 0 7 4 0
No. 25 California 4 4 0 9 4 0
Arizona State 4 4 0 6 5 0
Washington State 3 5 0 5 6 0
Oregon 2 6 0 5 6 0
Stanford 2 6 0 4 7 0
Oregon State 2 6 0 4 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona during the 1993 NCAA Division I-A football season. The offense scored 294 points while the defense allowed 161 points. Led by head coach Dick Tomey in his seventh season at Arizona, the Wildcats compiled a 10–2 record (6–2 against Pac-10 opponents), tied for first with UCLA and USC for the Pac-10 title, and defeated Miami in the Fiesta Bowl. It was the first time since 1973 that Arizona won at least a share of a conference championship and the first as a Pac-10 member.

The Wildcats would defeat USC but lose to UCLA, which led to the three-way tie for the Pac-10 title. A loss late in the season to California ended their potential chances of a Rose Bowl berth, and UCLA was invited instead due to their head-to-head victory over the Wildcats.[1]

This season was also the first in which the Wildcats won at least ten games, and their defense, nicknamed the “Desert Swarm” was at its best, and led the nation in rushing defense and was ranked second behind Ole Miss in total defense, and was also ranked ninth in scoring defense.[2]

  1. ^ "Wildcats share Pac-10 title; No chance for roses, though". Tucson Citizen. November 27, 1993.
  2. ^ "'Desert Swarm' was the best in '93". Arizona Daily Star. January 2, 1994.