2005 Arizona Wildcats football team

2005 Arizona Wildcats football
ConferencePacific-10
Record3–8 (2–6 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Canales (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorMark Stoops (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
Seasons
← 2004
2006 →
2005 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 USC † $   8 0     12 1  
No. 13 Oregon   7 1     10 2  
No. 16 UCLA   6 2     10 2  
No. 25 California   4 4     8 4  
Arizona State   4 4     7 5  
Stanford   4 4     5 6  
Oregon State   3 5     5 6  
Arizona   2 6     3 8  
Washington State   1 7     4 7  
Washington   1 7     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • † – USC later vacated 12 wins (8 in conference) and 1 loss due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona during the 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. They were coached by Mike Stoops in his second season with the Wildcats. They ended the year with a 3–8 record (2–6 against Pac-10 opponents), which was identical to the previous season in terms of the record.

Despite a below-average record, the season featured a blowout upset victory over UCLA in November that was a high point for the Wildcats during the year.[1]

  1. ^ "Big win over UCLA top moment of Wildcats' '05 football season". Tucson Citizen. November 29, 2005.