2008 Arizona Wildcats football team

2008 Arizona Wildcats football
Las Vegas Bowl champion
Las Vegas Bowl, W 31–21 vs. BYU
ConferencePacific-10 Conference
Record8–5 (5–4 Pac-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSonny Dykes (2nd season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorMark Stoops (5th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 USC $   8 1     12 1  
No. 10 Oregon   7 2     10 3  
No. 18 Oregon State   7 2     9 4  
California   6 3     9 4  
Arizona   5 4     8 5  
Arizona State   4 5     5 7  
Stanford   4 5     5 7  
UCLA   3 6     4 8  
Washington State   1 8     2 11  
Washington   0 9     0 12  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team's head coach was Mike Stoops, in his fifth year at Arizona. The Wildcats played their home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona and compete in the Pacific-10 Conference. Arizona finished the 2008 regular season with a record of 7–5, and faced BYU in the Las Vegas Bowl on December 20, their first postseason appearance since 1998; they defeated the Cougars 31–21 for a final record of 8–5. In that game, the Wildcats' 31 points were the most put up by the team in any of their bowl appearances. Senior wide receiver Mike Thomas, playing in his final game as a Wildcat, also got the Pac-10 record of most receptions by any wide receiver in the Pac-10. Senior Quarterback Willie Tuitama was named MVP for the 2008 Las Vegas Bowl, by throwing 328 yards, 2 pass TD's and 1 rush TD.