1970 Arizona Wildcats football team

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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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 19at No. 8 Michigan*
L 9–2080,386
September 26San Jose State*
W 30–2938,800[4]
October 3at Iowa*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, Arizona
W 17–1037,500
October 10BYU
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, Arizona
W 24–17
October 24at Utah
L 0–24
October 31Air Force
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, Arizona
L 20–23
November 7at New Mexico
L 7–35
November 14at UTEP
L 17–33
November 21Wyoming
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, Arizona
W 38–12
December 5No. 9 Arizona State
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, Arizona (rivalry)
L 6–10
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1970 Arizona Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
C 52 Jim Arneson So
QB 10 Brian Linstrom Sr
QB 14 Bill Demory So
WR 32 Charles McKee Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 31 Mark Arneson Jr
DE 66 Tim Gaffney Jr
S 25 Jackie Wallace So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  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. ^ "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2017.


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