1970 Arizona Wildcats football team

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.

1970 Arizona Wildcats football
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Record	4–6 (2–4 WAC)
Head coach	Bob Weber (2nd season)
Home stadium	Arizona Stadium
Seasons ← 1969 1971 →

1970 Western Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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 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]

This was the final season in which Arizona played only ten regular season games, as the NCAA added an eleventh game for all teams beginning in 1971.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19		at No. 8 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 9–20	80,386	[5]
September 26		San Jose State*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 30–29	38,800	[6]
October 3		Iowa*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 17–10	37,500	[7]
October 10		BYU	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 24–17	32,500	[8]
October 24		at Utah	Ute Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	L 0–24	15,046	[9]
October 31	2:30 p.m.	Air Force	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	L 20–23	36,000	[10]
November 7		at New Mexico	University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (rivalry)	L 7–35	18,110	[11]
November 14		at UTEP	Sun Bowl El Paso, TX	L 17–33	15,506	[12]
November 21		Wyoming	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	W 38–12	31,882	[13]
December 5		No. 9 Arizona State	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (rivalry)	L 6–10	38,500	[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries

UTEP

See also: 1970 UTEP Miners football team

Arizona went to El Paso and fell behind early and did not recover as UTEP went on to win.^[16] To date, this remains the last time that the Wildcats lost to the Miners. Also, the loss led to Arizona failing to win a road game for the second season in a row.^[17]

Arizona State

See also: 1970 Arizona State Sun Devils football team and Arizona–Arizona State football rivalry

In a low-scoring affair, the Wildcats held ninth-ranked Arizona State in check, but ultimately fell short to end the season.^[18] ASU would go on to finish with a perfect record.

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 Bob Weber Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt