Arizona Wildcats football
The Arizona Wildcats football program represents the University of Arizona (UA) in the sport of American college football. Arizona competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. They play their home games at Arizona Stadium, which opened in 1929 on the university's campus in Tucson, Arizona, and has a capacity of 50,782. The Wildcats head coach is Brent Brennan.
| Arizona Wildcats football | |||
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| First season | 1899 | ||
| Athletic director | Mike Candrea (interim) | ||
| Head coach | Brent Brennan 1st season, 0–0 (–) | ||
| Stadium | Arizona Stadium (capacity: 50,782) | ||
| Year built | 1929 | ||
| Field surface | FieldTurf | ||
| Location | Tucson, Arizona | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Pac-12 | ||
| Past conferences | Independent (1899–1930) Border (1931–1961) WAC (1962–1977) | ||
| All-time record | 629–499–33 (.556) | ||
| Bowl record | 10–11–1 (.477) | ||
| Conference titles | 6 (1933, 1934, 1941, 1964, 1973, 1993) | ||
| Division titles | 1 Pac-12 South (2014) | ||
| Rivalries | Arizona State (rivalry) New Mexico (rivalry) | ||
| Consensus All-Americans | 16 | ||
| Colors | Cardinal and navy | ||
| Fight song | Bear Down, Arizona | ||
| Mascot | Wilbur and Wilma the Wildcat | ||
| Marching band | The Pride of Arizona | ||
| Outfitter | Nike | ||
| Website | ArizonaWildcats.com | ||
Arizona's inaugural season was in 1899. The school first played as an independent before joining a conference in 1931, when they became a member of the now-defunct Border Conference. They, alongside rival Arizona State (ASU), would become part of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in 1962. In 1978, both Arizona and ASU joined the Pac-12 Conference (then known as the Pac-10). They were placed in the Pac-12 South Division when the conference realigned in 2011. Divisions within the Pac-12 were removed starting in the 2022 season, with the teams with the two best records in the conference making the conference title game.
On August 4, 2023, Arizona announced it would join the Big 12 Conference beginning in the 2024–25 academic year.
The Wildcats have won at least a share of six conference championships, as well as a Pac-12 South division title in 2014, and made 21 bowl appearances, one of which are among the "New Year's Six" bowls.