1965 Arizona Wildcats football team

American college football season

1965 Arizona Wildcats football
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Record3–7 (1–4 WAC)
Head coach
  • Jim LaRue (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Ron Marciniak
  • Ed Cavanaugh
  • Jake Rowden
Captains
  • Tom Malloy (LB)
  • Woody King (S)
  • Jim Pazerski (T)
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Western Athletic Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
BYU $ 4 1 0 6 4 0
Arizona State 3 1 0 6 4 0
Wyoming 3 2 0 6 4 0
New Mexico 2 3 0 3 7 0
Utah 1 3 0 3 7 0
Arizona 1 4 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1965 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) during the 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their seventh season under head coach Jim LaRue, the Wildcats compiled a 3–7 record (1–4 in WAC, last), and were outscored 172 to 77. Home games were played on campus at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, and the team captains were linebacker Tom Malloy, safety Woody King, and tackle Jim Pazerski,[1][2]

Arizona's statistical leaders included Phil Albert with 559 passing yards, Brad Hubbert with 526 rushing yards, and Tim Plodinec with 191 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 18at UtahW 16–9
September 25at Kansas*
W 23–15
October 2at Wyoming
L 0–19
October 9New MexicoL 2–24
October 16at Washington State*L 3–21
October 23San Jose State*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 7–13
November 6Texas Western*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
W 10–3
November 13Air Force*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 7–34
November 20BYU
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
L 3–20
November 27at Arizona StateL 6–14
  • *Non-conference game

Season notes

  • Arizona scored 77 total points quarterbacks and only two touchdown passes by their quarterbacks in the entire season, mainly due to having an option offense at the time. The 77 points and the two passing touchdowns is claimed to be the fewest in a season for Arizona in its football history.
  • The Wildcats began the season with the first three games on the road, which is believed to be the first time that Arizona started the season with at least three consecutive road games before playing their home opener.
  • After their loss to Washington State (which would later become a future conference opponent for Arizona), the Wildcats finished the rest of the season without having to leave the state of Arizona, with four straight home games and the season finale on the road at Arizona State.
  • The win over Texas Western (now known as Texas–El Paso or UTEP) was their only victory at home in the season, which prevented a winless home record.

References

  1. ^ "1965 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. pp. 102, 106. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
  3. ^ "1965 Arizona Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2016.

External links

  • Game program: Arizona vs. Washington State at Spokane – October 16, 1965
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