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]
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| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| Record | 3–7 (1–4 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | Arizona Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 18 | at Utah | W 16–9 | 11,063 | [4] | |||
| September 25 | at Kansas* | W 23–15 | 35,500 | [5] | |||
| October 2 | at Wyoming | L 0–19 | 16,654 | [6] | |||
| October 9 | New Mexico | L 2–24 | 33,700 | [7] | |||
| October 16 | at Washington State* | L 3–21 | 16,500 | [8] | |||
| October 23 | San Jose State* |
| L 7–13 | 28,000 | [9] | ||
| November 6 | Texas Western* |
| W 10–3 | 24,500 | [10] | ||
| November 13 | Air Force* |
| L 7–34 | 27,800 | [11] | ||
| November 20 | BYU |
| L 3–20 | 24,700 | [12] | ||
| November 27 | at Arizona State | L 6–14 | 38,782 | [13] | |||
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Season notes
edit- 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
edit- ^ "1965 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. pp. 102, 106. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ "1965 Arizona Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
- ^ "Interception, safety leads Arizona Cats past erroring Utah". The Santa Fe New Mexican. September 19, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizona rocks KU, 23–15". The Hays Daily News. September 26, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wyoming beats UA, 19–0". The Arizona Republic. October 3, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "New Mexico Lobos sweep Arizona Wildcats, 24–2". The El Paso Times. October 10, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "WSU trims ASU, 21–3". The Sunday Oregonian. October 17, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alert Spartans dump Arizona". The Fresno Bee. October 24, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arizona Wildcats claw Miners, 10–3". The El Paso Times. November 7, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Air Force aerial circus spoils UA homecoming, 34–7". The Arizona Daily Star. November 14, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bill Coltrin (November 21, 1965). "BYU Cougars smell WAC title, bounce Arizona, 20–3". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. B9. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Unheralded soph turns trick for Arizona State". The Lincoln Sunday Journal & Star. November 28, 1965. Retrieved September 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
edit- Game program: Arizona vs. Washington State at Spokane – October 16, 1965