1993 Arizona Wildcats football team

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1993 Arizona Wildcats football
University of Arizona Block A.svg
Pac-10 Co-Champions
Conference Pacific-10 Conference
Ranking
Coaches #9
AP #10
1993 record 10–2 (6–2 Pac-10)
Head coach Dick Tomey
Offensive coordinator Duane Akina
Defensive coordinator Larry MacDuff
Base defense 3–4 defense
Seasons
« 1992 1994 »
1993 Pacific-10 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#18 UCLA + 6 2 0     8 4 0
#10 Arizona + 6 2 0     10 2 0
USC + 6 2 0     8 5 0
Washington 5 3 0     7 4 0
#25 California 4 4 0     9 4 0
Arizona State 4 4 0     6 5 0
Washington State 3 5 0     5 6 0
Oregon 2 6 0     5 6 0
Stanford 2 6 0     4 7 0
Oregon State 2 6 0     4 7 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1993 Arizona Wildcats football team represented University of Arizona during the 1993 NCAA college football season. The offense scored 294 points while the defense allowed 161 points. Led by head coach Dick Tomey, the Wildcats beat the Miami Hurricanes in the 1994 Fiesta Bowl. They tied for first place in the Pac-10 conference along with UCLA, with identical 6-2 conference records. However, The UCLA Bruins were invited to the 1994 Rose Bowl based upon Arizona's loss in the head-to-head meeting.

Regular season

  • In the Territorial Cup, the Wildcats beat Arizona State by a score of 34-20.
Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 7:00 PM UTEP* #13 Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ W 24–6   44,414
September 11 7:00 PM Pacific* #13 Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 16–13   42,292
September 18 11:00 AM at Illinois* #15 Memorial StadiumChampaign, IL W 16–14   51,110
September 25 1:00 PM at Oregon State #15 Parker StadiumCorvallis, OR W 33–0   27,215
October 2 4:00 PM USC #12 Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ ABC W 38–7   56,075
October 16 7:00 PM Stanford #11 Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ PSN W 27–24   57,799
October 23 12:30 PM #25 Washington State #7 Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ ABC W 9–6   46,675
October 30 8:30 PM at #15 UCLA #7 Rose BowlPasadena, CA ESPN L 17–37   66,656
November 6 6:30 PM Oregon #14 Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 31–10   57,309
November 13 1:30 PM at California #13 California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA ABC L 20–24   35,000
November 26 4:00 PM at Arizona State #19 Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ (The Duel in the Desert) ABC W 34–20   73,115
January 1 11:00 AM vs. #10 Miami (FL)* #16 Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ (Fiesta Bowl) NBC W 29–0   72,260
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Mountain Standard Time.

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Team Players drafted into the NFL

Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Chuck Levy Running Back 2 38 Arizona Cardinals
Rob Waldrop Defensive Lineman 5 156 Kansas City Chiefs
Roderick Lewis Tight End 5 157 Houston Oilers
Brant Boyer Linebacker 6 177 Miami Dolphins

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Awards and honors

  • Rob Waldrop, Chuck Bednarik Award
  • Rob Waldrop, Bronko Nagurski Award
  • Rob Waldrop, Outland Trophy

References