The Arizona Wildcats college football team competes as part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), representing the University of Arizona in the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12). Since the establishment of the team in 1893, Arizona has appeared in 21 bowl games and had 9 wins, 11 losses, and 1 tie for a .452 winning percentage.[1] The Wildcats played in two Bowl Coalition Era Bowls. The 1992 John Handcock Bowl (Sun Bowl) was a Tier 2 Bowl Coalition game. The 1993 Fiesta Bowl was a Tier 1 Bowl Coalition game. The December 2014 Fiesta Bowl was part of the CFP/New Year's Six system.
Key
General
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Bowl game record attendance
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Former bowl game record attendance
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Denotes BC/BA/BCS/CFP Game
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Post-season games
List of bowl games showing bowl played in, score, date, season, opponent, stadium, location, attendance and head coach[A 1]
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Bowl
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Score[A 2]
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Date
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Season[A 3]
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Opponent[A 4]
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Stadium
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Location
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Attendance[2]
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Head coach
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1
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San Diego East-West Christmas Classic
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L 0–38
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December 26, 1921
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1921
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Centre Praying Colonels
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Balboa Stadium
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San Diego
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35,000‡
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Pop McKale
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2
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Salad Bowl
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L 13–14
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January 1, 1949
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1948
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Drake
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Montgomery Stadium
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Phoenix
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43,000
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Miles W. Casteel
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3
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Sun Bowl
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L 10–34
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December 28, 1968
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1968
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Auburn Tigers
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Sun Bowl Stadium
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El Paso
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27,062
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Darrell Mudra
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4
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Fiesta Bowl
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L 10–16
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December 25, 1979
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1979
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Pittsburgh Panthers
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Sun Devil Stadium
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Tempe
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30,333
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Tony Mason
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5
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Sun Bowl
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T 13–13
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December 16, 1985
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1985
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Georgia Bulldogs
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Sun Bowl Stadium
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El Paso
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30,333
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Larry Smith
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6
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Aloha Bowl
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W 30–21
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December 28, 1986
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1986
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North Carolina Tar Heels
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Aloha Stadium
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Honolulu
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30,333
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Larry Smith
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7
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Copper Bowl
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W 17–10
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December 31, 1989
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1989
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North Carolina State Wolfpack
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Arizona Stadium
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Tucson
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37,237
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Dick Tomey
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8
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Aloha Bowl
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L 0–28
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December 25, 1990
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1990
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Syracuse Orangemen
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Aloha Stadium
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Honolulu
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41,450
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Dick Tomey
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Bowl Coalition Era
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9
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Sun Bowl*
(John Handcock Bowl) Tier 2 BC Game
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L 15–20
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December 31, 1992
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1992
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Baylor Bears
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Sun Bowl Stadium
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El Paso
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31,337
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Dick Tomey
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10
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Fiesta Bowl*
Tier 1 BC Game
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W 29–0
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January 1, 1994
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1993
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Miami Hurricanes
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Sun Devil Stadium
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Tempe
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31,337
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Dick Tomey
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11
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Freedom Bowl
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L 13–16
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December 27, 1994
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1994
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Utah Utes
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Anaheim Stadium
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Anaheim
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31,377
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Dick Tomey
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Bowl Alliance Era
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12
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Insight.com Bowl
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W 20–14
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December 20, 1997
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1997
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New Mexico Lobos
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Arizona Stadium
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Tucson
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49,385‡
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Dick Tomey
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Bowl Championship Series Era
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13"
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Holiday Bowl
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W 23–20
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December 30, 1998
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1998
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Nebraska Cornhuskers
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Qualcomm Stadium
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San Diego
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65,354
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Dick Tomey
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14
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Las Vegas Bowl
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W 31–21
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December 20, 2008
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2008
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BYU Cougars
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Sam Boyd Stadium
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Las Vegas
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40,047
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Mike Stoops
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15
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Holiday Bowl
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L 0–33
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December 30, 2009
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2009
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Nebraska Cornhuskers
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Qualcomm Stadium
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San Diego
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64,607
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Mike Stoops
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16
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Alamo Bowl
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L 10–36
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December 29, 2010
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2010
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Oklahoma State Cowboys
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Alamodome
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San Antonio
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57,593
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Mike Stoops
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17
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New Mexico Bowl
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W 49–48
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December 15, 2012
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2012
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Nevada Wolf Pack
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University Stadium
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Albuquerque
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24,610
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Rich Rodriguez
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18
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Independence Bowl
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W 42–19
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December 31, 2013
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2013
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Boston College Eagles
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Independence Stadium
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Shreveport
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36,917
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Rich Rodriguez
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College Football Playoff Era
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19
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Fiesta Bowl* (CFP New Year's Six)
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L 30–38
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December 31, 2014
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2014
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Boise State Broncos
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University of Phoenix Stadium
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Glendale
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66,896
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Rich Rodriguez
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20
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New Mexico Bowl
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W 45–37
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December 19, 2015
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2015
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New Mexico Lobos
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University Stadium (Albuquerque)
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Albuquerque
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30,289
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Rich Rodriguez
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21
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Foster Farms Bowl
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L 35–38
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December 27, 2017
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2017
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Purdue Boilermakers
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Levi's Stadium
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Santa Clara
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28,436
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Rich Rodriguez
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22
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Alamo Bowl
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W 38–24
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December 28, 2023
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2023
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Oklahoma Sooners
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Alamodome
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San Antonio
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55,853
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Jedd Fisch
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Record by bowl game and opponents
Notes
- ^ Statistics correct as of 2014–15 NCAA football bowl games.
- ^ Results are sortable first by whether the result was an Arizona win, loss or tie and then second by the margin of victory.
- ^ Links to the season article for the Arizona team that competed in the bowl for that year.
- ^ Links to the season article for the opponent that Arizona competed against in the bowl for that year when available or to their general page when unavailable.
References
- General
- Specific
- ^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 14
- ^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38
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