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75
▲ Above its 5-year level +8
Career64since 1936
Peak821986
Last 567seasons
#27 nationally · 5-1 (2-1 conf)
Résumé #27
Schedule so far #93
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Arizona Wildcats
Big 12 · Tucson, AZ · Arizona Stadium · Head coach Brent Brennan
Rival
Arizona State · also USC
Heated rivalry
43-45-1 all time (89 meetings since 1931)
Arizona State leads
Last: won 23-7 (2025)
Holds it
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
0Heisman
2AP top-10
10All-Americans
109NFL picks
51.9%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1916. Every season →
Chemistry
68
67Foundation
70Gel
gel counts 45% so far
▲ Above its norm +12Trending up
early · #18 of 138
HC year3
Ret. starters41%
QB yrs w/ OC2
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 5-1 | Big 12 | — | #27 | 75 | Brent Brennan |
| 2025 | 9-4 | Big 12 | — | #22 | 78 | Brent Brennan |
| 2024 | 4-8 | Big 12 | — | #86 | 60 | Brent Brennan |
| 2023 | 10-3 | Pac-12 | #11 | #17 | 79 | Jedd Fisch |
| 2022 | 5-7 | Pac-12 | — | #74 | 62 | Jedd Fisch |
| 2021 | 1-11 | Pac-12 | — | #104 | 54 | Jedd Fisch |
| 2020 | 0-5 | Pac-12 | — | — | — | Kevin Sumlin |
| 2019 | 4-8 | Pac-12 | — | #87 | 59 | Kevin Sumlin |
| 2018 | 5-7 | Pac-12 | — | #80 | 61 | Kevin Sumlin |
| 2017 | 7-6 | Pac-12 | — | #51 | 68 | Rich Rodriguez |
| 2016 | 3-9 | Pac-12 | — | #83 | 59 | Rich Rodriguez |
| 2015 | 7-6 | Pac-12 | — | #70 | 64 | Rich Rodriguez |
| 2014 | 10-4 | Pac-12 | #19 | #30 | 76 | Rich Rodriguez |
| 2013 | 8-5 | Pac-12 | — | #23 | 77 | Rich Rodriguez |
| 2012 | 8-5 | Pac-12 | — | #32 | 73 | Rich Rodriguez |
| 2011 | 4-8 | Pac-12 | — | #59 | 65 | Mike Stoops; Tim Kish |
| 2010 | 7-6 | Pac-10 | — | #23 | 77 | Mike Stoops |
| 2009 | 8-5 | Pac-10 | — | #34 | 73 | Mike Stoops |
| 2008 | 8-5 | Pac-10 | — | #21 | 77 | Mike Stoops |
| 2007 | 5-7 | Pac-10 | — | #34 | 73 | Mike Stoops |
| 2006 | 6-6 | Pac-10 | — | #39 | 71 | Mike Stoops |
| 2005 | 3-8 | Pac-10 | — | #46 | 69 | Mike Stoops |
| 2004 | 3-8 | Pac-10 | — | #58 | 65 | Mike Stoops |
| 2003 | 2-10 | Pac-10 | — | #94 | 54 | John Mackovic |
| 2002 | 4-8 | Pac-10 | — | #71 | 61 | John Mackovic |
| 2001 | 5-6 | Pac-10 | — | #77 | 60 | John Mackovic |
| 2000 | 5-6 | Pac-10 | — | #29 | 74 | Dick Tomey |
| 1999 | 6-6 | Pac-10 | — | #68 | 63 | Dick Tomey |
| 1998 | 12-1 | Pac-10 | #4 | #19 | 79 | Dick Tomey |
| 1997 | 7-5 | Pac-10 | — | #33 | 73 | Dick Tomey |
| 1996 | 5-6 | Pac-10 | — | #29 | 73 | Dick Tomey |
| 1995 | 6-5 | Pac-10 | — | #51 | 66 | Dick Tomey |
| 1994 | 8-4 | Pac-10 | #20 | #26 | 75 | Dick Tomey |
| 1993 | 10-2 | Pac-10 | #10 | #11 | 81 | Dick Tomey |
| 1992 | 6-5-1 | Pac-10 | — | #10 | 80 | Dick Tomey |
| 1991 | 4-7 | Pac-10 | — | #52 | 65 | Dick Tomey |
| 1990 | 7-5 | Pac-10 | — | #44 | 66 | Dick Tomey |
| 1989 | 8-4 | Pac-10 | #25 | #22 | 76 | Dick Tomey |
| 1988 | 7-4 | Pac-10 | — | #23 | 75 | Dick Tomey |
| 1987 | 4-4-3 | Pac-10 | — | #38 | 69 | Dick Tomey |
| 1986 | 9-3 | Pac-10 | #11 | #10 | 82 | Larry Smith |
| 1985 | 8-3-1 | Pac-10 | — | #25 | 74 | Larry Smith |
| 1984 | 7-4 | Pac-10 | — | #35 | 72 | Larry Smith |
| 1983 | 7-3-1 | Pac-10 | — | #29 | 75 | Larry Smith |
| 1982 | 6-4-1 | Pac-10 | — | #19 | 78 | Larry Smith |
| 1981 | 6-5 | Pac-10 | — | #45 | 69 | Larry Smith |
| 1980 | 5-6 | Pac-10 | — | #68 | 62 | Larry Smith |
| 1979 | 6-5-1 | Pac-10 | — | #47 | 69 | Tony Mason |
| 1978 | 5-6 | Pac-10 | — | #29 | 75 | Tony Mason |
| 1977 | 5-7 | Western Athletic | — | #58 | 66 | Tony Mason |
| 1976 | 5-6 | Western Athletic | — | #71 | 61 | Jim Young |
| 1975 | 9-2 | Western Athletic | #18 | #20 | 78 | Jim Young |
| 1974 | 9-2 | Western Athletic | — | #49 | 68 | Jim Young |
| 1973 | 8-3 | Western Athletic | — | #40 | 69 | Jim Young |
| 1972 | 4-7 | Western Athletic | — | #80 | 56 | Bob Weber |
| 1971 | 5-6 | Western Athletic | — | #70 | 60 | Bob Weber |
| 1970 | 4-6 | Western Athletic | — | #62 | 61 | Bob Weber |
| 1969 | 3-7 | Western Athletic | — | #55 | 63 | Bob Weber |
| 1968 | 8-3 | Western Athletic | — | #47 | 68 | Darrell Mudra |
| 1967 | 3-6-1 | Western Athletic | — | #67 | 60 | Darrell Mudra |
| 1966 | 3-7 | Western Athletic | — | #85 | 54 | Jim LaRue |
| 1965 | 3-7 | Western Athletic | — | #93 | 51 | Jim LaRue |
| 1964 | 6-3-1 | Western Athletic | — | #29 | 73 | Jim LaRue |
| 1963 | 5-5 | Western Athletic | — | #80 | 56 | Jim LaRue |
| 1962 | 5-5 | Western Athletic | — | #76 | 57 | Jim LaRue |
| 1961 | 8-1-1 | FBS Independents | #17 | #38 | 69 | Jim LaRue |
| 1960 | 7-3 | Border | — | #54 | 64 | Jim LaRue |
| 1959 | 4-6 | Border | — | #85 | 47 | Jim LaRue |
| 1958 | 3-7 | Border | — | #90 | 30 | Edward Doherty |
| 1957 | 1-8-1 | Border | — | #90 | 35 | Edward Doherty |
| 1956 | 4-6 | Border | — | #78 | 52 | Warren Woodson |
| 1955 | 5-4-1 | Border | — | #65 | 59 | Warren Woodson |
| 1954 | 7-3 | Border | — | #52 | 64 | Warren Woodson |
| 1953 | 4-5-1 | Border | — | #51 | 64 | Warren Woodson |
| 1952 | 6-4 | Border | — | #64 | 58 | Warren Woodson |
| 1951 | 6-5 | Border | — | #90 | 41 | Robert Winslow |
| 1950 | 4-6 | Border | — | #79 | 56 | Robert Winslow |
| 1949 | 2-7-1 | Border | — | #91 | 39 | Robert Winslow |
| 1948 | 6-5 | Border | — | #84 | 52 | Miles Casteel |
| 1947 | 5-4-1 | Border | — | #81 | 54 | Miles Casteel |
| 1946 | 4-4-2 | Border | — | #84 | 52 | Miles Casteel |
| 1942 | 6-4 | Border | — | #67 | 57 | Miles Casteel |
| 1941 | 7-3 | Border | — | #70 | 55 | Miles Casteel |
| 1940 | 7-2 | Border | — | #68 | 58 | Miles Casteel |
| 1939 | 6-4 | Border | — | #80 | 53 | Miles Casteel |
| 1938 | 3-6 | Border | — | #85 | 50 | Orian Landreth |
| 1937 | 8-2 | Border | — | #60 | 61 | Tex Oliver |
| 1936 | 5-2-3 | Border | — | #57 | 63 | Tex Oliver |
| 1935 | 7-2 | Border | — | #36 | 69 early | Tex Oliver |
| 1934 | 7-2-1 | Border | — | #67 | 57 early | Tex Oliver |
| 1933 | 5-3 | Border | — | #65 | 58 early | Tex Oliver |
| 1932 | 4-5 | Border | — | #86 | 37 early | Gus Farwick |
| 1931 | 3-5-1 | Border | — | #85 | 19 early | Fred Enke |
| 1930 | 1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1928 | 0-1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1926 | 0-0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1925 | 0-3 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1924 | 0-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1923 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1922 | 1-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1921 | 0-2 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1916 | 0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.