Arizona Wildcats football
University of Arizona football team
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| 2024 | Arizona won the most recent game against New Mexico, extending their series lead to 45-20-3. |
| October 19 2024 | For their homecoming game against Colorado, they wore white helmets featuring 'Arizona' logo against a desert background with a cactus and mountains, previously used on the basketball team's court from 1987 to 2009. |
| October 5 2024 | Debuted white helmets featuring the 'A' logo against a background of the American flag in the shape of Arizona for a military promotion during their first Big 12 home game against Texas Tech. |
| September 2024 | Arizona wins its first Big 12 game by upsetting tenth-ranked Utah on the road under new head coach Brent Brennan. |
| September 13 2024 | For their game at Kansas State, the Wildcats wore red helmets with a scripted 'Cats' logo. |
| August 31 2024 | In their home opener against New Mexico, Arizona was forced to wear white jerseys due to a uniform issue and heat conditions. |
| August 2 2024 | Arizona joined the Big 12 Conference as part of a major NCAA conference realignment. |
| January 2024 | Jedd Fisch leaves Arizona to become the head coach of Washington, creating a vacancy in the Arizona football program. |
| January 16 2024 | Brent Brennan is announced as the new head coach of the Arizona Wildcats, succeeding Jedd Fisch. |
| 2023 | Arizona debuted a red version of their Desert Swarm uniforms. |
| 2023 | Arizona won against Oklahoma in the Alamo Bowl, marking their most recent bowl game appearance. |
| October 2023 | Arizona accomplishes a rare feat by defeating three consecutive ranked Pac-12 teams (Washington State, Oregon State, and UCLA), winning six straight games and becoming bowl-eligible for the first time since 2017. |
| 2022 | Arizona defeats North Dakota State and UCLA, and ends the season by beating rival Arizona State. The team finishes with a 5-7 record, a four-game improvement from the previous season. |
| 2022 | Pac-12 Conference removed divisional structure, with the top two teams qualifying for the conference title game. |
| 2021 | Jedd Fisch takes over as head coach, leading the team from 2021 to 2023 with a record of 16 wins and 21 losses. |
| November 2021 | Jedd Fisch earns his first victory as Arizona coach by defeating California, which turned out to be the team's only win of the season, finishing with a 1-11 record. |
| August 4 2021 | Arizona announced a return to an updated version of their 'Desert Swarm' uniforms from the Tomey era. |
| 2020 | COVID-19 pandemic disrupts the college football season, leading to shortened schedules and conference-only games for the Arizona Wildcats. |
| December 23 2020 | Jedd Fisch is announced as the new head coach of the Arizona Wildcats, replacing Kevin Sumlin who was fired after a poor season. |
| 2018 | Kevin Sumlin becomes head coach, becoming the first Black football coach to lead the Arizona Wildcats. |
| January 2 2018 | Rich Rodriguez is dismissed as head coach following an internal university investigation of sexual harassment claims. |
| October 2017 | Quarterback Khalil Tate sets an NCAA single-game quarterback rushing record with 327 yards against Colorado, wins Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week for four consecutive weeks. |
| 2015 | Arizona won the New Mexico Bowl against New Mexico. |
| September 20 2015 | Team unveiled a new 'chrome red' helmet which they wore against UCLA. |
| 2014 | Arizona appeared in the College Football Playoff (CFP) Fiesta Bowl. |
| 2014 | Arizona won the Pac-12 South division title. |
| 2012 | Rich Rodriguez assumes head coaching duties, serving from 2012 to 2017 and achieving a record of 43 wins and 35 losses. |
| 2012 | Rich Rodriguez becomes head coach, leading Arizona to an 8-5 record and winning the New Mexico Bowl against Nevada. |
| September 29 2012 | Wildcats unveiled a new copper helmet for their game against Oregon State. |
| 2011 | The Pac-12 Conference realigned, and Arizona was placed in the Pac-12 South Division. |
| October 2011 | Mike Stoops is fired as head coach after a 41-50 record in seven and a half seasons, with Tim Kish named interim head coach. |
| 2010 | Arizona begins the season with a potential Rose Bowl berth, but ultimately loses to Oklahoma State 37-10 in the Alamo Bowl, finishing with a 7-6 record. |
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