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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.
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
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
Score[ A 2]
Date
Season[ A 3]
Opponent[ A 4]
Stadium
Location
Attendance[ 2]
Head coach
1
San Diego East-West Christmas Classic
L 0–38
December 26, 1921
1921
Centre Praying Colonels
Balboa Stadium
San Diego
35,000‡
Pop McKale
2
Salad Bowl
L 13–14
January 1, 1949
1948
Drake
Montgomery Stadium
Phoenix
43,000
Miles W. Casteel
3
Sun Bowl
L 10–34
December 28, 1968
1968
Auburn Tigers
Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso
27,062
Darrell Mudra
4
Fiesta Bowl
L 10–16
December 25, 1979
1979
Pittsburgh Panthers
Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe
30,333
Tony Mason
5
Sun Bowl
T 13–13
December 16, 1985
1985
Georgia Bulldogs
Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso
30,333
Larry Smith
6
Aloha Bowl
W 30–21
December 28, 1986
1986
North Carolina Tar Heels
Aloha Stadium
Honolulu
30,333
Larry Smith
7
Copper Bowl
W 17–10
December 31, 1989
1989
North Carolina State Wolfpack
Arizona Stadium
Tucson
37,237
Dick Tomey
8
Aloha Bowl
L 0–28
December 25, 1990
1990
Syracuse Orangemen
Aloha Stadium
Honolulu
41,450
Dick Tomey
Bowl Coalition Era
9
Sun Bowl *
(John Handcock Bowl) Tier 2 BC Game
L 15–20
December 31, 1992
1992
Baylor Bears
Sun Bowl Stadium
El Paso
31,337
Dick Tomey
10
Fiesta Bowl *
Tier 1 BC Game
W 29–0
January 1, 1994
1993
Miami Hurricanes
Sun Devil Stadium
Tempe
31,337
Dick Tomey
11
Freedom Bowl
L 13–16
December 27, 1994
1994
Utah Utes
Anaheim Stadium
Anaheim
31,377
Dick Tomey
Bowl Alliance Era
12
Insight.com Bowl
W 20–14
December 20, 1997
1997
New Mexico Lobos
Arizona Stadium
Tucson
49,385‡
Dick Tomey
Bowl Championship Series Era
13"
Holiday Bowl
W 23–20
December 30, 1998
1998
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego
65,354
Dick Tomey
14
Las Vegas Bowl
W 31–21
December 20, 2008
2008
BYU Cougars
Sam Boyd Stadium
Las Vegas
40,047
Mike Stoops
15
Holiday Bowl
L 0–33
December 30, 2009
2009
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Qualcomm Stadium
San Diego
64,607
Mike Stoops
16
Alamo Bowl
L 10–36
December 29, 2010
2010
Oklahoma State Cowboys
Alamodome
San Antonio
57,593
Mike Stoops
17
New Mexico Bowl
W 49–48
December 15, 2012
2012
Nevada Wolf Pack
University Stadium
Albuquerque
24,610
Rich Rodriguez
18
Independence Bowl
W 42–19
December 31, 2013
2013
Boston College Eagles
Independence Stadium
Shreveport
36,917
Rich Rodriguez
College Football Playoff Era
19
Fiesta Bowl * (CFP New Year's Six)
L 30–38
December 31, 2014
2014
Boise State Broncos
University of Phoenix Stadium
Glendale
66,896
Rich Rodriguez
20
New Mexico Bowl
W 45–37
December 19, 2015
2015
New Mexico Lobos
University Stadium (Albuquerque)
Albuquerque
30,289
Rich Rodriguez
21
Foster Farms Bowl
L 35–38
December 27, 2017
2017
Purdue Boilermakers
Levi's Stadium
Santa Clara
28,436
Rich Rodriguez
22
Alamo Bowl
W 38–24
December 28, 2023
2023
Oklahoma Sooners
Alamodome
San Antonio
55,853
Jedd Fisch
Record by bowl game and opponents [ edit ]
^ 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.
General
Specific
^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, p. 14
^ Bowl/All-Star Game Records, pp. 32–38
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