Arizona Football Trivia Quiz

Answer: No

The team only won a single conference championship during the 20th century, sharing the PAC-10 title in 1998 with the UCLA Bruins.
The Wildcats joined the Pac-10 in 1978. Having played in the WAC(1962-77) and the Border Conference (1931-60). They were independent of a conference prior to that, but still could not muster a national championship.

Answer: Leslie Gillett

Gillett coached a single season in 1902 and finished with a 5-0 record. Forbes went 1-1-1 in Arizona's first football season (1899). Doherty coached just two seasons (1957-58) compiling a 4-15-1 record and Hanwitz posted a 1-6 record in 2003 taking over in mid-season for the fired John Mackovic.

Answer: Tucson

The team picked up a 22-5 victory over Tucson to close out its inaugural season. Coach Stewart Forbes finished his coaching career with a 1-1-1 record. He was replaced by William Skinner just prior to the 1900 season.

Answer: Team went 2-0

In 1903, the Wildcats coached by Orin A. Kates, completed the school's second straight unbeaten season. They posted two victories, both over the Tucson Indians. They opened the season with a 28-0 victory, and closed the season with a 21-10 victory. Both were home games.

Answer: Border

They team competed in the Border Conference from 1931-1960. They spent the 1961 season as an independent and then joined the WAC in 1962. They were members of the WAC until joining the PAC-10 in 1978. From 1899-1929 the team was an independent as well.

Answer: No

In 1943, and again in 1944, the season was lost due to WWII. The 1918 season was also cancelled due to WWI.

Answer: Centre

Arizona fell to Centre 38-0 in that game. Centre actually played in two bowl games that season. They won the Holiday Bowl on Dec. 28, and then fell in the Dixie Bowl 22-14 to Texas A&M. That season also included the most lopsided game in school history when they beat the New Mexico Military 110-0.

The Christmas Bowl was only played three times throughout the 20th century. In 1921, it was Arizona v. Centre. In 1922, West Virginia beat Gonzaga 21-13, and in 1977 Maryland beat Minnesota 17-7.

Answer: Student vote

It was Bill Henry, an LA Times columnist that wrote, "The Arizona men showed the fight of wildcats", after covering a game in 1914. Henry watched Arizona play Occidental, which was ironically the only time that the team lost all season, falling 14-0. The student body then voted on the name later that year, and it has stuck since then.

Answer: Tedy Bruschi

Bruschi won three Super Bowls (2005, 2004 & 2002) in a four-year span in New England. During his time at Arizona, Bruschi was named an All-American as a defensive lineman, he went on to become an All-Pro middle linebacker in the NFL.

Answer: All-purpose

Northcutt was named an All-American due to both his pass catching and his return skills. While at Arizona (1996-99) he led the team in receptions for three straight years, and also crossed the 1,000 yard receiving mark in his final season (1999) when he caught 88 passes for 1,422 yards.