1982 Arizona Wildcats football team


The 1982 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Pacific-10 Conference during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Larry Smith, the Wildcats compiled a 6–4–1 record, finished in fifth place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents, 311 to 219. The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.
The team's statistical leaders included Tom Tunnicliffe with 2,520 passing yards, Vance Johnson with 443 rushing yards, and Brad Anderson with 870 receiving yards. Linebacker Ricky Hunley led the team with 173 total tackles.

Personnel

Season summary

Iowa

at Notre Dame

kicked the game-winning field goal as time expired.

USC