1982 Arizona Wildcats football team

The 1982 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) 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 (4–3–1 against Pac-10 opponents), finished in fifth place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents, 311 to 219.[1][2] The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

1982 Arizona Wildcats football
Conference	Pacific-10 Conference
1982 record	6–4–1 (4–3–1 Pac-10)
Head coach	Larry Smith (3rd season)
Home stadium	Arizona Stadium

1982 Pacific-10 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 UCLA $	5	–	1	–	1			10	–	1	–	1
No. 7 Washington	6	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 6 Arizona State	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 15 USC	5	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Arizona	4	–	3	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
California	4	–	4	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Stanford	3	–	5	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Washington State	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Oregon	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
Oregon State	0	–	7	–	1			1	–	9	–	1
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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.[3] Linebacker Ricky Hunley led the team with 173 total tackles.[4]

Personnel

1982 Arizona Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class TE 83 Mark Keel	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 46 John Kaiser	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 13 Max Zendejas Fr	Head coach Larry Smith Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Season summary

Iowa

Iowa at Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total • Hawkeyes 0 7 7 3 17 Wildcats 0 14 0 0 14 Date: September 26 Location: Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona Elapsed time: 2:35 Game attendance: 41,353 Game weather: 90° F, Partly cloudy, Wind 6 mph

Scoring summary 2 11:12 ARIZ Keel 6-yard pass from Tom Tunnicliffe (Zendejas kick) ARIZ 7–0 2 8:54 IOWA Love-Jordan 9-yard pass from Chuck Long (Nichol kick) Tie 7–7 2 1:55 ARIZ Griffin-3 yard run (Zendejas kick) ARIZ 14–7 3 7:34 IOWA Moritz 14 yard pass from Long (Nichol kick) Tie 14–14 4 2:20 IOWA Nichol 20 yard field goal IOWA 17–14

See also: 1982 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–2	1980	W 5–3

at Notre Dame

Arizona at Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total • Wildcats 0 0 6 10 16 Fighting Irish 10 0 0 3 13 Date: October 16 Location: Notre Dame Stadium • South Bend, Indiana Game attendance: 59,075

Scoring summary Q1 ND Johnson 22 yard field goal ND 3–0 Q1 ND Pinkett 25 yard run (Johnson kick) ND 10-0 Q3 Ariz Zendejas 38 yard field goal ND 10-3 Q3 Ariz Zendejas 32 yard field goal ND 10-6 Q4 ND Johnson 43 yard field goal ND 13-6 Q4 Ariz Freeman 1 yard run (Sendejas kick) 13-13 Q4 Ariz Zendejas 48 yard field goal Ariz 16-13

See also: 1982 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	1980	L 3–20

Max Zendejas kicked the game-winning field goal as time expired.

USC

USC at Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total • Trojans 3 21 17 7 48 Wildcats 10 10 7 14 41 Date: November 13 Location: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona Game attendance: 55,110

Scoring summary Q1 USC Jordan 42 yard field goal USC 3–0 Q1 ARIZ Boadway 32 yard interception return (Zendejas kick) ARIZ 7–3 Q1 ARIZ Zendejas 19 yard field goal ARIZ 10–3 Q2 ARIZ Zendejas 26 yard field goal ARIZ 13–3 Q2 USC Simmons 5 yard pass from Tinsley (Jordan kick) ARIZ 13–10 Q2 ARIZ Anderson 72 yard pass from Tunnicliffe (Zendejas kick) ARIZ 20–10 Q2 USC Simmons 36 yard pass from Tinsley (Jordan kick) ARIZ 20–17 Q2 USC Browner 53 yard interception return (Jordan kick) USC 24–20 Q3 USC White 33 yard pass from Tinsley (Jordan kick) USC 31–20 Q3 USC Jordan 25 yard field goal USC 34–20 Q3 USC West 27 yard interception return (Jordan kick) USC 41–20 Q3 ARIZ Edwards 2 yard run (Zendejas kick) USC 41–27 Q4 9:22 ARIZ Gobel 3 yard pass from Tunnicliffe (Zendejas kick) USC 41–34 Q4 5:35 USC Hopper 59 yard interception return (Jordan kick) USC 48–34 Q4 3:38 ARIZ Stivers 16 yard pass from Tunnicliffe (Zendejas kick) USC 48–41

See also: 1982 USC Trojans football team

• USC Defense: 3 INTs for TD (NCAA record)

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References

1. "1982 Arizona Wildcats Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
2. "Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide" (PDF). University of Arizona. 2016. p. 107. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
3. "1982 Arizona Wildcats Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
4. 2016 Media Guide, p. 86.
5. "Three interception returns ignite USC to 48-41 win". Eugene Register-Guard. November 14, 1982.