1926 Arizona Wildcats football team

American college football season August 2023 February 2026 1926 Arizona Wildcats football Independent 5–1–1 Pop McKale 12th Robert E. Crouch The 1926 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona as an independent during the 1926 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Pop McKale, the Wildcats compiled a 5–1–1 record, shut out four of seven opponents, and outscored all opponents, 143 to 18. The team captain was Robert E. Crouch.Arizona Football 2016 Media Guide University of Arizona October 23, 2016 102, 104 2016 http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/8/24/2016_Arizona_FB_Media_Guide.pdf September 21, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160921192006/http://sidearm.sites.s3.amazonaws.com/arizona.sidearmsports.com/documents/2016/8/24/2016_Arizona_FB_Media_Guide.pdf dead In October 1926, Arizona's quarterback John "Button" Salmon died after being injured in a car crash. According to some reports, he told coach Pop McKale before dying: "Tell them.....tell the team to bear down." The phrase became the university's athletic motto.A timeline of Arizona Football History University of Arizona October 8, 2018 https://arizonawildcats.com/sports/2013/4/18/208236846.aspx Schedule y October 9 Phoenix Junior College Tucson, AZ W 54–0 October 16 Tempe State Tucson, AZ (rivalry) W 35–0 October 22 at New Mexico A&M Las Cruces, NM W 7–0 October 30 1926 Whittier Poets Whittier<hc> Tucson, AZ W 16–6 November 6 New Mexico Tucson, AZ (rivalry) W 21–0 November 13 at 1926 Occidental Tigers Occidental Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA L 7–9 November 25 Colorado Agricultural Tucson, AZ T 3–3 Arizona's Wildcats Outplay Colorado Aggies And Hold Them To Tie Score of 3–3 The Arizona Republican November 26, 1926 5 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/24307536/arizonas_wildcats_outplay_colorado/ Newspapers.com References Arizona Category:Arizona Wildcats football seasons Arizona Wildcats football