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University of Arizona Athletics company history timeline

1904

1904 First official baseball season; UA goes 6-1 under coach B.L. Cosgrave.

1916

1916 Asa Porter throws first no-hitter vs.

1921

1921-24 Harold Tovrea sets season and career scoring records that lasts for decades

1926

1926 UA Gymnasium and Armory opens

1930

1930 Bill "The Eel" Hargis becomes the first Wildcat to rush for 1,000 yards in a season.

1930 UA begins play in new stadium east of Bear Down Gym.

1940

1940 In UA's first night game, played at Hi Corbett Field, Ken Heist fans 21 New Mexico hitters, wins 8-0.

1947

1947 Quarterback Fred W. Enke leads the nation in total offense.

1947 UA wins Border Conference, goes to NCAA Tournament for the first time.

1950

1950 UA alum Frank Sancet begins 22-year tenure as head coach.

1951

1951 UA goes 22-6, wins Border Conference, goes to NIT and NCAA Tournament.

1954

1954 In his first game as starting halfback, sophomore Art Luppino rushes for 228 yards on only six carries and scores 32 points.

1954 UA goes 40-9, wins District 6, goes to College World Series for first time--first of three consecutive appearances.

1957

1957 Marty Hurd leads nation in batting average (.473).

1960

1960 Ernie McCray becomes 1st to score 500 points in a season and passes Richmond as career scoring leader (1,349).

1960 UA goes 43-9, wins District 6, finishes 3rd at College World Series; Jim Ward sets CWS record by fanning 16 in 2-1 win over Oklahoma State.

1963

1963 UA begins play as a member of the WAC, wins conference and District 7, finishes 2nd at CWS. Ron Theobald (2b) is All-America.

1973

1973 McKale Center opens

1973 Jerry Kindall begins 23-year tenure as head coach.

1974

1974-75 Coach Jim Young's Wildcats compile back-to-back 9-2 seasons, UA's first nine-win campaigns.

1976

1976 UA goes 56-17, wins Midwest Regional, beats E. Michigan 7-1 for 1st CWS title.

1977

1977 Bob Elliott is 1st to score 2,000 points in a career, is All-WAC, 3rd Team All-America, and 1st Team Academic All-America.

1980

1980 UA goes 45-21-1, ties Cal for 6-Pac title, wins West Regional, beats Hawaii 5-3 for 2nd CWS title.

1982

1982-85 Place-kicker Max Zendejas breaks Art Luppino's career scoring record.

1985

1985 UA wins 21 games in Olson's 2nd season, returns to NCAA Tournament.

1987

1987-92 UA wins 71 consecutive home games, 10th longest in NCAA.

1988

1988 UA goes 35-3, attains 1st #1 national ranking, wins Pac-10 title, goes to 1st NCAA Final Four.

1991

1991-94 Ontiwaun Carter breaks Art Luppino's career rushing record.

1993

1993 Pitcher Tod Brown appears in 35 games to shatter UA record.

1995

1995 UA goes 24-7, Damon Stoudamire is names Consensus All-America.

1996

1996 Center Wayne Wyatt earns National Football Foundation/Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete honors and is UA's 13th football Academic All-American

1997

1997 UA goes 25-9, comes back from 5th place Pac-10 finish to win its 1st NCAA National Championship.

1999

1999 Former coach Jim Young becomes UA's first coach inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.

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