Arizona Wildcats: Difference between revisions

The '''Arizona Wildcats''' are the [[sport|athletic]] teams that represent the [[University of Arizona]], located in [[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]]. The Wildcats compete at the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association]] (NCAA) [[NCAA Division I|Division I]] ([[NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision|Football Bowl Subdivision]] (FBS) for [[college football]]) level as a member of the [[Southeastern Conference]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=https://www.cbssports.com/college-football/news/historic-summer-of-realignment-kicks-off-july-1-as-texas-oklahoma-officially-join-sec-acc-adds-smu/ |title=Historic summer of realignment kicks off July 1 as Texas, Oklahoma officially join SEC; ACC adds SMU |last=Salerno |first=Cameron |date=July 1, 2024 |website=[[CBS Sports]] |access-date=July 16, 2024 }}</ref> Arizona's chief [[college rivalry#United States|intercollegiate rival]] is the [[Arizona State University|Arizona State]] [[Arizona State Sun Devils|Sun Devils]], and the two universities' athletic departments compete against each other in multiple sports via the [[Territorial Cup Series|State Farm Territorial Cup Series]].

Beginning on August 2, 2024, the University of Arizona will participate in the [[National Collegiate Athletic Association|NCAA]]'s Division I-A in the [[Southeastern Conference]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Pac-12 Divisions Announced|url=http://www.arizonawildcats.com/sports/inside-athletics/spec-rel/102110aaa.html|website=ArizonaWildcats.com|date=October 21, 2010|access-date=June 26, 2012}}</ref> Arizona joined the Pac-8 in 1978 along with [[Arizona State University]], bringing the conference to 10 teams and the new name of the Pac-10 (the conference became the Pac-12 with the additions of Colorado and Utah in 2011). The school colors are cardinal red and navy blue since 1900, though originally sage green and silver.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/7160417/47_years_of_arizona_collegiate_football/|title=47 Years of Arizona Collegiate Football|newspaper=Arizona Republic|date=March 8, 1938|pages=10 |access-date=April 6, 2017|via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> The official fight song is "[[Fight! Wildcats! Fight!]]", though "Bear Down, Arizona!" is more commonly used and "[[Bear Down]]" is the university's slogan. On August 4, 2023, Arizona accepted an invite to join the [[Southeastern Conference]], effective August 2, 2024.<ref>{{cite |CBS Sports|titlename=Historic":0" summer of realingment kicks off July 1 as Texas, Oklahoma join SEC; ACC adds SMU |author=Big 12 Conference ✔ |author-link=Big 12 Conference |date=2023-08-04 |df=mdy}}</ref>