page_title: Arizona Wildcats football
section_title: Darrell Mudra (1967–1968)
hierarchical_section_title: Arizona Wildcats football / History / Darrell Mudra (1967–1968)
caption_attribution_description: English: "Dr. Victory" Darrell Mudra
context_page_description: The Arizona Wildcats football program represents the University of Arizona in the sport of American college football. Arizona competes in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletic Association and the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference.
  Arizona officially began competing in intercollegiate football in 1889. The school joined the Pac-10 Conference in 1978 alongside rival Arizona State, and became a member of the Pac-12 South Division when the conference realigned in 2011. Arizona has won six conference championships, including the 1993 Pac-10 title, and have appeared in 21 bowl games.
  Arizona's home stadium is Arizona Stadium, which opened in 1939 and has a capacity of 50,782. Arizona's archrival is in-state foe Arizona State Sun Devils. The Wildcats and Sun Devils meet annually in the Territorial Cup. As heading into the 2019 season, Arizona's all-time record is 618–452–33.
context_section_description: Darrell Mudra came to Arizona from North Dakota State. His first team posted a record of 3–6–1 but in his second year, Mudra's Wildcats posted a record of 8–3, capped with a loss in the 1968 Sun Bowl, only the Wildcats third bowl appearance in school history and first since 1949. Mudra left Arizona after two seasons to accept the head football coach position at Western Illinois. His final record is 11–9–1. Mudra was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame as a coach in 2000.
caption: Coach Mudra
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