1978-79 Arizona Wildcats — schedule and results

The 1978-79 Arizona Wildcats went 16-11 (10-8 in the Pac-10) under head coach Fred Snowden. Simple Rating System: 2.8.

Game-by-game results (26 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1978-11-24vs Arizona State Sun DevilsL 82–84McKale Center
1978-11-27at Northwestern WildcatsW 83–80 (OTOT)McGaw Memorial Hall
1978-12-08at Washington State CougarsL 68–74Friel Court at Beasley Coliseum
1978-12-09at Washington HuskiesL 66–75Hec Edmundson Pavilion
1978-12-16vs Idaho VandalsW 69–58McKale Center
1978-12-19at UNLV RebelsL 79–117Las Vegas Convention Center
1978-12-22vs New Mexico LobosW 107–88McKale Center
1978-12-23vs Louisiana Ragin' CajunsW 76–73McKale Center
1978-12-30vs Northern Arizona LumberjacksW 67–63McKale Center
1979-01-04vs Stanford CardinalW 74–64McKale Center
1979-01-06vs California Golden BearsW 69–64McKale Center
1979-01-12at Oregon DucksL 60–63McArthur Court
1979-01-13at Oregon State BeaversL 80–116Gill Coliseum
1979-01-18vs UCLA BruinsW 70–69McKale Center
1979-01-22vs USC TrojansW 74–72McKale Center
1979-01-27at Arizona State Sun DevilsL 68–76Desert Financial Arena
1979-02-02at California Golden BearsW 83–75Harmon Gym
1979-02-03at Stanford CardinalW 63–62Maples Pavilion
1979-02-08vs Oregon State BeaversL 79–93McKale Center
1979-02-10vs Oregon DucksW 69–67 (OTOT)McKale Center
1979-02-15at USC TrojansL 67–70L.A. Sports Arena
1979-02-17at UCLA BruinsL 86–110Pauley Pavilion
1979-02-24vs Arizona State Sun DevilsW 85–80McKale Center
1979-02-26at New Mexico LobosL 98–129University Arena
1979-03-01vs Washington HuskiesW 71–68McKale Center
1979-03-03vs Washington State CougarsW 78–72McKale Center

Arizona Wildcats program history · All Division I programs · Hoopsipedia home

Hoopsipedia
Hpsipedia
EST. 2025 · VOL. II · NCAA OFFICIAL RECORDS
● 360 PROGRAMS · VERIFIED
★ ★ ★ The complete record of college basketball ★ ★ ★
Hpsipedia
★ Built for banter. Backed by the record book. ★
THE MAIN EVENT
Program 1
?
VS
since 1900
Program 2
?
Try:
✦ Ask Hoopsipedia AI
THE RECORD BOOK

All-time wins

Full leaderboard →
Rank Team All-Time Wins

On this day

SPOTLIGHT

AP Top 25

All rankings →
DISCOVER

More to argue about

Rankings Deep Dive
Who's REALLY a blue blood?
Our composite HTSS ranking of all-time program strength. See how every team stacks up across 100+ years.
EXPLORE →
Time Machine
Travel back to any season
See who was #1, who was rising, and who was falling. Every season from 1949 to today.
EXPLORE →
Coach Trees
The coaching lineages
From Dean Smith to Roy Williams to Hubert Davis — trace the family trees of college basketball's greatest coaches.
EXPLORE →

2026 NCAA Tournament Bracket

Last updated: --:--:--
For the best bracket experience, view on a desktop or rotate your device to landscape.

Team Rankings

Rank Team Conference All-Time Wins

Teams

★ ★ The architects ★ ★

COACHES

Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.

SETTLE A DEBATE
Compare Coaches
VS
FILTER BY TIER:
# COACH RECORD WIN % SCHOOL(S) YEARS BEST SEASON / LEGACY
Ask Hoopsipedia BETA
Hi! I'm the Hoopsipedia Assistant. I can look up team histories, compare programs, explore rankings, and more. Try asking: