Location | 501 S. Plumer Avenue Tucson, Arizona 85719 United States |
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Coordinates | 32°12′54″N110°56′18″W / 32.21510°N 110.93846°W |
Owner | University of Arizona |
Operator | Athletics Department |
Capacity | 5,000 |
Opened | 1981 |
Tenants | |
Wildcats track and field (NCAA) |
The Roy P. Drachman Track and Field Stadium is an outdoor track and field facility located on the campus of University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona, United States. The facility, built in 1981, serves as the outdoor home of the Arizona Wildcats track and field team. [1]
In 1981, the Wildcats track and field program moved from Arizona Stadium to Roy P. Drachman Stadium. The facility first had the name of "Rincon Vista Stadium", however because of donations, it was renamed the Roy P. Drachman Track and Field Stadium. [2]
The stadium was overhauled during 2006 and is a state-of-the-art facility with a nine-lane track and the latest design in field event competition areas. The seating capacity of Drachman Stadium is over 5,000. [3]
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The 1982 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the Pacific-10 Conference (Pac-10) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their third season under head coach Larry Smith, the Wildcats compiled a 6–4–1 record, finished in fifth place in the Pac-10, and outscored their opponents, 311 to 219. The team played its home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. Despite being bowl-eligible with a winning record, the Wildcats did not appear in a bowl game, as they self-imposed a postseason ban due to NCAA violations prior to Smith becoming coach in 1980.
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