University of Arizona Wildcats
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| University | University of Arizona |
| Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
| NCAA | Division I/FBS |
| Athletic director | Dave Heeke |
| Location | Tucson, Arizona |
| Varsity teams | 18 |
| Football stadium | Arizona Stadium |
| Basketball arena | McKale Center |
| Baseball stadium | Hi Corbett Field |
| Mascot | Wilbur and Wilma |
| Nickname | Wildcats |
| Fight song |
Fight! Wildcats! Fight! Bear Down |
| Colors | Cardinal Red and Navy Blue |
| Website | www |
The Arizona Wildcats are the athletic teams that represent the University of Arizona, located in Tucson. The Wildcats compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I (Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) for college football) level as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. Arizona's chief rival is the Arizona State Sun Devils.
The University of Arizona participates in the NCAA's Division I-A in the Pac-12 Conference Arizona participates in the conference's South Division, along with Arizona State, Colorado, UCLA, USC, and Utah. 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. The official fight song is "Fight! Wildcats! Fight!", though "Bear Down, Arizona!" is more commonly used and "Bear Down" is the university's slogan.
The Wildcats name derived from a 1914 football game with then California champions Occidental College, where the L.A. Times asserted that Arizona "showed the fight of wildcats."
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