How to Watch Arizona Wildcats Football Without Cable

You can follow the Arizona Wildcats all year round through your favorite streaming service. Here’s how.

In a hurry? These services will let you enjoy the whole Wildcats season:

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They have servers in 25+ US cities/states and 105 countries, which unblock access to premium streaming platforms available only in the US, as well as free “on demand” TV services worldwide.

You’ll have access to local platforms as if you were in the country, meaning you can watch BBC iPlayer as if you were in the UK, CBC Gem as if you were in Canada, plus hundreds more worldwide.

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IMPORTANT: Once you’ve installed your VPN and connected to a US server, you’ll still need to subscribe separately to access premium streaming services.

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This Week’s Wildcats Football Game

Arizona Wildcats Channels

The Arizona Wildcats are currently scheduled to appear on at least three channels (ESPN, Fox, and FS1) and one streaming service (ESPN+).

Their season opener against New Mexico on August 31st will air on ESPN while a game against Northern Arizona the following week will stream on ESPN+. ESPN and the Big 12 recently came to an agreement to stream Big 12 Now content through ESPN+, so it’s possible that Arizona will have additional games shown through the service.

Games against Kansas State on September 13th and Houston on November 15th will air on Fox and FS1 respectively. If they make it to the Big 12 title game, the game will air on ABC.

Streaming Arizona Wildcats Games

There are a number of live TV streaming services that will have you covered for watching Wildcats games. Irrespective of the service, the process stays the same: sign up for the service, install its app (or open its website on web browser) on your streaming device and search the channel airing the game.

Any popular streaming device is supported, including Android/iOS phones, Amazon Fire TV Stick/Cube, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, and smart TVs (Android-based and Samsung). Some streaming services also support other smart TV brands, gaming consoles such as Xbox and PlayStation, and VR headsets.

Here are the streaming services that have the necessary channels for watching the Wildcats this season:

Service	Price	Channels	Wildcats Channels	Reviews
	$79.99/month	150+	ABC, ESPN, FOX, FS1	Fubo
	$108.99/month	125+	ABC, ESPN, FOX, FS1	DIRECTV
	$76.99/month	95+	ABC, ESPN, FOX, FS1	Hulu
	$72.99/month	100+	ABC, ESPN, FOX, FS1	YouTube
	$40.00/month	50+	ESPN, FS1, FOX, ABC‡	Sling
	$10.99/month	NA	NA	ESPN+

All the live TV streaming services listed above, except ESPN+, come with a cloud DVR to let you record games and watch them later. All services also support streaming on more than one device.

If you are a big fan of MLB, NBA, or NHL, you should look closely at Fubo and DIRECTV STREAM. Both of them provide access to almost all of the RSNs that broadcast local team games.

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Our Choice

Fubo is our top choice for Wildcats fans. Fubo allows you to try out its service with a free trial.

Overview of Arizona Wildcats Football

Arizona began playing football in 1899 as an independent before joining the Border Conference in 1930. It would remain there until 1962 when it became a part of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC). In 1977, the school joined the Pac-12 where it would remain until 2023. Prior to 2011, the conference was known as the Pac-10.

In 1993, the Wildcats won their most recent conference title when they were co-champions with UCLA. They finished that season 6-2 in conference play and 10-2 overall after defeating Miami 29-0 in the Fiesta Bowl. Overall, the team has won or shared in six conference titles during the team’s existence. In 1935 and 1936, they won the Border Conference outright.

Arizona has played in 22 bowl games with its most recent postseason appearance coming at the 2023 Alamo Bowl. The Wildcats defeated the Oklahoma Sooners in that game 38-24. In addition, the school has made three appearances in the Fiesta Bowl as well as three appearances in the Sun Bowl.

In addition to their conference titles and bowl game victories, the team also won the 2014 Pac-12 South division. They would go on to lose 51-14 to Oregon in the 2014 conference title game. Arizona has never won a national title, and it hit its peak in the AP poll when it was ranked third in the nation for a week in 1983.

New Mexico and Arizona State have long been considered Arizona’s top rivals. However, the rivalry with New Mexico has cooled in recent decades as the teams have only played sporadically after the 1990 season. Their rivalry against Arizona State is known as “The Duel in the Desert” with the winner of each year’s game receiving the Territorial Cup. The Wildcats also have a series of games scheduled with Northern Arizona through 2033.

The Wildcats have had several notable players come through their program in recent decades. Antoine Cason played for the school until 2007 and was chosen in the first round of the 2008 draft by the Los Angeles Chargers. Tedi Bruschi won multiple Super Bowls as a member of the New England Patriots and was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2013.

In 2014, Scooby Wright III was named the country’s top linebacker as well as the top defensive player in the nation. Notable coaches include Rich Rodriguez, Jim Young and Darrell Mudra. Young and Mudra were inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1999 and 2000 respectively.

This year, the Wildcats begin a new era as a member of the Big 12 after being part of the mass exodus that left the Pac-12 with just two members. However, despite this, they are still expected to contend for a conference title.

2024 Arizona Wildcats Football Schedule

FAQs

Why did the Wildcats leave the Pac-12?

In 2022, flagship schools UCLA and USC announced that they were leaving the conference for the Big 10. This made it harder to negotiate a television rights deal, which caused other schools to revisit their options. Ultimately, Arizona felt as if their future was brighter in the Big 10 instead of staying in what would likely have been a weakened Pac-12.

How can I watch teams other than the Wildcats without cable?

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Frank Moraes is a Sr Content Editor at Hotdog.com, specializing in sports streaming and regional programming issues. With a PhD in Atmospheric Physics from the Oregon Graduate Institute of Science and extensive experience in remote sensing technology, including early video streaming, Frank brings a unique technical perspective to the streaming industry.

His expertise in sports coverage, particularly for out-of-market games and regional sports networks, stems from years of hands-on experience as an early adopter of streaming services and his work addressing fans' viewing challenges. As a longtime cord-cutter and subscriber to multiple streaming platforms, Frank combines his technical knowledge with practical user experience, making him a leading expert in the field of sports streaming and entertainment technology.

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