2015 Arizona Wildcats football | |
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New Mexico Bowl champion | |
New Mexico Bowl, W 45–37 vs.
New Mexico | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
South Division | |
Record | 7–6 (3–6 Pac-12) |
Head coach |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Calvin Magee (4th season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Rod Smith (4th season) |
Offensive scheme | No-huddle spread option |
Defensive coordinator | Jeff Casteel (4th season) |
Base defense | 3–3–5 |
Captain | 13
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Home stadium | Arizona Stadium |
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No. 3 Stanford x$ | 8 | – | 1 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Oregon | 7 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 0 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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USC xy | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Utah x | 6 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 5 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 3 | – | 6 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 1 | – | 8 | 4 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Stanford 41, USC 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It marked the Wildcats's 116th overall season, 38th as a member of the Pac-12 Conference and its 5th within the Pac-12 South Division. The team was led by head coach Rich Rodriguez, in his fourth year, and played its home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, AZ for the 87th straight year. They finished the season 7–6, 3–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place in the South Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated New Mexico.
The Wildcats would go on to land another top 10 recruiting class in 2015 (#41 by Scout, #41 by Rivals, #39 by ESPN, and #41 by 247).
The Wildcats would also add two transfer players: graduate student David Catalano (OL) from San José State who is able to play immediately, as well as John Kenny (LB) from Iowa who sit out two years to satisfy the NCAA's transfer rule.
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Matt Morin #1 TE– H (JC) |
Murrieta, CA | Riverside Community College | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | - | Sep 15, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Anthony Fotu #5 DT (JC) |
Oakland, CA | Laney College | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | - | Dec 17, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Keenan Walker (G) #8 OT |
Scottsdale, AZ | Chaparral High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 282 lb (128 kg) | - | Apr 26, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Paul Maglorie #11 S (JC) |
Fort Lauderdale, FL | Arizona Western College | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | - | May 22, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Dane Cruikshank #13 CB (JC) |
Pomona, CA | Citrus College | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | - | Aug 6, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Darrell Cloy Jr. #16 TE |
Pico Rivera, CA | La Habra High School/ Milford Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | - | Jul 27, 2013 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Cody Creason #34 OG |
Folsom, CA | Folsom High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | - | Jul 27, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Devon Brewer #51 CB |
Fresno, CA | Central High School/Milford Academy | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | - | Jun 5, 2013 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Anthony Mariscal #51 S |
Bakersfield, CA | Liberty High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | - | Jun 17, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Samuel Morrison #53 CB |
Ashburn, VA | Gonzaga College High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | - | Jun 10, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Orlando Bradford #55 RB |
Shreveport, LA | Calvary Baptist Academy | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | - | Jun 6, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Harper Sherman (G) #66 OT |
New Westminster, BC, Canada | New Westminster Secondary School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | - | Aug 1, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Alex Kosinski #74 OG |
Larkspur, CA | Redwood High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | - | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Finton Connolly #77 DT |
Gilbert, AZ | Campo Verde High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | - | Nov 24, 2013 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Antonio Parks (G) #84 CB |
Reserve, LA | East St. John High School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 171 lb (78 kg) | - | Jul 4, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Kendal Franklin #89 LB |
New Orleans, LA | Warren Easton High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 219 lb (99 kg) | - | Jul 8, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Cedric Peterson #89 WR |
Moreno Valley, CA | Rancho Verde High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | - | Jun 20, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Shun Brown #92 WR |
Shreveport, LA | Calvary Baptist Academy | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | - | Oct 11, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Darick Holmes Jr. #105 WR |
Camarillo, CA | Newbury Park High School | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | - | Mar 29, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Sharif Williams #112 DT |
Fresno, CA | Central High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | – | Jul 28, 2013 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Jace Whittaker #118 CB |
Oceanside, CA | Oceanside High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | - | Jun 25, 2013 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Brion Anduze #125 TE– DL |
Silverdale, WA | Central Kitsap High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | - | Jun 20, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Nathan Eldridge #141 OG |
Anthem, AZ | Boulder Creek High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | - | Aug 9, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Oliver Graybar PK/P |
Reno, NV | Reno High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | - | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #41 Rivals: #41 247Sports: #42 ESPN: #39 | ||||||
Sources:
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Early Enrollees
Returning players that started all or a significant number of games in the 2014 season. Arizona returns 30 starters (including fifteen on offense, twelve on defense, and three on special teams).
Offense
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Defense
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† Indicates player was a starter in 2014 but missed all of 2015 due to injury and Carter Wood will end of his career of the season due to injury.
The Wildcats would lose 20 seniors to graduation as well as no juniors who would choose to forgo their senior season in pursuit of an earlier NFL career. The Wildcats would lose five more players from the 2014 team due to various reasons.
Name | Position | Year | Reason |
Austin Hill | WR | rsSR | Graduation/NFL ( New York Jets—UFA) |
Blair Tushaus | TE | rsSR | Graduation |
Jared Tevis | S | rsSR | Graduation |
Adonis Smith | RB | rsSR | Graduation |
Jesse Scroggins | QB | rsSR | Graduation |
Jonathan McKnight | CB | rsSR | Graduation |
Dan Pettinato | DL | rsSR | Graduation |
Brendan Murphy | CB | rsSR | Graduation |
Ethan Keyserling | PK/P | rsSR | Graduation |
Terris Jones-Grigsby | RB | rsSR | Graduation |
Jourdon Grandon | FS | rsSR | Graduation |
Mickey Bacus | C | SR | Graduation/NFL (forced him to end career from NFL) |
Blake Brady | S | rsSR | Graduation |
Fabbians Ebbele | OL | rsSR | Graduation |
Chase Gorham | LS | SR | Graduation |
Hank Hobson | LB | SR | Graduation |
Tra'Mayne Bondurant | S | SR | Graduation |
Carter Wood | OL | rsSR | Graduation (injury forced him to end career) |
Yamen Sanders | S | SO | Transferred to Montana |
Timmy Hamilton | DE | JR | Transferred to Kansas |
Trevor Ermisch | S | SR | Graduation |
Steven Gurrola | OL | SR | Graduation |
Jordan Poland | OL | rsFR | Transferred to Arizona Western CC (after he arrest for trafficking) |
Connor Brewer | QB | rsSO | Transferred to NAU and then to Virginia |
Kaelin Deboskie | WR | rsFR | Transferred |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Blue | 30 | 36 | 20 | 0 | 86 |
White | 30 | 30 | 34 | 0 | 94 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
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Winter/Spring 2015 "way-too-early" pre-season rankings from most major sports news outlets, issued after the end of the 2014 season tabbed the 2015 Arizona Wildcats at No. 13 (ESPN-Martin Rickman), [1] #14 (Sports Illustrated), [2] #17 (CBSSports), [3] and #13 (ESPN-Mark Schlabach). [4]
In July, the defending Pac-12 South champions Arizona Wildcats were picked to finish at fourth place in the Pac-12 preseason polls. Arizona was ranked No. 22 in both the preseason Amway (USA Today) Coaches Poll [5] and the preseason AP Poll., [6] with the first practice scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 5. Camp practices are generally closed to the media and public, unless otherwise announced.
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Depth Chart Source: 2015 Arizona Wildcats Football Fact Book [10]
Name | Position | Seasons at Arizona |
Alma mater |
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Rich Rodriguez | Head coach | 4 | West Virginia (1986) |
Calvin Magee | Associate head coach, Co-offensive coordinator, Running backs | 4 | South Florida (1990) |
Rod Smith | Co-offensive coordinator, Quarterbacks | 4 | Glenville State (1997) |
Jeff Casteel | Defensive coordinator, Linebackers | 4 | CALU (1993) |
Matt Caponi | Assistant coach/safeties | 4 | Mount Union (2005) |
Tony Dews | Assistant coach/wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator | 4 | Liberty (1996) |
Bill Kirelawich | Assistant coach/defensive line | 4 | Salem (1969) |
David Lockwood | Assistant coach/cornerbacks | 4 | West Virginia (1989) |
Jim Michalczik | Assistant coach/offensive line | 2 | Washington State (1988) |
Charlie Ragle | Assistant coach/tight ends/special teams | 4 | Eastern New Mexico (1998) |
Matt Dudek | Director of On-Campus Recruiting and Player Personnel | 4 | Pittsburgh (2003) |
Mike Parrish | Assistant Athletic Director, football operations | 4 | West Virginia (2006) |
Billy Kirelawich | Director of Football Operations | 4 | West Virginia (2008) |
Jahmile Addae | Football analyst | 3 | West Virginia (2005) |
Dusty Rutledge | Operations Coordinator | 1 | Fairmont State (1991) |
Chris Allen | Associate Athletic Director, strength and conditioning | 4 | West Virginia (2000) |
Parker Whiteman | Director of Skill Development | 4 | Shepherd (2006) |
Vincent Amey | Football analyst | 3 | Arizona State (1998) |
Wendell Neal | Associate AD of Equipment Operations | 18 | Arizona (1998) |
Michael Barnett | Assistant director of Equipment Operations | 3 | Arizona (2013) |
Troy Ramsey | Assistant coach/Strength and Conditioning | 2 | North Texas (2007) |
Ovid Goulbourne | Assistant coach/Strength and Conditioning | 3 | West Virginia (2009) |
Miek DiAngelo | Defensive graduate assistant | 3 | Baldwin Wallace (2006) |
Kylan Butler | Offensive graduate assistant | 2 | Arizona (2013) |
Kyle Quinn | Offensive graduate assistant | 1 | Arizona (2012) |
Brett Gerch | Assistant coach/Strength and Conditioning | 2 | Appalachian State (2000) |
Miguel Reveles | Football analyst | 3 | La Verne (2010) |
Tim Cummins | Video Coordinator | 11 | Arizona (2004) |
Brian Riden | Assistant Video Coordinator | 5 | Arizona (2011) |
Coaching Staff Sources: ArizonaWildcats.com [11]
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Wide receivers
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Defense Defensive lineman
Linebackers
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Safeties
Special teams Punters
Kickers
Long snappers
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Sources: 2015 Arizona Wildcats roster Archived April 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine |
The 2015 Pac-12 schedule was officially released on September 16, 2014. On April 10, 2015, the Wildcats will play the White and Navy Blue game, the program's annual spring game. Arizona Wildcats will play four of nine games, against all four North Division schools: Oregon State, Stanford, Washington and Washington State. They will also play against five South Division opponents: Arizona State, Colorado, USC, UCLA and Utah. For their non-conference slate the Wildcats will play two of three games against UTSA of the Conference USA, Nevada of the Mountain West Conference and Northern Arizona of the FCS' Big Sky Conference. For the first year, the Cats face neither California and Oregon. The Wildcats will play all twelve games without a bye week for first time ever.
The Wildcats opened the 2015 season with a non-conference trip to Reno, Nevada, to face Nevada, its first since 1921, and is the return game in a home-and-home series that brought the Wolf Pack to Tucson in 2014. In other non-conference action, Arizona hosted in-state foe: Northern Arizona.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | UTSA* | No. 22 | P12N | W 42–32 | 51,111 | |
September 12 | 4:00 p.m. | at Nevada* | No. 22 | CBSSN | W 44–20 | 24,355 | |
September 19 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 24 ( FCS) Northern Arizona* | No. 20 |
| P12N | W 77–13 | 51,494 |
September 26 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 9 UCLA | No. 16 |
| ABC | L 30–56 | 56,004 |
October 3 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 18 Stanford | P12N | L 17–55 | 46,628 | ||
October 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Oregon State |
| FS1 | W 44–7 | 52,987 | |
October 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at Colorado | FS1 | W 38–31 | 39,666 | ||
October 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Washington State |
| P12N | L 42–45 | 47,847 | |
October 31 | 8:00 p.m. | at Washington | FS1 | L 3–49 | 50,667 | ||
November 7 | 8:30 p.m. | at USC | ESPN | L 30–38 | 76,309 | ||
November 14 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 10 Utah |
| FS1 | W 37–30 2OT | 48,912 | |
November 21 | 1:30 p.m. | at Arizona State | FS1 | L 37–52 | 64,885 | ||
December 19 | Noon | vs. New Mexico* | ESPN | W 45–37 | 30,289 | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Roadrunners | 0 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 32 |
#22 Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
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Statistics | UTSA | ARIZ |
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First downs | 29 | 25 |
Total yards | 525 | 329 |
Rushing yards | 50–193 | 38–163 |
Passing yards | 332 | 229 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–45–1 | 22–36–0 |
Time of possession | 35:09 | 24:51 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UTSA | Passing | Blake Bogenschutz | 25/43, 332 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Jarveon Williams | 21 carries, 79 yards | |
Receiving | David Morgan II | 9 receptions, 109 yards, TD | |
Arizona | Passing | Anu Solomon | 22/36, 229 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Nick Wilson | 22 carries, 97 yards | |
Receiving | Johnny Jackson | 8 receptions, 101 yards, TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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#22 Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 44 |
Wolf Pack | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV
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Statistics | ARIZ | NEV |
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First downs | 25 | 15 |
Total yards | 571 | 328 |
Rushing yards | 43–290 | 42–168 |
Passing yards | 281 | 160 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–35–0 | 18–34–1 |
Time of possession | 27:42 | 32:18 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arizona | Passing | Anu Solomon | 24/34, 276 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Nick Wilson | 21 carries, 183 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Cayleb Jones | 5 receptions, 100 yards | |
Nevada | Passing | Tyler Stewart | 18/32, 160 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Don Jackson | 24 carries, 91 yards | |
Receiving | Hasaan Henderson | 6 receptions, 58 yards, TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lumberjacks | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
#20 Wildcats | 7 | 35 | 14 | 21 | 77 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
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Statistics | NAU | ARIZ |
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First downs | 14 | 37 |
Total yards | 346 | 792 |
Rushing yards | 43–75 | 42–499 |
Passing yards | 271 | 293 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–26–3 | 26–39–0 |
Time of possession | 35:57 | 24:03 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Northern Arizona | Passing | Case Cookus | 8/13, 190 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Nick Butler | 7 carries, 33 yards | |
Receiving | Emmanuel Butler | 5 receptions, 119 yards, TD | |
Arizona | Passing | Anu Solomon | 25/35, 285 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Jerrard Randall | 3 carries, 149 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | David Richards | 8 receptions, 120 yards, 2 TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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#9 Bruins | 14 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 56 |
#16 Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
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Statistics | UCLA | ARIZ |
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First downs | 23 | 32 |
Total yards | 497 | 468 |
Rushing yards | 47–213 | 59–353 |
Passing yards | 284 | 115 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–28–0 | 10–28–1 |
Time of possession | 31:55 | 28:05 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UCLA | Passing | Josh Rosen | 19/28, 284 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Soso Jamabo | 9 carries, 96 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jordan Payton | 7 receptions, 136 yards, TD | |
Arizona | Passing | Anu Solomon | 4/10, 55 yards, TD |
Rushing | Nick Wilson | 24 carries, 136 yards | |
Receiving | Cayleb Jones | 4 receptions, 44 yards |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
#18 Cardinal | 13 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 55 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
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Statistics | ARIZ | STAN |
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First downs | 16 | 30 |
Total yards | 314 | 570 |
Rushing yards | 34–118 | 46–314 |
Passing yards | 196 | 256 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–33–0 | 21–23–0 |
Time of possession | 22:41 | 37:19 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arizona | Passing | Jerrard Randall | 15/28, 178 yards, TD |
Rushing | Jerrard Randall | 9 carries, 67 yards | |
Receiving | Johnny Jackson | 5 receptions, 84 yards, TD | |
Stanford | Passing | Kevin Hogan | 17/19, 217 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Christian McCaffrey | 17 carries, 156 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Michael Rector | 4 receptions, 72 yards, TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Beavers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Wildcats | 13 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 44 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
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No scoring plays |
Statistics | OSU | ARIZ |
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First downs | 15 | 27 |
Total yards | 249 | 644 |
Rushing yards | 31–151 | 58–368 |
Passing yards | 98 | 276 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–35–1 | 17–30–0 |
Time of possession | 24:14 | 35:46 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Oregon State | Passing | Seth Collins | 8/24, 56 yards, INT |
Rushing | Storm Woods | 9 carries, 60 yards | |
Receiving | Victor Bolden | 3 receptions, 34 yards | |
Arizona | Passing | Anu Solomon | 17/30, 276 yards |
Rushing | Jared Baker | 10 carries, 123 yards | |
Receiving | Johnny Jackson | 3 receptions, 92 yards |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 17 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 38 |
Buffaloes | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
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Statistics | ARIZ | COLO |
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First downs | 26 | 22 |
Total yards | 616 | 467 |
Rushing yards | 44–291 | 43–128 |
Passing yards | 325 | 339 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–40–0 | 28–44–0 |
Time of possession | 26:58 | 33:02 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arizona | Passing | Anu Solomon | 22/37, 283 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Jared Baker | 23 carries, 207 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Nate Phillips | 6 receptions, 106 yards | |
Colorado | Passing | Sefo Liufau | 28/43, 339 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Phillip Lindsay | 23 carries, 91 yards | |
Receiving | Shay Fields | 8 receptions, 168 yards, 2 TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cougars | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
Wildcats | 0 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
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Statistics | WSU | ARIZ |
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First downs | 34 | 24 |
Total yards | 631 | 483 |
Rushing yards | 31–117 | 32–176 |
Passing yards | 514 | 307 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 47–62–0 | 24–37–0 |
Time of possession | 37:53 | 22:07 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Washington State | Passing | Luke Falk | 47/62, 514 yards, 5 TD |
Rushing | Jamal Morrow | 5 carries, 59 yards | |
Receiving | River Cracraft | 8 receptions, 102 yards | |
Arizona | Passing | Anu Solomon | 12/20, 145 yards |
Rushing | Jerrard Randall | 10 carries, 105 yards | |
Receiving | Cayleb Jones | 8 receptions, 131 yards, TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Huskies | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
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Statistics | ARIZ | WASH |
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First downs | 22 | 22 |
Total yards | 330 | 468 |
Rushing yards | 44–127 | 36–201 |
Passing yards | 203 | 267 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–42–3 | 17–25–0 |
Time of possession | 32:06 | 27:54 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arizona | Passing | Anu Solomon | 18/31, 160 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Jared Baker | 19 carries, 67 yards | |
Receiving | Nate Phillips | 3 receptions, 56 yards | |
Washington | Passing | Jake Browning | 16/24, 263 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Dwayne Washington | 4 carries, 77 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Joshua Perkins | 4 receptions, 58 yards, TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 7 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
Trojans | 0 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 38 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
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Statistics | ARIZ | USC |
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First downs | 24 | 23 |
Total yards | 412 | 472 |
Rushing yards | 32–60 | 40–229 |
Passing yards | 352 | 243 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 31–47–1 | 22–36–0 |
Time of possession | 28:22 | 31:38 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arizona | Passing | Anu Solomon | 31/46, 352 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Jared Baker | 13 carries, 63 yards | |
Receiving | Nate Phillips | 6 receptions, 94 yards, TD | |
USC | Passing | Cody Kessler | 22/36, 243 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Ronald Jones | 19 carries, 177 yards, TD | |
Receiving | JuJu Smith-Schuster | 8 receptions, 138 yards, TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
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#10 Utes | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
Wildcats | 17 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 37 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
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Statistics | UTAH | ARIZ |
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First downs | 24 | 24 |
Total yards | 442 | 460 |
Rushing yards | 55–223 | 34–158 |
Passing yards | 219 | 302 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–31–1 | 18–32–2 |
Time of possession | 37:24 | 22:36 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Utah | Passing | Travis Wilson | 20/31, 219 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Devontae Booker | 34 carries, 145 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Harris Handley | 2 receptions, 69 yards, TD | |
Arizona | Passing | Anu Solomon | 17/27, 277 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Anu Solomon | 10 carries, 86 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Cayleb Jones | 5 receptions, 126 yards, TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 37 |
Sun Devils | 14 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 52 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
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Statistics | ARIZ | ASU |
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First downs | 19 | 24 |
Total yards | 449 | 566 |
Rushing yards | 35–113 | 48–250 |
Passing yards | 336 | 316 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–43–2 | 21–32–1 |
Time of possession | 27:36 | 32:24 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arizona | Passing | Brandon Dawkins | 16/30, 301 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Brandon Dawkins | 21 carries, 78 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Trey Griffey | 2 receptions, 138 yards, TD | |
Arizona State | Passing | Mike Bercovici | 21/32, 316 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Kalen Ballage | 18 carries, 110 yards | |
Receiving | Devin Lucien | 9 receptions, 191 yards, TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 7 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 45 |
Lobos | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 37 |
at University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM
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Statistics | ARIZ | UNM |
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First downs | 19 | 25 |
Total yards | 503 | 522 |
Rushing yards | 32–174 | 69–333 |
Passing yards | 329 | 189 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13–24–1 | 10–22–3 |
Time of possession | 19:08 | 40:52 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arizona | Passing | Anu Solomon | 13/24, 329 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Jared Baker | 12 carries, 107 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Cayleb Jones | 4 receptions, 182 yards, TD | |
New Mexico | Passing | Lamar Jordan | 3/9, 110 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Lamar Jordan | 21 carries, 135 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Delane Hart-Johnson | 1 reception, 92 yards, TD |
Quarterback Anu Solomon was named Offensive MVP.
Linebacker Scooby Wright III was named Defensive MVP.
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Coaches | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 | RV | RV | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
As of 09/04/2015.
Team Statistics | ||
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Arizona | Opponents | |
Scoring & Efficiency | ||
Points | 254 | 183 |
Points per game | 42.3 | 30.5 |
Points Off Turnovers | 49 | 31 |
Time of Possession per game | 27:11 | 32:49 |
First Downs | 162 | 126 |
Rushing | 83 | 57 |
Passing | 62 | 59 |
Penalty | 17 | 10 |
3rd–Down Conversions-Pct. | 41/88-47% | 44/98-45% |
4th–Down Conversions-Pct. | 5/13-38 | 3/6-50% |
Red Zone Scoring- Pct. chances | 29-36-81% | 24-25-96% |
Red Zone Touchdowns - Pct. | 24-36-67% | 19-25-76% |
PAT / Field goal attempts-Pct. | 32–34-94% | 21-22-95% |
Penalties – Yards | 34–307 | 42–429 |
Average per penalties game | 51.2 | 71.5 |
Offense | ||
Total Offense | 3,181 | 2,515 |
Total Plays | 475 | 450 |
Average per game | 6.7 | 5.6 |
Rushing Yards | 1,791 | 1,114 |
Rushing Attempts | 274 | 259 |
Rushing per gain | 1,937 | 1,244 |
Average Per Rush | 6.5 | 4.3 |
Rushing per game | 298.5 | 185.7 |
Passing Yards | 1,114 | 1,303 |
Comp–Att-INT | 117-201-1 | 111-191-6 |
Average per pass | 6.9 | 7.3 |
Average Per catch | 11.9 | 12.6 |
Average Per game | 530.2 | 419.2 |
Passing TDs | 13 | 10 |
Defense | ||
INT Returns: # – Yards/TD | 6 – 29-1 | 1–13-0 |
Fumbles Recovered: # – Yards/TD | 1–0-1 | 0–0-0 |
Fumbles: Number losts | 8-4 | 7-1 |
QB Sacks: # – Yards | 11-70 | 8–35 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams | ||
Kickoffs: # – Yards | 46/2,855 | 36/2,292 |
Kickoff Returns: # – Yards/TD | 11-225-0 | 26-581-0 |
Average Yards Per Return | 20.5 | 22.3 |
Average Yards Per Kick | 62.7 | 63.7 |
Net Kick Average | 39.2 | 40.8 |
Onside Kicks: # – Recovered | – | – |
Touchbacks | ||
Punts: # – Yards | 18/797 | 24-955 |
Punt Returns: # – Yards/TD | 1–26-0 | 9–30-0 |
Average Yards Per Return | 26.0 | 3.3 |
Average Yards Per Punt | 45.6 | 41.6 |
Net Punt Average | 42.3 | 40.8 |
Field Goals: # – Attempts | 6-8 | 8–10 |
Longest Field Goal: Yards | 46 | 0 |
Non-conference opponents
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Pac-12 opponents
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Score total by Quarters
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Passing Statistics | |||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | RAT | C-A | YDS | CMP% | TD | INT | |
12 | Anu Solomon | QB | 143.7 | 192-306 | 2,338 | 62.7% | 18 | 4 | |
8 | Jerrard Randall | QB | 114.7 | 43-82 | 483 | 52.4% | 5 | 3 | |
13 | Brandon Dawkins | QB | 84.7 | 4-8 | 33 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | |
1 | Cayleb Jones | WR-QB | 310.0 | 1-1 | 25 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | |
TOTALS | 158.2 | 240-397 | 2,879 | 67.0% | 23 | 7 | |||
OPPONENTS | 123.3 | 59-105 | 762 | 56.2 | 5 | 1 |
Rushing Statistics | ||||||
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# | NAME | POS | ATT | YDS | LONG | TD |
28 | Nick Wilson | RB | 127 | 718 | 43 | 8 |
23 | Jared Baker | RB | 116 | 684 | 79 | 6 |
8 | Jerrard Randall | QB-RB | 74 | 680 | 73 | 5 |
12 | Anu Solomon | QB-RB | 61 | 186 | 31 | 2 |
21 | Orlando Bradford | RB | 36 | 147 | 32 | 3 |
13 | Brandon Dawkins | QB-RB | 11 | 101 | 43 | 1 |
7 | Jonathan Haden | RB | 7 | 44 | 14 | 0 |
34 | Zach Green | RB | 7 | 43 | 17 | 0 |
2 | Tyrell Johnson | RB-WR | 4 | 24 | 11 | 0 |
14 | Zach Werlinger | QB-RB | 2 | 28 | 17 | 1 |
10 | Samajie Grant | WR-RB | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
TOTALS | 330 | 2,676 | 351 | 18 | ||
OPPONENTS | 135 | 509 | 2 | 33 |
Receiving Statistics | ||||||
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# | NAME | POS | REC | YDS | LONG | TD |
1 | Cayleb Jones | WR | 46 | 665 | 50 | 4 |
30 | Johnny Jackson | WR | 43 | 532 | 70 | 5 |
6 | Nate Phillips | WR | 39 | 519 | 44 | 4 |
4 | David Richards | WR | 40 | 505 | 50 | 4 |
10 | Samajie Grant | WR | 30 | 286 | 19 | 2 |
23 | Jared Baker | RB-WR | 10 | 95 | 25 | 0 |
5 | Trey Griffey | WR | 7 | 82 | 25 | 0 |
28 | Nick Wilson | RB-WR | 4 | 52 | 22 | 0 |
17 | Josh Kern | TE | 7 | 43 | 11 | 1 |
16 | Shun Brown | WR | 4 | 24 | 14 | 0 |
7 | Jonathan Haden | RB-WR | 3 | 21 | 8 | 0 |
84 | Tony Ellison | WR | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
84 | Abraham Mendivil | WR | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
5 | Jamardre Cobb | RB-WR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
TOTALS | 237 | 2,843 | 357 | 21 | ||
OPPONENTS | 59 | 762 | 69 | 5 |
Defense Statistics | |||||||||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | SOLO | AST | TOT | TFL-YDS | SACKS | INT-YDS/TD | BU | PD | QBH | FR–YDS | FF | BLK | SAF |
7 | Jamar Allah | S | – | – | 2–25-0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
12 | Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles | FS | – | – | 1–0-0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
28 | Anthony Lopez | FS | – | – | 1–23-1 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
3 | Cam Denson | CB | – | 2–21-1 | – | – | – | – | |||||||
42 | Anthony Fotu | DL | – | – | 1-0–0 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
19 | DaVonte' Neal | CB | – | – | 1–0-0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
TOTAL | – | – | 8–69-2 | – ' | – | – |
Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FF: Forced Fumbles, FR: Fumbles Recovered, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties
Kicking Statistics | |||||||||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | 0–19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50+ | LNG | PTS |
41 | Casey Skoworon | PK | 49 | 51 | 82.4% | 14 | 17 | 60.0% | 0/0 | 4/5 | 4/4 | 6/8 | 0/0 | 48 | |
9 | Josh Pollack | PK | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | ||||||
TOTALS | 50 | 52 | 14 | 17 | 4/5 | 4/4 | 6/8 | 0/0 | 48 |
Kickoff Statistics | |||||||
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# | NAME | POS | KICKS | YDS | AVG | TB | OB |
41 | Casey Skoworon | PK | |||||
9 | Josh Pollack | PK | |||||
36 | Oliver Graybar | PK | |||||
TOTALS |
Punting Statistics | |||||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | PUNTS | YDS | AVG | LONG | TB | FC | I–20 | 50+ | BLK |
39 | Drew Riggleman | P | 42 | 1,872 | 44.6 | 66 | |||||
12 | Anu Solomon | QB | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 20 | |||||
TOTALS | 44 | 1,904 | 86 |
Kick Return Statistics | |||||||
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# | NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
2 | Tyrell Johnson | WR-KR | 13 | 317 | 24.4 | 56 | |
6 | Nate Phillips | WR-KR | 8 | 156 | 19.5 | 24 | |
23 | Shun Brown | WR-KR | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 24 | |
10 | Jared Baker | RB-KR | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 33 | |
7 | Jonathan Haden | RB-KR | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | |
6 | Samajie Grant | WR-KR | 1 | 14 | 13.0 | 13 | |
TOTALS | 11 | 240 | 79 |
Punt Return Statistics | |||||||
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# | NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
6 | Nate Phillips | WR | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 1 | 69 |
19 | DaVonte' Neal | CB | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | |
TOTALS | 6 | 123 | 26.0 | 1 | 95 |
Arizona had nine players selected as Preseason All-Americans going into the season. Anu Solomon was largely recognized on the second team of those organizations which published preseason lists. Cayleb Jones and Scooby Wright III were recognized as unanimous Preseason All-Americans, with Jones being selected to the first team of every publication.
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Each year several publications release lists of their ideal "team". The athletes on these lists are referred to as All-Americans. The NCAA recognizes five All-American lists. They are the Associated Press (AP), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Sporting News (SN), and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF). If a player is selected to the first team of three publications he is considered a consensus All-American, if a player is selected to the first team of all five publications he is considered a unanimous All-American.
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The Wildcats had TBA players honored as members of the 2015 Pac-12 All-Conference team, with TBA each on the first and second teams, respectively. TBA other Wildcats earned honorable mention honors.
The Wildcats had TBA players selected to the Pac-12 Conference All-Academic Second Team, TBA players granted honorable mention and no players selected to the First Team. In order to be eligible for the academic team a player must maintain a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average and play in at least 50 percent of their team's games.
The following members of 2015 Arizona Wildcats football team were selected in the 2016 NFL draft.
Player | Position | Round | Pick | Team |
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Scooby Wright | LB | |||
Cayleb Jones | WR |
TBA members of the 2015 team were invited to participate in drills at the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine.
2016 NFL combine participants | ||||||||||||||
# | Name | POS | HT | WT | Arms | Hands | 40 | Bench press | Vert jump | Broad jump | 3-cone drill | 20-yd shuttle | 60-yd shuttle | Ref |
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2015 Arizona Wildcats football | |
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New Mexico Bowl champion | |
New Mexico Bowl, W 45–37 vs.
New Mexico | |
Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
South Division | |
Record | 7–6 (3–6 Pac-12) |
Head coach |
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Co-offensive coordinator | Calvin Magee (4th season) |
Co-offensive coordinator | Rod Smith (4th season) |
Offensive scheme | No-huddle spread option |
Defensive coordinator | Jeff Casteel (4th season) |
Base defense | 3–3–5 |
Captain | 13
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Home stadium | Arizona Stadium |
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No. 19 Oregon | 7 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 6 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
California | 4 | – | 5 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 4 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 0 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Arizona State | 4 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colorado | 1 | – | 8 | 4 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It marked the Wildcats's 116th overall season, 38th as a member of the Pac-12 Conference and its 5th within the Pac-12 South Division. The team was led by head coach Rich Rodriguez, in his fourth year, and played its home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, AZ for the 87th straight year. They finished the season 7–6, 3–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place in the South Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated New Mexico.
The Wildcats would go on to land another top 10 recruiting class in 2015 (#41 by Scout, #41 by Rivals, #39 by ESPN, and #41 by 247).
The Wildcats would also add two transfer players: graduate student David Catalano (OL) from San José State who is able to play immediately, as well as John Kenny (LB) from Iowa who sit out two years to satisfy the NCAA's transfer rule.
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | 40‡ | Commit date |
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Matt Morin #1 TE– H (JC) |
Murrieta, CA | Riverside Community College | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | - | Sep 15, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Anthony Fotu #5 DT (JC) |
Oakland, CA | Laney College | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 285 lb (129 kg) | - | Dec 17, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Keenan Walker (G) #8 OT |
Scottsdale, AZ | Chaparral High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 282 lb (128 kg) | - | Apr 26, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Paul Maglorie #11 S (JC) |
Fort Lauderdale, FL | Arizona Western College | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | - | May 22, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Dane Cruikshank #13 CB (JC) |
Pomona, CA | Citrus College | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | - | Aug 6, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Darrell Cloy Jr. #16 TE |
Pico Rivera, CA | La Habra High School/ Milford Academy | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | - | Jul 27, 2013 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Cody Creason #34 OG |
Folsom, CA | Folsom High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | - | Jul 27, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Devon Brewer #51 CB |
Fresno, CA | Central High School/Milford Academy | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | - | Jun 5, 2013 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Anthony Mariscal #51 S |
Bakersfield, CA | Liberty High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | - | Jun 17, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Samuel Morrison #53 CB |
Ashburn, VA | Gonzaga College High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | - | Jun 10, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Orlando Bradford #55 RB |
Shreveport, LA | Calvary Baptist Academy | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | - | Jun 6, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Harper Sherman (G) #66 OT |
New Westminster, BC, Canada | New Westminster Secondary School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | - | Aug 1, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Alex Kosinski #74 OG |
Larkspur, CA | Redwood High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | - | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Finton Connolly #77 DT |
Gilbert, AZ | Campo Verde High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | - | Nov 24, 2013 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Antonio Parks (G) #84 CB |
Reserve, LA | East St. John High School | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 171 lb (78 kg) | - | Jul 4, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Kendal Franklin #89 LB |
New Orleans, LA | Warren Easton High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 219 lb (99 kg) | - | Jul 8, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Cedric Peterson #89 WR |
Moreno Valley, CA | Rancho Verde High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | - | Jun 20, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Shun Brown #92 WR |
Shreveport, LA | Calvary Baptist Academy | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | - | Oct 11, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Darick Holmes Jr. #105 WR |
Camarillo, CA | Newbury Park High School | 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | - | Mar 29, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Sharif Williams #112 DT |
Fresno, CA | Central High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 290 lb (130 kg) | – | Jul 28, 2013 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Jace Whittaker #118 CB |
Oceanside, CA | Oceanside High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | - | Jun 25, 2013 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: | ||||||
Brion Anduze #125 TE– DL |
Silverdale, WA | Central Kitsap High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | - | Jun 20, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Nathan Eldridge #141 OG |
Anthem, AZ | Boulder Creek High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | - | Aug 9, 2014 |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Oliver Graybar PK/P |
Reno, NV | Reno High School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | - | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #41 Rivals: #41 247Sports: #42 ESPN: #39 | ||||||
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Early Enrollees
Returning players that started all or a significant number of games in the 2014 season. Arizona returns 30 starters (including fifteen on offense, twelve on defense, and three on special teams).
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† Indicates player was a starter in 2014 but missed all of 2015 due to injury and Carter Wood will end of his career of the season due to injury.
The Wildcats would lose 20 seniors to graduation as well as no juniors who would choose to forgo their senior season in pursuit of an earlier NFL career. The Wildcats would lose five more players from the 2014 team due to various reasons.
Name | Position | Year | Reason |
Austin Hill | WR | rsSR | Graduation/NFL ( New York Jets—UFA) |
Blair Tushaus | TE | rsSR | Graduation |
Jared Tevis | S | rsSR | Graduation |
Adonis Smith | RB | rsSR | Graduation |
Jesse Scroggins | QB | rsSR | Graduation |
Jonathan McKnight | CB | rsSR | Graduation |
Dan Pettinato | DL | rsSR | Graduation |
Brendan Murphy | CB | rsSR | Graduation |
Ethan Keyserling | PK/P | rsSR | Graduation |
Terris Jones-Grigsby | RB | rsSR | Graduation |
Jourdon Grandon | FS | rsSR | Graduation |
Mickey Bacus | C | SR | Graduation/NFL (forced him to end career from NFL) |
Blake Brady | S | rsSR | Graduation |
Fabbians Ebbele | OL | rsSR | Graduation |
Chase Gorham | LS | SR | Graduation |
Hank Hobson | LB | SR | Graduation |
Tra'Mayne Bondurant | S | SR | Graduation |
Carter Wood | OL | rsSR | Graduation (injury forced him to end career) |
Yamen Sanders | S | SO | Transferred to Montana |
Timmy Hamilton | DE | JR | Transferred to Kansas |
Trevor Ermisch | S | SR | Graduation |
Steven Gurrola | OL | SR | Graduation |
Jordan Poland | OL | rsFR | Transferred to Arizona Western CC (after he arrest for trafficking) |
Connor Brewer | QB | rsSO | Transferred to NAU and then to Virginia |
Kaelin Deboskie | WR | rsFR | Transferred |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Blue | 30 | 36 | 20 | 0 | 86 |
White | 30 | 30 | 34 | 0 | 94 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
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Winter/Spring 2015 "way-too-early" pre-season rankings from most major sports news outlets, issued after the end of the 2014 season tabbed the 2015 Arizona Wildcats at No. 13 (ESPN-Martin Rickman), [1] #14 (Sports Illustrated), [2] #17 (CBSSports), [3] and #13 (ESPN-Mark Schlabach). [4]
In July, the defending Pac-12 South champions Arizona Wildcats were picked to finish at fourth place in the Pac-12 preseason polls. Arizona was ranked No. 22 in both the preseason Amway (USA Today) Coaches Poll [5] and the preseason AP Poll., [6] with the first practice scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 5. Camp practices are generally closed to the media and public, unless otherwise announced.
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Depth Chart Source: 2015 Arizona Wildcats Football Fact Book [10]
Name | Position | Seasons at Arizona |
Alma mater |
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Rich Rodriguez | Head coach | 4 | West Virginia (1986) |
Calvin Magee | Associate head coach, Co-offensive coordinator, Running backs | 4 | South Florida (1990) |
Rod Smith | Co-offensive coordinator, Quarterbacks | 4 | Glenville State (1997) |
Jeff Casteel | Defensive coordinator, Linebackers | 4 | CALU (1993) |
Matt Caponi | Assistant coach/safeties | 4 | Mount Union (2005) |
Tony Dews | Assistant coach/wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator | 4 | Liberty (1996) |
Bill Kirelawich | Assistant coach/defensive line | 4 | Salem (1969) |
David Lockwood | Assistant coach/cornerbacks | 4 | West Virginia (1989) |
Jim Michalczik | Assistant coach/offensive line | 2 | Washington State (1988) |
Charlie Ragle | Assistant coach/tight ends/special teams | 4 | Eastern New Mexico (1998) |
Matt Dudek | Director of On-Campus Recruiting and Player Personnel | 4 | Pittsburgh (2003) |
Mike Parrish | Assistant Athletic Director, football operations | 4 | West Virginia (2006) |
Billy Kirelawich | Director of Football Operations | 4 | West Virginia (2008) |
Jahmile Addae | Football analyst | 3 | West Virginia (2005) |
Dusty Rutledge | Operations Coordinator | 1 | Fairmont State (1991) |
Chris Allen | Associate Athletic Director, strength and conditioning | 4 | West Virginia (2000) |
Parker Whiteman | Director of Skill Development | 4 | Shepherd (2006) |
Vincent Amey | Football analyst | 3 | Arizona State (1998) |
Wendell Neal | Associate AD of Equipment Operations | 18 | Arizona (1998) |
Michael Barnett | Assistant director of Equipment Operations | 3 | Arizona (2013) |
Troy Ramsey | Assistant coach/Strength and Conditioning | 2 | North Texas (2007) |
Ovid Goulbourne | Assistant coach/Strength and Conditioning | 3 | West Virginia (2009) |
Miek DiAngelo | Defensive graduate assistant | 3 | Baldwin Wallace (2006) |
Kylan Butler | Offensive graduate assistant | 2 | Arizona (2013) |
Kyle Quinn | Offensive graduate assistant | 1 | Arizona (2012) |
Brett Gerch | Assistant coach/Strength and Conditioning | 2 | Appalachian State (2000) |
Miguel Reveles | Football analyst | 3 | La Verne (2010) |
Tim Cummins | Video Coordinator | 11 | Arizona (2004) |
Brian Riden | Assistant Video Coordinator | 5 | Arizona (2011) |
Coaching Staff Sources: ArizonaWildcats.com [11]
Offense Quarterbacks
Wide receivers
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Running backs
Offensive lineman
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Defense Defensive lineman
Linebackers
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Safeties
Special teams Punters
Kickers
Long snappers
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Sources: 2015 Arizona Wildcats roster Archived April 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine |
The 2015 Pac-12 schedule was officially released on September 16, 2014. On April 10, 2015, the Wildcats will play the White and Navy Blue game, the program's annual spring game. Arizona Wildcats will play four of nine games, against all four North Division schools: Oregon State, Stanford, Washington and Washington State. They will also play against five South Division opponents: Arizona State, Colorado, USC, UCLA and Utah. For their non-conference slate the Wildcats will play two of three games against UTSA of the Conference USA, Nevada of the Mountain West Conference and Northern Arizona of the FCS' Big Sky Conference. For the first year, the Cats face neither California and Oregon. The Wildcats will play all twelve games without a bye week for first time ever.
The Wildcats opened the 2015 season with a non-conference trip to Reno, Nevada, to face Nevada, its first since 1921, and is the return game in a home-and-home series that brought the Wolf Pack to Tucson in 2014. In other non-conference action, Arizona hosted in-state foe: Northern Arizona.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | UTSA* | No. 22 | P12N | W 42–32 | 51,111 | |
September 12 | 4:00 p.m. | at Nevada* | No. 22 | CBSSN | W 44–20 | 24,355 | |
September 19 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 24 ( FCS) Northern Arizona* | No. 20 |
| P12N | W 77–13 | 51,494 |
September 26 | 5:00 p.m. | No. 9 UCLA | No. 16 |
| ABC | L 30–56 | 56,004 |
October 3 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 18 Stanford | P12N | L 17–55 | 46,628 | ||
October 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Oregon State |
| FS1 | W 44–7 | 52,987 | |
October 17 | 6:00 p.m. | at Colorado | FS1 | W 38–31 | 39,666 | ||
October 24 | 1:00 p.m. | Washington State |
| P12N | L 42–45 | 47,847 | |
October 31 | 8:00 p.m. | at Washington | FS1 | L 3–49 | 50,667 | ||
November 7 | 8:30 p.m. | at USC | ESPN | L 30–38 | 76,309 | ||
November 14 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 10 Utah |
| FS1 | W 37–30 2OT | 48,912 | |
November 21 | 1:30 p.m. | at Arizona State | FS1 | L 37–52 | 64,885 | ||
December 19 | Noon | vs. New Mexico* | ESPN | W 45–37 | 30,289 | ||
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Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Roadrunners | 0 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 32 |
#22 Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
Game information |
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Statistics | UTSA | ARIZ |
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First downs | 29 | 25 |
Total yards | 525 | 329 |
Rushing yards | 50–193 | 38–163 |
Passing yards | 332 | 229 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–45–1 | 22–36–0 |
Time of possession | 35:09 | 24:51 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UTSA | Passing | Blake Bogenschutz | 25/43, 332 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Jarveon Williams | 21 carries, 79 yards | |
Receiving | David Morgan II | 9 receptions, 109 yards, TD | |
Arizona | Passing | Anu Solomon | 22/36, 229 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Nick Wilson | 22 carries, 97 yards | |
Receiving | Johnny Jackson | 8 receptions, 101 yards, TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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#22 Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 44 |
Wolf Pack | 3 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
at Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV
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Statistics | ARIZ | NEV |
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First downs | 25 | 15 |
Total yards | 571 | 328 |
Rushing yards | 43–290 | 42–168 |
Passing yards | 281 | 160 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–35–0 | 18–34–1 |
Time of possession | 27:42 | 32:18 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arizona | Passing | Anu Solomon | 24/34, 276 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Nick Wilson | 21 carries, 183 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Cayleb Jones | 5 receptions, 100 yards | |
Nevada | Passing | Tyler Stewart | 18/32, 160 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Don Jackson | 24 carries, 91 yards | |
Receiving | Hasaan Henderson | 6 receptions, 58 yards, TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Lumberjacks | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
#20 Wildcats | 7 | 35 | 14 | 21 | 77 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
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Statistics | NAU | ARIZ |
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First downs | 14 | 37 |
Total yards | 346 | 792 |
Rushing yards | 43–75 | 42–499 |
Passing yards | 271 | 293 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–26–3 | 26–39–0 |
Time of possession | 35:57 | 24:03 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Northern Arizona | Passing | Case Cookus | 8/13, 190 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Nick Butler | 7 carries, 33 yards | |
Receiving | Emmanuel Butler | 5 receptions, 119 yards, TD | |
Arizona | Passing | Anu Solomon | 25/35, 285 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Jerrard Randall | 3 carries, 149 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | David Richards | 8 receptions, 120 yards, 2 TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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#9 Bruins | 14 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 56 |
#16 Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
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Statistics | UCLA | ARIZ |
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First downs | 23 | 32 |
Total yards | 497 | 468 |
Rushing yards | 47–213 | 59–353 |
Passing yards | 284 | 115 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–28–0 | 10–28–1 |
Time of possession | 31:55 | 28:05 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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UCLA | Passing | Josh Rosen | 19/28, 284 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Soso Jamabo | 9 carries, 96 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jordan Payton | 7 receptions, 136 yards, TD | |
Arizona | Passing | Anu Solomon | 4/10, 55 yards, TD |
Rushing | Nick Wilson | 24 carries, 136 yards | |
Receiving | Cayleb Jones | 4 receptions, 44 yards |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
#18 Cardinal | 13 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 55 |
at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA
Game information |
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Statistics | ARIZ | STAN |
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First downs | 16 | 30 |
Total yards | 314 | 570 |
Rushing yards | 34–118 | 46–314 |
Passing yards | 196 | 256 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–33–0 | 21–23–0 |
Time of possession | 22:41 | 37:19 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arizona | Passing | Jerrard Randall | 15/28, 178 yards, TD |
Rushing | Jerrard Randall | 9 carries, 67 yards | |
Receiving | Johnny Jackson | 5 receptions, 84 yards, TD | |
Stanford | Passing | Kevin Hogan | 17/19, 217 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Christian McCaffrey | 17 carries, 156 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Michael Rector | 4 receptions, 72 yards, TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Beavers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Wildcats | 13 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 44 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
Game information |
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Statistics | OSU | ARIZ |
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First downs | 15 | 27 |
Total yards | 249 | 644 |
Rushing yards | 31–151 | 58–368 |
Passing yards | 98 | 276 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–35–1 | 17–30–0 |
Time of possession | 24:14 | 35:46 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Oregon State | Passing | Seth Collins | 8/24, 56 yards, INT |
Rushing | Storm Woods | 9 carries, 60 yards | |
Receiving | Victor Bolden | 3 receptions, 34 yards | |
Arizona | Passing | Anu Solomon | 17/30, 276 yards |
Rushing | Jared Baker | 10 carries, 123 yards | |
Receiving | Johnny Jackson | 3 receptions, 92 yards |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 17 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 38 |
Buffaloes | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO
Game information |
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Statistics | ARIZ | COLO |
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First downs | 26 | 22 |
Total yards | 616 | 467 |
Rushing yards | 44–291 | 43–128 |
Passing yards | 325 | 339 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–40–0 | 28–44–0 |
Time of possession | 26:58 | 33:02 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arizona | Passing | Anu Solomon | 22/37, 283 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Jared Baker | 23 carries, 207 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Nate Phillips | 6 receptions, 106 yards | |
Colorado | Passing | Sefo Liufau | 28/43, 339 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Phillip Lindsay | 23 carries, 91 yards | |
Receiving | Shay Fields | 8 receptions, 168 yards, 2 TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cougars | 14 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 45 |
Wildcats | 0 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 42 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
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Statistics | WSU | ARIZ |
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First downs | 34 | 24 |
Total yards | 631 | 483 |
Rushing yards | 31–117 | 32–176 |
Passing yards | 514 | 307 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 47–62–0 | 24–37–0 |
Time of possession | 37:53 | 22:07 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Washington State | Passing | Luke Falk | 47/62, 514 yards, 5 TD |
Rushing | Jamal Morrow | 5 carries, 59 yards | |
Receiving | River Cracraft | 8 receptions, 102 yards | |
Arizona | Passing | Anu Solomon | 12/20, 145 yards |
Rushing | Jerrard Randall | 10 carries, 105 yards | |
Receiving | Cayleb Jones | 8 receptions, 131 yards, TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Huskies | 7 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 49 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
Game information |
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Statistics | ARIZ | WASH |
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First downs | 22 | 22 |
Total yards | 330 | 468 |
Rushing yards | 44–127 | 36–201 |
Passing yards | 203 | 267 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–42–3 | 17–25–0 |
Time of possession | 32:06 | 27:54 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arizona | Passing | Anu Solomon | 18/31, 160 yards, 2 INT |
Rushing | Jared Baker | 19 carries, 67 yards | |
Receiving | Nate Phillips | 3 receptions, 56 yards | |
Washington | Passing | Jake Browning | 16/24, 263 yards, 4 TD |
Rushing | Dwayne Washington | 4 carries, 77 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Joshua Perkins | 4 receptions, 58 yards, TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 7 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 30 |
Trojans | 0 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 38 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
Game information |
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Statistics | ARIZ | USC |
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First downs | 24 | 23 |
Total yards | 412 | 472 |
Rushing yards | 32–60 | 40–229 |
Passing yards | 352 | 243 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 31–47–1 | 22–36–0 |
Time of possession | 28:22 | 31:38 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arizona | Passing | Anu Solomon | 31/46, 352 yards, 3 TD, INT |
Rushing | Jared Baker | 13 carries, 63 yards | |
Receiving | Nate Phillips | 6 receptions, 94 yards, TD | |
USC | Passing | Cody Kessler | 22/36, 243 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Ronald Jones | 19 carries, 177 yards, TD | |
Receiving | JuJu Smith-Schuster | 8 receptions, 138 yards, TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
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#10 Utes | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 |
Wildcats | 17 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 37 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
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Statistics | UTAH | ARIZ |
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First downs | 24 | 24 |
Total yards | 442 | 460 |
Rushing yards | 55–223 | 34–158 |
Passing yards | 219 | 302 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–31–1 | 18–32–2 |
Time of possession | 37:24 | 22:36 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Utah | Passing | Travis Wilson | 20/31, 219 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Devontae Booker | 34 carries, 145 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Harris Handley | 2 receptions, 69 yards, TD | |
Arizona | Passing | Anu Solomon | 17/27, 277 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Anu Solomon | 10 carries, 86 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Cayleb Jones | 5 receptions, 126 yards, TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 37 |
Sun Devils | 14 | 17 | 0 | 21 | 52 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ
Game information |
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Statistics | ARIZ | ASU |
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First downs | 19 | 24 |
Total yards | 449 | 566 |
Rushing yards | 35–113 | 48–250 |
Passing yards | 336 | 316 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–43–2 | 21–32–1 |
Time of possession | 27:36 | 32:24 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arizona | Passing | Brandon Dawkins | 16/30, 301 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Brandon Dawkins | 21 carries, 78 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Trey Griffey | 2 receptions, 138 yards, TD | |
Arizona State | Passing | Mike Bercovici | 21/32, 316 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Kalen Ballage | 18 carries, 110 yards | |
Receiving | Devin Lucien | 9 receptions, 191 yards, TD |
Period | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Wildcats | 7 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 45 |
Lobos | 3 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 37 |
at University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM
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Statistics | ARIZ | UNM |
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First downs | 19 | 25 |
Total yards | 503 | 522 |
Rushing yards | 32–174 | 69–333 |
Passing yards | 329 | 189 |
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13–24–1 | 10–22–3 |
Time of possession | 19:08 | 40:52 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arizona | Passing | Anu Solomon | 13/24, 329 yards, 2 TD, INT |
Rushing | Jared Baker | 12 carries, 107 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Cayleb Jones | 4 receptions, 182 yards, TD | |
New Mexico | Passing | Lamar Jordan | 3/9, 110 yards, TD, 2 INT |
Rushing | Lamar Jordan | 21 carries, 135 yards, 3 TD | |
Receiving | Delane Hart-Johnson | 1 reception, 92 yards, TD |
Quarterback Anu Solomon was named Offensive MVP.
Linebacker Scooby Wright III was named Defensive MVP.
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
AP | 22 | 22 | 20 | 16 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Coaches | 22 | 20 | 19 | 16 | RV | RV | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
As of 09/04/2015.
Team Statistics | ||
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Arizona | Opponents | |
Scoring & Efficiency | ||
Points | 254 | 183 |
Points per game | 42.3 | 30.5 |
Points Off Turnovers | 49 | 31 |
Time of Possession per game | 27:11 | 32:49 |
First Downs | 162 | 126 |
Rushing | 83 | 57 |
Passing | 62 | 59 |
Penalty | 17 | 10 |
3rd–Down Conversions-Pct. | 41/88-47% | 44/98-45% |
4th–Down Conversions-Pct. | 5/13-38 | 3/6-50% |
Red Zone Scoring- Pct. chances | 29-36-81% | 24-25-96% |
Red Zone Touchdowns - Pct. | 24-36-67% | 19-25-76% |
PAT / Field goal attempts-Pct. | 32–34-94% | 21-22-95% |
Penalties – Yards | 34–307 | 42–429 |
Average per penalties game | 51.2 | 71.5 |
Offense | ||
Total Offense | 3,181 | 2,515 |
Total Plays | 475 | 450 |
Average per game | 6.7 | 5.6 |
Rushing Yards | 1,791 | 1,114 |
Rushing Attempts | 274 | 259 |
Rushing per gain | 1,937 | 1,244 |
Average Per Rush | 6.5 | 4.3 |
Rushing per game | 298.5 | 185.7 |
Passing Yards | 1,114 | 1,303 |
Comp–Att-INT | 117-201-1 | 111-191-6 |
Average per pass | 6.9 | 7.3 |
Average Per catch | 11.9 | 12.6 |
Average Per game | 530.2 | 419.2 |
Passing TDs | 13 | 10 |
Defense | ||
INT Returns: # – Yards/TD | 6 – 29-1 | 1–13-0 |
Fumbles Recovered: # – Yards/TD | 1–0-1 | 0–0-0 |
Fumbles: Number losts | 8-4 | 7-1 |
QB Sacks: # – Yards | 11-70 | 8–35 |
Safeties | 0 | 0 |
Special Teams | ||
Kickoffs: # – Yards | 46/2,855 | 36/2,292 |
Kickoff Returns: # – Yards/TD | 11-225-0 | 26-581-0 |
Average Yards Per Return | 20.5 | 22.3 |
Average Yards Per Kick | 62.7 | 63.7 |
Net Kick Average | 39.2 | 40.8 |
Onside Kicks: # – Recovered | – | – |
Touchbacks | ||
Punts: # – Yards | 18/797 | 24-955 |
Punt Returns: # – Yards/TD | 1–26-0 | 9–30-0 |
Average Yards Per Return | 26.0 | 3.3 |
Average Yards Per Punt | 45.6 | 41.6 |
Net Punt Average | 42.3 | 40.8 |
Field Goals: # – Attempts | 6-8 | 8–10 |
Longest Field Goal: Yards | 46 | 0 |
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Passing Statistics | |||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | RAT | C-A | YDS | CMP% | TD | INT | |
12 | Anu Solomon | QB | 143.7 | 192-306 | 2,338 | 62.7% | 18 | 4 | |
8 | Jerrard Randall | QB | 114.7 | 43-82 | 483 | 52.4% | 5 | 3 | |
13 | Brandon Dawkins | QB | 84.7 | 4-8 | 33 | 50.0% | 0 | 0 | |
1 | Cayleb Jones | WR-QB | 310.0 | 1-1 | 25 | 100.0% | 0 | 0 | |
TOTALS | 158.2 | 240-397 | 2,879 | 67.0% | 23 | 7 | |||
OPPONENTS | 123.3 | 59-105 | 762 | 56.2 | 5 | 1 |
Rushing Statistics | ||||||
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# | NAME | POS | ATT | YDS | LONG | TD |
28 | Nick Wilson | RB | 127 | 718 | 43 | 8 |
23 | Jared Baker | RB | 116 | 684 | 79 | 6 |
8 | Jerrard Randall | QB-RB | 74 | 680 | 73 | 5 |
12 | Anu Solomon | QB-RB | 61 | 186 | 31 | 2 |
21 | Orlando Bradford | RB | 36 | 147 | 32 | 3 |
13 | Brandon Dawkins | QB-RB | 11 | 101 | 43 | 1 |
7 | Jonathan Haden | RB | 7 | 44 | 14 | 0 |
34 | Zach Green | RB | 7 | 43 | 17 | 0 |
2 | Tyrell Johnson | RB-WR | 4 | 24 | 11 | 0 |
14 | Zach Werlinger | QB-RB | 2 | 28 | 17 | 1 |
10 | Samajie Grant | WR-RB | 1 | 21 | 21 | 0 |
TOTALS | 330 | 2,676 | 351 | 18 | ||
OPPONENTS | 135 | 509 | 2 | 33 |
Receiving Statistics | ||||||
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# | NAME | POS | REC | YDS | LONG | TD |
1 | Cayleb Jones | WR | 46 | 665 | 50 | 4 |
30 | Johnny Jackson | WR | 43 | 532 | 70 | 5 |
6 | Nate Phillips | WR | 39 | 519 | 44 | 4 |
4 | David Richards | WR | 40 | 505 | 50 | 4 |
10 | Samajie Grant | WR | 30 | 286 | 19 | 2 |
23 | Jared Baker | RB-WR | 10 | 95 | 25 | 0 |
5 | Trey Griffey | WR | 7 | 82 | 25 | 0 |
28 | Nick Wilson | RB-WR | 4 | 52 | 22 | 0 |
17 | Josh Kern | TE | 7 | 43 | 11 | 1 |
16 | Shun Brown | WR | 4 | 24 | 14 | 0 |
7 | Jonathan Haden | RB-WR | 3 | 21 | 8 | 0 |
84 | Tony Ellison | WR | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 |
84 | Abraham Mendivil | WR | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
5 | Jamardre Cobb | RB-WR | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
TOTALS | 237 | 2,843 | 357 | 21 | ||
OPPONENTS | 59 | 762 | 69 | 5 |
Defense Statistics | |||||||||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | SOLO | AST | TOT | TFL-YDS | SACKS | INT-YDS/TD | BU | PD | QBH | FR–YDS | FF | BLK | SAF |
7 | Jamar Allah | S | – | – | 2–25-0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
12 | Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles | FS | – | – | 1–0-0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
28 | Anthony Lopez | FS | – | – | 1–23-1 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
3 | Cam Denson | CB | – | 2–21-1 | – | – | – | – | |||||||
42 | Anthony Fotu | DL | – | – | 1-0–0 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
19 | DaVonte' Neal | CB | – | – | 1–0-0 | – | – | – | – | – | |||||
TOTAL | – | – | 8–69-2 | – ' | – | – |
Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FF: Forced Fumbles, FR: Fumbles Recovered, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties
Kicking Statistics | |||||||||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | 0–19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50+ | LNG | PTS |
41 | Casey Skoworon | PK | 49 | 51 | 82.4% | 14 | 17 | 60.0% | 0/0 | 4/5 | 4/4 | 6/8 | 0/0 | 48 | |
9 | Josh Pollack | PK | 1 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | ||||||
TOTALS | 50 | 52 | 14 | 17 | 4/5 | 4/4 | 6/8 | 0/0 | 48 |
Kickoff Statistics | |||||||
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# | NAME | POS | KICKS | YDS | AVG | TB | OB |
41 | Casey Skoworon | PK | |||||
9 | Josh Pollack | PK | |||||
36 | Oliver Graybar | PK | |||||
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Punting Statistics | |||||||||||
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# | NAME | POS | PUNTS | YDS | AVG | LONG | TB | FC | I–20 | 50+ | BLK |
39 | Drew Riggleman | P | 42 | 1,872 | 44.6 | 66 | |||||
12 | Anu Solomon | QB | 2 | 32 | 16.0 | 20 | |||||
TOTALS | 44 | 1,904 | 86 |
Kick Return Statistics | |||||||
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# | NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
2 | Tyrell Johnson | WR-KR | 13 | 317 | 24.4 | 56 | |
6 | Nate Phillips | WR-KR | 8 | 156 | 19.5 | 24 | |
23 | Shun Brown | WR-KR | 4 | 82 | 20.5 | 24 | |
10 | Jared Baker | RB-KR | 2 | 51 | 25.5 | 33 | |
7 | Jonathan Haden | RB-KR | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 19 | |
6 | Samajie Grant | WR-KR | 1 | 14 | 13.0 | 13 | |
TOTALS | 11 | 240 | 79 |
Punt Return Statistics | |||||||
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# | NAME | POS | RTNS | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
6 | Nate Phillips | WR | 5 | 97 | 19.4 | 1 | 69 |
19 | DaVonte' Neal | CB | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 26 | |
TOTALS | 6 | 123 | 26.0 | 1 | 95 |
Arizona had nine players selected as Preseason All-Americans going into the season. Anu Solomon was largely recognized on the second team of those organizations which published preseason lists. Cayleb Jones and Scooby Wright III were recognized as unanimous Preseason All-Americans, with Jones being selected to the first team of every publication.
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Each year several publications release lists of their ideal "team". The athletes on these lists are referred to as All-Americans. The NCAA recognizes five All-American lists. They are the Associated Press (AP), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Sporting News (SN), and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF). If a player is selected to the first team of three publications he is considered a consensus All-American, if a player is selected to the first team of all five publications he is considered a unanimous All-American.
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First team
Consensus All-American
Unanimous All-American
The Wildcats had TBA players honored as members of the 2015 Pac-12 All-Conference team, with TBA each on the first and second teams, respectively. TBA other Wildcats earned honorable mention honors.
The Wildcats had TBA players selected to the Pac-12 Conference All-Academic Second Team, TBA players granted honorable mention and no players selected to the First Team. In order to be eligible for the academic team a player must maintain a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average and play in at least 50 percent of their team's games.
The following members of 2015 Arizona Wildcats football team were selected in the 2016 NFL draft.
Player | Position | Round | Pick | Team |
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Scooby Wright | LB | |||
Cayleb Jones | WR |
TBA members of the 2015 team were invited to participate in drills at the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine.
2016 NFL combine participants | ||||||||||||||
# | Name | POS | HT | WT | Arms | Hands | 40 | Bench press | Vert jump | Broad jump | 3-cone drill | 20-yd shuttle | 60-yd shuttle | Ref |
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