2016 Arizona Wildcats football team

2016 Arizona Wildcats football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	South Division
2016 record	3–9 (1–8 Pac-12)
Head coach	Rich Rodriguez (5th year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Calvin Magee (5th year)
Co-offensive coordinator	Rod Smith (5th year)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Marcel Yates (1st year)
Base defense	4–2–5
Captain	8 Sani Fuimaono Zach Hemmila * Nate Phillips Trey Griffey Freddie Tagaloa Josh Kern Cody Ippolito DaVonte' Neal Tellas Jones Samajie Grant Matt Stagg Matt Morin Devin Holiday Michael Barton
Home stadium	Arizona Stadium (Capacity: 55,675)
Uniform

2016 Pac-12 football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 4 Washington xy$^		8	–	1					12	–	1
Washington State		7	–	2					8	–	4
No. 16 Stanford		6	–	3					9	–	3
California		3	–	6					5	–	7
Oregon State		3	–	6					4	–	8
Oregon		2	–	7					4	–	8
South Division
No. 11 Colorado xy		8	–	1					10	–	3
No. 9 USC		7	–	2					9	–	3
Utah		5	–	4					8	–	4
Arizona State		2	–	7					5	–	7
UCLA		2	–	7					4	–	8
Arizona		1	–	8					3	–	9
Championship: Washington 41, Colorado 10
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 6, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2016 season. The season was the Wildcats's 117th overall, 39th as a member of the Pac-12 Conference, and its sixth within the Pac-12 South Division. The team played their home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. They were led by fifth-year head coach Rich Rodriguez. They finished the season 3–9, 1–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the South Division.

Previous season and offseason

The Arizona Wildcats finished the 2015 season with a 7–6 (3–6 Pac-12) record, fifth in the Pac-12 standings (behind with co-Pac-12 South Champions USC and Utah and behind with UCLA and Arizona State) and as the 2015 New Mexico Bowl Champions. Despite a plague of injuries on offense and defense, with over 23 starters missing significant playing time due to injury and 30 freshmen seeing meaningful playing time, head coach Rich Rodriguez led the Wildcats to a 7+ win season for the 2nd time and a bowl game for the 4th time in his 4th as the Arizona head coach. The Wildcats concluded their season with an improbable victory at the 2015 New Mexico Bowl against New Mexico; 45–37 victory over the Lobos.

Preseason

Draft picks

The NFL Draft will take place from April 28 through 30, 2016 and will be hosted by the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, IL.^[1] The two following members of 2015 Arizona Wildcats football team were selected in the 2016 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick	Team
Will Parks	S	6th	No. 219	Denver Broncos
Scooby Wright III	LB	7th	No. 250	Cleveland Browns

Departures

The Wildcats would lose twenty-one senior football players to graduation as well as two junior football players (Junior linebacker and 2014 Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, Scooby Wright III and unanimous first team All-American junior wide receiver Cayleb Jones) who would choose to forego their senior season in pursuit of an earlier NFL career. The Wildcats would lose six more players from the 2015 team due to various reasons (transfers and withdrawals will be filled out once spring practice occurs). Notable departures from the 2015 squad included.

Name	Number	Pos.	Year	Notes
Cayleb Jones	#1	WR	RS Junior	foregoing for the senior season, declaring in the 2016 NFL Draft, signed an undrafted free agent pick to the Philadelphia Eagles
Scooby Wright III	#33	LB	Junior	foregoing for the senior season, declaring in the 2016 NFL Draft, to Cleveland Browns
Jerrard Randall	#8	QB	RS Senior	Graduated
David Richards	#4	WR	RS Senior	Graduated, signed an undrafted free agent pick to Atlanta Falcons
Johnny Jackson	#30	WR	RS Senior	Graduated
Jared Baker	#23	RB	RS Senior	Graduated, signed an undrafted free agent pick to Arizona Cardinals
Cayman Bundage	#61	OL	Senior	Graduated
David Catalano	#68	OL	RS Senior	Graduated
Kaige Lawrence	#75	OL	RS Senior	Graduated
Lene Maiava	#77	OL	RS Senior	Graduated, signed an undrafted free agent pick to Seattle Seahawks
Reggie Gilbert	#8	DL	RS Senior	Graduated, signed an undrafted free agent pick to Green Bay Packers
Jeff Worthy	#55	DL	Senior	Graduated
Antonio Smothers	#4	LB	Senior	Graduated
Hayden Gregory	#49	LB	RS Senior	Graduated
Sir Thomas Jackson	#53	LB	RS Senior	Graduated
Jamar Allah	#7	S	RS Senior	Graduated
Will Parks	#11	S	RS Senior	Graduated, to Denver Broncos
Anthony Lopez	#28	S	RS Senior	Graduated
Trevor Niemann	#38	S	Senior	Graduated
Casey Skoworn	#41	PK	RS Senior	Graduated
Drew Riggleman	#39	K	Senior	Graduated
Jose Romero	#54	LS	RS Senior	Graduated
Griffin Goudreau	#63	LS	Senior	Graduated
Sharif Williams	#90	DL	RS Freshman	Medically retired from the knee injury
Jonathan Haden	#7	RB	RS Junior	Transfer to TBA
T.D. Gross	#90	OL	RS Senior	dismissed from the football program
Kendal Franklin	#43	LB	RS Freshman	Dismissed, Transfer to McNeese State
Derrick Turituri	#45	LB	RS Junior	dismissed from the football program
Anthony Fotu	#42	DL	Senior	dismissed from the football program

Transfers

In addition to the 2016 recruiting class, Arizona added two transfer football players in 2016 season. Linebacker Michael Barton transferred to Arizona in January from California. As a graduate transfer, Barton is immediately eligible to play in 2016, and he will have 1 year of his eligibility remaining. In 2011, Barton was a 4-star recruit out of De LaSalle High School in Concord, CA.

Wide receiver Zach Benjamin transferred to Arizona in May from Florida. Benjamin is immediately eligible to play in 2016, and he will have 2 years of eligibility remaining. In 2013, Benjamin was a 3-star recruit out of De LaSalle High School in Tampa, FL.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Michael Barton	14	Linebacker	6'1"	186	RS Senior	Concord, CA	transferred to Arizona in January from California. As a graduate transfer, Barton is immediately eligible to play in 2016 season, and he will have 1 year of eligibility remaining.
Zach Benjamin	87	Wide receiver	6'1"	186	RS Junior	Tampa, FL	transferred to Arizona in May from South Florida, Benjamin is immediately eligible to play in 2016 season, and he will have 2 years of eligibility remaining.

Recruiting

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Arizona inked two junior college transfer players in February 2016, including 2-star walk-on safety Jalen Jenkins (Mesa CC) and 2-star wide receiver Shawn Poindexter (Glendale CC). All junior college transfers will enroll at Arizona in February 2016, participate in spring practice and be eligible to play in 2016.

Four freshmen signed financial aid agreements with Arizona in 2015 and will join with the junior college transfer as January 2016 enrollees. Financial aid agreements are binding on schools but non-binding on players. Early freshmen enrollees include 4-star offensive guard Michael Eletise (Kaiser) and 4-star quarterback Khalil Tate (Junipero Serra). Additionally, 4-star inside linebacker Kahi Neves (Brighton) expected to sign a financial aid agreement and enroll in January 2016.

National Signing Day is February 3, 2016. The incoming players listed below include the three junior college transfers that have signed binding letters of intent during the junior college transfer signing period, and the two incoming freshmen who have signed financial aid agreements to enroll in January 2016.

The Wildcats would go on to land another top 10 recruiting class in 2016 (#44 by Scout, #51 by Rivals, #45 by ESPN, and #43 by 247). The Wildcats has finish another top 10 in the Pac-12 recruitment class (#No. 9 by 247, Scout and ESPN, and #No.10 by Rivals)

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Antonio Parks CB (LQ)	Reserve, LA	East St. John HS	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Jul 4, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Keenan Walker OT (LQ)	Scottsdale, AZ	Chaparral HS	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	282 lb (128 kg)	Apr 26, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Harper Sherman OT (LQ)	New Westminster, BC, Canada	New Westminster Secondary School	N/A	260 lb (120 kg)	Aug 2, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jamie Nunley TE-Y (LQ)	Murrieta, CA	Vista Murrieta HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 6, 2014
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Justin Holt DT	Tucson, AZ	Salpointe Catholic HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	301 lb (137 kg)	Mar 7, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Michael Eletise OG	Honolulu, Hawaii	Kaiser HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	313 lb (142 kg)	Jul 28, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Khalil Tate QB-DT	Gardena, CA	Junipero Serra HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	Mar 16, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Gavin Robertson S	Auburn, WA	Auburn Mountainview HS	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jul 18, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Kahi Neves LB	South Jordan, UT	Brighton HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	Dec 12, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Russell Halimon RB	Acworth, GA	Allatoona HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	Apr 18, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Devaughn Cooper WR	Harbor City, CA	Narbonne HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	Jul 18, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Isaiah Hayes CB	Calabasas, CA	Calabasas HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 10, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jacob Colacion ILB	La Habra, CA	La Habra HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jul 7, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
JJ Taylor RB	Corona, CA	Centennial HS	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jul 18, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Bryson Cain OT	Temecula, CA	Great Oak HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	263 lb (119 kg)	Aug 24, 2015
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Tristan Cooper S	El Paso, TX	Andress HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jan 24, 2016
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jarrius Wallace S	Marrero, LA	John Ehret HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jan 24, 2016
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jessie Britt RB	Auburndale, FL	Auburndale HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jan 25, 2016
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Francisco Nelson DE	Lakeland, FL	Kathleen HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jan 30, 2016
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Shawn Poindexter WR	Glendale, AZ	Glendale CC	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Feb 2, 2016
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Jalen Cochran LB	Canton, MI	Canton HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Feb 3, 2016
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Chacho Ulloa DB	Corona, CA	Centennial High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Feb 3, 2016
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Lorenzo Burns CB	Temecula, CA	Linfield Christian School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Feb 3, 2016
	Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Justus Lee WR	Argyle, TX	Liberty Christian School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	February 2, 2016 (Walk-On)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Jalen Jenkins S	Chandler, AZ	Mesa CC	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	February 2, 2016 (Walk-On)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Josh McCauley C	Mesa, AZ	Red Mountain HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	264 lb (120 kg)	February 2, 2016 (Walk-On)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Donald Reiter LS	Phoenix, AZ	Brophy College Preparatory	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	February 2, 2016 (Walk-On)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Gunther Johnson QB	Anthem, AZ	Boulder Creek HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	February 2, 2016 (Walk-On)
	Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Jake Laudenslager RB	Kentfield, CA	Marin Catholic HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	21 lb (9.5 kg)	February 2, 2016 (Walk-On)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Joshua Mason WR	San Diego, CA	San Diego HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	February 2, 2016 (Walk-On)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Jordan Bogardus WR	Eastvale, CA	Norco HS	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	February 2, 2016 (Walk-On)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Peyton Morris S	Norco, CA	Norco High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	February 2, 2016 (Walk-On)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Edgar Gastelum PK	Yuma, AZ	Arizona Western College	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	February 2, 2016 (Walk-On)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Corey Selenski OLB	Dana Point, CA	Dana Hills HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	February 2, 2016 (Walk-On)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Lee Anderson III LB	Moreno Valley, CA	Rancho Verde HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	February 2, 2016 (Walk-On)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Richard Merritt LB	Clovis, CA	Buchanan HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	February 2, 2016 (Walk-On)
	Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 44   Rivals: 51  247Sports: 43  ESPN: 45
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Arizona Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.  "2016 Arizona Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.  "2016 Player Commitments – Arizona". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.  "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.  "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.  "2016 Arizona Wildcats football team". 247sports.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.

• RB Russell Halimon and WR Jessie Britt will grayshirt for the 2016 season because their enrollments were delayed and and they did not receive scholarships.

2016 Spring football practice

The 2016 Wildcats had spring practice from February 12, 2016 to March 25, 2016.

2016 returning missionaries

The returning missionaries will be filled in when national signing day occurs. Arizona had seven returning players on offense, five on defense and five on special teams that started games in 2015.

Offense

† Indicates player was a starter in 2015 but missed all of 2016 due to injury.

Fall camp

Pac-12 media days are set for July 14–15 in Hollywood, California. Prior to media days, The Wildcats were also picked by the Pac-12 media to finish fourth at South Division in the conference standings and received 87 first place votes, with the remainder going to top-picked UCLA in the South Division.

Fall camp is scheduled for August.

Personnel

Coaching staff

Arizona Wildcats coaches

Head Coach Rich Rodriguez (5th year, West Virginia (1986)) Assistant Coaches Calvin Magee – Assistant Head Coach/Co-Offensive Coordinator/Running Backs Coach (5th year, South Florida (1990)) Marcel Yates – Defensive Coordinator and Linebackers Coach (1st year, Boise State (2000)) Rod Smith – Co-Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach (5th year, Glenville State (1997)) Tony Dews – Assistant Coach/Wide Receivers Coach (5th year, Liberty (1996)) Jamille Addae - Assistant Coach/Safetys Coach (1st year, West Virginia (2005)) Jim Michalczik - Assistant Coach/Offensive Line Coach (3rd year, Washington State (1988)) Vince Amey – Assistant Coach/Defensive Line Coach (Arizona State (2010)) Donté Williams – Assistant Coach/Cornerbacks Coach (1st year, Idaho State (2006)) Chris Singletary - Recruiting Coordinator/Player Personnel Director (1st year, Pittsburgh (2003)) Charlie Ragle – Tight Ends Coach/Special Teams Coordinator (5th year, Eastern New Mexico (1998)) Chris Allen - Associate Athletic Director, Co-Strength and Conditioning Coach (5th year, West Virginia (2000)) Troy Ramsey - Assistant Coach/Co-Strength and Conditioning Coach (3rd year, North Texas (2007)) Ovid Goulbourne - Assistant Coach/Strength and Conditioning Coach (4th year, West Virginia (2009)) Brett Gerch - Assistant Coach/Co-Strength and Conditioning Coach (3rd year, Appalachian State (2000))

Coaching Staff Sources: ArizonaWildcats.com^[2]

Coaching changes

• December 21, 2015 - Arizona cornerbacks coach David Lockwood will not returning in next season.
• December 21, 2015 - Arizona officially promoted from football analyst to assistant coach/safeties Jahmile Addae, replacing David Lockwood.
• January 4, 2016 - Arizona defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel and defensive line coach Bill Kirelawich will not returning to UofA next season.
• January 15, 2016 - Matt Caponi Leaving Arizona to be West Virginia's safeties coach, reunited with Tony Gibson.
• January 17, 2016 - Arizona hires Boise State defensive coordinator Marcel Yates, replacing Jeff Casteel.
• January 17, 2016 - Arizona hires San José defensive coach Donte' Williams to be an defensive assistant/cornerbacks.
• February 10, 2016 - Arizona officially promoted from football analyst to new defensive lineman coach Vince Amey, replacing Bill Kirelawich.

Roster

Offense Quarterbacks 10 Zach Werlinger – Sophomore 12 Anu Solomon (C) – Junior 13 Brandon Dawkins – Sophomore 14 Khalil Tate - Freshman 16 Gunther Johnson - Freshman Wide Receivers 2 Tyrell Johnson – Junior 3 Cam Denson – Junior 5 Trey Griffey (C) – Senior 6 Shun Brown – Sophomore 7 DeVaughn Cooper - Freshman 9 Tony Ellison – Sophomore 10 Samajie Grant – Senior 11 Nate Phillips (C) - Senior 18 Cedric Peterson – Freshman 19 Shawn Poindexter - Junior 24 Darick Holmes Jr. – Freshman 83 Joshua Mason - Freshman 84 Abraham Mendivil – Junior 87 Zach Benjamin - Junior 88 Jordan Bogardus - Freshman 89 Justus Lee - Freshman		Running Backs 25 J.J. Taylor - Freshman 28 Nick Wilson – Junior 32 Jake Laudenslager - Freshman 34 Zach Green – Junior 38 Branden Leon – Freshman 42 Richie Estrada - Sophomore Offensive Linemen 50 Josh McCauley - Freshman 54 Bryson Cain – Freshman 55 Levi Walton - Sophomore 58 Layth Friekh – Junior 59 Christian Lopez – Freshman 63 Keenan Walker - Freshman 64 Nathan Elridge – Freshman 67 Gerhard de Beer – Junior 69 Christian Boettcher - Sophomore 72 Freddie Tagaloa – Senior (C) 74 Alex Kosinski – Freshman 75 Michael Eletise - Freshman 76 Cody Creason – Freshman 77 Harper Sharman - Freshman 78 Jacob Alsadek – Junior		Tight Ends 8 Trevor Wood – Sophomore 15 Matt Morin – Senior 17 Josh Kern – Senior (C) 30 Jamardre Cobb – (FB) Sophomore 48 Brian Anduze – Freshman 85 Jamie Nunley - Freshman Defense Defensive Linemen 50 Justin Holt - Freshman 55 Darrell Cloy Jr - Sophomore 60 Luca Bruno – Junior 62 Aiulua Fanene – Senior 86 Justin Belknap - Freshman 91 Finton Connolly – Freshman 92 Jack Banda – Junior 93 Parker Zellers – Junior 94 Calvin Allen – Junior 96 Marcus Griffin – Sophomore 99 Sani Fuimaono (C) – Senior Linebackers 7 Kahi Neves - Freshman 11 Michael Barton - GS Senior 15 Jacob Colacion - Freshman 18 Brandon Rutt – Sophomore 24 RJ Morgan – Junior 28 Carrington Vaughn – Freshman 32 DeAndre' Miller – Junior 33 Corey Selenski - Freshman 39 Franciso Nelson - Freshman 47 Jake Matthews - Senior 51 Lee Anderson III - Freshman 52 Alex King - Senior 53 Richard Merritt - Freshman 56 John Kenny - Junior 57 Cody Ippolito - (C) Senior 59 Matthew Stagg - Senior 81 Jalen Cochran - Freshman		Cornerbacks 2 Lorenzo Burns - Freshman 8 Antonio Parks - Freshman 9 Dane Cruikshank – Junior 10 Malcolm Holland – Freshman 13 Devin Holiday – Senior 15 Kwesi Mashack - Junior 17 Jace Whittaker – Sophomore 19 DaVonte' Neal – (C) Senior 23 Devon Brewer – Sophomore 27 Samuel Morrison – Sophomore 29 Jarvis McCall Jr. – Junior 35 Isaiah Strong - Junior 41 Isaac Steele – Freshman 49 Lee Pitts - Freshman Safeties 1 Tellas Jones - Senior 3 Jarrius Wallace - Freshman 5 Gavin Robertson Jr. - Freshman 6 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles - Freshman 14 Paul Magloire – Senior 20 Chacho Ulloa – Freshman 21 Isaiah Hayes - Freshman 25 Anthony Mariscal – Freshman 31 Tristan Cooper - Freshman 36 Jalen Jenkins - Freshman 37 Carter Hehr - Junior 40 Kyeler Burke - Freshman 43 Tyler Grammar - Senior 46 Albert Green – Freshman 49 Peyton Morris - Freshman Special Teams Punters 16 Jake Glatting - Sophomore 26 Matt Aragon - Freshman Kickers 9 Josh Pollack – Sophomore 82 Edgar Gastelum – Sophomore Long Snappers 51 Donald Reiter - Freshman 56 Nick Reinhardt – Sophomore
Sources: 2016 Arizona Wildcats roster

• Aug 8, 2016 - Zach Hemmila has passed away in his sleep.^[3]
• - Orlando Bradford has dismissed from the football program after the arrest for domestic violence charges.

Depth chart

Depth Chart Source: 2016 Arizona Wildcats Football Fact Book^[6]

Injury report

Player	Position	Status	Injury	Date of Injury	Date of Return (Anticipated)
Matt Morin	TE-H	Out	Foot	Sept. 1st	Sept. 8 [7]
Tony Ellison	WR	Out	Knee	Sept. 1st	TBA[7]
Anu Solomon	QB	Questionable	Knee	Sept. 8	TBA [8][9]
Tellas Jones	S	Questionable	Ankle	Sept. 8	TBA[8]
Jacob Colacion	DL	Out	Knee	TBA	TBA
Keenan Walker	OL	Out	Knee	TBA	TBA
Brion Anduze	TE	Out	Knee	TBA	2017
Sammy Morrison	CB	Questionable	Undisclosed injury	TBA	TBA
Cody Ippolito	LB	Questionable	Suspension	TBA	TBA
Nate Phillips	WR	Questionable	Undisclosed injury	Sept 3	Sept 17
Jamardre Cobb	TE-FB	Out	Knee	Sept 15	TBA [8]

Regular season

Schedule

Arizona announced its 2016 football schedule on November 24, 2015. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home, 4 away, and 1 neutral site game in the regular season. Arizona will face all five Southern Division opponents: Arizona State, Colorado, UCLA, USC and Utah. They will also face four Northern Division opponents: Oregon State, Stanford, Washington, and Washington State. Arizona is not scheduled to play Pac-12 North opponents California or Oregon.

The team will scheduled to play three non-conference games, two home games against Hawaii of the MWC, Grambling State of the FCS' SWAC and travel to Glendale, AZ to play BYU of the (NCAA Division I FBS independent) for the Cactus Kickoff at University of Phoenix Stadium, a non—conference game at a neutral site one neutral site game.

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:30 p.m.	vs. BYU*	University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, AZ (Cactus Kickoff)	FS1	L 16–18	50,528
September 10	7:45 p.m.	Grambling State*	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	P12N	W 31–21	45,686
September 17	7:45 p.m.	Hawaii*	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	P12N	W 47–28	50,116
September 24	7:30 p.m.	No. 9 Washington	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	P12N	L 28–35 OT	48,747
October 1	7:30 p.m.	at UCLA	Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA	ESPN	L 24–45	68,013
October 8	7:00 p.m.	at No. 24 Utah	Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT	FS1	L 23–36	45,917
October 15	12:30 p.m.	USC	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	FOX	L 14–48	55,463
October 29	8:00 p.m.	Stanford	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	FS1	L 10–34	46,740
November 5	1:00 p.m.	at No. 25 Washington State	Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA	P12N	L 7–69	33,547
November 12	8:00 p.m.	No. 16 Colorado	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	FS1	L 24–49	41,068
November 19	8:30 p.m.	at Oregon State	Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR	P12N	L 17–42	35,059
November 25	7:30 p.m.	Arizona State	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 56–35	50,197
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Standard Time.

Schedule Source: FBschedules.com^[10]

Legend
	Arizona win
	Arizona loss

Game summaries

vs BYU

Cactus Kickoff Classic

1 2 3 4 OT Total • BYU 0 9 0 9 0 18 Arizona 0 0 3 13 0 16 Location: University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ Game start: 7:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:18 p.m. Game attendance: 50,528 Game weather: Temperature: Indoors Referee: Kevin Mar • Umpire: Matt Salas • Linesman: John Braun • Line judge: Darren Deckard • Back judge: Dave Baldwin • Field judge: Kirk Wisniewski • Side judge: Mario Seneca • Center judge: Corey Long TV announcers (FS1): Joe Davis (play-by-play), Brady Quinn (color), Jenny Taft (sidelines) Sources:[11][12]

Scoring summary Q2 10:42 BYU Rhett Almond 24-yd FG BYU 3–0 Q2 2:53 BYU Brayden Al-Bakiri 1 yd TD run, Almond kick failed BYU 9–0 Q3 5:59 ARIZ Josh Pollack 46-yd FG BYU 9–3 Q4 11:36 BYU Colby Pearson 6-yd TD reception from Taysom Hill, 2-point pass failed BYU 15–3 Q4 9:33 ARIZ Nick Wilson 15-yd TD run, Josh Pollack kick good BYU 15–10 Q4 1:26 ARIZ Wilson 49-yd TD run, 2-point pass intercepted by Butch Pau'u ARIZ 16–15 Q4 0:04 BYU Jake Oldroyd 33-yd FG BYU 18–16

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
12–9–1	2008	Arizona 31–21

Game Stats:

• Passing:

BYU - T. Hill (21-29, 202 YDS, 1 TD)

Arizona - A. Solomon (20-30, 213 YDS, 2 INT)

• Rushing:

BYU - M. Carter (13 CAR, 43 YDS, 1 TD)

Arizona - N. Wilson (17 CAR, 138 YDS, 2 TD)

• Receiving:

BYU - M. Laulu-Pututau (4 REC, 49 YDS)

Arizona - N. Phillips (7 REC, 69 YDS)

• Interceptions:

BYU -

Arizona -

Grambling State

1 2 3 4 OT Total Grambling State 7 14 0 0 0 21 • Arizona 0 3 21 7 0 31 Location: Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ Game start: 7:45 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:00 p.m. Game attendance: 46,056 Game weather: Temperature: 97 °F (36 °C) • Wind: 15 mph (24 km/h) • Weather: 10% chance of rain, partly cloudy Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman  : • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge: • Center judge: TV announcers (Pac-12): Guy Haberman (play-by-play), Evan Moore (color), Drea Avent (sidelines) Sources: [13][14]

Scoring summary Q1 12:05 GRAM Verlan Hunter 2 Yd pass from DeVante Kincade (Jonathan Wallace Kick) GRAM 7-0 Q2 11:55 GRAM Devohn Lindsey 26 Yd pass from DeVante Kincade (Jonathan Wallace Kick) GRAM 14-0 Q2 4:37 ARIZ Josh Pollack 31 Yd Field Goal GRAM 14-3 Q2 0:16 GRAM Martez Carter 1 Yd Run (Jonathan Wallace Kick) GRAM 21-3 Q3 12:07 ARIZ Brandon Dawkins 2 Yrd Run (Josh Pollack kick) GRAM 21-10 Q3 2:42 ARIZ Trey Griffey 34 Yd pass from Brandon Dawkins (Josh Pollack Kick) GRAM 21-17 Q3 0:42 ARIZ Nick Wilson 11 Yd Run (Josh Pollack Kick) ARIZ 24-21 Q4 12:08 ARIZ Brandon Dawkins 21 Yd Run (Josh Pollack Kick) ARIZ 31-21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First Meeting

Arizona played their home opener against Grambling State, which was the Wildcats' first home game since the 2011–2013's expansion to over 56,000 in Tucson. This was the first-ever meeting between the two teams. (Arizona attempted to hire legendary longtime Grambling head coach Eddie Robinson in 1968, which would have made him the first African American head coach of a NCAA Division I-A football program at a predominantly White college, but Robinson declined the offer.^[15])

Grambling opened the 2015 season in the Southwestern Athletic Conference and finished the 2015 season with a 9–3 (6–0 SWAC) record and ranked #21 in the final regular season FCS poll, with a 73-14 loss at Cal. The Tigers then lost to Bethune-Cookman before winning nine straight games to reach the SWAC championship game, which they lost to Alcorn State.

Brandon Dawkins, starting after Anu Solomon hurt his knee during practice Wednesday, ran for two touchdowns and threw for another, all in the second half, and Arizona rallied from an 18-point deficit and escaped with a 31-21 victory.

The Wildcats (1-1), 45-point favorites, trailed 21-3 at halftime and looked in danger of their first-ever loss to an FCS school.

But the Tigers (1-1), who lost quarterback DeVante Kincade (a transfer from Ole Miss) to injury late in the first half, committed six second-half turnovers, four of them in a row in the third quarter. Backup Trevon Cherry threw three interceptions and fumbled the ball away once.

Dawkins, a redshirt sophomore, completed 15 of 29 passes for 223 yards and gained 97 yards in 16 carries. He scored on runs of 21 and 2 yards and threw a 34-yard touchdown pass to Trey Griffey. Nick Wilson rushed for 116 yards, including an 11-yard TD run.

Kincade completed 15 of 19 passes for 193 yards and two scores before leaving with a leg injury with 2:38 to play in the second quarter. Grambling's Chad Williams caught 13 passes for 152 yards. (Kincade was once a highly ranked three-star prospect, the composite 14th-best dual-threat QB in the nation. He ended up going to Ole Miss, spending two years with the Rebels (11 games, 37 rushes, 35 passing attempts), but transferred to Grambling after the 2015 season.^[16])

Cody Ippolito recovered two fumbles, both leading to Arizona touchdowns; later in the fourth quarter, Ippolito was ejected after the officials ruled that he targeted Cherry. Ippolito's helmet contacted Cherry's chin after he released a pass.

The Tigers took the opening kickoff and went 81 yards in seven plays, Kincade throwing a 2-yard touchdown pass to Verlan Hunter.

The Wildcats had Grambling pinned in a third-and-29 situation at the Tigers 17 when Kincade threw short to Martez Carter, who raced down the sideline 49 yards to the 34. Six plays later, Kincade threw 26 yards to Devohn Lindsey for a touchdown that made it 14-0 with 11:55 left in the half.

Dawkins’ 42-yard run highlighted a drive to the Grambling 6 but, on fourth-and-1, Wilson was hit in the backfield and fumbled the ball away.

A 70-yard pass from Dawkins to Samajie Grant led to Arizona's only first-half points, Josh Pollock's 31-yard field goal.

Arizona improved to 5-0 in home openers under coach Rodriguez. "I just love stress," he said. "Let's have a stressful game against a I-AA. Give them credit. Their coaching staff did a great job. They played really hard. Their skill players, particularly their quarterback and their running back, were every bit as good as I thought. They outplayed us for a large part of the game…At halftime, I wasn’t going to scream and yell…We just challenged them to see what they’re made of a little bit. Go out and execute, take pride in our conditioning. It was a battle the whole day."

Grambling's legendary World Famed Tiger Band performed with the Arizona marching band for the National Anthem, and also during the halftime show in Tucson. Both bands famously performed for the first NFL Super Bowl in 1967.

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Game Stats:

• Passing:

Grambling State - T. Cherry (16-25, 209 YDS, 3 INT)

Arizona - B. Dawkins (15-29, 223 YDS, 1 TD)

• Rushing:

Grambling State - M. Carter (13 CAR, 43 YDS, 1 TD)

Arizona- N. Wilson (24 CAR, 116 YDS, 1 TD)

• Receiving:

Grambling State - C. Williams (13 REC, 152 YDS)

Arizona- S. Grant (5 REC, 95 YDS)

• Interceptions:

Grambling State -

Arizona -

Hawaii

1 2 3 4 OT Total Hawaii 7 0 7 14 0 28 • Arizona 20 14 10 3 0 47 Location: Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ Game start: 7:45 p.m. Elapsed time: 3:00 p.m. Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: partly cloudy Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman  : Gary Jayroe • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge: • Center judge: TV announcers (Pac-12): (play-by-play), (color), (sidelines) Sources: [19]

Scoring summary Q1 9:13 ARIZ Brandon Dawkins 24 yrd run for TD, 2 pt pass failed, ARIZ 6–0 Q1 5:00 ARIZ Brandon Dawkins 14 yrd run for TD (Josh Pollack Kick) ARIZ 13-0 Q1 4:44 ARIZ Tyrell Johnson 24 yrd run for TD (Josh Pollack kick) ARIZ 20-0 Q1 1:10 HAW Ikaika Wooley pass complete to John Ursua 15 yrd pass for TD (Rigoberto Sanchez Kick) ARIZ 20–7 Q2 7:17 ARIZ Brandon Dawkins pass complete to Shun Brown 56 yard pass for TD (Josh Pollack Kick) ARIZ 27-7 Q2 1:44 ARIZ Brandon Dawkins 6 yrd run for TD (Josh Pollack Kick) ARIZ 34-7 Q3 9:27 ARIZ Josh Pollack 27 Yd Field Goal ARIZ 37-7 Q3 4:04 HAW Steven Lakalaka 1 Yd Run for TD (Rigoberto Sanchez Kick) ARIZ 37-14 Q3 3:28 ARIZ J.J. Taylor 61 Yd Run (Josh Pollack Kick) ARIZ 44-14 Q4 14:54 HAW Steven Lakalaka 6 Yd Run (Rigoberto Sanchez Kick) ARIZ 47-21 Q4 10:00 ARIZ Josh Pollack 28 Yd Field Goal ARIZ 47-21 Q4 4:25 HAW Dru Brown 3 Yd Run (Rigoberto Sanchez Kick) ARIZ 47–28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	1998	Arizona 28–6

The last time these two teams met was 1998. Arizona leads the all-time series 4-0 against the Warriors. Former Hawai'i quarterback Nick Rolovich enters his first season as head coach. Hawai'i opens its season on Aug. 27 against Cal in Sydney, Australia. Arizona will be looking to get consecutive wins over Hawaii for the first time since 1951–52, and will be hoping to get their fifth win of the season in the series all time. In 1998, UofA won the previous meeting over Hawaii 28-6 in Honolulu.

Game Stats

• Passing:

Hawaii - D. Brown (10-18, 144 YDS)
I. Woolsey (11/25, 117 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT)

Arizona- B. Dawkins (16-21, 235 YDS, 1 TD)

• Rushing:

Hawaii - S. Lakalaka (16 CAR, 63 YRDS, 2 TDS)

Arizona- J.J. Taylor (18 CAR, 168 YRDS, 1 TD)
B. Dawkins (15 CAR, 118 YRDS, 3 TDS)
T. Johnson (2 CAR, 27 YRDS, 1 TDS)

• Receiving:

Hawaii - J. Ursua (5 REC, 83 YRDS, 1 TD)

Arizona- S. Brown (5 REC, 92 YRDS, 1 TD)

• Interceptions:

Hawaii - None

Arizona - D. Flannigan-Fowles (1-0-0)

Washington

1 2 3 4 OT Total • #9 Washington 0 14 7 7 7 35 Arizona 7 7 0 14 0 28 Location: Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ Game start: 7:30 p.m. Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: partly cloudy Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman  : Gary Jayroe • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge: • Center judge: TV announcers (Pac-12): (play-by-play), (color), (sidelines) Sources: [20]

Scoring summary Q1 9:01 ARIZ J.J. Taylor 1 yrd TD run (Josh Pollack kick) ARIZ 7-0 Q2 9:45 WAS John Ross 32 yrd TD run (Cameron Van Winkle kick) 7-7 Q2 9:06 ARIZ Brandon Dawkins 79 yrd TD run (Josh Pollack kick) ARIZ 14-7 Q2 5:28 WAS Jake Browning pass to John Ross for 12 yrd TD (Cameron Van Winkle kick) 14-14 Q3 11:24 WAS Jake Browning 3 yrd TD run (Cameron Van Winkle kick) WAS 21-14 Q4 4:45 ARIZ Brandon Dawkins 2 Yd Run (Josh Pollack Kick) 21-21 Q4 3:25 WAS Lavon Coleman 55 Yd Run (Cameron Van Winkle Kick) WAS 28-21 Q4 0:17 ARIZ Josh Kern 3 Yd pass from Brandon Dawkins (Josh Pollack Kick) 28-28 OT -- WAS Dante Pettis 4 Yd pass from Jake Browning (Cameron Van Winkle Kick) WAS 35-28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11-20-1	2015	Washington 49-3

The Wildcats open conference play at home against the Huskies for the 32nd time. In 2015, UA lost in Seattle 49-3. UA won in 2014 in Tucson. Washington leads the all-time series 19-11-1.

Game Stats

• Passing:

Washington - J. Browning (14-21, 160 YRDS, 2 TDS, INT)

Arizona - B. Dawkins (19-31, 167 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT)

• Rushing:

Washington - L. Coleman (11 CAR, 181 YDS, 1 TD)

Arizona - B. Dawkins (13 CAR, 176 YDS, 2 TD)

• Receiving:

Washington - C. McClatcher (2 REC, 72 YDS)

Arizona - S. Brown (7 REC, 114 YDS)

• Interceptions:

Washington

Arizona

at UCLA

1 2 3 4 Total Arizona 7 0 3 14 24 • UCLA 14 0 10 21 45 Location: Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA Game start: 7:30 p.m. Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: partly cloudy Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman  : Gary Jayroe • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge: • Center judge: TV announcers (ESPN): (play-by-play), (color), (sidelines) Sources: [21]

Scoring summary Q1 11:07 ARIZ Samajie Grant 12 Yd pass from Brandon Dawkins (Josh Pollack Kick) ARIZ 7-0 Q2 9:18 UCLA Nate Starks 2 Yd Run (JJ Molson Kick) 7-7 Q1 0:00 UCLA Kenneth Walker III 62 Yd pass from Josh Rosen (JJ Molson Kick) UCLA 14-7 Q3 12:38 UCLA Theo Howard 19 Yd pass from Josh Rosen (JJ Molson Kick) UCLA 21-7 Q3 9:12 UCLA JJ Molson 39 Yd Field Goal UCLA 24-7 Q3 2:53 ARIZ Josh Pollack 20 Yd Field Goal UCLA 24-10 Q4 14:15 UCLA Josh Rosen 1 Yd Run (JJ Molson Kick) UCLA 31-10 Q4 11:04 ARIZ Shun Brown 31 Yd pass from Khalil Tate (Josh Pollack Kick) UCLA 31-17 Q4 8:37 UCLA Kenneth Walker III 29 Yd pass from Josh Rosen (JJ Molson Kick) UCLA 38-17 Q4 3:30 UCLA Darren Andrews 26 Yd Run (JJ Molson Kick) UCLA 45-17 Q4 0:38 ARIZ Cam Denson 13 Yd pass from Khalil Tate (Josh Pollack Kick) UCLA 45-24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15-23-2	2015	UCLA 56-30

The Wildcats first road conference game is against UCLA for the 40th time. Arizona will be looking to get their first road win in Pasadena since 2010. The Bruins won in Tucson in 2015 and lead the all-time series 22-15-2. UA has lost four in a row to the Bruins.

Game Stats

• Passing:

Arizona - B. Dawkins (8-17, 73 YDS, 1 TD)

UCLA - J. Rosen (20-37, 350 YDS, 3 TD)

• Rushing:

Arizona - K. Tate (15 CAR, 79 YDS)

UCLA - N. Starks (17 CAR, 80 YDS, 1 TD)

• Receiving:

Arizona - S. Brown (4 REC, 50 YDS, 1 TD)

UCLA - K. Walker III (4 REC, 114 YDS, 2 TD)

• Interceptions:

Arizona

UCLA

at Utah

1 2 3 4 Total Arizona 7 7 0 9 23 • #24 Utah 3 9 17 7 36 Location: Rice Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT Game start: 7:30 p.m. Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: partly cloudy Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman  : Gary Jayroe • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge: • Center judge: TV announcers (FS1): (play-by-play), (color), (sidelines) Sources: [22]

Scoring summary Q1 14:49 ARIZ Shun Brown 75 Yd pass from Brandon Dawkins (Josh Pollack Kick) ARIZ 7-0 Q1 5:01 UTA Andy Phillips 28 YD field goal ARIZ 7-3 Q2 7:54 ARIZ Brandon Dawkins 6 Yd Run (Josh Pollack Kick) ARIZ 14-3 Q2 4:38 UTA Team Safety ARIZ 14-5 Q2 0:55 UTA Tyrone Smith 3 Yd pass from Troy Williams (Andy Phillips Kick) ARIZ 14-12 Q3 13:12 UTA Troy Williams 2 Yd Run (Andy Phillips Kick) UTA 19-14 Q3 5:35 UTA Armand Shyne 26 Yd Run (Andy Phillips Kick) UTA 26-14 Q3 2:16 UTA Andy Phillips 35 Yd Field Goal UTA 29-14 Q4 9:04 ARIZ Josh Pollack 37 Yd Field Goal UTA 29-17 Q4 5:10 UTA Troy Williams 1 Yd Run (Andy Phillips Kick) UTA 36-17 Q4 4:15 ARIZ Samajie Grant 63 Yd pass from Khalil Tate (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) UTA 36-23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
19-20-2	2015	Arizona 37-30 OT

Arizona will visit Utah for the 92nd time in Salt Lake City, UT. Arizona will be looking to get consecutive wins over Utah for the first time since 1951–52, and will be hoping to get their five win in five seasons in the series all time. Arizona beat the then-10th-ranked Utes in Tucson in double-overtime in 2015, ensuring the Wildcats a six-win season and bowl eligibility. Arizona has won four in a row in the series and is 4-1 against the Utes since they joined the Pac-12 in 2011. Utah leads the all-time series 20-19-2.

Game Stats

• Passing:

Arizona - B. Dawkins (11-20, 243 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTs)

Utah - T. Williams (13-29, 245 YDS, 1 TD)

• Rushing:

Arizona - B. Dawkins (14 CAR, 49 YDS, 1 TD)

Utah - A. Shyne (19 CAR, 101 YDS, 1 TD)

• Receiving:

Arizona - T. Griffey (4 REC, 109 YDS)

Utah - E. Moeai (3 REC, 81 YDS)

• Interceptions:

Arizona -

Utah -

USC

1 2 3 4 Total • USC 14 20 7 7 48 Arizona 7 0 0 7 14 Location: Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ Game start: 12:30 p.m. Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: partly cloudy Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman  : Gary Jayroe • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge: • Center judge: TV announcers (FOX): (play-by-play), (color), (sidelines) Sources:

Scoring summary Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8-31	2015	USC 38-30

The Wildcats have lost three in a row to the Trojans but all three games were close. UA lost 38-30 in Los Angeles in 2015, 28-26 in Tucson in 2014 and 38-31 in L.A. 2013. Arizona's last win in the series came in 2012 in Tucson. USC leads the all-time series 31-8.

Game Stats

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Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total • Stanford 0 17 10 7 34 Arizona 0 7 3 0 10 Location: Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: partly cloudy Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman  : Gary Jayroe • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge: • Center judge: TV announcers: (play-by-play), (color), (sidelines) Sources:

Scoring summary Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
14-15	2015	Stanford 55-17

Stanford leads the all-time series 15–14 after a 55–17 win in 2015. Arizona has lost four in a row and six of the last seven to the Cardinal. Arizona will enter their eighth game of the season against their Pac-12 North inter-divisional opponent, Stanford for the 37th time in Tucson, and the Wildcats will be hoping to get their first win over the Stanford since 1996.

Game Stats

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at Washington State

1 2 3 4 Total Arizona 0 0 0 0 0 Washington State 0 0 0 0 0 Location: Martin Stadium Pullman, WA Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: partly cloudy Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman  : Gary Jayroe • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge: • Center judge: TV announcers: (play-by-play), (color), (sidelines) Sources:

Scoring summary Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
26-15	2015	Washington State 45-42

Arizona lost last season in Tucson and two of three but has won six of eight in the series. UA has won four in a row in Pullman against the Cougars. UA leads the all-time series 26-15. Arizona will visit the Washington State for the 42nd time.

Game Stats

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Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total Colorado 0 0 0 0 0 Arizona 0 0 0 0 0 Location: Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: partly cloudy Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman  : Gary Jayroe • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge: • Center judge: TV announcers: (play-by-play), (color), (sidelines) Sources:

Scoring summary Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4-13	2015	Arizona 38-31

at Oregon State

1 2 3 4 Total Arizona 0 0 0 0 0 Oregon State 0 0 0 0 0 Location: Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: partly cloudy Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman  : Gary Jayroe • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge: • Center judge: TV announcers: (play-by-play), (color), (sidelines) Sources:

Scoring summary Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
22-14	2015	Arizona 44-7

Arizona State (Senior Night)

Territorial Cup

1 2 3 4 Total Arizona 0 0 0 0 0 UCLA 0 0 0 0 0 Location: Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ Game start: 7:30 pm Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: partly cloudy Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman  : Gary Jayroe • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge: • Center judge: TV announcers (ESPN): (play-by-play), (color), (sidelines) Sources:

Scoring summary Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
48-40	2015	Arizona State 52-37

The 90th Territorial Cup game will be hosting their biggest rivals, Arizona State on senior night in Tucson on the Friday of Thanksgiving weekend. Arizona leads the all-time series 48-40-1. ASU won the 2015 game in Tempe and three of four in the series since Todd Graham and Rich Rodriguez were hired.

Game Stats

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Attendance

Season	Games	Sellouts	W–L–T (%)	Attendance	Average	Best
2016	7	1	2–1–0 (.667)	65,000	-	-

Statistics

Team

Team Statistics
	Arizona	Opponents
Points	47	39
First Downs	38	52
3rd down	10-28	16-30
4th down	1-4	1-1
Rushing	337	273
Passing	436	604
Penalty	11-85	20-151
Rushing Yards	337	273
Rushing Attempts	73	96
Average Per Rush	4.4	4.5
Rushing TDs	2	1
Passing Yards	213	202
Comp–Att	35-59	51-74
Passing TDs	1	1
Touchdowns	3	2
Passing	1	1
Rushing	2	1
Defensive	0	0
Yards per game	7.1	7.0
Total Offense	773	877
Total Plays	76	56
Average Per Yards/Game	5.9	5.5
Interceptions	0	2
Yards	0	1
Long	0	0
Touchdowns	0	0
Kick Returns: # – Yards	2-42	3-65
TDs	0	0
Long	0	0
Punts	6	4
Yards	0	0
Average	47.5	45.7
Punt Returns: # – Yards	1-27	1-6
TDs	0	0
Long	0	0
Turnovers	0	2
Fumbles – Fumbles Lost	1-0	1-0
Forced Fumbles	1	0
Fumble Recoveries	0	0
Fumble Recoveries - Yards	0	0
Opposing TD's	0	0
Tackles	66	48
Solo Tackles	58	44
Tackles for loss	7	8
TFL yards	-16	-39
Takeaways	0-0	0-2
Field Goals	2-2	1-2
Sacks	4	1
Yards	-30	-5
Possession	37:23	22:23

Offense

Passing Statistics
#	NAME	POS	RAT	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	TD	INT
12	Anu Solomon	QB	113.0	20	30	213	66.7	0	2
13	Brandon Dawkins	QB	136.3	50	81	625	61.7	3	1
14	Khalil Tate	QB	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
10	Zach Werlinger	QB	--	--	--	--	--	--	--
	TOTALS			70	111	838	0	3	3

Rushing Statistics
#	NAME	POS	CAR	YDS	LONG	TD
28	Nick Wilson	RB	43	257	49 (TDs)	3
13	Brandon Dawkins	QB	44	391	79 (TDs)	7
25	J.J. Taylor	RB	38	261	61 (TDs)	2
34	Zach Green	RB	15	54	12	--
2	Tyrell Johnson	WR	7	43	24 (TDs)	1
	TOTALS		147	1,006	225 (TDs)	13

Receiving Statistics
#	NAME	POS	REC	YDS	LONG	TD
6	Shun Brown	WR	13	213	56 (TDs)	1
11	Nate Phillips	WR	12	109	24	--
10	Samajie Grant	WR	11	130	70	--
5	Trey Griffey	WR	10	159	34 (TDs)	1
20	Shawn Poindexter	WR	6	82	25	--
2	Tyrell Johnson	WR	4	4	20	--
8	Trevor Wood	TE	3	24	12	--
17	Josh Kern	TE	3	16	7 (TDs)	1
3	Cam Denson	WR	2	19	11	--
23	J.J. Taylor	RB	2	18	18	--
28	Nick Wilson	RB	2	11	8	--
7	Devaughn Cooper	WR	1	15	15	--
34	Zach Green	RB	1	3	3	--
	TOTALS		70	803	303 (TDs)	3

Defense

Defensive Statistics
#	NAME	POS	SOLO	AST	TOT	TFL-YDS	SACKS	INT-YDS-TDS	BU	PD	QBH	FR–YDS	FF	BLK	SAF
1	Tellas Jones	S	0	0	0	0 – 0	0 – 0	0 – 0- 0	0	0	0	0 – 0	0	–	–
6	Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles	S	0	0	0	0 – 0	0 – 0	2 – 1- 0	0	0	0	0 – 0	0	–	–
9	Dane Cruikshank	CB	0	0	0	0 – 0	0 – 0	1 – 0- 0	0	0	0	0 – 0	0	–	–
11	Michael Barton	ILB	0	0	0	0 – 0	0 – 0	0 – 0- 0	0	0	0	0 – 0	0	–	–
13	Devin Holiday	CB	0	0	0	0 – 0	0 – 0	0 – 0- 0	0	0	0	0 – 0	0	–	–
14	Paul Magloire Jr.	SS	0	0	0	0 – 0	0 – 0	0 – 0- 0	0	0	0	0 – 0	0	–	–
17	Jace Whittaker	CB	0	0	0	0 – 0	0 – 0	1 – 22- 0	0	0	0	0 – 0	0	–	–
19	Davonte' Neal	CB	0	0	0	0 – 0	0 – 0	0 – 0- 0	0	0	0	0 – 0	0	–	–
20	Chacho Ulloa	S	0	0	0	0 – 0	0 – 0	0 – 0- 0	0	0	0	0 – 0	0	–	–
21	Isaiah Hayes	FS	0	0	0	0 – 0	0 – 0	0 – 0- 0	0	0	0	0 – 0	0	–	–
25	Anthony Mariscal	S	0	0	0	0 – 0	0 – 0	0 – 0- 0	0	0	0	0 – 0	0	–	'–
29	Jarvis McCall Jr.	FS	0	0	0	0 – 0	0 – 0	1 – 6- 0	0	0	0	0 – 0	0	–	–
32	DeAndre' Miller	OLB	0	0	0	0 – 0	0 – 0	0 – 0- 0	0	0	0	0 – 0	0	–	–
47	Jake Matthews	SS	0	0	0	0 – 0	0 – 0	0 – 0- 0	0	0	0	0 – 0	0	–	–
56	John Kenny	OLB	0	0	0	0 – 0	0 – 0	0 – 0- 0	0	0	0	0 – 0	0	–	–
57	Cody Ippolito	ILB	0	0	0	0 – 0	0 – 0	0 – 0- 0	0	0	0	0 – 0	0	–	–
60	Luca Bruno	DT	0	0	0	0 – 0	0 – 0	0 – 0- 0	0	0	0	0 – 0	0	–	–
62	Aiulua Fanene	NT	0	0	0	0 – 0	0 – 0	0 – 0- 0	0	0	0	0 – 0	0	–	–
86	Justin Belknap	DE	0	0	0	0 – 0	0 – 0	0 – 0- 0	0	0	0	0 – 0	0	–	–
92	Jack Banda	DE	0	0	0	0 – 0	0 – 0	0 – 0- 0	0	0	0	0 – 0	0	–	–
93	Parker Zellers	NT	0	0	0	0 – 0	0 – 0	0 – 0- 0	0	0	0	0 – 0	0	–	–
99	Sani Fuimaono	DT	0	0	0	0 – 0	0 – 0	0 – 0- 0	0	0	0	0 – 0	0	–	–
	TOTAL		0	0	0	0 – 0	0 – 0	0 – 0- 0	0	0	0	0 – 0	0	–	–
	OPPONENTS		0	0	0	0 – 0	0 – 0	0 – 0 - 0	0	0	0	0 – 0	0	0	–
Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, YRDS: Yards, TDS: Touchdowns, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FF: Forced Fumbles, FR: Fumbles Recovered, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties

Special teams

Kicking Statistics
#	NAME	POS	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	0–19	20–29	30–39	40–49	50+	LNG	PTS
9	Josh Pollack	PK	14	14	100.0%	4	5	80.0%	0-0	2-2	1-1	1-1	0-1	46
82	Edgar Gastelum	PK
	TOTALS

Kick Return Statistics
#	NAME	POS	RTNS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
2	Tyrell Johnson	KOR
25	J.J. Taylor	KOR
6	Shun Brown	KOR
	TOTALS

Punting Statistics
#	NAME	POS	PUNTS	YDS	AVG	LONG	TB	FC	I–20	50+	BLK
9	Josh Pollack	P	15		48.1	65
26	Matt Aragon	P
	TOTALS

Punt Return Statistics
#	NAME	POS	RTNS	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
11	Nate Phillips	PR
25	J.J. Taylor	PR
	TOTALS

Non-conference opponents

1 2 3 4 Total Arizona 20 17 34 23 94 All opponents 14 23 7 23 67

Pac-12 opponents

1 2 3 4 OT Total Arizona 7 7 0 14 0 28 Pac-12 opponents 0 14 7 7 7 35

Score total by Quarters

1 2 3 4 OT Total Arizona 27 24 34 37 0 122 All opponents 14 37 14 30 7 102

Awards and Honors

Weekly Awards

Week 1

Nick Wilson

• Coaches Offensive Player of the Week (Week 1 vs BYU) ^[23]

Jamie Nunley

• Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (Week 1 vs BYU)^[24]

Matthew Stagg

• Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Week 1 vs BYU)^[24]

Dane Cruikshank

• Coaches Defensive Player of the Week (Week 1 vs BYU)^[24]

Issac Steele

• Scout Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 1 vs BYU)^[24]

Justin Belknap

• Hard Edge Player of the Week (Week 1 vs BYU)^[24]

Jalen Cochran

• Student Player of the Week (Week 1 vs BYU)^[24]

Zach Werlinger

• Community Service Award (Week 1 vs BYU) ^[24]

Week 2

Parker Zellers

• Hard Edge Player of the Week (Week 2 vs Grambling State) ^[25]

Bryson Cain

• Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (Week 2 vs. Grambling State)^[25]

Richard Merritt

• Co-Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Week 2 vs. Grambling State)^[25]

Lee Anderson III

• Co-Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Week 2 vs. Grambling State)^[25]

Richie Estrada

• Student Player of the Week (Week 2 vs. Grambling State) ^[25]

Nick Reinhardt

• Scout Special Team Player of the Week (Week 2 vs. Grambling State)^[25]

Week 3

Brandon Dawkins

• Co-Coaches Offensive Player of the Week (Week 3 vs Hawaii) ^[24]

J.J. Taylor

• Co-Coaches Offensive Player of the Week (Week 3 vs Hawaii)

Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles

• Coaches Defensive Player of the Week (Week 3 vs Hawaii)

Josh Pollack

• Coaches Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 3 vs Hawaii)

Nate Phillips

• Hard Edge Player of the Week (Week 3 vs Hawaii)

Tyrell Johnson

• Student Player of the Week (Week 3 vs Hawaii)

Zach Benjamin

• Scout Offensive Player of the Week (Week 3 vs Hawaii)

Larry Tharpe Jr.

• Scout Defensive Player of the Week (Week 3 vs Hawaii)

Jarrius Wallace

• Scout Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 3 vs Hawaii)

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

• Bye

Award Watch Lists

Anu Solomon

• Maxwell Award Watch list - College Football Player of the Year^[26]
• Walter Camp Award Watchlist - Player of the Year^[27]
• Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award Watchlist ^[28]
• Davey O'Brien Award Watch list - the collegiate American football player judged to be the best of all NCAA quarterbacks^[29]

Nick Wilson

• Doak Walker Award Watch list - The nation's top college football running back^[30]

Paul Magloire Jr.

• Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List^[26]

Postseason games

Senior Bowl

All Star Game

Media

Radio

Media Affiliates - TV

NFL Draft

The following members of 2016 Arizona Wildcats football team were selected in the 2017 NFL Draft.

NFL Draft Combine

2017 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

† Top performer

References

External links

• Official website of the Arizona Wildcats football program