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1 OFFICIAL GAME NOTES // /ArizonaFootball /ArizonaFBall /ArizonaAthletics Arizona Athletics Communication Services // National Championship Drive McKale Center Room 106 Tucson, AZ Contacts: Molly O Mara (momara.arizona.edu) (o) (c) // Blair Willis (bmw23@arizona.edu) (o) (c) 2014 Schedule/Results Overall: 5-1 Pac-12: 2-1 Home: 3-1 Road: 2-0 Aug. 29 UNLV W, (ESPN) Sept. 4 at UTSA W, (FOX Sports1) Sept. 13 Nevada W, (Pac-12 Net) Sept. 20 California W, (Pac-12 Net) Oct. 2 at #2 Oregon W, (ESPN) Oct. 11 USC % L, (ESPN2)» Oct. 25 at Washington St. 3 p.m. (Pac-12 Net) Nov. 1 at UCLA 7:30 p.m. (ESPN) Nov. 8 Colorado ^ TBA Nov. 15 Washington TBA Nov. 22 at Utah TBA Nov. 28 Arizona State 1:30 p.m. (FOX) Dec. 5 Pac-12 Championship* TBA (FOX) Times listed are local to site TBA games are subject to 12 or 6-day selections % Family Weekend ^ Homecoming * Santa Clara, Calif. Television & Radio Information Live Stats: arizonalivestats.com Television Pac-12 Network Play-by-Play... Ted Robinson Analyst... Glenn Parker Sideline...Jill Savage Watch Online...Pac-12.com Radio Arizona IMG Sports Network Play-by-Play...Brian Jeffries Analyst...Lamont Lovett Sideline...Dana Cooper Flagship Stations AM, FM Statewide Affiliates... See Page 7 Listen on TuneIn... Satellite Radio (WSU call)... XM (196), SIRIUS (119) Spanish Radio (Home games only) 990 AM Play-by-Play... Francisco Romero Analyst...Marco Rincon The Matchup Statistical Comparison Category Total Offense Rushing Offense Passing Offense Team Passing Efficiency Scoring Offense Total Defense Rushing Defense Passing Yards Allowed Team Passing Efficiency Defense Scoring Defense Turnover Margin 3rd Down Conversion Pct 4th Down Conversion Pct 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense Red Zone Offense Red Zone Defense Net Punting Punt Returns Kickoff Returns First Downs Offense First Downs Defense Penalties Per Game Penalty Yards Per Game Time of Possession ARIZ WSU % 43.9% 75.0% 47.6% 37.9% 38.7% 55.6% 58.3% 80.0% 81.6% 94.1% 78.6% :22 30:19 Cats Look to Get Back on Track in First Visit to Palouse Since 10 Game 7» No. 15 Arizona (5-1, 2-1 Pac-12) at Washington State (2-5, 1-3 Pac-12) Date...Saturday, Oct. 25 Time... 3 p.m. (PDT) Location... Pullman, Wash. Stadium... Martin Stadium (32,952) Surface... FieldTurf Television...Pac-12 Network All-Time Series...UA leads, In Pullman...UA leads, 10-4 Last Meeting...WSU 24, Arizona 17...Nov. 16, 2013 (at Tucson) Streak...UA has won five of last six Hard Edge Notes & Numbers» Arizona visits Martin Stadium for the first time since 2010 when Nick Foles was the starter. The Cats have a three-game win streak in Pullman dating to 2006.» The Wildcats (No. 15) are ranked in the AP Top 25 for the third-straight week.» The Wildcats are 4-1 in games decided by a TD or less. The Cougars are 1-3 in such games this season.» Named to several midseason All-American teams, LB Scooby Wright leads UA in tackles (70), TFL (11.0) and sacks (6.0).» QB Anu Solomon has a 10-0 touchdown to interception ratio in the 2nd Half this year. His completion percentage is 67.2 in the final two quarters (58.3 in first half).» Arizona is 5-1 to open a season for the ninth time since joining the Pac-10/12.» The Wildcats outscore opponents in the second half, including in the fourth quarter this season.» Arizona leads the Pac-12 with total offense yards per game. WSU is second with yards per game.» Prior to the Cougars win in Tucson last season, Arizona had won five in a row in the series.» A dozen players have caught a pass for the Wildcats this season, including eight with a receiving TD.» Arizona is one win shy of achieving bowl eligibility for the sixth time in the last seven seasons (Rodriguez is 2-0 in bowls). Head Coach Rich Rodriguez Arizona Record (3rd Year) Career Record (21st Year) vs. Washington St. 0-1 Top Cats Head Coach Mike Leach WSU Record (3rd Year) Career Record (13th Year) vs. Arizona 1-0 Category Player Total Touchdowns Nick Wilson 7 Scoring Casey Skowron 63 Rush Yards Nick Wilson 574 Pass Yards Anu Solomon 2,136 Pass Touchdowns Anu Solomon 15 Receptions Cayleb Jones 39 Rec. Yards Cayleb Jones 592 Tackles Scooby Wright III 70 Tackles For Loss Scooby Wright III 11.0 Sacks Scooby Wright III 6.0 Interceptions Four players 1 Punting Avg. Drew Riggleman 46.7 Kick Return Avg. Tyrell Johnson Cayleb Jones, recently added to the Biletnikoff Watch List, leads UA with 592 receiving yards. Arizona s offensive line has combined for 134 career starts. Scooby Wright, a member of the Bednarik Award Watch List, leads UA with 70 tackles (11.0 for loss). Arizona has outscored opponents in the second half, a 68-point margin (80-84 deficit in first half). The UA defense has 15 sacks in six, a 2.5 per game clip which is currently the best at school since Ten players have scored a touchdown for the Cats this season. UA has only four interceptions this season after picking off 18 a year ago. Quick Reads» Last Meeting page 9 Depth Chart page Statistics page 20 Roster page 36

2 Covering the Cats (Week of Oct. 19) MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Weekly Press Conference» 1:30-2 p.m. (MST)» Lowell-Stevens Football Facility» Rich Rodriguez» Select Players No Practice Pac-12 Weekly Teleconference» 10:30 a.m. - 12:120 p.m.» Rich Rodriguez (11:05 a.m.) Practice (approx. 3:45 p.m.)» Photo/video (first 4 periods)» Post-practice interviews with Coach Rodriguez, offensive staff and offensive players by request Practice (approx. 3:45 p.m.)» Closed to media» Post-practice interviews with Coach Rodriguez, defensive staff and defensive players by request Rich Rodriguez Radio Show» Champs! (7-8 p.m. MST)» 1290 AM (990 AM in Phoenix) Practice (approx. 3:45 p.m.)» No media availability (closed)» Weekly injury report released by Communicaiton Services» Weekly game captains announced post-practice» on Twitter for announcements Afternoon Walk-Thru» No media availability» Closed to media Game Day» Kickoff at 3 p.m.» Postgame interviews with Coach Rodriguez and select players Practice (evening)» No media availability» Weekly awards/honors announced by Communication Services staff Arizona Quick Facts Communication Services Staff Director: Jeremy Sharpe Associate Director (FB): Molly O Mara (FB, WGLF) O: (520) C: (520) E: momara@arizona.edu Assistant Director (FB): Blair Willis (FB, BA) O: (520) C: (520) E: bmw23@arizona.edu Associate Director: Cory Walton (MBB, MGLF) Assistant Director: TBA (WBB, WTN) Assistant: Danny Martinez (VB, S&D, SVB, SB) Office Phone: (520) Office Fax: (520) Arizona Stadium Press Box: (520) Mailing Address: McKale Center, Room 106 University of Arizona 1 National Championship Dr. Tucson AZ The University of Arizona Location: Tucson, Ariz. Nickname: Wildcats Colors: Cardinal and Navy (PMS 200 and 281) President: Ann Weaver Hart Director of Athletics: Greg Byrne Deputy Director of Athletics: Erika Barnes Faculty Representative: Jory Hancock Enrollment: 40,200 Athletic Ticket Office: ; Athletics Web Site: ArizonaWildcats.com University Web Site: Arizona.edu 2014 Arizona Football Head Coach: Rich Rodriguez, Third year (21-11) Career Record: , 21st year Offensive Formation: Multiple Spread Defensive Formation: Conference: Pac-12 (joined Pac-10 in 1978) Returning Lettermen: 45 Stadium (Capacity): Arizona Stadium (56,029) Surface: FieldTurf Press Box Phone: (520) Football History First Season: 1899 Years Played: 110 (entering 2013) Games Played: 1,053 Head Coaches: 30 All-Time Record: Pac-10/12 Record: Bowl Games (Record): 18 (8-9-1, last in 2013) The Bear Down Tradition Arizona s most memorable athletic tradition is the slogan Bear Down, given to Wildcat teams by John Button Salmon, student body president and varsity athlete, shortly before he died in 1926 following an auto accident. Button Salmon s last message to his teammates, spoken to J.F. Pop McKale, coach and athletic director, was, Tell them... tell the team to bear down. The rally cry predates Win One for the Gipper by two years. Media Information Molly O Mara and Blair Willis of Arizona Athletics Communication Services will assist media throughout the season in its coverage of Arizona football including issuing a weekly news release, daily news items, home game statistical packages, administering news conferences, practice and press box operations, credentialing and roadgame access, among other services. Any questions about media policies should be directed to Associate Director of Communication Services Molly O Mara at momara@ arizona.edu or (520) Interview Requests The Arizona Athletics Communication Services office will make every attempt to fulfill phone interview requests for media members. Interview requests for head coach Rich Rodriguez, his staff and UA players should be directed to Molly O Mara (momara@ arizona.edu) or Blair Willis (bmw23@arizona. edu). To make a request by phone, call Please submit requests well in advance to allow time for an interview to be scheduled. However, some requests may not be granted based on academic schedules and other team responsibilities. Practices Arizona football practices are generally closed to the media, unless otherwise noted. In-season practice schedule provides a 20-minute photo opportunity, typically on Tuesdays at the beginning of practice. Interviews are conducted after practice and must be arranged through the Communication Services staff. The daily practice schedule can change, so it is asked that media inform the Communication Services staff in advance for requested players/coaches. Coverage of football practice stipulates consent with restrictions on reporting formations, strategies, special personnel shifts or injuries without prior questions directed to and answered by head coach Rich Rodriguez. Postgame Interviews Arizona has a closed locker room policy after games. There is no player availability on the field immediately after the game. Head coach Rich Rodriguez will address the assembled media only after his postgame radio show responsibilities have been completed both at home and on the road Coach Rodriguez will address the media prior to any player comments. At home games, Coach Rodriguez will hold a postgame press conference in Room 370 of the Lowell-Stevens Football Facility. Selected offensive and defensive players will follow. For road games, each locker room situation will dictate postgame protocol. Please direct any specific requests for players to Molly O Mara and Blair Willis with the UA Communication Services staff. Weekly Press Conference Head Coach Rich Rodriguez and select players are available each Monday at 1:30 p.m. in the Lowell-Stevens Football Facility (Room 370) for an approximate half-hour press conference. There is no weekly press conference during bye weeks. A live web stream is available at: videos/university-arizona. Pac-12 Weekly Teleconference Head Coach Rich Rodriguez is available at 11:05 a.m. (PT) each week during the season on the Pac-12 Football Coaches Weekly Teleconference. For information in regards to obtaining the phone number to take part in the weekly teleconference, please call the Pac-12 Conference office ( ), or the UA Communication Services Office ( ). Facilities Access for Media The team locker room, sports medicine center and strength and conditioning center are off limits to media unless special arrangements have been made through Molly O Mara. Photo/Video Usage Usage of imagery, audio and video taken at Arizona Athletics events is restricted to editorial purposes; these guidelines are covered in materials issued to reporters, editors and photographers upon receipt of credentials and/or access. They include guidelines on live Internet reporting, notably live description of statistical and/or playby-play and uses of visual imagery, rules strengthened for televised games. Credentials Credentials will be issued to professional members of media outlets that regularly cover Arizona Athletics and to regional, national or visiting professional journalists. Internet entities may or may not qualify for credentials and will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Please send all credential requests via to Assistant Director of Communication Services Blair Willis at bmw23@arizona.edu or call (520) Visit Article.dbml?ATCLID= to review the Arizona credential policies before submitting a request. 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3 Some Game Themes: As Halloween nears, a Pac-12 North vs. South matchup ensues on the Palouse It s a key game for both visiting Arizona and host Washington State, two schools that have enjoyed (or suffered) differing results this season Yet the Cats and Cougs are both coming off losses and a long bye week for the frustrations to simmer For Arizona, ranked No. 15 in the Associated Press Top 25, the record is a respectable 5-1, one win shy of bowl eligibility. For Washington State, the record is 2-5, with only one loss to spare if it plans to keep bowl aspirations in play Both sides have a penchant for close games, but with contrasting fortunes: UA is 4-1 in games decided by a touchdown or less, while WSU is 1-3 in such games The numbers suggest we ll see a ton of offense in this one, but last season the teams combined for only 41 points when the Cougs clawed away a victory in the desert The quarterback position will draw much attention, notably redshirt senior Connor Halliday s eye-popping 3,344 passing yards already amassed. Arizona counters with a redshirt freshman putting up typically noteworthy numbers through six games While the Cougs are predominantly pass-heavy in their play selection, they stretch the field horizontal with the pass as an extension of the run game. And last year in Tucson, they found some room on the ground to the tune of 101 rushing yards (compared to their net total of 313 through seven games this year). The task for Scooby Wright and the Wildcat defense will be to pressure Halliday, but also make sure short plays are kept to small gains in both the run and pass game The Cats are more balanced, but their two featured backs Nick Wilson and Terris Jones-Grigsby have been banged up. So, too, has veteran guard Cayman Bundage. From that standpoint, the bye week could not have come at a better time. Each is a key cog in Rich Rodriguez s offensive machine clicking on all calendars With an extra week of prep, and the motivation coming off recent losses, expect both sides to throw a few wrinkles into their offensive and defensive game plans It s the first of two-straight road games for the Wildcats Arizona was emerged victorious in each of its last three visits to Pullman (last in 2010), but has not visited since Martin Stadium has been renovated. Last Week: Arizona took its second and final bye week of the season last Saturday. The week prior, the Wildcats suffered their first loss of the season, 28-26, to visiting USC at Arizona Stadium on Oct. 11 It was mirror image of Arizona s first two Pac-12 wins, except for the result: Arizona was sluggish offensively in the first half, found itself trailing going into the second half only to rally back in the second half. The Wildcats did everything again except finish off a potential game-winning drive against the Trojans when Casey Skowron s 36-yard field goal sailed wide right with 12 seconds left in the game Arizona s troubles began much sooner than that final kick, though Javorious Allen led a dominant USC rushing attack with 205 yards and three touchdowns on 26 carries. Two of those scores came on 34 and 48-yard plays in the first half to pace USC to a 14-6 lead. That margin could have been narrower, but Skowron earlier missed a 48-yarder before making from 32 and 25 yards in the first half. Then he hit a 34-yarder before halftime, except USC called a timeout immediately before the play. Skowron s second attempt was blocked, and it was the first of two occasions that a USC timeout on a field goal try led to a miss on the second attempt (also on potential game-winning try) The Trojans extended their lead on the first possession of the second half, taking the ball 75 yards on 11 plays before Cody Kessler hit Nelson Agholor on a 21-yard score Arizona s first possession resulted in a punt, and things were gloomy, but Reggie Gilbert forced a fumble at the USC 22-yardline. Arizona quickly cashed it in four plays later capped by Jared Baker, thrust into action with the absence of Nick Wilson and earlier injury to Terris Jones-Grigsby, on a six-yard rushing score The Trojans answered with a methodical 13-play, 75-yard, finished off on Allen s third TD of the night to put the margin back to 15 Two possessions later, Baker reignited the offense with a 41-yard touchdown reception to convert a fourth-and-three. Suddenly it was a game The teams traded punts on the next three possessions, before Arizona had a chance to tie the game on a 15-play, 80-yard drive that ended with Baker s third score of the contest. However, the two-point try failed, and the Cats were still down two Skowron s on-side kick bounced perfectly into the hands of a streaking and leaping Cayleb Jones, and the Cats were in business with one minute remaining They quickly moved to the USC 19-yardline, tossed a couple incomplete passes to the endzone and sent Skowron out for the potential game-winning try, but it wasn t to be It snapped a six-game winning streak for the Wildcats, who were ranked No. 10 in the AP Top 25 after being unraked previously. Cats in the Polls: Arizona is ranked No. 15 in this week s Associated Press Top 25 Poll, the third-straight week the Wildcats have been ranked. After upsetting then-no. 2 Oregon in Eugene, Ore., on Oct. 2, Arizona vaulted from unranked to No. 10 the following week, marking the largest jump in the poll s history since it expanded to 25 teams back in The Wildcats then dropped a heartbreaker to USC on Oct. 11 and fell to No. 16 in the AP Poll last week. With some shuffling across the country, Arizona rose one spot this week. Prior to entering the rankings earlier this month, Arizona was last ranked in the AP Top 25 for the first week of the 2012 season. The Wildcats are also No. 15 in this week s Amway USA Today Coaches Poll. Arizona in the NCAA Rankings Category Rk. Value Rushing Offense Passing Offense Passing Eff Total Offense Scoring Offense Rushing Defense Pass Defense Pass Eff. Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense Net Punting Punt Return Avg Kickoff Return Avg Turnover Margin Sacks Sacks Allowed Tackles for Loss Arizona in the Pac-12 Rankings Category Rk. Value Rushing Offense Passing Offense Passing Eff Total Offense Scoring Offense Rushing Defense Pass Defense Pass Eff. Defense Total Defense Scoring Defense Net Punting Punt Return Avg Kickoff Return Avg Turnover Margin Sacks Sacks Allowed Tackles for Loss Pronunciations Players Darius Aguirre... AH-gear-ee Jacob Alsadek... al-seh-deck Jacob Arzouman...are-ZOO-mun Christian Boettcher... beh-cher (as in catcher) Fabbians Ebbele...ebb-eh-lee Faitele Faafoi... fah-ih-tay-lay fah-uh-foy Aiulua Fanene... eye-ah-loo-ah fah-nay-nay Jack Flatau... flay-toe Layth Friekh... lay-th freck Sani Fuimaono... foo-ee-mah-oh-no Samajie Grant...sah-mah-jay Zach Hemmila... hem-i-luh Lene Maiava... leh-nay my-ah-vah Kwesi Mashack...qway-cey may-shack Dan Pettinato...pet-in-knot-oh Anu Solomon... AH-new Blair Tushaus...tus-HOUSE Demetric Woodard Jr...dah-me-trick Coaches Bill Kirelawich... Kerr-LAV-itch... (lav as in have) Jim Michalczik... muh-hall-check Tell them... tell the team to bear down. John Byrd Button Salmon,

4 How the Cats Fare Arizona s Record In... August September October November Arizona s Conference Record... At home On the road Neutral Arizona s Non-Conference Record... At home On the road Neutral Arizona vs. Ranked Opponents... At home On the road Neutral Arizona s Record in Games... Decided by 1-3 points points points points points points Arizona s Record When Scoring or fewer points points points points Arizona s Record When Allowing or fewer points points points points Arizona s Record in Games... During the day At night Scoring first Opponent scores first Leading after 1st quarter Trailing after 1st quarter Tied after the 1st quarter Leading at halftime Trailing at halftime Tied at halftime Leading after 3rd quarter Trailing after 3rd quarter Tied after the 3rd quarter In overtime Arizona s Record With yard rusher yard receiver yard passer Less than 300-yards total off yards total offense yards total offense yards total offense Committing fewer turnovers Committing more turnovers Turnovers are equal Not committing a turnover Arizona s Record When Allowing yard rusher yard receiver yard passer Less than 300-yards total off yards total offense yards total offense yards total offense Last Year: Arizona appeared to be kicking itself for letting a game against UCLA slip away the week prior, and Washington State rolled into town and kicked the Wildcats, 24-17, last Nov. 16, 2013, at Arizona Stadium. It was the Cougars who were more confident and made big plays throughout, taking an early 10-0 lead and then rallying in the second half for the victory. Connor Halliday passed for 319 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Cougars, who found a bit of a spark in the running game, too. Marcus Mason put the Cougs on the board early with a 15-yard run, and Andrew Furney added a 24-yard field goal to put the visitors up 10 in the first period. Ka Deem Carey did his best to keep the Wildcats in the game, scoring on a 30-yard run near the end of the first quarter and adding a 7-yard touchdown reception to give UA a halftime lead. Washington State asserted itself in the second half, keeping the Wildcats out of the endzone and scoring twice itself. Halliday gave the Cougs a lead with a 23-yard pass to River Craycraft early in the third, before Arizona tied the game on Jake Smith s 25-yard field goal on the ensuing possession. The game remain knotted deep into the fourth quarter when Smith pulled a 34-yard field goal, which could have put UA on top. Instead, Halliday marched the Cougs 80 yards over 4:44 and hit Isiah Myers for a 25-yard touchdown. The Cats comeback bid came up short as B.J. Denker s scrambling pass to Samajie Grant in the endzone was caught out of bounds as time expired, giving WSU its first victory over Arizona since Carey finished the game with 132 rushing yards his 13th-straight 100-yard rushing game at the time. Last Time on the Palouse: Since it s been a while, we should remind you of Arizona s last visit to the Palouse. Arizona proved it could win without some of its principals and turned in a team effort on the road to outpace an improving Washington State, 24-7, in Pullman, on Oct. 16, With junior star Nick Foles sent to the sideline with a knee injury, Matt Scott came on in the second quarter and helped lead the Cats to three scores with modest stewardship built of little previous 2010 playing time. Arizona s defense, though, stepped forward and kept WSU one dimensional enough to limit the Cougs scoring opportunities, helped by four takeaways. The one dimension, WSU quarterback Jeff Tuel, hurt UA some including one big 83-yard toss to the Arizona 12-yard line, but two plays later the man who got beat on the long throw, freshman corner Shaquille Richardson, got his second interception of the game in the end zone to kill the threat. Arizona accumulated a sub-par 352 yards in the game but got some key running from Keola Antolin (92 markers, two touchdowns) and Nic Grigsby (66, one score) to provide some thrust along with Scott s (139) and Foles (71) throwing yardage. It was clear the change in generals affected the passing game, though, with UA held scoreless through the air for the first time in The UA had seven sacks in the game led by Ricky Elmore with 2.5, but suffered six of their own trying to block for the new guy. Arizona scored a touchdown in each of the first three quarters to take a 21-0 lead before Tuel hit Marquess Wilson for a 23-yard score at the end of the third stanza. Alex Zendejas kicked a 40-yard field goal four minutes into the fourth period for the final score of the game. True freshman Richardson, who joined UA s team in July after leaving UCLA, started for injured junior Trevin Wade and learned a lot. He finished with a team-high tying seven tackles, the two picks and a game-high three pass break-ups. Arizona totaled 13 tackles for losses to keep WSU off balance and mostly out of the end zone with its 297 yards in total offense. Knocked out of the game along with Foles were freshman defensive tackle Justin Washington (knee) and freshman receiver Richard Morrison (shoulder). But the injuries proved another strength of the UA program -- depth. Backup DTs Sione Tuihalamaka (RS-Fr) and Willie Mobley (soph) filled in with a pair of tackles apiece, for example, and UA simply played 55 guys who found ways to win the game. Scooby Snacks: Sophomore linebacker Scooby Wright picked up a few midseason honors during the bye week, including being added to the Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List, an honor given to the top defensive player in the nation each year. Wright was also named a midseason All-American by Sports Illustrated (first team) and Phil Steele (second team). Through six games, Wright leads Arizona in tackles (70), tackles for loss (11.0), sacks (6.0) and forced fumbles (2). Extrapolating those numbers through another six games, he would finish the regular season with 140 tackles, 22.0 tackles for loss, 12.0 sacks and four forced fumbles. Currently, his 11.7 tackles per game lead the Pac-12 and rank No. 7 among FBS players. Additionally, Wright s 1.8 tackles for loss per game check in third in the Pac-12 and tied for fifth nationally. First Half in the Books: The first-half of the regular season is complete, and Arizona has a very respectable 5-1 record. That initial mark stands as one of the best opening records since the school joined the Pac-10/12 in 1978, but there s a lot of football to be played. Here s a look at Arizona s best starts to seasons before suffering a second loss since 1978: (final) Arizona Football Game 7 at Washington State

5 Fab Five: Just six game into their careers, freshmen Anu Solomon and Nick Wilson have etched their names into the UA record books for some of best freshman performances in school history. Solomon already set the school single-game passing record (520 vs. California on Sept. 20), while Wilson has two 170-plus yard rushing games to claim two of top-five spots for freshman single-game rushing outputs. Now Solomon can already claim the single-season passing yardage record for any UA freshman, while Wilson is only 130 markers from the season rushing record. Here s a look at the top-five seasons for freshman and passing at Arizona: PASSING (Season) Yards Player Year Comp-Att-INT-TD 1. 1,741 Anu Solomon ,669 Ortege Jenkins ,501 Kris Heavner ,450 Keith Smith ,239 Ronald Veal RUSHING (Season) Yards Player Year Att-Yards-TD Nic Grigsby Clarence Farmer Vance Johnson Nick Wilson Ronald Veal Second Half Surge: The first half of the season saw Arizona dominate second halves, and the scoring margin is indicative of that. But when you look at the offensive numbers, the Wildcats have simply been more efficient in the final two quarters, executing better on third downs and capitalizing on scoring chances with touchdowns in the red zone. In fact, UA has failed to score in the red zone in the second half of a game just once all year the final drive against USC. Here s a look at some notable categories broken down by half: First Half Second Half Pass Yards 1,022 1,123 Rush Yards Total Yards 1,575 1,767 Red Zone 10-of of-15 3rd Down % 38.50% 50% Solomon Says: Just as Arizona has been a second half team this season, Anu Solomon has been a clutch passer in the second half. Here s a look at his statistical breakdown by half: First Half Second Half Comp-Att Pass Yards 1,022 1,114 TD-INT Comp. % 58.3% 67.2% Pass Effic Offensive Showcase: The Pac-12 s two most prolific offenses in terms of yardage square off Saturday in Pullman. Here s a look at each team s Pac-12 and FBS rank in select offensive categories. Category UA Pac-12 FBS WSU Pac-12 FBS Total Offense ypg 1st 4th ypg 2nd 8th Pass Offense ypg 3rd 7th ypg 1st 1st Rush Offense ypg 4th 36th 44.7 ypg 12th 124th First Downs 179 4th 12th 187 2nd 6th Scoring 37.5 ppg 5th 23rd 35 8th 33rd Cats on Pre/Midseason Watch Lists Steven Gurrola, Senior, Center» Rimington Trophy Austin Hill, Senior, Receiver» Maxwell Award» BiletnikoffAward» Walter Camp Award Cayleb Jones, Sophomore, Receiver» BiletnikoffAward Anu Solomon, Freshman, Quarterback» Maxwell Award Jared Tevis, Senior, Safety» Lott IMPACT» Bednarik Award Scooby Wright III, Sophomore, LB» Bednarik Award 2014 Weekly Honors/Awards QB Anu Solomon vs. UNLV (Aug.29) yards, 4 TD, 0 INT» Manning Award Quarterback of the Week.» Athlon Sports National Freshman of Week.» SEVEN Magazine Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl Pac-12 Player of the Week PK Casey Skowron at UTSA (Sept. 4) 4-for-4 FG, 15 total points» Lou Groza Award Star of the Week WR Cayleb Jones vs. California (Sept. 20) 13 receptions, 186 yards, 3 TD» Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week QB Anu Solomon vs. California (Sept. 20) 47-for-73 passing, 520 yards, 2 INT, 5 TD» Manning Award Star of the Week Nominee» Athlon Sports Pac-12 Player of the Week A Nu Era: Six games into the Anu Solomon era, Arizona s offense is clicking at a record-setting clip. While Solomon s play has been inconsistent at times, his numbers are impressive considering he has played in just six college games. The poised passer is 174-for-278 passing this season, a steady 62.6 percent completion percentage that has produced 2,136 passing yards (12.3 yards per completion). Equally as impressive, Solomon has thrown for 15 touchdowns against only four interceptions, a healthy ratio nearly four to one. Plenty of football remains, but doubling his numbers over the second half of the season would calculate to 348 completions, 556 attempts, 4,272 yards, eight interceptions and 30 touchdowns. Not factoring in a potential bowl game, those numbers would put Solomon No. 2 in most all UA single-season categories behind Nick Foles marks in 2011 (a non-bowl season). Solomon would have the edge for the single-season touchdown mark, which is held by Foles and Willie Tuitama (28). We ll let the football play itself out, but the mid-season statistical evaluation is pretty good for the first freshman ever to start a season at quarterback for the Wildcats. In fact, Solomon has already set the single-season record for passing by a freshman (previously held by Ortege Jenkins 1,669 yards in 1997). Tell them... tell the team to bear down. John Byrd Button Salmon,

6 Players of the Week Selected by UA Coaching Staff Game 1 vs. UNLV Offense: Anu Solomon Defense: Scooby Wright III Spec. Teams: Casey Skowron Game 2 at UTSA Offense: Nick Wilson Defense: Jared Tevis Spec. Teams: Casey Skowron Game 3 vs. Nevada Offense: Nick Wilson Defense: Scooby Wright III Spec. Teams: None Game 4 vs. California Offense: Cayleb Jones Defense: Scooby Wright III Spec. Teams: Drew Riggleman Game 5 at Oregon Offense: Terris Jones-Grigsby Defense: Dan Pettinato Spec. Teams: Tyrell Johnson Game 6 vs. USC Offense: None Defense: None Spec. Teams: None Game 7 at Washington State Game 8 at UCLA Game 8 vs. Colorado Game 10 vs. Washington Game 11 at Utah Game 12 vs. Arizona State Game-by-Game Captains UNLV: S. Gurrola, D. Pettinato, T. Jones-Grigsby, C. Gorham. at UTSA: M. Baucus, A. Hill, H. Hobson, B. Brady Nevada: J. Tevis, T. Ermisch, F. Ebbele, J. McKnight California: J. Grandon, B. Murphy, B. Tushaus, A. Hill at Oregon: H. Hobson, M. Baucus, J. McKnight, D. Pettinato USC: J. Scroggins, T. Jones-Grigsby, Jared Tevis, Blake Brady Pass-a-Palouse-a Defense: Arizona s pass defense will get its stiffest test yet this season when it faces Mike Leach s Air Raid offense. Washington State passes the ball on 77 percent of its offensive plays (440 of 573), averaging 7.8 yards per pass and 11.7 yards per completion. Quarterback Connor Halliday completes two-third of his throws (292-of-438) and has 3,334 passing yards and 28 touchdowns against eight interceptions. It averages out to passing yards per game for Halliday and 490 yards through the air for the team. To counter, the Wildcats figure they will need to create some pressure on Halliday to quickly force the ball out of his hand and then tackle well in space to prevent big plays. The Wildcats top sack specialists are linebackers Scooby Wright (6.0) and Derrick Turituri (3.0), a pair of linebackers who can play rush-end on UA s SWAT defense on third downs. How they will be utilized remains to be seen, but will be critical. On the back end, Arizona has just four interceptions this season after hauling in 18 picks a year ago. Senior defensive backs Jared Tevis, Tra Mayne Bondurant and Jonathan McKnight each have one, as does junior safety William Parks. Collectively, the four have 21 career interceptions, led by Bondurant (8) and followed by McKnight (6), Tevis (4) and Parks (3). Redshirt freshman corner Jarvis McCall Jr. is seeking his first career pick after getting his hands on a few balls throughout the year. Perhaps Pullman would be a good place for his first: in UA s last visit to Martin Stadium, then-freshman Shaquille Richardson had a pair of interceptions in a win in Baker s Dozen: Junior running back Jared Baker was thrust into action against the Trojans when Nick Wilson was held out due to injury and Terris Jones-Grigbsy went down with injury during the game. The veteran answered the call with a career-best three touchdowns (all in the second half) to help rally the Cats. He matched his career high with a dozen carries in the game for 43 yards, and set career highs in both receptions (4) and receiving yards (50). His 41-yard receiving touchdown was a career-long and helped boost his all-purpose tally to 93 yards for the game. On the season, Baker averages a healthy 4.2 yards per carry with 96 yards on 23 totes. He proved the Rich Rodriguez hard edge mantra when someone goes down, it s time for next man to step up. Not to be Forgotten: Not to be lost in the agony of defeat, here are some other notable contributions from the USC game: Sophomore receiver DaVonte Neal, a transfer from Notre Dame, turned in his best performance as a Wildcat. He had career-highs for receptions (7) and receiving yards (65), and his 27-yard catch was also a top mark. In the return game, Neal broke of a 43-yard punt return his longest as a Cat. Neal finished with 108 all-purpose yards, another career high Receiver David Richards established a career-best with 61 receiving yards against USC while matching his top output with seven receptions Quarterback Anu Solomon was one pass attempt (72) shy of matching his school record. He turned in his third career 300-yard game with 395 yards Defensively, senior defensive back/linebacker Tra Mayne Bondurant set a career-high with 11 tackles Others that set/ matched tackle marks: Cam Denson (2) and Cody Ippolito (5) Lineman Reggie Gilbert forced a fumble for the second time in his career Scooby Wright did not establish any new single-game highs, but led all Cats with 12 tackles, a sack and 3.0 tackles for loss. Negating the Negatives: For all the big plays produced by the Arizona offense, don t overlook some of the smaller plays. Led by an experienced offensive line, which has had to juggle some personnel to combat injuries, the Wildcats have surrendered few negative plays this season. In fact, Arizona has been tackled for a loss only 4.5 times per game this year, which is second-fewest in the Pac-12 and a top-20 figure nationally. Running backs account for only 12 negative rushing yards on some 176 rushing attempts. Otherwise, quarterback Anu Solomon, who has gained 244 rushing yards, has also lost 84 mostly on sacks. Cayleb Cashes In: Receiver Cayleb Jones has emerged as Arizona s big-play threat in the passing game and a comfortable go-to man for quarterback Anu Solomon. Jones has 39 catches for 592 yards and six touchdowns to date, numbers that average out to 15.2 yards per catch and 98.7 yards per game. The transfer from Texas has three 100-yard receiving games thus far, and was added to the Biletnikoff Award Watch List in recent weeks. His biggest asset to the offense is his big-play prowess and ability to pick up some tough yards. Of his 39 receptions, 28 have resulted in first downs or touchdowns (72 percent). His receiving yards, yards per game, receptions per game and receiving touchdowns are all top-10 individual marks in the Pac-12 to date. In the Trenches: For all of Arizona s youth on offense, the Wildcats do have some experience along the offense led by fifth-year senior tackles Mickey Baucus and Fabbians Ebbele. The two bookends have combined for 87 starts, led by Baucus 44 which is a team-high at any position. Senior center Steven Gurrola (20 starts) and junior guard Cayman Bundage (18) add 38 more starts to the front-line experience. Lene Maiava (6) and Jacob Alsadek (3) have split time at the other guard spots this season, rounding out the offensive front that, in total, has 134 career starts to its credit. The experience has been necessary as injuries to Alasdek and Bundage have forced the Wildcats to shift personnel at times Arizona Football Game 7 at Washington State

7 Spread the Wealth: Redshirt freshman Anu Solomon has a wealth of receiving options in the spread offense attack. He has completed a pass to 12 players, including once to himself, and eight of those other Wildcats have caught a touchdown pass. From the receiving corps, Cayleb Jones (39 receptions-592 yards), Austin Hill (25-345), Nate Phillips (21-225), Samajie Grant (16-227), David Richards (16-131), Trey Griffey (15-144) and DaVonte Neal (14-135) are all reliable targets with more than 100 receiving yards to their credit this season. Add in speedy Tyrell Johnson (8-88) and there is an eighth option to plan for in the passing game. Then you have to account for the running backs. Terris Jones-Grigsby (8-120) is the eighth Wildcat to top 100 receiving yards this season, while Nick Wilson (8-67) and Jared Baker (4-50) chip in to produce 237 total receiving yards for the three primary backs on 20 combined receptions. Turning up the Heat: The first half of the season saw Arizona s defense create more pressure on quarterbacks than it has in recent seasons. It s been a steady improvement for the unit in three seasons under coordinator Jeff Casteel, who hasn t had the benefit of an elite pass rusher on the defensive front. Instead he s had to be creative and rely on the hard edge mentality of his players. This year the force has come from Scooby Wright (6.0 sacks) and Derrick Turituri (3.0 sacks), who account for more than half of UA s 15 total sacks in six games. It averages out to 2.5 sacks per game, which is in line with the 2.54 clip turned in by the 2010 unit that was led all-conference defensive ends Brooks Reed and Ricky Elmore. Here s a look at the trends since: Year Sacks Per Game Return of the Return Game: Arizona s stats in the return game, whether it be kickoffs or punts, won t jump off the stat sheet. However, the Wildcats have shown improvement in both areas in recent games and figures to have two potential play-makers waiting to break a big one. On kickoffs, freshman Tyrell Johnson has emerged as the primary return man and has 10 returns for exactly 200 yards on the year. The 20.0 yards per return figure isn t noteworthy, but his speed surely is, and he had a chunk of yards called back on a couple returns at Oregon earlier this month when he totaled 99 yards on four returns (24.8). On punt returns, DaVonte Neal has become the preferred man, a role he had at Notre Dame two years ago when the Irish played for the national title before he transferred to Arizona. Neal was having a quiet season until he broke off a 43-yard return against USC two weeks ago. It s the type of ability coaches have seen since he arrived. What The Next One Would Mean: Arizona finds itself one win shy of achieving bowl eligibility, something it has done in five of the previous six season. The Wildcats went to three-consecutive bowls under previous head coach Mike Stoops from , before missing out on postseason play in Under Rich Rodriguez, Arizona has won backto-back bowl games (2012 New Mexico Bowl, 2013 AdvoCare V100 Bowl). The school has never appeared in bowl games in a stretch of six times in seven years. Austin Ascending the Charts: Senior wide receiver Austin Hill is moving up the list on several Arizona receiving charts. In his career, Hill has 127 receptions for 2,020 yards and 16 touchdowns. The 127 catches have displaced Richard Dice (119 from ) for the No. 10 spot in the school career record books. Next in line is David Roberts, who hauled in 128 passes most from current Eagles quarterback Nick Foles from From the yardage standpoint, Hill currently sits at No. 7 for Wildcat receivers ahead of Dice (1,957) with a ways to go to catch Jon Horton (2,415 from ) for sixth place. In terms of receiving touchdowns, Hill ranks tied for No. 8 with Horton and Rob Gronkowski ( ) and is one behind Dice s mark of 17 for seventh place. A native of Corona, Calif., Additionally, a reception in 23-consecutive games played, including two or more over the last 21-straight contests. Tevis a Tucson Talent: Another overlooked star of the Arizona defense is senior safety Jared Tevis. A former walk-on from Canyon del Oro High School in Tucson, Tevis is known as one of the hardest hitters in the country despite his smaller stature (5-foot-11, 202 pounds). In five games this season, Tevis is second on the squad with 51 tackles, a 8.5 stops per game clip that puts him tied for fifth in the Pac-12. In his career, Tevis has started 28 games and racked up 222tackles, along with seven forced fumbles and three interceptions. He s been named a semifinalist for the 2014 William V. Campbell Trophy, College Football s Premiere Scholar-Athlete Award. A former walk-on and Tucson native, Tevis earned his undergraduate degree in finance in May 2014 with a cumulative GPA of He started graduate classes in business at Arizona s esteemed Eller College of Management this fall. He s a two-time Pac-12 All-Academic First-Team honoree with the potential to earn a third award during the 2014 season, and is a member of the Lott IMPACT Trophy and Bednarik Award Watch Lists this season. Arizona Uniform Combinations B = Blue R = Red W = White C = Copper Game Helmet Jersey Pants vs. UNLV Blue Blue White at UTSA Red White Blue vs. Nevada Red Red White vs. California White White White at Oregon Red White Red vs. USC Blue Red Red at Washington St. at UCLA vs. Colorado vs. Washington at Utah vs. Arizona State Arizona IMG Sports Network Statewide Radio Affiliates Tucson KCUB 1290 AM KHYT FM KTKT 990 AM (Spanish - FB & Men s BB) KTUC 1400 AM (Women s Basketball) Phoenix KGME 910 AM Note: Arizona broadcasts will be aired on KOY 1230 AM if/when KGME 910 AM is broadcasting Sunday/ Monday NFL games, NFL playoff games, the NFL Pro Bowl or the Super Bowl. Douglas KDAP 96.5 FM Safford/Thatcher KWRQ FM Show Low KVWM 970 AM Globe/Miami KIKO 1340 AM / FM The Rich Rodriguez Radio Show The Rich Rodriguez Radio Show, presented by Crest Insurance, hasa new home for the 2014 season, Champs! Sports Bar and Grill (previously Social House, southeast corner of 6th St. and Campbell). At each week s radio show, fans will have a chance to win game tickets and an autographed football with the opportunity to ask Coach Rodriguez a question via using the game-week hashtag. Rodriguez s radio show will be held on Wednesday before each game from 7-8 p.m. (MST). Fans can attend in person or listen live in Tucson on KCUB 1290 AM and in Phoenix on Fox Sports 910 AM. Brian Jeffries, the Voice of the Wildcats, hosts the hour-long show with Rodriguez to talk national, Pac-12 and Wildcat football. Tell them... tell the team to bear down. John Byrd Button Salmon,

8 Arizona s 100-Yard Rushers Under Rich Rodriguez Date Opponent Player (Att-Yds-TD) 10/2/14 at Oregon T. Jones-Grigsby ( ) 9/13/14 Nevada Nick Wilson ( ) 9/4/14 at UTSA Nick Wilson ( ) 8/29/14 UNLV T. Jones-Grigsby ( ) Nick Wilson ( ) 12/31/13 B. College Ka'Deem Carey ( ) 11/30/13 at Arizona St. Ka'Deem Carey ( ) 11/23/13 Oregon Ka'Deem Carey ( ) B.J. Denker ( ) 11/16/13 Wash. St. Ka'Deem Carey ( ) 11/9/13 UCLA Ka'Deem Carey ( ) 11/2/13 at Cal Ka'Deem Carey ( ) 10/26/13 at Colorado Ka'Deem Carey ( ) B.J. Denker ( ) 10/19/13 Utah Ka'Deem Carey ( ) 10/10/13 at USC Ka'Deem Carey ( ) 9/28/13 at Washington Ka'Deem Carey ( ) 9/14/13 UTSA Ka'Deem Carey ( ) 9/7/13 at UNLV Ka'Deem Carey ( ) 9/30/13 NAU Daniel Jenkins ( ) 12/15/12 Nevada Ka'Deem Carey ( ) 11/23/12 Arizona St. Ka'Deem Carey ( ) 11/17/12 at Utah Ka'Deem Carey ( ) 11/10/12 Colorado Ka'Deem Carey ( ) 10/27/12 USC Ka'Deem Carey ( ) Matt Scott ( ) 10/20/12 Washington Ka'Deem Carey ( ) 10/6/12 at Stanford Ka'Deem Carey ( ) 9/29/12 Oregon State Ka'Deem Carey ( ) 9/8/12 Oklahoma St. Ka'Deem Carey ( ) 9/1/12 Toledo Ka'Deem Carey ( ) Bondurant s Back: Arizona s defense has received a spark in recent weeks with the return of senior Tra Mayne Bondurant, who saw his playing time reduced after finding himself in the coaches doghouse during fall camp. A 32-game starter in his career, Bondurant plays the spur safety position in the alignment, but in his two starts this season against California and Oregon two predominantly spread offenses the Wildcats have used him as a hybrid nickel back/weak side linebacker. Added in with significant play off the bench against USC, and Bondurant has tallied a 23 tackles, including 2.5 for loss, to go with an interception and two passes broken up in the last three games. Bondurant has a nose for the football evidenced by a team-best eight career interceptions and 24.5 tackles for loss in four seasons. He picked off a Connor Halliday pass last year in Tucson. Hard Edge Up Front: In Arizona s defense, linemen don t get to rack up the stats as much as they might in a four-man front in other systems. Because of that, the contributions of seniors Dan Pettinato and Reggie Gilbert can easily be overlooked. Both are experienced, dependable and most of all tough players that have bought into the system. Pettinato has collected 19 tackles this season, including 1.5 for loss and a sack, which forced a fumble of Marcus Mariota in a win at Oregon earlier this month. Gilbert has added 16 tackles of his own, including 3.0 tackles for loss and a pair of sacks, while forcing a fumble against USC two weeks ago. Their experience is invaluable as they can shift around to multiple positions up front, giving the Wildcats flexibility, especially against passing teams. Gilbert has two sacks last season against the Cougars. 60 Minutes of Arizona: Rich Rodriguez picked up his 21st victory at Arizona when the Wildcats stunned No. 2 Oregon at Autzen Stadium on Oct. 2. Arizona trailed 7-3 at halftime and later in the third quarter, but the Wildcats seemed to be the strong team late in the game, and a deficit was nothing to cause concern. Of Rodriguez s 21 wins with the Wildcats, his squad has trailed at some point in 14 of those contests illustrating that the Wildcats are never going to stop fighting. The four most notable include double-digit deficits in wins against Oklahoma State (down 14-0, won in 2012), USC (down 28-13, won in 2012), Nevada (down 21-0, won in 2012) and against California (down 28-6, won on Sept. 20 this year). One of the constants in those games has been explosive fourth quarters. Since 2000, the Wildcats have scored 21 or more fourth-quarter points on seven total occasions and three of those occurrences have been in the aforementioned California (36 points), Nevada (21) and Oklahoma State (22) wins under Rodriguez. It truly is 60 minutes of Arizona. Outta This League: In two-plus seasons at Arizona, Rich Rodriguez is a perfect 11-0 against non-conference opponents. That includes two victories over each of the three non-conference teams on the slate this season. The Wildcats have defeated UNLV by identical margins in each of the last two years, and downed UTSA after winning in Tucson last season. The third opponent the Cats faced this season was Nevada, which Arizona rallied to upend, 49-48, at the 2012 Gildan New Mexico Bowl and then dispatched last week in Tucson with a win. The Graduates: Five of Arizona s starters have already earned their degrees from the school. Bookend tackles Mickey Baucus (economy and industry) and Fabbians Ebbele (economy and industry) have combined for 77 career starts on the offensive line and each has a degree in hand. On the defensive side of the ball, lineman Dan Pettinato (sports and society) and defensive backs Jared Tevis (finance) and Jonathan McKnight (social behavior and human understanding) have also earned their degrees. Up Next: Arizona remains on the road for a Pac-12 showdown at UCLA next Saturday, Nov. 1, at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif. The game has been selected for a national television broadcast on ESPN beginning at 7:30 p.m. PDT. Thereafter, the Wildcats return home to play three of their final four regular season games at home, including Homecoming against Colorado on Nov. 8. Time and television information for that contest is expected to be announced Monday, Oct. 27, by the Pac-12 Conference and its television partners Arizona Football Game 7 at Washington State

9 The Last Meeting: 2013 Washington State at Arizona Cougars Catch Cats Napping, Hold on for Road Win Game 10» Washington State (5-5, 3-4 Pac-12) at Arizona (6-4, 3-4 Pac-12) Date...Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013 Kickoff...12:07 p.m. Location...Tucson, Ariz. Stadium... Arizona Stadium (42,080) Surface...Field Turf Time of Game... 3:03 Weather degrees, clear, breezy Television...Pac-12 Network All-Time Series... UA now leads, at Tucson... UA now leads, 13-8 Streak...UA has won five of last six Scoring Summary Score by Quarters F WSU Arizona First Quarter WSU (7-0) Mason, M. 15-yd run (Furney, A. kick) 7 plays, 60 yards, 3:01 TOP, 7:10 left WSU (10-0) Furney, A. 24-yd field goal 10 plays, 64 yards, 3:48 TOP, 2:05 left ARIZ (7-10) Carey, K. 30-yd run (Smith, J. kick) 4 plays, 61 yards, 1:09 TOP, 0:47 left Second Quarter ARIZ (14-10) Carey, K. 7-yd pass from Denker, B. (Smith, J. kick) 15 plays, 90 yards, 4:39 TOP, 7:37 left Third Quarter WSU (17-14) Cracraft, R. 23-yd pass from Halliday, C. (Furney, A. kick) 6 plays, 31 yards, 2:52 TOP, 11:17 left ARIZ (17-17) Smith, J. 25-yd field goal 13 plays, 57 yards, 4:41 TOP, 6:36 left Fourth Quarter WSU (24-17) Meyers, I. 25-yd pass from Halliday, C. (Furney, A. kick) 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:44 TOP, 2:15 left TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Connor Halliday threw 25 yards to Isiah Myers for the tie-breaking touchdown with 2:15 to play to give Washington State a upset over Arizona on Saturday. Halliday completed 39 of 53 passes for 319 yards and two scores, the junior s seventh 300-yard passing of the season. Ka Deem Carey scored both touchdowns for Arizona (6-4, 3-4 Pac-12) on a 30-yard run and a 7-yard reception from B.J. Denker. Carey gained 132 yards on 26 carries, his 13th consecutive 100-yard game. On the final play of the game, from the Washington State 13, Denker s pass to Samajie Grant in the end zone was caught well out of bounds. The Cougars (5-5, 3-4) had lost their previous three games by a combined score of Halliday s first touchdown pass, 23 yards to River Cracraft, came after Arizona s botched punt attempt at the start of the second half. Jake Smith missed field goals of 40 and 34 yards for Arizona. Washington State s Andrew Furney had a 46-yard attempt bounce off the left upright. The Cougars winning 80-yard drive came after Smith missed the 34-yarder with seven minutes to go. On third and nine from the Washington State 38, Halliday threw 10 yards to Dom Williams. Halliday hit Teondray Caldwell for 19 yards to the Arizona 31. Then on third-and-four at the 25, Halliday threw to the wide open Myers, who dodged a tackler and ran a few steps to the end zone. The Wildcats moved downfield and, on fourth and seven from the 28, Denker scrambled nine yards to the 19 for the first down. But Denker was caught at the 13 on third and six and Arizona, without any timeouts left, rushed to the line to get off a final play. Denker lofted it to the end zone and Grant hauled it in, but was a step out of bounds and the Cougars rushed the field in celebration. The Wildcats spotted the Cougars a 10-0 lead, then got a pair of touchdowns from Carey -- one rushing, one receiving -- to lead at the half. Marcus Mason s 15-yard touchdown run put Washington State up 7-0, then Furney s 24-yard field goal made it 10-0 with 2:05 left in the first quarter. Arizona struck quickly after the subsequent kickoff, Carey -- in his 13th consecutive 100-yard rushing game -- breaking a series of arm tackles on a 30-yard touchdown run to cut it to 10-7 with 47 seconds still left in the opening quarter. The Wildcats took the lead with a 15-play, 90-yard touchdown drive. Denker threw wide to Carey, who broke two tackles on a 7-yard scoring play to put the Wildcats ahead with 7:37 left in the half. It was Carey s first touchdown catch of the season. Arizona threatened again late in the half, but Smith s 40-yard field goal try was wide left as the second quarter ended. The Wildcats took the second-half kickoff and went three-and-out, then Drew Riggleman dropped the ball trying to punt and Washington State recovered at the Arizona 31. On second-and-18, Halliday threw over the middle to Cracraft for a 23-yard touchdown and the Cougars were back on top The Wildcats moved down the field on their next possession, but their drive stalled at the WSU 8 and Smith s 25-yard field goal tied it at 17 with 6:36 left in the third quarter. The Cougars, in their first game in 16 days, had a chance to take the lead with 10:24 left in the third quarter but Furney s 46-yard field goal attempt bounced off the left upright. Arizona took over and moved it downfield but Smith s 34-yard field goal try was wide left. The teams hadn t met since 2010 and Washington State hadn t played in Tucson since Team Stats Category WSU ARIZ First Downs Rushes-Yds (NET) Passing Yds (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yds Fumble Returns-Yds Punt Returns-Yds Kickoff Returns-Yds Interception Returns-Yds Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yds Possession Time 34:08 25:52 3rd-Down Conversions 7 of 16 6 of 18 4th-Down Conversions 1 of 2 3 of 5 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yds Individual Stats RUSHING: Washington State-Mason, Marcus 11-63; Caldwell, T. 7-47; Laufasa, Jere. 2-5; Halliday, C. 7-minus 14. Arizona-Carey, K ; Denker, B ; Phillips, N. 1-8; Team 1-minus 9. PASSING: Washington State-Halliday, C Arizona-Denker, B RECEIVING: Washington State-Williams, Dom. 7-75; Mason, Marcus 7-20; Mayle, Vince 5-50; Williams, K. 4-42; Cracraft, River 3-43; Myers, Isiah 3-38; Caldwell, T. 3-26; Galvin, Rickey 3-14; Ratliff, Bobby 2-12; Laufasa, Jere. 1-6; Brooks, Leon 1-minus 7. Arizona-Phillips, N. 7-45; Carey, K. 6-45; Grant, S. 5-44; Griffey, T. 4-45; Miller, T INTERCEPTIONS: Washington State-None. Arizona-Bondurant, T FUMBLES: Washington State-Brooks, Leon 1-0. Arizona-Denker, B. 2-1; Team 1-1. SACKS (UA-A): Washington State-Palacio, Kache 1-0. Arizona-Gilbert, R. 2-0; Turituri, D. 1-0; Tuihalamaka, S Arizona Notebook» Washington State snapped a three-game losing streak, which also ended five-straight Arizona victories in the series.» The Cougars last defeated the Wildcats in Tucson on Sept. 25, 2004 (20-19).» The Wildcats dropped consecutive home games for the first time since losing to No. 6 Stanford (37-10 on Sept. 17) and No. 10 Oregon (56-31 on Sept. 24) in 2012.» Ka Deem Carey rushed for 100 yards for the 13th-straight game. He finished today s contest with 132 yards on 26 carries.» Carey scored twice, including once on the ground and once receiving. He now has 45 career touchdowns, which is three shy of tying Art Luppino s school record of 48.» Tra Mayne Bondurant intercepted his team-leading fourth pass of the season. The Wildcats have intercepted 13 passes in 10 games on the year. Tell them... tell the team to bear down. John Byrd Button Salmon,

10 Rich Rodriguez enters his third season as head coach of the Arizona football program. He was introduced as Arizona s 30th head coach on Nov. 22, Rodriguez carries a career record of in 21 seasons, marked by Division I records of at West Virginia, at Michigan and with the Wildcats. He is the first coach in Arizona history to lead the program to bowl games in his first two seasons at the helm. In Rodriguez s second season, the Wildcats posted an 8-5 record with a bowl victory over the Boston College Eagles in the AdvoCare V100 Bowl in Shreveport, La. Arizona also knocked off a top-10 ranked team for the second-straight season with a win over No. 5 Oregon on Nov. 23. Running back Ka Deem Carey earned consensus All-America honors for the second-straight season, was named the 2013 Pac-12 offensive Player of the Year and a Doak Walker Award finalist. He ended his three seasons in Tucson as Arizona s all-time career rushing leader (4,239 yards) and all-time all-purpose yardage leader (5,483). Senior B.J. Denker threw for 2,516 yards, completing 233 of 381 attempts with just seven interceptions, and connected on 16 scores to eight different receivers. Showing his versatility, Denker also rushed for 949 yards on 181 attempts with 13 scores. The 2012 season proved successful for Arizona in Rodriguez s spread-offense, no-huddle system. The Cats beat No. 10 USC, 39-36, on Oct. 27 en route to an 8-5 season and a win over Nevada in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl. Carey led the nation in total rushing yards (1,929) and yards per game (148.38) while rewriting the Arizona record book. For his efforts, Carey was named first-team All-Pac-12 and a consensus All-American, UA s first on the offensive side of the ball. Rodriguez inherited a fifth-year senior in quarterback Matt Scott who was perfectly suited to run the Wildcat offense. With Scott as signal caller, Arizona was 7-5 as he orchestrated come-frombehind wins against No. 10 USC and Nevada in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl. Earning second-team All-Pac-12 honors, Scott led the conference in yards per game with and ranked No. 2 in the league in total yardage. Austin Hill totaled 81 catches for 1,364 yards and 11 touchdowns to lead the Wildcat receivers in He was named a Biletnikoff Award semifinalist, second-team All-Pac-12 and fourth-team All-America by Phil Steele. Head Coach Rich Rodriguez Hometown:... Grant Town, W. Va. High School:... North Marion College:... West Virginia, 1986 Master s:... Salem Univ., 1987 Playing Career:... West Virginia , defensive back Family:...Wife, Rita;...Children, Raquel and Rhett Overall head coaching career: Division I-A head coaching career: Year-by-Year as Head Coach Year W-L Conf. (Place) School Arizona (4thS) Arizona (T4thS) Arizona (T7th) Michigan (10th) Michigan (9th) Michigan (T2nd) West Virginia (T2nd) West Virginia (1st) West Virginia (T1st) West Virginia (T1st) West Virginia (2nd) West Virginia (7th) West Virgini (T1st) Glenville State (T1st) Glenville State (T1st) Glenville State (T1st) Glenville State (3rd) Glenville State (T5th) Glenville State (T6th) Glenville State (5th) Salem University Coaching History Years...Position/Title 2012-Present... Arizona, head coach (18-10) Michigan, head coach (15-22) West Virginia, head coach (60-26) Clemson, Off. Coord./QB s Tulane, Off. Coord./quarterbacks Glenville State, head coach ( ) West Virginia, volunteer assistant Salem University, head coach (2-8) Salem University, Asst. HC/Def. Coord Salem University, DBs/special teams West Virginia, student assistant Milestone Wins Win Opponent Date 1 Salem 21, WV Tech West Virginia 35, Cincinnati 32 9/14/ West Virginia 55, Syracuse 14 10/6/ Arizona 39, USC 36 10/27/12 Rodriguez vs. Opponents Opponent Record Arizona State 0-2 Boston College 3-2 Bowling Green 1-0 California (UC Berkeley) 2-0 California (Pa.) 2-0 Carrroll (Mt.) 1-0 Central Connecticut State 0-1 Central Florida 2-0 Central State (Ohio) 1-0 Cincinnati 4-1 Clarion 0-1 Colorado 2-0 Concord 4-4 Connecticut 5-0 Cumberland (Ky.) Delaware State 1-0 East Carolina 6-0 East Central (Okla.) 0-1 Eastern Michigan 1-0 East Tennessee State 0-1 Eastern Washington 1-0 Fairmont State 6-2 Florida State 0-1 Geneva Georgia 1-0 Georgia Southern 0-1 Georgia Tech 1-0 Glenville State 0-1 Illinois 1-2 Indiana 2-0 Indiana (Pa.) 0-3 Iowa 0-2 James Madison 1-0 Johnson C. Smith 1-1 Kent State 1-0 Livingstone 1-1 Louisville 2-1 Marshall 2-1 Maryland 4-4 Massachusetts 1-0 Miami (Fla.) 0-3 Miami (Ohio) 1-0 Michigan State 0-3 Minnesota 1-0 Mississippi 1-0 Mississippi State 2-1 Nevada 2-0 Newport News 2-0 Northern Arizona 1-0 Northwestern 0-1 Notre Dame 2-2 Ohio 1-0 Ohio State 0-3 Oklahoma State 1-0 Oregon 2-1 Oregon State 0-1 Penn State 0-3 Pittsburgh 4-3 Purdue 1-2 Rutgers 7-0 Samford 0-1 Shepherd 4-4 South Carolina State 1-0 South Florida 1-2 Southern California (USC) 1-2 Stanford 0-1 Syracuse 6-1 Temple 3-1 Tennessee-Chattanooga 1-0 Toledo 1-1 UCLA 0-2 UNLV 2-0 Utah 2-1 UTSA 2-0 Virginia 0-1 Virginia Tech 2-3 Washington 1-1 Washington State 0-1 West Liberty State 6-2 West Virginia State 6-2 West Virginia Weslyan 3-4 Western Michigan 2-0 Western Montana 0-1 Wingate 0-2 Wisconsin 1-4 Wofford 1-1 WVU Tech Arizona Football Game 7 at Washington State

11 The Pac-12 Conference Standings NORTH DIVISION School Overall Pct. PF PA Home Road Neutral Pac-12 Pct. PF PA Overall Streak Oregon Won 2 Stanford Lost 1 California Lost 2 Washington Lost 1 Oregon State Lost 1 Washington State Lost 2 SOUTH DIVISION School Overall Pct. PF PA Home Road Neutral Pac-12 Pct. PF PA Overall Streak USC Won 2 Arizona State Won 2 Arizona Lost 1 Utah Won 2 UCLA Won 1 Colorado Lost 3 Pac-12 Weekly Teleconference Time...Coach, School 10:05 a.m. PT/10:55 a.m. MT...Jim Mora, UCLA...(from Tues., Sept. 1-Tues., Sept. 30) 10:25 a.m. PT/11:25 a.m. MT... Mike MacIntyre, Colorado 10:35 a.m. PT/11:35 a.m. MT...Kyle Whittingham, Utah 10:45 a.m. PT/11:45 a.m. MT...David Shaw, Stanford 10:55 a.m. PT/11:55 a.m. MT...Mike Leach, Washington State 11:05 a.m. PT/12:05 p.m. MT...Rich Rodriguez, Arizona 11:15 a.m. PT/12:15 p.m. MT... Sonny Dykes, California 11:25 a.m. PT/12:25 p.m. MT... Mark Helfrich, Oregon...(starting Tues., Sept. 30) 11:35 a.m. PT/12:35 p.m. MT...Jim Mora, UCLA (starting Tues., Oct. 6) 11:45 a.m. PT/12:45 p.m. MT... Steve Sarkisian, USC 11:55 a.m. PT/12:55 p.m. MT... Chris Petersen Washington 12:05 p.m. PT/1:05 p.m. MT... Todd Graham, Arizona State 12:15 p.m. PT/1:15 p.m. MT... Mark Helfrich, Oregon... (from Tues., Aug Tues., Sept. 23) 12:25 p.m. PT/1:25 p.m. MT...Mike Riley, Oregon State... (moves up to 12:15 p.m. PT starting Sept. 30) 12:35 p.m. PT/1:35 a.m. MT...Jim Mora, UCLA... (only Tues., Aug. 26) To participate on the teleconference, call The teleconferences will be recorded and available online at Pac-12.com that same afternoon as the call. For questions, contact Dave Hirsch (dhirsch@pac-12.org or ). Pac-12 Football Schedule Friday, Oct Saturday, Oct. 25 Oregon at California (Friday/7:00 p.m./fox Sports 1) UCLA at Colorado (Saturday/11:00 a.m.) Oregon State at Stanford (Saturday/12:30 p.m./espn2) Arizona at Washington State (Saturday/2:00 p.m.) USC at Utah (Saturday/7:00 p.m./fox Sports 1) Arizona State at Washington (Saturday/7:45 p.m./espn) 2014 Pac-12 Preseason Media Poll NORTH SOUTH 1. Oregon (37) UCLA (37) Stanford (2) USC (1) Washington Arizona State (1) Oregon State Arizona Washington State Utah California Colorado 43 PAC-12 TITLE GAME CHAMPION: Oregon (24 votes) Others receiving votes: UCLA (13), Stanford (1), USC (1) The 2014 Pac-12 Championship Football Game will take place Friday, Dec. 5 at 6 p.m. PT and will be telecast to a national audience on FOX Arizona Football Schedule Date Opponent Result/Time TV Series Series and Game Notes Aug. 29 UNLV W, ESPN UA leads, 3-0 Solomon debuts at QB, UA sets school total offense record (787 yards). Sept. 4 at UTSA W, FOX Sports 1 UA leads, 2-0 Jones, Wilson carry offense while defense holds off Roadrunners late. Sept. 13 Nevada W, Pac-12 Net. UA leads, Jones, Wilson score twice, lead UA to 12th non-conference win in a row. Sept. 20 Calfiornia W, Pac-12 Net. UA leads, yard #HillMary erases 22-point deficit, caps 36-point fourth quarter. Oct. 2 at #2 Oregon W, ESPN UO leads, Cats run past Ducks in 2nd half behind duo of Wilson/Jones-Grigsby. Oct. 11 USC L, ESPN2 USC leads, 30-8 Trojans dominate ground game, Cats rally falls short as FG sails wide. Oct. 25 at Washington St. 3 p.m. Pac-12 Net. UA leads, UA looks to avenge loss in 1st visit to Pullman since 10. Nov. 1 at UCLA 7:30 p.m. ESPN UCLA leads, UCLA has won two-straight after UA won previous five in a row. Nov. 8 Colorado TBA TBA CU leads, 13-3 UA has won two-straight, including in 12 Homecoming game. Nov. 15 Washington TBA TBA UW leads, Home team has won last six meetings in series dating to Nov. 22 at Utah TBA TBA Utah leads, UA is 2-0 vs. UU in Rodriguez era, including win in SLC in 12. Nov. 28 Arizona State 1:30 p.m. FOX UA leads, UA seeks to snap two-game skid, won three of previous four in series. Tell them... tell the team to bear down. John Byrd Button Salmon,

12 Arizona Depth Chart» Game 7 at Washington State (as of Oct. 19) Offense (Multiple Spread) Pos. # Player Ht. Wt. Yr. Wr 1 Cayleb Jones RS-So. 5 Trey Griffey RS-So. SLOt 10 Samajie Grant So. 2 Tyrell Johnson Fr. or 7 Jonathan Haden Fr. TE 87 Blair Tushaus RS.Sr. 17 Josh Kern RS-So. 88 Trevor Wood Fr. lt 68 Mickey Baucus RS-Sr. 58 Layth Friekh Fr. LG 61 Cayman Bundage Jr. 65 Zach Hemmila RS-So. C 56 Steven Gurrola Sr. 66 Carter Wood RS-Jr. RG 77 Lene Maiava RS-Jr. or 78 Jacob Alsadek RS-Fr. rt 73 Fabbians Ebbele RS-Sr. 70 T.D. Gross RS-So. SLOt 6 Nate Phillips So. or 19 DaVonte Neal RS-So. Wr 29 Austin Hill RS-Sr. or 4 David Richards RS-Jr. RB 24 Terris Jones-Grigsby RS-Sr. or 28 Nick Wilson Fr. 23 Jared Baker RS-Jr. QB 12 Anu Solomon RS-Fr. 15 Jesse Scroggins RS-Sr. or 8 Jerrard Randall RS-Jr. or 11 Connor Brewer RS-So. Defense (3-3-5) Pos. # Player Ht. Wt. Yr. END 84 Reggie Gilbert Sr. 94 Calvin Allen RS-Fr. NOSe 55 Jeff Worthy Jr. 93 Parker Zellers RS-Fr. 99 Sani Fuimaono So. TACKLE 90 Dan Pettinato RS-Sr. 94 Calvin Allen RS-Fr. 98 Aiulua Fanene RS-So. SLB 57 Cody Ippolito RS-So. or 45 Derrick Turituri So. MLB 33 Scooby Wright III So. 59 Hank Hobson Sr. WLB 47 Jake Matthews So. or 32 DeAndre Miller So. 21 Tra Mayne Bondurant Sr. SPUr 11 William Parks Jr. 1 Tellas Jones RS-So. 21 Tra Mayne Bondurant Sr. BANDIT 38 Jared Tevis RS-Sr. 46 Blake Brady RS-Sr. LC 6 Jonathan McKnight RS-Sr. 3 Cam Denson Fr. RC 29 Jarvis McCall Jr RS-Fr. 13 Devin Holiday So. FS 26 Jourdon Grandon RS-Sr. 27 Jamar Allah Jr. Special Teams Pos. # Player Ht. Wt. Yr. PK 41 Casey Skowron RS-Jr. 9 Josh Pollack Fr. KO 41 Casey Skowron RS-Jr. 34 Ethan Keyserling RS-Sr. P 39 Drew Riggleman RS-Jr. 34 Ethan Keyserling RS-Sr. LS 50 Chase Gorham RS-Sr. HOLD 39 Drew Riggleman RS-Jr. Pr 19 DaVonte Neal RS-So. KOr 23 Jared Baker RS-Jr. 10 Samajie Grant So. or 2 Tyrell Johnson Fr Arizona Football Game 7 at Washington State

13 UNLV at UTSA Nevada California at Oregon USC at Wash. St. at UCLA Colorado Washington at Utah Arizona St. UNLV at UTSA Nevada California at Oregon USC at Wash. St. at UCLA Colorado Washington at Utah Arizona St. UNLV at UTSA Nevada California at Oregon USC at Wash. St. at UCLA Colorado Washington at Utah Arizona St Offensive Game-by-Game Starters WR WR/SLOT LT LG C RG RT TE/SLOT WR RB QB C. Jones Grant Baucus Bundage Gurrola Alsadek Ebbele Neal (SL) Hill Jones-Grigsby Solomon C. Jones Grant Baucus Bundage Gurrola Maiava Ebbele Phillips (SL) Hill Wilson Solomon C. Jones Grant Baucus Bundage Gurrola Maiava Ebbele Phillips (SL) Hill Wilson Solomon C. Jones Neal Baucus Bundage Gurrola Maiava Ebbele Phillips (SL) Hill Wilson Solomon C. Jones Grant Baucus Bundage Gurrola Alsadek Ebbele Phillips (SL) Hill Jones-Grigsby Solomon C. Jones Grant Baucus Maiava Gurrola Alsadek Ebbele Neal (SL) Hill Jones-Grigsby Solomon 2014 Defensive Game-by-Game Starters DE NG DT LB LB LB CB SPUR BANDIT FS CB J. Allen Worthy Pettinato Matthews Wright Ippolito McKnight Parks Tevis Grandon McCall Jr. Gilbert Worthy Pettinato Matthews Wright Ippolito McKnight Parks Tevis Grandon McCall Jr. Gilbert Zellers Pettinato Matthews Wright Turituri McKnight Parks Tevis Grandon McCall Jr. Gilbert Worthy Pettinato Bondurant Wright Turituri McKnight Parks Tevis Grandon McCall Jr. Gilbert Zellers Pettinato Bondurant Wright Ippolito McKnight Parks Tevis Grandon McCall Jr. Gilbert Zellers Pettinato Matthews Wright Ippolito McKnight Parks Tevis Grandon McCall Jr Special Teams Game-by-Game Starters Career Starts by Season KR PR PK P LS HOLD Grant/Baker Neal Skowron Riggleman Gorham Riggleman Grant/Baker Phillips Skowron Riggleman Gorham Riggleman Grant/Baker Phillips Skowron Riggleman Gorham Riggleman T. Johnson/Baker Phillips Skowron Riggleman Gorham Riggleman T. Johnson/Baker Neal Skowron Riggleman Gorham Riggleman T. Johnson/Baker Neal Skowron Riggleman Gorham Riggleman OFFENSE CAREER J. Alsadek C. Jones T. Jones-Grigsby M. Baucus C. Bundage F. Ebbele C. Georges S. Grant T. Griffey S. Gurrola A. Hill J. Jackson L. Maiva D. Neal N. Phillips D. Richards A. Solomon N. Wilson DEFENSE CAREER J. Allen T. Bondurant R. Gilbert J. Grandon H. Hobson C. Ippolito A. Lopez S. Jackson J. McCall Jr J. McKnight J. Matthews W. Parks D. Pettinato J. Tevis D. Turituri S. Wright J. Worthy P. Zellers Tell them... tell the team to bear down. John Byrd Button Salmon,

14 Game 1 Recap: vs. UNLV Cats Set School Total Offense Record, Rout Rebels Game 1» UNLV (0-1, 0-0 MW) at Arizona (1-0, 0-0 Pac-12) Date...Friday, Aug. 29 Time... 7:36 p.m. (MST) Location...Tucson, Ariz. Stadium... Arizona Stadium (50,103) Surface... FieldTurf Television... ESPN (national) All-Time Series...Arizona leads, 3-0 In Tucson...Arizona leads, 2-0 Previous Meeting... UA 58, UNLV 13...Sept. 7, 2013 (Las Vegas, Nev.) Streak... UA has now won all meetings Scoring Summary Score by Quarters F UNLV Arizona First Quarter ARIZ (7-0) Phillips, N. 39 yd pass from Solomon, A. (Skowron kick) Drive: 3 plays, 96 yards, 0:38 TOP, 1:40 left ARIZ (14-0) Grant, S. 63 yd pass from Solomon, A. (Skowron C. kick) Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:40 TOP, 0:13 left Second Quarter UNLV (3-14) Leiva, J. 41 yd field goal Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:51 TOP, 12:22 left ARIZ (17-3) Skowron, C. 48 yd field goal Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 2:51 TOP, 5:52 left UNLV (6-17) Bornand, N. 48 yd field goal Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:44 TOP, 3:08 left ARIZ (24-6) Neal, D. 13 yd pass from Solomon, A. (Skowron, C. kick) Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:18 TOP, 0:50 left Third Quarter ARIZ (31-6) Hill, A. 92 yd pass form Solomon, A. (Skowron, C. kick) Drive: 1 play, 92 yards, 0:14 TOP, 14:40 left UNLV (13-31) Williams, A. 2 yd pass from Decker, B. (Leiva, J. kick) Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:26 TOP, 12:14 left ARIZ (38-13) Jones-Grigsby, T. 2 yd run (Skowron, C. kick) Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:26 TOP, 8:48 left ARIZ (41-13) Skowron, C. 49 yd field goal Drive: 9 plays, 24 yards, 2:54 TOP, 2:36 left ARIZ (48-13) Wilson, N. 85 yd run (Skowron, C. kick) Drive: 1 play, 85 yards, 0:13 TOP, 0:43 left Fourth Quarter ARIZ (51-13) Skowron, C. 39 yd field goal Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 2:07 TOP, 12:38 left ARIZ (58-13) Brewer, C. 3 yd run (Skowron, C. kick) Drive: 19 plays, 77 yards, 9:18 TOP, 1:18 left TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Anu Solomon threw for 425 yards and four touchdowns in his first career start, and Arizona broke a 45-year-old school record with 787 total yards in a season-opening rout over Nevada-Las Vegas Friday night. Solomon shook off some early-game jitters with a series of big plays to break the school freshman record for passing yards, highlighted by a 92-yard touchdown pass to Austin Hill on the first play of the second half. Terris Jones-Grigsby laid the groundwork, running for 124 yards and a touchdown in Arizona s first game in three years without two-time All-American Ka Deem Carey. Freshman Nick Wilson added an 85-yard touchdown run to help the Wildcats break the school record of 691 total yards, set against New Mexico in UNLV failed to capitalize on a few early offensive opportunities and had no chance once Arizona got rolling for its second straight lopsided loss to the Wildcats. Blake Decker threw for 252 yards and a touchdown in his debut for the Rebels, who lost to Arizona by the same score last season in Las Vegas. Solomon spent his freshman season learning Arizona s system while redshirting behind B.J. Denker, then emerged from a four-way battle to start this season s opener. Coach Rich Rodriguez said Solomon wouldn t have to worry about looking over his shoulder if he makes a mistake, but added the other quarterbacks would likely play this season, if not Friday. Solomon, who s from Las Vegas, had a bit of trouble with his touch early, overthrowing a couple of long passes, including one to Samajie Grant that would have been a touchdown. He finally dialed one late in the first quarter, dropping in a pass behind coverage for a 39-yard touchdown to Nate Phillips. Solomon kept the big plays rolling after that, squeezing a ball in front of coverage to Grant, who turned it into a 63-yard touchdown pass. Solomon added a 13-yard scoring pass to Davonte Neal that put Arizona up 24-6 at halftime. Solomon opened the second half with the 92-yard catch-and-run TD to Hill and Jones-Grigsby was rewarded for his hard work with a 2-yard touchdown run that made it Solomon finished 25 of 44 and completed passes to 10 different players. Hill (110) and Grant (101) each went over 100 yards receiving. Like Solomon, Decker won a close quarterback battle, edging out junior Nick Sherry after transferring from Scottsdale Community College. Decker was able to gouge out a few big chunks in the first half, including a 52-yard pass to Devonte Boyd and a 49- yard run. The Rebels couldn t capitalize on the good field position, settling for a pair of field goals and a 43-yarder that Jonathan Leiva missed at the horn. Decker hit Anthony Williams on a 2-yard score early in the third quarter, but it was too late; Arizona was well on its way to another blowout. Team Stats Category UNLV ARIZ First Downs Rushes-Yds (NET) Passing Yds (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yds Fumble Returns-Yds Punt Returns-Yds Kickoff Returns-Yds Interception Returns-Yds Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yds Possession Time 28:24 31:36 3rd-Down Conversions 4 of of 21 4th-Down Conversions 0 of 1 3 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yds Individual Stats RUSHING: UNLV-Decker,Blake 10-56; Naufahu,- George 8-27; Sullivan,M. 4-21; Greene,David 3-14; Whitely,Keith 6-1. Arizona-Jones-Grigsby ; Wilson, N ; Solomon, A. 8-50; Baker, J. 6-21; Randall, J. 3-17; Green, Z. 5-14; Scroggins, J. 2-13; Smith, A. 3-7; Brewer, C PASSING: UNLV-Decker,Blake Arizona-Solomon, A ; Scroggins, J RECEIVING: UNLV-Davis,Devante 8-100; Boyd,Devonte 6-102; Keys,Kendal 3-25; Williams,A. 2-5; Mataele,Maika 1-18; Sullivan,M. 1-2; Naufahu,George 1-0. Arizona-Richards, D. 5-30; Grant, S ; Griffey, T. 4-52; Hill, A ; Jones, C. 3-30; Phillips, N. 2-56; Neal, D. 2-29; Jones-Grigsby 1-12; Johnson, T. 1-8; Wilson, N INTERCEPTIONS: UNLV-None. Arizona-Parks, W FUMBLES: UNLV-Whitely,Keith 1-0. Arizona-Jones-Grigsby 1-0. Arizona Notebook» Arizona shattered its single-game record for total offense with 787 yards (434 passing, 353 rushing). The previous record was 691 yards against New Mexico in 1969.» Quarterback Anu Solomon became the first freshman (true or redshirt) to ever start a season opener for the Wildcats. He was also the first freshman to start at quarterback for a UA team since Willie Tuitama did so in the final four games of the 2005 season. Additionally, an upperclassman had started 51-consecutive games at quarterback before tonight.» Arizona improved to 9-0 under Rodriguez in non-conference games.» The Wildcats are 10-0 under Rodriguez when winning the turnover battle.» UA improved to 16-1 all-time when playing at home on Labor Day Weekend Arizona Football Game 7 at Washington State

15 Game 2 Recap: vs. UTSA Cats Hold Off Roadrunners, Improve to 2-0 Game 2» Arizona (2-0, 0-0 Pac-12) at UTSA (1-1, 0-0 CUSA) Date... Thursday, Sept. 4 Time...7:06 p.m. (CDT) Location... San Antonio, Texas Stadium...Alamodome (33,472) Surface... FieldTurf Television...FOX Sports 1 (national) All-Time Series...Arizona leads, 2-0 In San Antonio... Arizona leads, 1-0 Previous Meeting... UA 38, UNLV Sept. 14, 2013 (Tucson, Ariz.) Streak... UA won all two meetings Scoring Summary Score by Quarters F Arizona UTSA First Quarter ARIZ (7-0) Jones, C. 85 yd pass from Solomon, A. (Skowron kick) Drive: 1 play, 85 yards, 0:18 TOP, 14:42 left ARIZ (10-0) Skowron, C. 38 yd field goal Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:10 TOP, 11:05 left UTSA (7-10) Morgan II 10 yd pass from Carter (Ianno kick) Drive: 11, 85 yards, 5:01 TOP, 0:55 left Second Quarter ARIZ (13-7) Skowron, C. 23 yd field goal Drive: 12, 69 yards, 3:44 TOP, 12:11 left UTSA (14-13) Jones,K 18 yd run (Ianno kick) Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:44 TOP, 3:08 left UTSA(13-16) Team safety Drive: N/A, 4:43 left ARIZ (20-16) Wilson, N. 2 yd run (Skowron, C. kick) Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 2:42 TOP, 0:26 left Third Quarter ARIZ (23-16) Skowron, C. 44 yd field goal ARIZ (26-16) Skowron, C. 28 yd field goal Fourth Quarter UTSA (26-23) Glasco II 3 yd run (Ianno kick) Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 3:50 TOP, 8:31 left Drive: 10 play, 38 yards, 2:31 TOP, 4:12 left Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:05 TOP, 7:32 left SAN ANTONIO (AP) Nick Wilson is off to a fast start for the Arizona Wildcats. The freshman ran for 174 yards on 30 carries, and his go-ahead touchdown changed the momentum in Arizona s victory over Texas-San Antonio on Thursday night. Wilson gave Arizona a lead with a 2-yard run with 26 seconds left in the first half. Cayleb Jones had an 85-yard scoring reception for Arizona on the first play from scrimmage, and redshirt freshman Anu Solomon was 17 of 32 for 231 yards after throwing for 425 yards and four touchdowns against UNLV. UTSA coach Larry Coker, who started the school s program in 2011 after his national-title stint at Miami, thought Arizona s touchdown at the end of the half changed the game. Casey Skowron made four field goals, converting from 44 and 28 yards in the third quarter to make it The Roadrunners, coming off a 20-point victory in their opener at Houston, pulled within three on David Glasco II s 3-yard run midway through the fourth quarter. Arizona intercepted two of Tucker Carter s passes in the final 1 1/2 minutes to seal the game, though the final pick off was nullified by a penalty. The Wildcats had 452 yards of offense after setting a school record with 787 yards against UNLV It looked as if it would be another blowout shortly after the opening kickoff. On the next play, Solomon flared a conservative sideline pass at Jones close to Arizona s 30. Jones eluded a tackle and scored on the 85-yarder 18 seconds into the game. Jones was back in his home state after sitting out last season following his transfer from Texas. In Austin, he received a two-year probated sentence for misdemeanor assault for punching a Longhorns tennis player in Jones caught four passes for 143 yards. He caught two passes in 10 games for Texas. Arizona scored on the next possession as well after holding UTSA to three plays and a punt. The Wildcats got inside the 20 before Solomon was sacked by defensive tackle Ferrington Macon, which brought out Skowron for a 38- yard field goal and a 10-0 lead less than 5 minutes into the game. UTSA responded by going 85 yards for a touchdowns, using 11 plays and 5 minutes off the clock just before the end of the first quarter. Carter, who ran twice during the drive for 28 yards, got the Roadrunners on the board with a 10-yard scoring completion to tight end David Morgan II. Carter finished with 228 yards and a TD on 22-of-33 passing. After giving up Skowron s 23-yard field goal, the Roadrunners took a lead on Kam Jones 18-yard run. It went to with 4:43 before halftime when the spread-offense deep snap was high to Solomon, who scooped up the loose ball in his own end zone and was chased out of the end zone for a safety. Team Stats Category ARIZ UTSA First Downs Rushes-Yds (NET) Passing Yds (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yds Fumble Returns-Yds Punt Returns-Yds Kickoff Returns-Yds Interception Returns-Yds Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yds Possession Time 26:56 33:04 3rd-Down Conversions 4 of 15 3 of 12 4th-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yds Individual Stats RUSHING: Arizona-Wilson, N ; Baker, J. 4-32; Solomon, A. 8-11; Phillips, N. 1-8; Team 1-minus 2. UTSA-Glasco II 12-35; Williams 7-34; Carter 9-15; Armstrong 3-15; Jones,K 3-10; Robinson 2-8; Harrison 1-6; Team 2-minus 2. PASSING: Arizona-Solomon, A UTSA-Carter RECEIVING: Arizona-Grant, S. 6-54; Jones, C ; Richards, D. 2-13; Hill, A. 2-9; Phillips, N. 2-6; Griffey, T UTSA-Morgan II 5-76; Armstrong 4-22; Jones,K 3-33; Grubb,A 2-38; Harrison 2-15; Freeman 2-10; Williams 2-7; Hubble 1-22; Mack 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: Arizona-Tevis, J UTSA-None. FUMBLES: Arizona-None. UTSA-Team 1-0. SACKS (UA-A): Arizona-Wright III, S. 1-0; Jones, Tel. 1-0; Gilbert, R UTSA-Neill 1-0; Macon 1-0. Arizona Notebook» Arizona produced a 100-yard rusher (Nick Wilson: , TD) for the 19th-consecutive game.» Solomon is the first quarterback in school history to account for multiple passing plays of 85-plus yards.» Cayleb Jones secured a 100-yard receiving game in the first quarter. He became the third Wildcat (Austin Hill and Samajie Grant last week) to collect a 100-yard receiving game this season. Jones finished the game with 143 yards on four receptions, all of which game in the opening half.» Freshman running Nick Wilson earned his first career start and topped 100 rushing yards for the second consecutive game. He finished with 30 carried for 174 yards and a touchdown. The yardage is fourth-most in single-game history for a Wildcat freshman, while the 30 totes matched Nic Grigsby for the most rush attempts for a freshman (2007 vs. Washington State). Tell them... tell the team to bear down. John Byrd Button Salmon,

16 Game 3 Recap: vs. Nevada Big Plays Spark Offense, Cats Hold Off Pesky Wolf Pack Game 3» Nevada (2-1, 0-0 MW) at Arizona (3-0, 0-0 Pac-12) Date... Saturday, Sept. 13 Time... 8:07 p.m. (MST) Location...Tucson, Ariz. Stadium... Arizona Stadium (48,504) Surface... FieldTurf Television...Pac-12 Network All-Time Series... Arizona now leads, In Tucson... Arizona now leads, Previous Meeting...UA 49, Nevada Dec. 15, 2012 (Albuquerque, N.M.) Streak...UA has won last three meetings Scoring Summary Score by Quarters F Nevada Arizona First Quarter NEV (3-0) Zuzo, B. 22-yd field goal Drive: 19 plays 70 yards, 9:26 TOP, 5:34 left ARIZ (7-3) Wilson, N. 2-yd run (Skowron, C. kick) Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 3:37 TOP, 1:50 left Second Quarter NEV (6-7) Zuzo, B. 21-yd field goal Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 6:08 TOP, 10:42 left ARIZ (14-6) Wilson, N. 28-yd run (Skowron kick) Drive: 8 plays 76, yards, 2:40 TOP, 5:05 left ARIZ (21-6) Johnson, T. 35-yd pass from Solomon, A. (Skowron, C. kick) Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:12 TOP, 2:08 left NEV (13-21) Gipson, J. 7-yd pass from Fajardo, C. (Zuzo, B. kick) Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:00 TOP, 0:08 Third Quarter NEV (21-21) Henderson, H. 6-yd pass from Fajardo, C. (Jackson, D. rush) Drive: 16 plays, 84 yards, 7:13 TOP, 6:03 left ARIZ (28-21) Jones, C. 22-yd pass from Solomon, A. (Skowron, C. kick) Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:24 TOP, 3:34 left Fourth Quarter ARIZ (35-21) Jones, C. 24-yd pass from Solomon, A. (Skowron,C. kick) Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:35 TOP, 14:55 left NEV (28-35) Gipson, J. 6-yd pass from Fajardo C. (Zuzo, B. kick) Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 3:10 TOP 6:01 left TUCSON, Ariz. -- Anu Solomon threw for 278 yards and three touchdowns, Nick Wilson ran for 171 yards and Arizona held off Nevada Saturday night. Arizona (3-0) came into the game with the nation s fifth-best offense and had another big night against the Wolfpack, rolling up 507 yards. Wilson ran for a pair of touchdowns and gave Arizona a 100-yard rusher for the 20th straight game, tied for longest in the FBS since Solomon finished 22-of-26 passing and threw two second-half touchdown passes to Cayleb Jones, who had nine catches for 116 yards. Cody Fajardo kept Nevada (2-1) in it, throwing for 321 yards and three touchdowns, but the Wolfpack turned the ball over on downs their last drive. Arizona coach Rich Rodriguez said after the 2012 New Mexico Bowl that he hoped to never face Fajardo again. The Wolfpack quarterback lit up the Wildcats in that game, throwing for 256 yards and three touchdowns while rushing for 140 and another score. Fajardo, on the other hand, was looking forward to facing Arizona again. Despite having what may have been the best game of his career in the bowl game, Nevada lost the game after the Wildcats scored two touchdowns in the final minute. Fajardo had some success against Arizona early as the Wolfpack picked their way down the field. Nevada held the ball for the game s opening 9:33 and had another scoring drive that lasted 6:08. The problem for the Wolfpack was how both ended: in field goals. Thirty-two plays, 141 yards and more than 15 minutes resulting in just six points -- a dangerous game against an explosive offense like Arizona s. The Wildcats needed just 1:50 to score their first touchdown, a 2-yard run by Wilson. The freshman scored the next one, too, bursting off left tackle for a 28-yard score. Solomon, who threw an ill-advised interception early in the second quarter, showed off his athletic ability just before halftime, rolling to the left and throwing off his back foot to hit Tyrell Johnson perfectly in stride for a 35-yard touchdown. Fajardo finally got the Wolfpack into the endzone after that, orchestrating a quick 75-yard drive capped by his 7-yard touchdown pass to Jarred Gipson that cut Arizona s halftime lead to The confidence of seeing six points go up on the board instead of three carried over into the third quarter, when Fajardo opened with a 6-yard touchdown pass to Hasaan Henderson. Arizona had an answer. Two, in fact. Solomon threw another touchdown on the run, this one going the other way, this one a 22-yarder to Jones. The Solomon-Jones connection worked again on the first play of the fourth quarter, a 24-yarder that put the Wildcats up Nevada and Fajardo still weren t done. He found Jarred Gipson on a 6-yard touchdown pass that cut Arizona s lead to and the Wolfpack got the ball back at their own 17-yard line with 3:04 left. Fajardo took Nevada to near midfield, but his fourth-down attempt was just out of Jericho Richardson s reach. Team Stats Category NEV ARIZ First Downs Rushes-Yds (NET) Passing Yds (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yds Fumble Returns-Yds Punt Returns-Yds Kickoff Returns-Yds Interception Returns-Yds Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yds Possession Time 35:48 24:12 3rd-Down Conversions 8 of 16 5 of 9 4th-Down Conversions 1 of 2 1 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yds Individual Stats RUSHING: Nevada-Butler,James 13-50; Jackson,Don 18-44; Fajardo,Cody Arizona-Wilson, N ; Solomon, A. 7-60; Baker, J. 1-0; Team 1-minus 2. PASSING: Nevada-Fajardo,Cody Arizona-Solomon, A RECEIVING: Nevada-Gipson,Jarred 8-49; Turner,Richy 7-99; Henderson,H. 7-82; Richardson,J. 6-83; Brock,Kendall 1-8. Arizona-Jones, C ; Grant, S. 4-50; Phillips, N. 3-40; Johnson, T. 2-40; Hill, A. 2-17; Wilson, N INTERCEPTIONS: Nevada-Calloway,Tere 1-3. Arizona-None. FUMBLES: Nevada-None. Arizona-Johnson, T SACKS (UA-A): SACKS (UA-A): Nevada-None. Arizona-Matthews, J. 1-0; Turituri, D Arizona Notebook» Arizona won its 12th-straight non-conference game dating to the 2011 season. That string is a new school record since UA first established any conference affiliation in 1931 (Border Conference).» Head Coach Rich Rodriguez and the Wildcats have opened the year 3-0 for the thirdstraight season. The last UA coach to lead the program to consecutive 3-0 starts in the first three years of a tenure was Jim Young ( ).» For the fourth-straight game, Arizona produced a 100-yard rusher (Nick Wilson, ) and a 100-yard receiver (Cayleb Jones, 9-116).» Solomon saw his streak of 83-consecutive passes without an interception come to an end. It was the first thrown interception of his career and first turnover of the season for Arizona Arizona Football Game 7 at Washington State

17 Game 4 Recap: vs. California Hill Mary Shocks Cal, Completes School-Record Comeback Game 4» California (2-1, 0-1 Pac-12) at Arizona (4-0, 1-0 Pac-12) Date... Saturday, Sept. 20 Time... 7:07 p.m. (MST) Location...Tucson, Ariz. Stadium... Arizona Stadium (45,595) Surface... FieldTurf Television...Pac-12 Network All-Time Series...Arizona now leads, In Tucson...Arizona leads, 9-6 Previous Meeting... UA 33, Cal Nov. 2, 2013 (Berkeley, Calif.) Streak...UA has won last three meetings Score by Quarters F California Arizona TUCSON, Ariz. -- Anu Solomon hit Austin Hill on a 47-yard Hail Mary on the game s final play and Arizona scored 36 points in the fourth quarter to pull off an improbable win over California Saturday night. Cal (2-1, 0-1 Pac-12) threatened to turn Arizona s whiteout into a blowout, deflating the Wildcats and their white-shirt-wearing fans with two quick scores and a 22-point halftime lead. Arizona (4-0, 1-0) charged back behind Solomon, who threw for 520 yards and had four of his five touchdown passes in the fourth quarter. The Wildcats recovered an onside kick after Cal was called for a batting penalty and pulled within 2 after Solomon hit Cayleb Jones on a 15-yard scoring pass. Arizona got the ball back with less than a minute left and pulled off the miracle when Hill, a senior who missed last season with a torn ACL, brought the ball down between five Cal defenders. Solomon shook off a pair of first half interceptions to complete 47 of 73 passes, both school records. Jones caught 13 passes for 186 yards. Arizona finished with 627 total yards and Cal had 573. Behind Jared Goff, who threw for 380 yards and three touchdowns, Cal led heading into the fourth quarter. That s when Arizona kicked its high-octane offense in gear, marching for one score after another. Solomon hit Hill on a 9-yard touchdown pass, then Jones on a 16-yarder after Khalfani Muhammad scored on a 50-yard touchdown run. Muhammad scored again on a 6-yard run to put Cal seemingly in good position, up with just over 5 minutes left. But the Wildcats kept coming. Scoring Summary First Quarter CAL (7-0) CAL (14-0) Lasco, D. 44-yd run (Langford, J. kick) Treggs, B. 80-yd pass from Goff, J. (Langford, J. kick) 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:43 TOP, 14:17 left 1 play, 80 yards, 0:13 TOP, 11:53 left Second Quarter ARIZ (3-14) Skowron, C. 39-yd field goal 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:18 TOP, 10:39 left CAL (21-3) Anderson, S. 26-yd pass from Goff, J. (Langford, J. kick) 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:44 TOP, 8:55 left ARIZ (6-21) Skowron, C. 28-yd field goal 13 plays, 65 yards, 3:27 TOP, 5:28 left CAL (28-6) Harper, C. 30-yd pass from Goff, J. (Langford, J. kick) 4 plays, 75yards, 1:45 TOP, 3:43 left Third Quarter ARIZ (13-28) Jones, C. 41-yd pass from Solomon, A. (Skowron, C. kick) CAL (31-13) Langford, J. 45-yd field goal 8 plays, 96 yards, 1:54 TOP, 11:02 left 9 plays, 48 yards, 2:34 TOP, 8:28 left Fourth Quarter ARIZ (16-31) Skowron, C. 31-yd field goal 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:04 TOP, 14:46 left ARIZ (23-31) Hill, A. 9-yd pass from Solomon, A. (Skowron, C. kick) 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:32 TOP, 13:36 left CAL (38-23) Muhammad, K. 50-yd run (Langford, J. kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:40 TOP, 10:56 left ARIZ (30-38) Jones, C. 16-yd pass from Solomon, A. (Skowron, C. kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:47 TOP, 8:09 left CAL (45-30) Muhammad, K. 6-yd run (Langford, J. kick) 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:48 TOP, 5:21 left ARIZ (45-37) Jones-Grigsby, T. 6-yd run (Skowron, C. kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:51 TOP, 3:30 left ARIZ (45-43) Jones, C. 15-yd pass from Solomon, A. (Solomon, A. pass failed) 4 plays, 41 yards, 0:43 TOP, 2:44 left ARIZ (49-45) Hill, A. 47-yd pass from Solomon, A. (Skowron, C. kick) 6 plays, 70 yards, 0:52 TOP, 0:00 left Arizona marched for a 6-yard touchdown run by Terris Jones-Grigsby then recovered a second try at an onside kick after Cal s batting penalty. Jones, who had 13 catches for 186 yards, pulled down a 15-yard pass from Solomon with 2:44 left, but the Wildcats 2-point try failed. With a chance to put the game away, Cal couldn t finish it off. James Langford hooked a 47-yard field goal left, turning the ball over to Arizona at its own 29-yard line with 52 seconds left. Solomon completed a couple of short passes before finding Hill on a 20-yard pass that moved the chains and briefly stopped the clock. Arizona raced to the line and Solomon spiked the ball to set up the final shot at the end zone. Hill came down with it, sending the Wildcats streaming from their sideline and the Bears collapsing to the turf. Team Stats Category CAL ARIZ First Downs Rushes-Yds (NET) Passing Yds (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yds Fumble Returns-Yds Punt Returns-Yds Kickoff Returns-Yds Interception Returns-Yds Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yds Possession Time 28:52 31:08 3rd-Down Conversions 6 of 14 7 of 22 4th-Down Conversions 0 of 1 3 of 3 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yds Individual Stats RUSHING: California-Lasco, Daniel ; Muhammad, Khalf 11-95; Rubenzer, Luke 6-8; Team 1-minus 5; Goff, Jared 4-minus 28. Arizona-Solomon, A ; Wilson, N ; Jones-Grigsby PASSING: California-Goff, Jared Arizona-Solomon, A ; Team RECEIVING: California-Treggs, Bryce 5-119; Harper, Chris 2-71; Hudson, Raymond 2-57; Anderson, Steph 2-43; Powe, Darius 2-32; Lawler, Kenny 2-29; Davis, Trevor 2-20; Muhammad, Khalf 1-9. Arizona-Jones, C ; Hill, A ; Phillips, N. 8-80; Griffey, T. 5-47; Neal, D. 5-41; Wilson, N. 4-12; Jones-Grigsby 2-8; Richards, D. 1-15; Johnson, T INTERCEPTIONS: California-Piatt, Griffin 1-7; Sebastian, Aver 1-0. Arizona-Bondurant, T FUMBLES: California-Davis, Trevor 1-0; Rubenzer, Luke 1-1. Arizona-None. SACKS (UA-A): California-Lopa, Puka 1-0; Scarlett, Brenn 1-0; Jalil, Mustafa 1-0. Arizona-Wright III, S. 2-0; Turituri, D Arizona Notebook» Arizona overcame a 22-point halftime deficit (28-6) to win It is the largest deficit overcome to win a game in school history, topping three previous occasions of 21-point deficits.» Previously, the largest deficit overcome to win a Pac-10/12 conference game was 18 points. That happened to be against California on Sept. 27, 1980, when the Wildcats erased a 21-3 third-quarter deficit to win in Berkeley.» Arizona s 36 fourth-quarter points are the most in any quarter in program history.the previous mark was 35 points in the second quarter of an eventual 70-0 rout of Idaho in 2008.» Quarterback Anu Solomon set a school single-game record with 520 passing yards. His totals for completions (47) and completions (73) also established new single-game highs for the program, while his five touchdown tosses tied three other quarterbacks for second-most in a game behindtomtunnicliffe s record of six (vs. Pacific, 1982). Tell them... tell the team to bear down. John Byrd Button Salmon,

18 Game 5 Recap: at Oregon Big Second Half Leads Cats Past No. 2 Oregon Game 5» Arizona (5-0, 2-0 Pac-12) at No. 2 Oregon (4-1, 1-1 Pac-12) Date... Thursday, Oct. 2 Time... 7:36 p.m. (PDT) Location... Eugene, Ore. Stadium...Autzen Stadium (56,032) Surface... FieldTurf Television...ESPN All-Time Series... Oregon now leads, In Eugene... Oregon leads, 13-4 Previous Meeting... UA 42, Oregon 16...Nov. 23, 2013 (Tucson, Ariz.) Streak...UA has won two straight games Scoring Summary Score by Quarters F Arizona ) Oregon First Quarter ARIZ (3-0) Skowron, C. 28-yd field goal 11 plays, 58 yards, 3:05 TOP, 8:27 left Second Quarter ORE (7-3) Mariota, M. 26-yd pass from Freeman, R. (Wogan, M. kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:45 TOP, 14:37 TOP Third Quarter ARIZ (10-7) Wilson, N. 3-yd run (Skowron, C. kick) 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:08 TOP, 12:52 left ORE (14-10) Allen, D. 6-yd pass from Mariota, M. (Skowron, C. kick) 10 plays, 72 yards, 2:54 TOP, 9:58 left ARIZ (17-14) Wilson, N. 2-yd run (Skowron, C. kick) 9 plays, 93 yards, 3:31 TOP, 6:27 left ARIZ (24-14) Wilson, N. 34-yd pass from Solomon, A. (Skowron, C. kick) 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:13 TOP, 1:33 left Fourth Quarter USC (38-17) Allen, J. 4-yd run (Heidari, A. kick) 9 plays, 73 yards, 4:13 TOP, 14:46 left ARIZ (24-38) Richards, D. 9-yd pass from Denker, B. (Smith, J. kick) 17 plays, 96 yards, 4:53 TOP, 6:48 left ARIZ (31-38) Wharton, G. 28-yd pass from Denker, B. (Smith, J. kick) 2 plays, 42 yards, 0:19 TOP, 4:18 left EUGENE, Ore. (AP) -- The look on Marcus Mariota s face was unmistakable: He was stunned. Oregon s star quarterback lingered on the field late Thursday night following his team s loss to Arizona, shaking hands with the Wildcats after they upset the heavily favored Ducks for the second consecutive season. Later, he shouldered the blame for a loss that left No. 2 Oregon with a tough hill to climb if it wants an invite to college football s first postseason playoff. And he credited the unranked Wildcats, who were 24-point underdogs. Oregon offensive coordinator Scott Frost told reporters after the game that Mariota was not 100 percent after he was sacked seven times in the Ducks victory at Washington State in their previous game Sept. 20. True freshman Nick Wilson ran for two touchdowns and caught a scoring pass from quarterback Anu Solomon to help the Wildcats (5-0, 2-0 Pac-12) open the season with five straight victories for the first time since Terris Jones-Grigsby plowed into the end zone from a yard out for the tiebreaking touchdown with 2:54 left, and Arizona held on after sacking Mariota and recovering his fumble.. With his team trailing going into the final quarter, Oregon s Matt Wogan made a 21-yard field goal. Mariota then hit Keanon Lowe with a 9-yard scoring pass to tie it with 8:21 left. With Arizona driving downfield, the Ducks (4-1, 1-1) sacked Solomon on third-and-8, but Tony Washington was called for unsportsmanlike conduct to give the Wildcats a first down. A pass interference call got Arizona closer for Jones-Grigsby s go-ahead touchdown. And on Oregon s ensuing series, Mariota was sacked by Scooby Wright, who stripped the ball from the Heisman Trophy hopeful and recovered it himself. Arizona then gained a clinching first down on the ground and ran out the clock, silencing Autzen Stadium s 100th straight sellout crowd. Mariota, who hugged Rodriguez after the game, threw for 181 yards and a touchdown. The quarterback also caught a TD pass but was sacked three times and turned the ball over for the first time all season. Last November, the No. 5 Ducks lost to Arizona in Tucson, dashing any hopes Oregon had of winning a national championship. The blowout victory was Arizona s first over a top-five team since knocking off No. 2 Oregon in This time around, Solomon, a redshirt freshman, threw for 287 yards and a touchdown for Arizona. The Ducks appeared to still be struggling with their unstable offensive line, with Tyler Johnstone, Andre Yruretagoyena and Jake Fisher all out with injuries. True freshman Tyrell Crosby and former walk-on Matt Pierson started for the second game at tackle. Oregon got creative to start the second quarter with Mariota handing off to freshman running back Royce Freeman, who lobbed the ball back to Mariota for a 28-yard touchdown. After a review for what appeared to possibly be a fumble at the goal line, the TD stood to put the Ducks up 7-3. The Ducks weren t the only ones making unusual plays. Solomon threw a 21-yard pass to himself -- helped by a carom off Oregon defensive end DeForest Buckner. The Wildcats made it to the red zone, but Jones-Grigsby fumbled and the Ducks recovered on their own 10. Arizona opened the second half with a six-play, 80-yard drive capped by Wilson s 3-yard touchdown run to go up Oregon answered with its own scoring drive -- helped along by a taunting call on Arizona that gave the Ducks a crucial first down -- that ended when Mariota hit Devon Allen with a 6-yard pass to make it Wilson added a 2-yard scoring run to give the Wildcats back the lead. Before the third quarter was over, he added a 28-yard TD catch from Solomon to give Arizona a advantage going into the final quarter. The Ducks were hurt when starting defensive end Arik Armstead left the game midway through the second quarter with what appeared to be a left foot injury. Armstead was slow to get up on a third-down play and later retreated to the locker room with team trainers. Mariota threw for 329 yards and five touchdowns against Washington State but couldn t duplicate that performance. Arizona also had a bye week after a dramatic, come-from-behind victory over California, won when Solomon hit Austin Hill on a 47-yard Hail Mary on the game s final play Arizona Football Game 7 at Washington State Team Stats Category CAL ARIZ First Downs Rushes-Yds (NET) Passing Yds (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yds Fumble Returns-Yds Punt Returns-Yds Kickoff Returns-Yds Interception Returns-Yds Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yds Possession Time rd-Down Conversions 33:32 26:28 4th-Down Conversions 9 of 17 4 of 14 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1 of 2 2 of 3 Sacks By: Number-Yds Individual Stats RUSHING: Arizona-Jones-Grigsby, Ter ; Wilson, Nick 13-92; Grant, Samajie 1-4; Solomon, Anu 12-0; Team 2-minus 3. Oregon-Freeman, Royce 19-85; Tyner, Thomas 10-46; Marshall, Byron 3-12; Mariota, Marcus 9-1. PASSING: Arizona-Solomon, Anu Oregon-Mariota, Marcus ; Freeman, Royce RECEIVING: Arizona-Phillips, Nate 5-37; Jones-Grigsby, Ter. 4-95; Jones, Cayleb 3-50; Hill, Austin 3-12; Wilson, Nick 1-34; Solomon, Anu 1-21; Johnson, Tyrell 1-17; Richards, David 1-12; Grant, Samajie 1-9. Oregon-Marshall, Byron 6-64; Allen, Devon 5-78; Stanford, D. 4-74; Lowe, Keanon 4-45; Mariota, Marcus 1-26; Brown, Pharaoh INTERCEPTIONS: Arizona-None. Oregon-Daniels, Reggie 1-0. FUMBLES: Arizona-Jones-Grigsby, Ter Oregon-Mariota, Marcus 2-2. SACKS (UA-A): Arizona-Ippolito, Cody 1-0; Pettinato, Dan 1-0; Wright III, Scooby 1-0; Turituri, Derrick 1-0; Gilbert, Reggie 1-0. Oregon-Washington, T. 1-0; Arizona Notebook» Arizona moves to 5-0 for the first time since 1998.» The Wildcats knocked off an Oregon team ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 for the second year in a row (42-16 over No. 5 Ducks last year in Tucson). Arizona also defeated No. 2 Oregon in Tucson on Nov. 15, 2007.» Arizona has defeated an Associated Press Top 25 team in 10 of the last 11 seasons and in each year under Rich Rodriguez. The thirdyear coach is now 4-8 against ranked teams with the school.» The Wildcats upset an AP Top 25 on the road for the first time since upended No. 20 USC, 21-17, at the LA Memorial Coliseum on Dec. 5, 2009.» All-time, Arizona is now against AP Top 25 teams.» Arizona won its sixth-straight game dating back to the 2013 season. The last time Arizona won six games in a row since it closed out a 12-1 campaign in 1998 with seven-consecutive victories.

19 Game 6 Recap: vs. USC Cats Rally Falls Short as Late Field Goal Sails Wide Game 6» USC (4-2, 3-1 Pac-12) at #10 Arizona (5-1, 2-1 Pac-12) Date... Saturday, Oct. 11 Time... 7:36 p.m. (MST) Location...Tucson, Ariz. Stadium... Arizona Stadium (56,754) Surface... FieldTurf Television...ESPN All-Time Series...USC now leads, 30-8 In Tucson... USC now leads, 12-4 Previous Meeting... USC 38, UA 31...Oct. 10, 2013 (Los Angeles) Streak... USC has now won two-straight Scoring Summary Score by Quarters F USC ) Arizona First Quarter ARIZ (3-0) Skowron, C. 32-yd field goal 6 plays, 21 yards, 2:04 TOP, 8:21 left USC (7-3) Allen, J. 34-yd run (Wood, A. kick) 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:10 TOP, 6:03 left ARIZ (6-7) Skowron, C. 25-yd field goal 16 plays, 68 yards, 5:21 TOP, 0:42 left Second Quarter USC (14-6) Allen, J. 48-yd run (Wood, A. kick) 3 plays, 62 yards, 0:43 TOP, 10:30 left Third Quarter USC (21-6) Agholor, N. 21-yd pass from Kessler, C. (Wood, A. kick) 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:43 TOP, 9:17 left ARIZ (13-21) Baker, J. 6-yd run (Skowron, C. kick) 4 plays, 22 yards, 1:10 TOP, 6:05 left USC (28-13) Allen, J. 1-yd run (Wood, A. kick) 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:30 TOP, 0:35 left Fourth Quarter ARIZ (20-28) Baker, J. 41-yd pass from Solomon, A. (Skowron, C. kick) 9 plays, 85 yards, 2:55 TOP, 10:19 left ARIZ (26-28) Baker, J. 1-yd run (Baker, J. rush failed) 15 plays, 80 yards, 2:20 TOP, 1:07 left TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) -- Southern California faced the prospect of a second straight stinging defeat, watching as another opponent moved into position for a gut-wrenching score. No Hail Mary this time, just a wide right -- and a big sigh of relief for the Trojans. Javorius Allen ran for 205 yards and three touchdowns, and USC escaped with a victory over No. 10 Arizona on Saturday night when Casey Skowron pushed a last-second 36-yard field goal wide right. USC (4-2, 3-1 Pac-12) left the Coliseum defeated and deflated a week ago after losing to Arizona State on a Hail Mary. The Trojans were headed toward another disheartening loss after Jared Baker scored on a 1-yard with 1:07 left and Caleb Jones recovered the onside kick following a failed 2-point conversion try. With the crowd roaring for another improbable victory by Arizona, the Wildcats came up short when Skowron missed his third field goal of the night with 17 seconds left. A seven-day emotional roller coaster over, the Trojans now find themselves atop the jumbled Pac-12 South. Arizona (5-1, 2-1) struggled with red zone issues in the first half and didn t have much of a run game with leading rusher Nick Wilson out and Terris Jones-Grigsby going down late in the first half. But, like they had so many times, the Wildcats came roaring back. Baker scored all three of his touchdowns in the second half, and Anu Solomon had another big night, throwing for 395 yards and a touchdown on 43-of-72 passing. The Wildcats put themselves in position to tie after Baker s 1-yard run, but he was stuffed by Williams on the 2-point try. They had a chance to win after Jones recovered the onside kick, but Skowron couldn t come through. No last-second jubilation this time, only disappointment for what could have been. It has been an emotional couple of weeks for Arizona as well. The Wildcats rallied to beat California on a Hail Mary on Sept. 20 and knocked off then-no. 2 Oregon on the road last week. The win over the Ducks vaulted the Wildcats from out of The Associated Press poll to No. 10 this week, the largest jump since the poll went to 25 teams in Arizona s task was to avoid a letdown against the Trojans, who rode into the desert with a different set of emotions after Arizona State s Hail Mary. Oddsmakers predicated a Wildcats hangover, installing them as 2 1/2-point underdogs despite their being undefeated and playing at home. The Trojans played like favorites from the start, moving the ball successfully against an Arizona defense that contained the Ducks a week ago, particularly when they gave the ball to Allen. The junior running back turned an inside handoff into a 34-yard touchdown run by bouncing it outside in the first quarter, then burst through a hole for a 48-yard score in the second. Gaining yards was not a problem for Arizona. Scoring touchdowns was. The Wildcats crossed USC s 20 four times in the first half and came away with six points. Skowron made two field goals, missed one and had another blocked. Arizona also lost a fumble late in the half, when Williams crushed Jones-Grigsby at the 7-yard line to pop the ball loose. USC led 14-6 at halftime in a game that was more defensive than anticipated. Once the second half started, so did the offensive fireworks. Cody Kessler found Nelson Agholor on a 21-yard touchdown pass, and Allen scored his third touchdown on a 1-yard run, putting the Trojans up Arizona finally found the end zone in the third quarter, when Baker scored on a 6-yard run, four plays after the Wildcats recovered Justin Davis fumble at USC s 22. Baker scored again early in the fourth quarter, turning a fourth-and-3 into a 41-yard touchdown reception out of the backfield that cut USC s lead to Just like in the California game, Arizona failed on a 2-point conversion but recovered an onside kick to get into position for a last-second win. This time, the Wildcats came up short -- or, wide right. Team Stats Category USC ARIZ First Downs Rushes-Yds (NET) Passing Yds (NET) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yds Fumble Returns-Yds Punt Returns-Yds Kickoff Returns-Yds Interception Returns-Yds Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yds Possession Time 31:10 28:50 3rd-Down Conversions 8 of of 22 4th-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yds Individual Stats RUSHING: USC-Allen, Javorius ; Davis, Justin 7-28; Kessler, Cody 3-6; Smith, JuJu 1-2; TEAM 2-minus 2. Arizona-Baker, Jared 12-43; Jones-Grigsby, Ter ; Johnson, Tyrell 1-9; Solomon, Anu 4-minus 7. PASSING: USC-Kessler, Cody Arizona-Solomon, Anu RECEIVING: USC-Agholor, Nelson 7-81; Smith, JuJu 4-39; Allen, Javorius 4-28; Rogers, Darreus 2-20; Telfer, Randall 2-15; Davis, Justin 1-2. Arizona-Hill, Austin 7-70; Jones, Cayleb 7-67; Neal, DaVonte 7-65; Richards, David 7-61; Griffey, Trey 5-39; Baker, Jared 4-50; Johnson, Tyrell 3-19; Grant, Samajie 1-13; Phillips, Nate 1-6; Jones-Grigsby, Ter INTERCEPTIONS: USC-None. Arizona-McKnight, Jonathan 1-0. FUMBLES: USC-Davis, Justin 1-1; TEAM 1-0. Arizona-Jones, Cayleb 1-0; Jones-Grigsby, Ter SACKS (UA-A): USC-Williams, Leonard 2-0; Pelon, Claude 1-0. Arizona-Wright III, Scooby 1-0. Arizona Notebook» Arizona saw a six-game overall winning streak snapped. The 5-0 start was the first for the school since 1998.» The Wildcats won the turnover battle (2-1), but lost the game. UA had been 11-0 in three seasons under Rich Rodriguez when winning the turnover battle.» Javorius Allen s 205 rushing yards for USC marked the first time an individual rank for 200 yards against UA since Oregon s LaMichael James ran for 288 yards on Sept. 24, 2011.» Jared Baker set a career high with three touchowns (2 rushing, 1 receiving). His 41- yard reception for a TD was a career-long, and he matched his personal best with 12 carries.» DaVonte Neal s 43-yard punt return was a career-long and the longest return play for UA this season.» UA last attempted a potential game-winning field goal in the final minute to win at ASU on Nov. 28, 2009 (32-yard kick by Alex Zendejas). Tell them... tell the team to bear down. John Byrd Button Salmon,