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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: Blair Willis (bmw23@arizona.edu) (o) (c) // Daniel Berk (dberk@arizona.edu) (o) (c) 2017 Schedule/Results Overall: 1-0 Pac-12: 0-0 Home: 1-0 Road: 0-0 Sept. 2 Northern Arizona W, (Pac-12 Net)» Sept. 9 Houston 7:30 p.m. (ESPNU) Sept. 15 at UTEP (Friday) 7:15 p.m. (ESPN) Sept. 22 Utah (Friday) 7:30 p.m. (FS1) Oct. 7 at Colorado TBA Oct. 14 UCLA % TBA Oct. 21 at California TBA Oct. 28 Washington State ^ TBA Nov. 4 at USC TBA Nov. 11 Oregon State TBA Nov. 18 at Oregon TBA Nov. 25 at Arizona State TBA Dec. 1 Pac-12 Championship * TBA 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 ESPNU Play-by-Play...Clay Matvick Analyst... Kirk Morrison Sideline...None Watch Online...Watch ESPN app Radio Arizona IMG Sports Network Play-by-Play...Brian Jeffries Analyst...Lamont Lovett Sideline...Dana Cooper Flagship Stations AM, FM Statewide Affiliates... See Page 5 Listen on TuneIn... Satellite Radio... XM (203), SIRIUS (112) Spanish Radio Play-by-Play... Jorge Leyva Analyst...Marco Rincon The Matchup Statistical Comparison (HOU 2016 stats) 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 HOU ARIZ % 30.0% 63.3% 100.0% 34.2% 52.6% 42.1% 33.3% 85.9% 100.0% 88.2% 33.3% :03 25:45 Cats, Cougars Clash in First Meeting on Gridiron Since 1986 Game 2» Houston (0-0, 0-0 American) at Arizona (1-0, 0-0 Pac-12) Date... Saturday, Sept. 9 Time... 7:30 p.m. (MST) Location...Tucson, Ariz. Stadium... Arizona Stadium (55,675) Surface... FieldTurf Television...ESPNU All-Time Series...Tied, 1-1 at Tucson...Tied, 1-1 Last Meeting... UA 37, Houston 3...Sept. 6, 1986 Streak...N/A Hard Edge Notes & Numbers» Arizona and Houston meet for the first time since That was also the Wildcats most recent meeting with a team from the American Athletic Conference.» The Wildcats have topped 500 rushing yards in each of their last two games, a feat never accomplished in the first 1,085 UA football games.» UA rushed for 506 yards last week, yet did not produce a 100-yard rusher. QB Brandon Dawkins led the way with 92 markers.» The Cats are averaging 10.1 yards per play on offense in their last two outings against ASU and NAU.» Rich Rodriguez has led the Cats to an 18-2 mark against non-pac-12 foes, including an 12-0 record at home.» Arizona s roster features 48 players in their first or second year in the program.» UA played 23 freshman last week, including 13 true freshman. Among those, three true freshmen started on defense.» True freshman Lucas Havrisik placed nine of 10 kickoffs in the endzone for touchbacks in the opener (UA had nine TBs in final eight games a season ago).» Junior S Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles intercepted a career-high two passes last week and led UA with eight tackles.» UA has three new assistant coaches on staff in 2017: WR Theron Aych, LB Scott Boone and ST/DE Brian Knorr.» Sophomore center Nathan Eldridge is on the preseason watch list for the Rimington Trophy. Head Coach Major Applewhite UH Record 0-0 (1st Year) Career Record 0-0 (1st Year) vs. Arizona 0-0 Top Cats Head Coach Rich Rodriguez Arizona Record (6th Year) Career Record (23rd Year) vs. Houston 0-0 Category Player Total Touchdowns Brandon Dawkins 2 Scoring Brandon Dawkins 12 Rush Yards Brandon Dawkins 92 Pass Yards Brandon Dawkins 89 Pass Touchdowns Brandon Dawkins 1 Receptions Tony Ellison 5 Rec. Yards Tony Ellison 79 Tackles Flannigan-Fowles 8 Tackles For Loss 3 players 1.0 Sacks Belknap/Wilborn 1.0 Interceptions Flannigan-Fowles 2 Punting Avg. Josh Pollack 41.0 Punt Return Avg. Shun Brown ,511 1, Senior RB Nick Wilson ranks 10th in UA history with 2,511 rushing yards. Junior QB Brandon Dawkins ranks 3rd in UA history for QB rushing with 1,215 rushing yards. Nick Wilson, J.J. Taylor and Zach Green each produced 100-yard rushing games in Combined number of career starts among UA s offensive linemen. Total freshmen or sophomores on Arizona s 120-man roster. Shun Brown s 66-yd punt return TD last week topped UA s entire season total for PR yards in 2016 (56). True or redshirt freshmen on the Wildcats roster entering Quick Reads» Last Meeting page 9 Depth Chart page 12 Statistics page 14 Roster page 30

2 Covering the Cats (Week of Sept. 3) SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Practice (7 p.m.)» Closed to media Weekly Press Conference» 2 p.m., LSFF Room 370» Coach Rodriguez No Practice Practice (approx. 7 a.m.)» Closed to media.» Post-practice interviews with Coach Rodriguez, offensive players and staff held in LSFF Lobby. Pac-12 Teleconference» Rich Rodriguez 11:05-11:15 a.m. Practice (approx. 7 a.m.)» Closed to media.» Post-practice interviews with Coach Rodriguez, defensive players and staff held in LSFF Lobby. Practice (approx. 7 a.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 7:30 p.m. (MST)» Postgame interviews with Coach Rodriguez and select players. Arizona Quick Facts Communication Services Staff Director: Jeremy Sharpe Associate Director (FB): Blair Willis (FB, WGYM) O: (520) C: (520) E: bmw23@arizona.edu Assistant Director (FB): Daniel Berk (FB, BA) O: (520) C: (314) E: dberk@arizona.edu Associate Director: Matt Ensor (MBB, MGOLF) Assistant Director: Adam Gonzales (WBB) 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: Dave Heeke Sr. Assoc. AD/SWA: Erika Barnes Faculty Representative: Jory Hancock Enrollment: 43,500 Athletic Ticket Office: ; Athletics Web Site: ArizonaWildcats.com University Web Site: Arizona.edu 2015 Arizona Football Head Coach: Rich Rodriguez, Sixth year (37-29) Career Record: , 24th year Offensive Formation: Multiple Spread Defensive Formation: or Conference: Pac-12 (joined Pac-10 in 1978) Returning Lettermen: 45 Stadium (Capacity): Arizona Stadium (55,675) Surface: FieldTurf Press Box Phone: (520) Football History First Season: 1899 Years Played: 114th season Games Played: 1,086 Head Coaches: 30 All-Time Record: Pac-10/12 Record: Bowl Games (Record): 20 (9-10-1, last in 2015) 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 Blair Willis and Daniel Berk of Arizona Athletics Communication Services will assist media members throughout the season in their 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 road-game access, among other services. Any questions about media policies should be directed to Blair Willis via at bmw23@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 Blair Willis (bmw23@ arizona.edu) and Daniel Berk (dberk@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 Practices are generally closed to media with interviews permitted afterward in the lobby of the Lowell-Stevens Football Facility. Coach Rodriguez, offensive players and staff are available on Tuesdays. Coach Rodriguez, defensive players and staff are available on Wednesdays. Before covering a practice, please contact Blair Willis or Daniel Berk of the Arizona Athletics Communication Services staff. A weekly injury report is released on Thursday during the season, otherwise injuries are likely to not be addressed by the head coach. No injury questions should be directed to players at any time. 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 Blair Willis and Daniel Berk with the UA Communication Services staff. Weekly Press Conference Head Coach Rich Rodriguez and select players are available each Monday at 2 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 Blair Willis and/or Blair Willis. 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 caseby-case basis. All credential requests may be submitted at FBCredentials. Game-specific credential requests must be received no later than 48 hours prior to a contest. Parking and press seating may be limited for certain games. All questions concerning credentials should be directed to Blair Willis at bmw23@arizona.edu or CollegePressBox.com Collegepressbox.com is the official media website for Pac-12 football. Access and download weekly game notes, quotes, statistics, media guides, headshots, logos and more for the conference and each of its member schools. Login information will be distributed to accredited media or you can apply for a password by sending an to: password@collegepressbox.com Arizona Football Game 1 vs. NAU

3 Some Game Themes: In what was expected to be a pivotal non-conference showdown only a couple weeks ago, this week s cat fight between the Cats and Cougars has taken on a new, much more significant, storyline in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey Houston s opener with Lone Star State rival UTSA was postponed last weekend after the team relocated to Austin and then back home to help begin the relief and cleanup efforts on home soil For its part, Arizona has organized a charitable drive to fill the football team s equipment semi with items to help in the relief efforts. Following the game Saturday, the Cats truck will hit the road and tail the Cougars traveling equipment trailer back to Houston On the football front, this now becomes the Cougars season opener, which will be good for either an injection of optimism and energy, or maybe a dose of uncertainty and rust Regardless, this game could go a long way to defining the season for both programs. The Coogs have a first-year head coach, Major Applewhite, who has been with the program as offensive coordinator in recent seasons. They also have a highly talented quarterback in Scottsdale, Ariz., native Kyle Allen, who transferred from Texas A&M. While Allen was not named the starter out of camp, he s the most experienced of the bunch On the other side, Arizona did not name a starter leading up to its opener, but Brandon Dawkins a 10-game starter a year ago started an opener for the first time in his career. Paced by a deep backfield, Dawkins was the leading rusher in what was a 500-yard output on the ground in the thumping of Northern Arizona The Wildcats are one of the youngest teams in the country and it showed last Saturday. A total of 23 freshmen, including 13 true freshmen, played a week ago. Three of the true freshmen started on defense and a fourth took over kickoff duties on special teams Arizona was never threatened last week, but expects a big time battle this week on the national stage. Houston is an extremely talented team that has four-straight eight-win seasons and an impressive 22 victories over the last two seasons The home side hopes to energize its home patrons with more big plays like it has produced in the last two games (2016 finale and 2017 opener) with 10-plus yard per play averages Doing so against an athletic Houston defense will be tough, but the road through the Pac-12 will be equally as tough in the coming weeks So lace your shoes up, pull those chins straps a little tighter and let s get ready for a big time college football game this Saturday night at Arizona Stadium. Helping Hands: In response to Hurricane Harvey and the ongoing relief efforts in Texas, Arizona Athletics has called on those in the Tucson and Southern Arizona community to do their part to assist those who have and continue to be affected. Through donations, Arizona Athletics intend to fill the Arizona football equipment truck (a 48-foot, Suddath Relocation Systems semi) with various items this week and drive them to Houston following the football game against the Cougars on Sept. 9. More information on this drive can be found at com. Cats vs. Coogs: Arizona welcomes Houston to Tucson for the first meeting between these schools since 1986 The Wildcats won that most recent meeting, 37-3 (Sept. 6, 1986), to even the series after Houston claimed the first matchup with a victory on Oct. 11, 1969 Saturday s game will again be in Tucson, just like the first two matchups This week s meeting is also the first for UA against a team in the American Athletic Conference, which was created in 2013 and composed of most teams from the former Big East Conference The Wildcats are 2-4 all-time against current members of The American, including 1-1 against Houston, 1-1 against SMU and 0-2 against Tulsa. UA s most recent meeting with Houston (1986) is the last against any of those three current members. Quite the Encore: Arizona capped its frustrating 2016 season by running for a school-record 511 yards in last year s Territorial Cup victory over Arizona State. The record barely stood for one game. The Wildcats opened their new season by rushing for 506 yards on 47 total carries by nine players. No single player rushed for more than 92 yards, but eight (Brandon Dawkins, Nick Wilson, Nathan Tilford, Khalil Tate, Zach Green, Tyrell Johnson, JJ Taylor and Branden Leon) had a carry of at least 10 yards. Dawkins had two rushing touchdowns, while Green, Johnson, Leon and Rhett Rodriguez added their own scores in what was only the second 500-yard rushing performance in 114 seasons (1,087 games) of Arizona football. Big Plays: In its last two games (2016 season finale and 2017 opener), Arizona has racked up 1,183 yards of total offense on only 117 plays. That s an eye-popping average of 10.1 yards per play. Among the highlights are rushing touchdowns of 71, 66, 63, 55, 46 and 37 yards, plus passing scores of 64 and 63 yards. Then there s non-scoring rushes of 68, 56, 52, 30 and 26 yards. In last Saturday s game alone, six Wildcats had at least one rushing play of 24 yards, with four notching a scoring scamper of 37 yards or longer. Arizona in the NCAA Rankings Category NCAA P12 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 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles fowles sounds like fouls Colin Schooler...SCHOOL-er Dane Cruikshank...CROOK-shank Zach Werlinger... wer-ling-er K Hari Lane...kuh-HAR-ee Chacho Ulloa...oo-YO-uh Khalil Tate...KUH-leel Kwesi Mashack...QWAY-see MAY-shack Devon Brewer... deh-vawn Rhedi Short... RED-ee Jamardre Harris-Cobb... jah-mah-dre Anthony Mariscal... mare-rih-skal Matt Aragon... air-uh-gahn Josh Pollack...PAUL-ick Jake Laudenslager...lau-den-SLAY-ger Kyeler Burke... KY-ler Jacob Colacion...coh-lah-SEE-own Malik Hausman... muh-leek Branden Leon...LEE-own Azizi Hearn...uh-ZEE-zee Lucas Havrisik...HAVE-ruh-sick Donald Reiter...sounds like writer Layth Friekh...frick (like nick) Luca Bruno...LOU-cuh BREW-noh Gerhard de Beer......HAIR-ard (goes by de Beer) Christian Boettcher BET-cher (sounds like catcher) Tshiyombu Lukusa......CHEE-um-boo luh-coo-suh Alex Kosinski...koh-ZIN-ski Michael Eletise...el-eh-TEE-say Jacob Alsadek... al-seh-deck Justin Belknap... BELL-nap Sione Taufahema... SEE-oh-nee tah-oo-fah-hee-mah Dereck Boles...Bowls Coaches Jahmile Addae... JUH-mall UH-dye Theron Aych...like letter H 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... 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 A Top-10 Performance: Arizona s 62 points in its season-opening victory tie for the 10th-most in program history. Last week s tally match the output in a rout of New Mexico State in Interestingly, the Wildcats drubbing of Northern Arizona is only two years removed from when UA set its all-time single-game scoring record in a rout of the Lumberjacks in While it was only the second time the Cats have topped the 60-point barrier under Rich Rodriguez, it was the sixth time they have scored at least 58 points under the sixth-year head coach. Outta This League: Now in his sixth season, Rich Rodriguez and the Wildcats have compiled an impressive 18-2 record against teams that hail from conferences other than the Pac-12. Those 20 contests against non-conference opponents includes a perfect 12-0 mark at Arizona Stadium and a 3-1 record in bowls. Arizona s only losses in such games have incidentally come in the same stadium. The Wildcats lost the 2014 Fiesta Bowl against Boise State and last season s Cactus Kickoff Classic against BYU both at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Otherwise the Cats have been spotless home or away against non-pac-12 opponents under Rodriguez. Youth Movement: Arizona is surely one of the youngest teams in the Pac-12, if not the country, entering The Wildcats roster includes 61 freshmen (including redshirts) on the 120-man roster. Yes, over half the roster is a freshman eligibility-wise and there are more freshmen than sophomores, juniors and seniors combined. Furthermore, 83 of the 120 players are freshmen or sophomores, and the roster includes 77 players in their first or second year of the program. Lastly, among all classes of eligibility, there are 48 players in their first year of the program. Youth Movement Part II: Arizona had 23 freshmen play in its season opener versus NAU. Of those 23 freshmen, 13 were true freshmen. In coach Rich Rodriguez s previous five seasons, the Wildcats had never played more than five true freshmen in a season opener. Arizona played five both in 2015 and In 2016, 2014 and 2012, the Cats played four. The 23 total freshmen is also the highest total under Rodriguez. The previous high was 11 set last year. Rodriguez played nine total freshmen in 2012 and Of the 13 true freshmen, three Kylan Wilborn, Tony Fields II and Scottie Young Jr. earned starting assignments. Redshirt freshman Lorenzo Burns also started at cornerback. Wilborn, who started at the STUD position on the defensive line had two tackles, one sack and a forced fumble in his collegiate debut. Young Jr., finished with four tackles and Fields II had three. Burns had seven tackles and a pass breakup. True freshman Jalen Harris, who played a key role as a reserve, finished with four tackles. Can t Touch This: Perhaps Arizona s most impressive rookie debut came from true freshman kicker Lucas Havrisik, who earned the starting job handling kickoffs for the season opener. If the initial performance is any indication, he ll be doing for some time. The Riverside, Calif., native produced nine touchbacks on 10 total kickoffs in the game. That effort was a big factor in Arizona enjoying a seven-yard advantage in average starting field position. Perhaps most impressive about Havrisik s nine touchbacks? That was the same total the Wildcats had over their final eight games in It s not a stat historically tracked, but nine touchbacks in a contest could well be the Arizona single-game record. No contest since the 2004 season has seen more than seven. To boot, Havrisk tallied his first career point by knocking home the game s final extra point. Turnover Turnaround? While only one game, a trend Arizona will want to keep an eye on this season is the turnover margin. A season ago, the Wildcats were 107th in the FBS with a minus-7 turnover margin. In the opener, Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles intercepted two passes and Finton Connolly recovered a strip-sack caused by Kylan Wilborn to yield a plus-3 margin. The three takeaways would have ranked second-most in any game a season ago when the Cats caused only 14 turnovers over 12 contests. (Field) Positioned for Success: One of the most telling statistics since the start of the 2016 season has been the battle for field position. When Arizona has better starting field position than its opponent, it is 4-0. When the opponent has the advantage or its even, the Cats are a winless 0-9. In the opener against the Lumberjacks, Arizona s average starting position was its own 30-yardline, while NAU averaged its own 23-yardline. The recipe for the Cats last Saturday was turnover-free football combined with kicker Lucas Havrisik s nine touchbacks on 10 kickoffs and punter Jake Glatting s 41.0 average on five punts, including two inside the 20-yardline Arizona Football Game 1 vs. NAU

5 A Special Start: Arizona s first touchdown of 2017 came on Shun Brown s 66-yard punt return against Northern Arizona with 10:12 remaining in the opening quarter of the season. The last time the Wildcats first touchdown of a season came on a special teams score was Chris McAlister s 100-yard kickoff return against Hawai i on Sept. 3, McAlister s memorable return came on the game s opening kickoff and spurred the Wildcats to a 12-1 season. No foreshadowing Arizona s record some months down the road, but it was an electrifying way to get on the scoreboard. Two years ago, Anthony Lopez had a 23-yard interception return for a touchdown against UTSA for the first six-pointer of the 2015 campaign. Early Returns: Shun Brown s 66-yard punt return for a touchdown and Tyrell Johnson s career-long 58-yard kickoff return helped produce 203 total return yards for the Wildcats. Consider that a year ago Arizona s season-high for return yardage was some 96 yards and it s easy to understand the significance of 200-plus yards in the return game. It had been 26 games since UA last produced a 200-plus yard output, which came against Oregon in the 2014 Pac-12 Championship game when Johnson set the school single-game record with 211 yards on eight kick returns. Brown s touchdown was UA s first on a punt return since Nate Phillips 69-yarder against Washington State on Oct. 24, Pick-6: No, we re not talking interceptions returned for touchdowns, but we are talking about No. 6 picking passes. Junior bandit safety Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles intercepted a pair of passes in the season opener, increasing his career tally to five. Interestingly, Flannigan-Fowles first career interception came two years ago against the Lumberjacks on Sept. 19, The number 6 is also notable because it was worn by Arizona legend and College Football Hall of Famer, Chuck Cecil, back in the 1980s. Cecil, a longtime NFL defensive assistant, joined the UA staff in July as a senior defensive analyst. A hard-hitting safety himself, Cecil holds the Wildcats career record with 21 interceptions from While Cecil is unable to coach and instruct players on the field, he is a valuable mind in the film and meeting rooms analyzing and game-planning. Glad to have Glatting: Punter Jake Glatting finished the 2016 season as the starting punter in the final two games of the season and he has held on to that title at the start of the 2017 campaign. His season debut saw him punt a career-high five times for 205 last Saturday, with two punts down inside the 20-yardline. Glatting, who also holds on place kicks, has now punted 15 times for 599 yards (39.9 average) in his brief career as the primary punter. While he s down six of those 15 punts inside the 20-yardline, perhaps most impressive is that only three of his 15 boots have been returned for a grand total of eight yards. Direction and placement are as important as distance in the punting responsibilities. Touchdown Tony: Redshirt junior Tony Ellison entered Arizona s season opener with three career catches for 32 yards. He had one catch in 13 games as a freshman in 2015 and two last season. It sure didn t take long for him to surpass those totals Saturday in just one game. Ellison caught five passes for 79 yards and his first career touchdown. Ellison hauled in a 43-yard touchdown pass from Brandon Dawkins early in the second quarter to put the Wildcats up Ellison took a short pass from Dawkins and used his speed in the open field to break away from defenders for a touchdown. Ellison was the only Wildcat to register multiple catches Saturday against the Lumberjacks. Quick Cats: Of Arizona s eight scoring drives Saturday against NAU, just one was over three minutes long. Arizona averaged 4.25 plays per scoring drive, spanning 62.9 yards. The Wildcats average scoring drive was just 1 minute and 40 seconds. Take away Arizona s last two scores that came in the fourth quarter and the team s average scoring drive dips to 1:11. Arizona had three scoring drives that were three plays or less. The big play certainly helped with five of Arizona s eight offensive touchdowns being plays of 35 or more yards. Scoring Drives vs. NAU Plays Yards Time Scoring Play :47 Nick Wilson 46 yd touchdown run :24 Tony Ellison 43 yd pass from Brandon Dawkins :11 Tyrell Johnson 55 yd run :12 Brandon Dawkins 10 yd run :58 Brandon Dawkins 66 yd run :32 Zach Green 37 yd run :58 Branden Leon 10 yd run :17 Rhett Rodriguez 1 yd run Cats on Preseason Watch Lists Jacob Alsadek, Senior, OL» Wuerffel Trophy Nathan Eldridge, RS Sophomore, C» Rimington Trophy Dane Cruikshank, Senior, CB/S» Senior Bowl Watch List Arizona IMG Sports Network Statewide Radio Affiliates Tucson KCUB 1290 AM KHYT FM KTUC 1400 AM (Women s BKB & Softball) Phoenix KGME 910 AM Note: Arizona broadcasts will be aired on KOY 1230 AM if/when KGME 910 AM is broadcasting Sunday/ Monday/Thursday NFL games, NFL playoff games, the NFL Pro Bowl or the Super Bowl. Douglas KDAP 96.5 FM Safford/Thatcher KATO 1230 AM Show Low KVWM 970 AM Globe/Miami KIKO 1340 AM Sedona KAZM 780 AM Arizona s 100-Yard Receivers Under Rich Rodriguez Date Opponent Player (Rec.-Yards-TD) 10/8/16 at Utah Trey Griffey ( ) 9/24/16 Washington Shun Brown ( ) 12/19/15 at New Mexico Cayleb Jones ( ) 11/21/15 at Arizona State Trey Griffey ( ) 11/14/15 Utah Cayleb Jones ( ) 10/24/15 Washington St. Cayleb Jones ( ) 10/17/15 at Colorado Nate Phillips ( ) 9/19/15 NAU David Richards ( ) 9/12/15 at Nevada Cayleb Jones ( ) 9/3/15 UTSA Johnny Jackson ( ) 12/31/14 Boise State Cayleb Jones ( ) 9/20/14 California Cayleb Jones ( ) 9/20/14 Cal Austin Hill ( ) 9/13/14 Nevada Cayleb Jones ( ) 9/4/14 at UTSA Cayleb Jones ( ) 8/29/14 UNLV Austin Hill ( ) 8/29/14 UNLV Samajie Grant ( ) 12/31/13 Boston College Nate Phillips ( ) 12/15/12 Nevada Austin Hill ( ) 10/27/12 USC Austin Hill ( ) 10/6/12 at Stanford Austin Hill ( ) 9/29/12 Oregon State Dan Buckner ( ) 9/8/12 Oklahoma State Austin Hill ( ) 9/1/12 Toledo Austin Hill ( ) 9/1/12 Toledo Dan Buckner ( ) 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. NAU Offense: Defense: Spec. Teams: Game 2 vs. Houston Offense: Defense: Spec. Teams: Game 3 at UTEP Offense: Defense: Spec. Teams: Game 4 vs. Utah Offense: Defense: Spec. Teams: Game 5 at Colorado Offense: Defense: Spec. Teams: Game 6 vs. UCLA Offense: Defense: Spec. Teams: Game 7 at California Offense: Defense: Spec. Teams: Game 8 vs. Washington State Offense: Defense: Spec. Teams: Game 9 at USC Offense: Defense: Spec. Teams: Game 10 vs. Oregon State Offense: Defense: Spec. Teams: Game 11 at Oregon Offense: Defense: Spec. Teams: Game 12 at Arizona State Offense: Defense: Spec. Teams: Game-by-Game Captains NAU: Jacob Alsadek, Luca Bruno, Dane Cruikshank, Zach Green HOU: UTEP: UTAH: COLO : UCLA: CAL: WSU: USC: OSU: UO: ASU: Wilson Climbing the Charts: Senior running back Nick Wilson entered his senior season having already cemented himself as one of Arizona s all-time leading rushers. The senior from Fresno, California is currently 10th all-time at Arizona with 2,511 rushing yards on 433 carries. With 20 yards, he ll pass Clarence Farmer for ninth all-time. With a 1,000-yard season, Wilson could climb to as high as fourth all-time at Arizona. Wilson has 28 career rushing touchdowns to his credit, which is tied with Nic Grigsby for third all-time in school history. Wilson rushed for a freshman-record 1,375 yards and 16 touchdowns in 2014 and has battled injuries the past two seasons, being held to 189 carries over two years. His ability certainly hasn t dipped, however, as he still has averaged 5.6 yards per carry. For his career, Wilson is averaging 5.8 yards per carry. He s also proven to be a capable pass catcher with 18 catches for 153 yards and a touchdown in his career. See charts on bottom of page 7 for full lists. All of the Starts: Experience certainly won t be an issue for the big boys up front for the Wildcats this season. The Arizona offensive line features six players who have started at least four games each. All total, the Wildcats have 94 returning starts and 122 games played returning among their top six linemen. Redshirt senior right guard Jacob Alsadek leads the way with 36 career games played and 34 starts. Senior left tackle Layth Friekh has 26 career games and 22 starts to his credit. Another senior, Gerhard De Beer, has played in 22 games over the past three seasons with 13 starts. Additionally, redshirt sophomore Nathan Eldridge started all 12 games at center last year, while fellow redshirt sophomore Cody Creason has 12 games and four starts on his resume. Eldridge started his 13th game Saturday night and Creason split time with de Beer at right tackle. Finally, redshirt junior Christian Boettcher has played in 12 games with eight starts. Last season, Eldridge became the first UA freshman to start at center since Blake Kerley in Both players went on to start all 12 games that season. The big boys up front have helped Arizona rush for 1,017 yards over the last two games, which is a two-game program record. Dartin Dawkins: Redshirt junior quarterback Brandon Dawkins picked up where he left off last season with his ground production in Saturday s opener versus NAU. Dawkins rushed for 92 yards on just seven carries. He ripped off a 66-yard touchdown sprint and also scored on a 10-yard run. Dawkins now has 1,215 rushing yards in his career, which is the second-most by an Arizona quarterback since at least The only quarterback to have more rushing yards than Dawkins is Ronald Veal, who rushed for 1,419 career yards. Dawkins also now has 12 career rushing touchdowns. For his career, Dawkins is averaging 7.1 yards per carry, which is the highest YPC ever by an Arizona quarterback with at least 100 carries. Dating back to last season, Dawkins has 363 rushing yards and four touchdowns on just 34 carries over his last three games. In that span, he s averaging 10.7 yards per carry. Through the air, Dawkins has one touchdown pass in nine of his last 11 games and has one in three straight. Dawkins also has just one interception over his last four games. He s also avoided a sack in three straight games. Career Rushing Yards by an Arizona Quarterback since 1958 Name Yards Yards Per Carry TDs 1. Ronald Veal 1, Brandon Dawkins 1, Matt Scott 1, Keith Smith 1, B.J. Denker 1, Wilborn in Rare Territory: The Wildcats got significant contributions from some new faces on the defensive line Saturday, but none bigger than Kylan Wilborn. Wilborn became the first true freshman defensive lineman at Arizona to start a season opener since at least Interestingly, Tedy Bruschi, a defensive end at Arizona before a standout career as a linebacker in the NFL, was slated to start the 1991 season opener as a true freshman. However, a training camp injury prevented that from happening and he didn t start until later in the season. He then sustained another injury and redshirted the season. Wilborn was a standout in his debut and had two tackles, including a sack where he forced a fumble that was recovered by fellow lineman Finton Connolly. Wilborn, from Northridge, California, quickly impressed coaches in training camp after a standout career at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks. Wilborn had some company from other Wildcat rookies on the line. Fellow true freshman Jalen Harris had four tackles and junior college transfer Dereck Boles started and had three stops. True freshman Kurtis Brown also saw substantial time up front and had a pair of tackles Arizona Football Game 1 vs. NAU

7 NFL Cats: With NFL teams still finalizing their rosters before this weekend s openers, it appears nine former Wildcats will open the season on active rosters. Three more have been signed to practice squads to open the season. The headliner is of course Rob Gronkowski, who enters his eighth season in the NFL with 6,095 yards and 68 touchdowns on 405 catches. He ll have another former Wildcat on the roster with him in New England in linebacker Marquis Flowers, who was traded by Cincinnati near the end of training camp. Ka Deem Carey, who is entering his fourth NFL season, will open the season on the injured reserve after sustaining an injury in the preseason. Kicker Nick Folk won the job in Tampa Bay and will prepare to enter his 11th season as a pro, where he will play for former Arizona State head coach Dirk Koetter. Former Wildcats in the NFL Ka Deem Carey, running back, Chicago Bears Marquis Flowers, linebacker, New England Patriots Nick Foles, quarterback, Philadelphia Eagles Nick Folk, kicker, Tampa Bay Buccaneers Robert Golden, safety, Pittsburgh Steelers Rob Gronkowski, tight end, New England Patriots Earl Mitchell, defensive tackle, San Francisco 49ers Will Parks, safety, Denver Broncos Brooks Reed, defensive end, Atlanta Falcons Reggie Gilbert, linebacker, Green Bay Packers, practice squad Cayleb Jones, wide receiver, Minnesota Vikings, practice squad Scooby Wright, Arizona Cardinals, practice squad From the Diamond to the Gridiron: Arizona s roster features two players Donavan Tate and Malcolm Holland-- who spent a combined 10 seasons playing professional baseball. Tate played six seasons in the San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers systems after being the No. 3 pick of the 2009 Major League Baseball Draft by the Padres. He retired from baseball following the 2016 season. A top-tier quarterback prospect when he was at Cartersville High School in Georgia, Tate decided to give college football a try after his baseball career ended. Tate, now 26, reconnected with coach Rich Rodriguez, who recruited the quarterback out of high school. He moved to Tucson in the summer and has five years to play four seasons. Holland was a 33rd round pick of the Dodgers in 2011 and signed with the club. He retired after the 2014 season and joined Arizona in Holland, a former middle infield partner of current Dodgers shortstop Corey Seager in the minors, redshirted in 2015, before playing in all 12 games last year as a reserve corner and special teams contributor. Running Backs for Days: Arizona was one of just two teams to rush for more than 500 yards in the opening weekend of college football. Army rushed for 513 yards in a 64-6 win over Fordham and is tops in the country in rushing yards, with Arizona seven yards behind. As evidenced in Saturday s win over NAU, it appears this year s rushing attack will be balanced and dangerous. The Cats rushed for 506 yards against the Lumberjacks without a 100-yard rusher. Instead, Arizona had seven players with 40 or more yards. Included in that group are running backs Nick Wilson, JJ Taylor, Zach Green and Nathan Tilford. The four backs combined for 267 yards on 26 carries. Wilson and Green are both seniors, while Taylor and Tilford will learn from the veterans as freshmen. Tilford, a true freshman, had 79 yards on four carries, including a 65-yard scamper in the fourth quarter. Branden Leon, another running back who was awarded a scholarship before the season, had 30 yards and a touchdown on five carries. The Cats seem to be picking up where they left off from last year when they led the Pac-12 in rushing with 235 yards per game. More on Magee: Since arriving at Arizona prior to the 2012 season with Rich Rodriguez, running backs coach and co-offensive coordinator Calvin Magee has proven to be one of the top assistant coaches in the country. In Magee s now five-plus seasons with Arizona, the Wildcats have rushed for 12,872 rushing yards and have never been worse than 41st in the country in rushing offense. Magee and the Cats have had success, no matter the personnel. In 2012 and 2013, Magee mentored All-American Ka Deem Carey as he shattered the Arizona record books. In 2014, current Wildcat Nick Wilson had the finest freshman season in school history and is himself climbing the record books now as a senior. In 2015 and 2016, Magee had to navigate various injuries, but still saw Arizona produce 2,886 rushing yards in 2015 and 2,820 yards last year with converted wide receiver Samajie Grant starting at running back the last handful of games. Arizona Uniform Combinations Game Helmet Jersey Pants vs. NAU White Red White vs. Houston at UTEP vs. Utah at Colorado vs. UCLA at California vs. Wash. State at USC vs. Oregon State at Oregon at Arizona State Arizona s 300-Yard Passers Under Rich Rodriguez Date Opponent Player (Comp-Att-Yds-TD) 12/19/15 at New Mexico Anu Solomon ( ) 11/21/15 at Arizona State Brandon Dawkins ( ) 11/7/15 at USC Anu Solomon ( ) 12/31/14 Boise State Anu Solomon ( ) 10/11/14 USC Anu Solomon ( ) 9/20/14 Cal Anu Solomon ( ) 8/29/14 UNLV Anu Solomon ( ) 10/10/13 at USC BJ Denker ( ) 12/15/12 Nevada Matt Scott ( ) 10/27/12 USC Matt Scott ( ) 10/6/12 at Stanford Matt Scott ( ) 9/29/12 Oregon State Matt Scott ( ) 9/8/12 Oklahoma State Matt Scott ( ) 9/1/12 Toledo Matt Scott ( ) Arizona s 600-Yard Games Under Rich Rodriguez Date Opponent Yards (Rushing/Passing) 10/17/15 at Colorado 616 (291/325) 10/10/15 Oregon State 644 (368/276) 9/19/15 NAU 792 (499/293) 9/20/14 California 627 (107/520) 8/29/14 at UNLV 787 (353/434) 10/26/13 at Colorado 670 (405/265) 10/6/12 at Stanford 617 (126/491) 9/15/2012 S. Carolina St. 689 (323/366) 9/1/2012 Toledo 624 (237/387) Arizona Career Rushing Leaders RUSHING YARDS Yards Player Years 1. 4,239 Ka Deem Carey ,824 Trung Canidate ,501 Ontiwaun Carter ,381 Art Luppino ,163 Mike Bell ,096 Hubie Oliver ,957 Nic Grigsby ,571 David Adams ,530 Clarence Farmer ,511 Nick Wilson RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS Ka Deem Carey Art Luppino Nic Grigsby Nick Wilson Ronald Veal (QB) 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) 11/25/16 ASU B. Dawkins ( ) 11/25/16 ASU Samajie Grant ( ) 11/25/16 ASU Zach Green ( ) 11/12/16 Colorado Samajie Grant ( ) 9/24/16 Washington B. Dawkins ( ) 9/17/16 Hawai i J.J. Taylor ( ) B. Dawkins ( ) 9/10/16 Grambling St. Nick Wilson ( ) 9/3/16 BYU Nick Wilson ( ) 12/19/15 at New Mexico Jared Baker ( ) 10/24/15 Washington St. Jerrard Randall ( ) 10/17/15 at Colorado Jared Baker ( ) 10/10/15 Oregon St. Jared Baker ( ) 9/26/15 UCLA Nick Wilson ( ) Jerrard Randall ( ) 9/19/15 NAU Jerrard Randall ( ) Nick Wilson ( ) 9/12/15 at Nevada Nick Wilson ( ) 11/28/14 Arizona State Nick Wilson ( ) 11/22/14 at Utah Nick Wilson ( ) 11/15/14 Washington Nick Wilson ( ) 11/8/14 Colorado Nick Wilson ( ) Anu Solomon ( ) 10/25/14 at Wash. St. T. Jones-Grigsby ( ) 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 ( ) New Faces: The Wildcat coaching staff features three new faces as well: receivers coach Theron Aych, linebackers coach Scott Boone and special teams coordinator/defensive assistant Brian Knorr. None of the three had coached with Rodriguez previously, but from spring through summer the first-year assistants have formed a good chemistry with the staff veterans. Aych joins the UA staff after a season at UTEP (the Cats opponent in Week 3) and takes over for Tony Dews, who worked with UA s receivers the last five years. Reliable targets Samajie Grant, Trey Griffey and Nate Phillips have graduated, but Aych gets the benefit of having Shun Brown emerge as a leader at the receiver position in Meanwhile at linebacker, Boone s arrival allows for coordinator Marcel Yates to bump back to coaching a position of familiarity cornerback. Boone s expertise is at linebacker, and with coordinator experience himself, has proven to be a critical asset working with the Wildcats talented, but incredibly inexperience group of players in the mix. And then there s Knorr, who was hired as the special teams coordinator but quickly assumed additional responsibilities. In spring practice, Knorr also took over working with UA s defensive ends and STUDs, a position that is a hybrid end/linebacker position that allows can shift between a 4-down or 3-down look up front. By the end of preseason camp, each coach seemed well adjusted to his position group and vice versa. Same Faces: Despite three new coaches, Arizona s coordinators are the same on both sides of the football. Co-offensive coordinators Calvin Magee and Rod Smith, each of whom has coached with Rich Rodriguez at West Virginia, Michigan and Arizona, are back for their sixth seasons. Magee works with UA s running backs, which is perhaps the deepest position of talent on the roster. The veteran aide also welcomed tight ends to his position group oversight this past spring when Charlie Ragle left for a position at California. On game day, Magee will be joined by Smith, who coaches quarterbacks, in the pressbox. Next to them, along with a few GAs and other staffers, will be Yates, the second-year defensive coordinator. Yates has shifted his position group focus from linebackers a year ago to cornerback, a unit he has a wealth of experience coaching at previous schools. The rest of UA s nine assistant coaches are expected to coach from the field on game days. Up Next: Arizona this the road and closes out non-conference play against UTEP at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, Texas, on Friday night, Sept. 15. The game will be televised by ESPN beginning at 8:15 p.m. (MDT) or 7:15 p.m. in Tucson (MST) Arizona Football Game 1 vs. NAU

9 The Last Meeting: Sept. 6, 1986 Cats Blast Cougars Game 1» Houston (0-1, 0-0 Southwest) at Arizona (1-0, 0-0 Pac-10) Date... Saturday, Sept. 6 Time... 6:30 p.m. (MST) Location...Tucson, Ariz. Stadium... Arizona Stadium (51,952) Surface... Grass Television... All-Time Series...Tied 1-1 In Tucson...Tied 1-1 Previous Meeting...UH 34, UA Oct. 11, 1969 (Tucson, Ariz.) Streak...UA won the last meeting First Quarter ARIZ (2-0) Safety by defensive line Scoring Summary 3 37 Score by Quarters F Houston Arizona Second Quarter ARIZ (9-0) Hill, D 9-yd pass from Jenkins (Coston kick) Drive: 5 plays, 91 yards, 2:22 TOP, 12:59 left ARIZ (16-0) Adams, D 7-yd run (Coston kick) Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:58 TOP, 8:39 left ARIZ (23-0) Webb, C 5-yd pass from Jenkins (Coston kick) Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 3:24 TOP, 4:14 left HOU (23-3) Browdyke, C 22-yd field goal Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:09 TOP, 0:00 left Third Quarter ARIZ (30-3) Adams, D 2-yd run (Coston kick) Drive: 10 plays, 56 yards, 3:19 TOP, 9:55 left ARIZ (37-3) Horton, J 46-yd pass from Jenkins (Coston kick) Drive: 7 plays. 80 yards, 3:01 TOP, 0:00 left Fourth Quarter TUCSON, Ariz. - Arizona had one of its best season openers and dominated the Houston Cougars en route to a 37-3 non-conference victory before 50,593 fans at Arizona Stadium. Quarterback Alfred Jenkins completed 13 of 26 passes for 190 yards and three touchdowns, while tailback David Adams rushed for 126 yards and scored two touchdowns. Jon Horton caught six of Jenkins passes for 115 yards. including a 46-yard touchdown pass at the end of the 3rd Quarter. Derek Hill and Charles Webb each caught a toucdown pass. The Wildcat defense forced four turnovers as well as a safety. Durrell Jones, Eugene Hardy, Martin Rudolph all inetercped passes from the Houston quarterback. Arizona totaled 412 yards in offense, with 222 of those gained in rushing. Team Stats Category HOU 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 28:07 31:53 3rd-Down Conversions 5 of 18 9 of 14 4th-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yds Individual Stats RUSHING: HOU- Landry, G Davis, M Stankus, J Tate, R Simmons, M Hood, S ARIZ- Jenkins, A Adams, D Mclemore, C Prior, J Knox, C Webb, C Greathouse, A D, Hill. 1-6 PASSING: HOU- Landry, G Davis, M ARIZ- Jenkins, A Bergman, C RECEIVING: HOU- Leblanc, D Stankus, J Brown, J Tate, R Thomas, E ARIZ- Fairholm, J Webb, C Hill, D Horton, J INTERCEPTIONS: HOU- Jones, R ARIZ- Jones, D Hardy, E Rudolph, M FUMBLES: HOU- 1. ARIZ- 1. SACKS (UA-A): HOU- Harper, R ARIZ- Lockett, D Gibson, B Arizona Notebook» The Cats went on to finish 9-3 in the 1986 campaign, as well as beating North Carolina in the Aloha Bowl.» Arizona Senior Defensive Analyst Chuck Cecil was entering his junior year during the 86 season, when he was a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe award.» The Wildcats forced four tournovers on defense as well as foricng a safety in the 1st Quarter.» The Cats racked up 222 yards on the ground from eight different rushers led by David Adams 126 yards and 2 touchdowns.» Arizona head coach Larry Smith entered his seventh and final season as head coach. 9 Tell them... tell the team to bear down. John Byrd Button Salmon,

10 The 2014 Pac-12 Coach of the Year, Rich Rodriguez begins his sixth season at the helm of the Arizona football program. He was introduced as the Wildcats 30th head coach on Nov. 22, Entering the 2017 season, Rodriguez carries a career record of in 22 seasons, marked by Division I records of at West Virginia, at Michigan and with the Wildcats. He began his head coaching career at Salem (W.Va.) University in 1988 and then coached at Glenville State (W.Va.) from Rodriguez s third season with the Wildcats was highlighted by a 10-4 record, a Pac-12 South Championship, a Fiesta Bowl berth and winning the Territorial Cup game against ASU. Arizona finished the regular season with 10 wins for only the third time in program history as Rodriguez was named the 2014 Pac-12 Coach of the Year. The streak continued as Rodriguez and the squad defeated a top-10 ranked program for the third-straight campaign with a road victory over No. 2 Oregon on Oct. 2. Offensively, quarterback Anu Solomon became the first freshman ever to start a season opener for the school and went on to throw for 3,793 yards with 28 passing touchdowns and only nine interceptions. He owns the UA freshman records for passing yards, passing touchdowns, pass attempts (540) and pass completions (313). Freshman Nick Wilson collected seven games with 100+ yards and with his 1,375 markers on the season, he set the school freshman rushing record. Linebacker Scooby Wright III was easily the nation s most prolific defender. Based on a vote of head coaches, media and college athletics personnel, he won the Bronko Nagurski Trophy, the Rotary Lombardi Award and the Chuck Bednarik Award, all given annually to the nation s top defender. Also the Pat Tillman Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, he ranked in the top five among FBS players for total tackles (163), tackles for loss (29.0), sacks (14.0) and forced fumbles (6). Wright is UA s sixth all-time unanimous All-American. In 2013, 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 knocked off a top-10 ranked team 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). Carey recorded 16-straight games in which he eclipsed the century mark rushing, the longest streak in Pac-12 history and the longest for any FBS player in the last 10 seasons. 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 (6thS) Arizona (5thS) Arizona (1stS) 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 (36-29) 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/ Arizona 44, Oregon St. 7 10/10/15 Rodriguez vs. Opponents Opponent Record Arizona State 2-3 Boise State 0-1 Boston College 3-2 Bowling Green 1-0 BYU 0-1 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 4-1 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 Grambling State 1-0 Hawai i 1-0 llinois 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 3-0 New Mexico 2-0 Newport News 2-0 Northern Arizona 3-0 Northwestern 0-1 Notre Dame 2-2 Ohio 1-0 Ohio State 0-3 Oklahoma State 1-0 Oregon 2-2 Oregon State 1-2 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) 1-4 Stanford 0-3 Syracuse 6-1 Temple 3-1 Tennessee-Chattanooga 1-0 Toledo 1-1 UCLA 0-5 UNLV 2-0 Utah 4-2 UTSA 3-0 Virginia 0-1 Virginia Tech 2-3 Washington 2-3 Washington State 1-3 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 1 vs. NAU

11 The Pac-12 Conference Standings NORTH DIVISION School Overall Pct. PF PA Home Road Neutral Pac-12 Pct. PF PA Overall Streak Stanford Won 7 Oregon Won 1 Washington State Won 1 California Won 2 Washington Won 1 Oregon State Won 1 SOUTH DIVISION School Overall Pct. PF PA Home Road Neutral Pac-12 Pct. PF PA Overall Streak Arizona Won 2 Arizona State Won 1 Colorado Won 1 UCLA WON 1 USC Won 10 Utah Won 2 Date Opponent Result/Time TV Series Series and Game Notes Sept. 2 vs. NAU W, P12N UA leads, 15-1 Arizona rushed for 506 yards; 2nd most in school history Sept. 9 Houston 7:30 p.m. ESPN Series tied, 1-1 The two teams last met in 1986; UA won 37-3 in Tucson. Sept. 15 at UTEP 7:15 p.m. ESPN UA leads UA has won 12 straight in series, which was last played in Sept. 22 Utah 7:30 p.m. FS1 Utah leads Cats beat No. 10 Utah in last matchup at Arizona Stadium. Sept. 30 BYE Pac-12 Weekly Teleconference Time...Coach, School 10:05 a.m. PT/11:05 a.m. MT... Jim Mora, UCLA (Aug. 29) 10:15 a.m. PT/11:15 a.m. MT...Gary Anderson, Oregon State 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... Justin Wilcox, California 11:25 a.m. PT/12:25 p.m. MT... Open Break 11:35 a.m. PT/12:35 p.m. MT...Jim Mora, UCLA (Sept. 5) 11:45 a.m. PT/12:45 p.m. MT...Clay Helton, 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/1:25 p.m. MT...Gary Anderson, Oregon State 12:15 p.m. PT/1:15 p.m. MT... Willie Taggart, Oregon 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 Molly Babcock (mbabcock@pac-12.org) Arizona Football Schedule Pac-12 Football Schedule Saturday, Sept. 9 Texas State at Colorado (11 a.m./pac-12 Network) Nebraska at Oregon (1:30 p.m.fox) Hawai i at UCLA (2 p.m./pac-12 Network) Weber State at Cal (2 p.m./pac-12 Network) Montana at Washington (5 p.m./pac-12 Network) Stanford at USC (5:30 p.m./fox) Minnesota at Oregon State (7 p.m./fs1) Utah at BYU (7:15 p.m./espn2) Boise State at Washington State (7:30 p.m./espn) San Diego State at Arizona State (8 p.m./pac-12 Network) 2017 Pac-12 Preseason Media Poll Third September bye in six years under Rich Rodriguez Oct. 7 at Colorado TBA TBA CU leads 14-5 UA has won last two games in Boulder, including win in Oct. 14 UCLA TBA TBA UCLA leads UCLA has won 5 straight in series after UA won 5 straight from Oct. 21 at California TBA TBA UA leads Last four games in series have all been decicded by single digits Oct. 28 Washington St. TBA TBA UA leads Homecoming weekend for Arizona. NORTH SOUTH 1. Washington (49) USC (49) Stanford (1) Utah (1) Washington St. (1) UCLA (1) Oregon (1) Colorado (1) Oregon State Arizona State California 64 6.Arizona 61 PAC-12 TITLE GAME CHAMPION: USC (28 votes) Others receiving votes: Washington (22), Oregon (1), Utah (1) The 2017 Pac-12 Football Championship Game will take place Friday, Dec. 1 and will be telecast to a national audience on ESPN (game time TBD). The Championship game will match the winner of the North Division vs. the winner of the South Division at Levi s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Nov. 4 at USC TBA TBA USC leads 32-8 Last 5 matchups at USC have all been one-score games. Nov. 11 Oregon State TBA TBA UA leads Arizona won last matchup in Tucson, beating Beavers 44-7 in Nov. 18 at Oregon TBA TBA UO leads Cats head back to Eugene for first time since 14 upset of No. 2 Ducks. Nov. 25 at Arizona State TBA TBA UA leads, The Territorial Cup is the nation s oldest rivalry trophy game. Tell them... tell the team to bear down. John Byrd Button Salmon,

12 Arizona Depth Chart» Game 2 vs. Houston (as of Aug. 28) Offense POS. # PLAYER HT. WT. YR. WR 18 Cedric Peterson RS So. 3 Cam Denson Sr. or 5 Brian Casteel Fr SLOT 6 Shun Brown Jr. 2 Tyrell Johnson Sr. TE 8 Trevor Wood RS Jr. 81 Bryce Wolma Fr. LT 58 Layth Friekh Sr. 50 Josh McCauley RS Fr. LG 69 Christian Boettcher RS Jr. 75 Michael Eletise RS Fr. C 64 Nathan Eldridge RS So. 55 Levi Walton RS Jr. RG 78 Jacob Alsadek Gr. 74 Alex Kosinski RS So. RT 76 Cody Creason RS So. or 67 Gerhard de Beer RS Sr. SLOT 9 Tony Ellison RS Jr. 23 Gary Brightwell Fr. WR 19 Shawn Poindexter RS Sr. 82 Donovan Walker RS Jr. RB 28 Nick Wilson Sr. or 21 J.J. Taylor RS Fr. 34 Zach Green Gr. Defense POS. # PLAYER HT. WT. YR. END 86 Justin Belknap RS So. 92 Jack Banda RS Sr. 98 Larry Tharpe Jr RS Jr. NOSE 99 Dereck Boles RS Jr. 60 Luca Bruno RS Sr. TACKLE 93 Parker Zellers RS Sr. 91 Finton Connolly RS So. STUD 14 Kylan Wilborn Fr. 51 Lee Anderson III So. or 52 Jalen Harris Fr. MIKE 18 Brandon Rutt Sr. or 7 Colin Schooler Fr. WILL 1 Tony Fields II Fr. 34 Jacob Colacion RS Fr. SPUR 9 Dane Cruikshank RS Sr. 31 Tristan Cooper So. BANDIT 6 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles Jr. 11 Troy Young Fr. BC 2 Lorenzo Burns RS Fr. 27 Sammy Morrison RS So. FC 17 Jace Whittaker Jr. 30 Tony Wallace Fr. FS 19 Scottie Young Jr Fr. 3 Jarrius Wallace RS Fr. QB 13 Brandon Dawkins RS Jr. or 14 Khalil Tate So. 15 Donavan Tate Fr. or 4 Rhett Rodriguez Fr. Special Teams POS. # PLAYER HT. WT. YR. PK 30 Josh Pollack RS Jr. or 43 Lucas Havrisik Fr. P 16 Jake Glatting RS Jr. 30 Josh Pollack RS Jr. or 26 Matt Aragon RS So. LS 56 Nick Reinhardt RS Jr. 51 Donald Reiter RS Fr. HOLD 16 Jake Glatting RS Jr. 4 Rhett Rodriguez Fr. PR 6 Shun Brown Jr. 9 Tony Ellison RS Jr. KOR 2 Tyrell Johnson Sr. or 18 Cedric Peterson RS So. or 6 Shun Brown Jr Arizona Football Game 1 vs. NAU

13 NAU Houston at UTEP Utah at Colorado UCLA at. Cal WSU at USC Ore. St. at Oregon at ASU NAU Houston at UTEP Utah at Colorado UCLA at Cal WSU at USC Ore. St. at Oregon at ASU NAU Houston at UTEP Utah at Colorado UCLA at Cal WSU at USC Ore. St. at Oregon at ASU 2017 Offensive Game-by-Game Starters WR WR/SLOT LT LG C RG RT TE/SLOT WR RB QB Peterson Brown Friekh Boettcher Eldridge Alsadek de Beer Wood (TE) Poindexter Wilson Dawkins 2017 Defensive Game-by-Game Starters DE NG DT STUD MLB WLB SPUR BANDIT BC FC FS Belknap Boles Zellers Wilborn Rutt Fields Cruikshank Flannigan Burns Whittaker S. Young 2017 Special Teams Game-by-Game Starters Career Starts by Season KR PR PK KO P LS HOLD Johnson Brown Pollack Havrisik Glatting Reinhardt Glatting OFFENSE CAREER J. Alsadek C. Boettcher S. Brown C. Creason G. de Beer B. Dawkins C. Denson 2 (def) 6 (def) 3-11 N. Eldridge L. Friekh T. Johnson C. Peterson S. Poindexter K. Tate J.J. Taylor N. Wilson T. Wood DEFENSE CAREER J. Banda J. Belknap D. Boles L. Bruno L. Burns T. Cooper D. Cruikshank T. Fields II D. Flannigan-Fowles I. Hayes J. McCall Jr A. Mariscal K. Mashack D. Miller S. Morrison B. Rutt J. Whittaker K. Wilborn S. Young Jr P. Zellers Tell them... tell the team to bear down. John Byrd Button Salmon,

14 Team Statistics Team Statistics ARIZ OPP SCORING Points Per Game Points Off Turnovers 13 0 FIRST DOWNS Rushing Passing 2 12 Penalty 4 4 RUSHING YARDAGE Yards gained rushing Yards lost rushing Rushing Attempts Average Per Rush Average Per Game TDs Rushing 7 3 PASSING YARDAGE Comp-Att-Int Average Per Pass Average Per Catch Average Per Game TDs Passing 1 0 TOTAL OFFENSE Total Plays Average Per Play Average Per Game KICK RETURNS: #-Yards PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards INT RETURNS: #-Yards KICK RETURN AVERAGE PUNT RETURN AVERAGE INT RETURN AVERAGE FUMBLES-LOST PENALTIES-Yards Average Per Game PUNTS-Yards Average Per Punt Net punt average KICKOFFS-Yards Average Per Kick Net kick average TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 25:45 34:15 3RD-DOWN Conversions 3/10 10/19 3rd-Down Pct 30% 53% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/2 1/3 4th-Down Pct 100% 33% SACKS BY-Yards MISC YARDS 0 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 9 3 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ON-SIDE KICKS RED-ZONE SCORES (3-3) 100% (2-6) 33% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (3-3) 100% (1-6) 17% PAT-ATTEMPTS (8-9) 89% (3-3) 100% ATTENDANCE Games/Avg Per Game 1/ /0 Neutral Site Games 0/0 Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Arizona Opponents Arizona Football Game 1 vs. NAU

15 Individual Statistics Rushing gp att gain loss net avg td lg avg/g Dawkins, Brandon Wilson, Nick Tilford, Nathan Tate, Khalil Green, Zach Johnson, Tyrell Taylor, JJ Leon, Branden Rodriguez, Rhett Total Opponents Passing gp effic comp-att-int pct yds td lg avg/g Dawkins, Brandon Tate, Khalil Total Opponents Receiving gp no. yds avg td lg avg/g Ellison, Tony Peterson, Cedric Brown, Shun Total Opponents Punt Returns no. yds avg td lg Brown, Shun Total Opponents Interceptions no. yds avg td lg Flannigan-Fowles, D Total Opponents Kick Returns no. yds avg td lg Johnson, Tyrell Moore, Donovan Total Opponents Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lg Total Opponents All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/g Johnson, Tyrell Dawkins, Brand Wilson, Nick Tilford, Nathan Ellison, Tony Brown, Shun Tate, Khalil Green, Zach Taylor, JJ Leon, Branden Moore, Donovan Peterson, Cedric Total Opponents Tell them... tell the team to bear down. John Byrd Button Salmon,

16 Individual Statistics PAT Scoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dxp saf pts Dawkins, Brandon Pollack, Josh Ellison, Tony Leon, Branden Green, Zach Rodriguez, Rhett Wilson, Nick Brown, Shun Johnson, Tyrell Havrisik, Lucas Total Opponents Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/g Dawkins, Brandon Wilson, Nick Tilford, Nathan Tate, Khalil Green, Zach Johnson, Tyrell Taylor, JJ Leon, Branden Total Opponents Field Goals fg pct lg blk FG Sequence Arizona Opponents Northern Arizona - (33) Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i blk Glatting, Jake Total Opponents Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydln Havrisik, Lucas Total Opponents Arizona Football Game 1 vs. NAU

17 Individual Defensive Statistics Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd ## Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf 6 Flannigan-Fowles, D Burns, Lorenzo Rutt, Brandon Ulloa, Chacho Young Jr., Scottie Harris, Jalen Boles, Dereck Fields, II, Tony Bruno, Luca Morrison, Sammy Vaughn, Carrington Colacion, Jacob Brown, Kurtis Wilborn, Kylan Zellers, Parker Parks, Antonio Cruikshank, Dane Reid III, Thomas Whittaker, Jace Mashack, Kwesi Belknap, Justin Anderson III, Lee McCall, Jarvis Robertson Jr., Gavin Schooler, Colin Reinhardt, Nick Connolly, Finton Total Opponents Tell them... tell the team to bear down. John Byrd Button Salmon,

18 Comparison Game-by-Game First Downs Rushing Passing Total Offense Return Turn- Opponent Score Total Rush Pass Pen Number-Yards Comp-Att-Int Yards Plays-Yards Yards Overs NORTHERN ARIZONA / / 13 2 / 12 4 / / / / / / 26 0 / 3 Totals / / 13 2 / 12 4 / / / / / / 26 0 / 3 3rd Down 4th Down Time of TOP Avg Avg Avg Punting Penalties Opponent Conversions Conversions Possession Margin Yds/Rush Yds/Pass Yds/Play Number-Avg Number-Yards Sacks NORTHERN ARIZONA 3-10 / / :45 / 34:15-8: / / / / / / 1 Totals 3-10 / / :45 / 34:15-8: / / / / / / 1 Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category Arizona Football Game 1 vs. NAU

19 Game-by-Game Statistics TEAM STATISTICS Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off 09/02/17 NORTHERN ARIZONA Arizona Opponents Games: 1 Avg/rush: 10.8 Avg/catch: 12.7 Pass effic: KR avg: 26.4 PR avg: 35.5 All purpose avg/game: Total offense avg/gm: Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts 09/02/1 NORTHERN ARIZONA Arizona Opponents Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob 09/02/1 NORTHERN ARIZONA Arizona Opponents Tell them... tell the team to bear down. John Byrd Button Salmon,

20 Opponent Game-by-Game Statistics OPPONENT STATISTICS Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns tot Date Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg off 09/02/17 NORTHERN ARIZONA Opponents Arizona Games: 1 Avg/rush: 4.4 Avg/catch: 14.0 Pass effic: KR avg: 25.0 PR avg: 0.5 All purpose avg/game: Total offense avg/gm: Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts off Date Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o pts 09/02/1 NORTHERN ARIZONA Opponents Arizona Punting Field Goals Kickoffs Date Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb ob 09/02/1 NORTHERN ARIZONA Opponents Arizona Arizona Football Game 1 vs. NAU

21 Passing/Rushing/Receiving Summaries #1C Dawkins, B. Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Northern Arizona TOTALS #1D Tate, K. Comp Att Int Pct Yards TD Long Sacked Effic Northern Arizona TOTALS RUSHING No-Yds/TD NAU Dawkins, B. QB 7-92/2 7-92/2 Wilson, N. RB 8-87/1 8-87/1 Tilford, N. RB 4-79/0 4-79/0 Tate, K. QB 6-62/0 6-62/0 Green, Z. RB 5-57/1 5-57/1 Johnson, T. WR 1-55/1 1-55/1 Taylor, JJ RB 9-44/0 9-44/0 Leon, B. RB 5-30/1 5-30/1 Rodriguez, R. QB 2-0/1 2-0/1 RECEIVING No-Yds/TD NAU Ellison, T. WR 5-79/1 5-79/1 Peterson, C. WR 1-5/0 1-5/0 Brown, S. WR 1-5/0 1-5/0 Tell them... tell the team to bear down. John Byrd Button Salmon,

22 Tackles Summary Total Tackles UA-A Total NAU FlanniganFowles DB Burns, L. DB Rutt, B. LB Ulloa, C. DB Harris, J, DE Young Jr., S. DB Boles, D. DL Bruno, L. DL Fields II, T. LB Wilborn, K. DE Brown, K. DL Morrison, S. DB Vaughn, C. LB Colacion, J. LB Zellers, P. DL Cruikshank, D. DB Parks, A. DB Mashack, K. DB Robertson Jr, G LB Belknap, J. DE Reinhardt, N McCall, J. DB Schooler, C. LB Anderson III, L DE Reid III, T Whittaker, J. DB Arizona Football Game 1 vs. NAU

23 Red Zone Statistics Arizona Inside Opponent Red-Zone Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game 09/02/17 NORTHERN ARIZONA W Totals of 3 (100.0%) Opponents Inside Arizona Red-Zone Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs Failed to score inside RZ Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Down Int Fumb Half Game 09/02/17 NORTHERN ARIZONA W Totals of 6 (33.3%) Tell them... tell the team to bear down. John Byrd Button Salmon,

24 Arizona Single Game Highs INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes 9 Taylor, JJ vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Rushing 92 Dawkins, Brandon vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) TD Rushes 2 Dawkins, Brandon vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Long Rush 66 Dawkins, Brandon vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Pass attempts 13 Dawkins, Brandon vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Pass completions 7 Dawkins, Brandon vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Passing 89 Dawkins, Brandon vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) TD Passes 1 Dawkins, Brandon vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Long Pass 43 Dawkins, Brandon vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Receptions 5 Ellison, Tony vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Receiving 79 Ellison, Tony vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) TD Receptions 1 Ellison, Tony vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Long Reception 43 Ellison, Tony vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Punts 5 Glatting, Jake vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Punting Avg 41.0 Glatting, Jake vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Long Punt 48 Glatting, Jake vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Punts inside 20 2 Glatting, Jake vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Long Punt Return 66 Brown, Shun vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Long Kickoff Return 58 Johnson, Tyrell vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Tackles 8 Flannigan-Fowles, D. vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Sacks 1.0 Wilborn, Kylan vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) 1.0 Belknap, Justin vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Tackles For Loss 1.0 Ulloa, Chacho vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) 1.0 Wilborn, Kylan vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) 1.0 Belknap, Justin vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Interceptions 2 Flannigan-Fowles, D. vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes 47 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Rushing 506 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Per Rush 10.8 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) TD Rushes 7 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Pass attempts 14 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Pass completions 7 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Passing 89 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Per Pass 6.4 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) TD Passes 1 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Total Plays 61 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Total Offense 595 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Per Play 9.8 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Points 62 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Sacks By 2 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) First Downs 23 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Penalties 9 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Penalty Yards 81 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Interceptions By 2 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Punts 5 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Punting Avg 41.0 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Long Punt 48 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Punts inside 20 2 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Long Punt Return 66 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Arizona Football Game 1 vs. NAU

25 Opponent Single Game Highs OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Rushes 18 LOGAN, Joe, vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Rushing 115 YOUNG, Cory, vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) TD Rushes 2 YOUNG, Cory, vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Long Rush 58 YOUNG, Cory, vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Pass attempts 38 COOKUS, Case, vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Pass completions 21 COOKUS, Case, vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Passing 306 COOKUS, Case, vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Long Pass 50 COOKUS, Case, vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Receptions 8 MARKS, Elijah, vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Receiving 147 MARKS, Elijah, vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Long Reception 50 MARKS, Elijah, vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Field Goals 1 ROEHLER, G., vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Long Field Goal 33 ROEHLER, G., vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Punts 4 AGUILAR, Luis, vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Punting Avg 37.8 AGUILAR, Luis, vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Long Punt 50 AGUILAR, Luis, vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Punts inside 20 1 AGUILAR, Luis, vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Long Punt Return 2 MARKS, Elijah, vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Long Kickoff Return 25 STOKES, Justis, vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Tackles 8 JOHNSON, K., vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Sacks 1.0 CASTEEL, Jake, vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Tackles For Loss 1.0 CASTEEL, Jake, vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) 1.0 JOHNSON, K., vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) 1.0 HAVIRD, Spencer, vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) OPPONENT TEAM GAME HIGHS Rushes 42 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Rushing 185 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Per Rush 4.4 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) TD Rushes 3 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Pass attempts 50 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Pass completions 27 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Passing 377 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Per Pass 7.5 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Total Plays 92 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Total Offense 562 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Yards Per Play 6.1 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Points 24 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Sacks By 1 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) First Downs 29 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Penalties 9 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Penalty Yards 78 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Turnovers 3 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Punts 4 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Punting Avg 37.8 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Long Punt 50 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Punts inside 20 1 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Long Punt Return 2 vs Northern Arizona (09/02/17) Tell them... tell the team to bear down. John Byrd Button Salmon,

26 Arizona s Long Plays 20-YARD PLUS PLAYS Yds Type Player(s) Opponent 66* Rush Dawkins, Brandon Northern Arizona 66* PR Brown, Shun Northern Arizona 65 Rush Tilford, Nathan Northern Arizona 58 KR Johnson, Tyrell Northern Arizona 55* Rush Johnson, Tyrell Northern Arizona 46* Rush Wilson, Nick Northern Arizona 43* Pass Ellison, Tony from Dawkins, Brandon Northern Arizona 40 Rush Tate, Khalil Northern Arizona 37* Rush Green, Zach Northern Arizona 24 Rush Wilson, Nick Northern Arizona 23 KR Johnson, Tyrell Northern Arizona 20 KR Johnson, Tyrell Northern Arizona * touchdown scored on play LONG PLAYS BY THE NUMBERS Long Plays By Yards No. TD Long Plays By Type No. TD Rushing 7 4 Passing 1 1 Punt returns 1 1 Kick returns 3 0 Interceptions 0 0 Fumble returns 0 0 Other 0 0 TOTAL YARD PLUS BY PLAYER Player No. TD R P KR PR IR FR Johnson, Tyrell Wilson, Nick Green, Zach Ellison, Tony Brown, Shun Dawkins, Brandon Tate, Khalil Tilford, Nathan TOTAL LONGEST PLAYS OF THE YEAR Rushing 66 Dawkins, Brandon vs Northern Arizona (9/2/2017) Rushing Touchdown 66 Dawkins, Brandon vs Northern Arizona (9/2/2017) Passing 43 Ellison, Tony from Dawkins, Brandon vs Northern Arizona (9/2/2017) Passing Touchdown 43 Ellison, Tony from Dawkins, Brandon vs Northern Arizona (9/2/2017) Punt Return 66 Brown, Shun vs Northern Arizona (9/2/2017) Kick Return 58 Johnson, Tyrell vs Northern Arizona (9/2/2017) Interception Return 0 Flannigan-Fowles, D. vs Northern Arizona (9/2/2017) 0 Flannigan-Fowles, D. vs Northern Arizona (9/2/2017) Fumble Return None Punt 48 Glatting, Jake vs Northern Arizona (9/2/2017) Field Goal None Arizona Football Game 1 vs. NAU

27 Game 1 Recap: vs. NAU Cats Rush for 500-Plus Yards for Second Straight Game Game 1» NAU (0-1, 0-0 Big Sky) at Arizona (1-0, 0-0 Pac-12) Date... Saturday, Sept. 2 Time... 8:01 p.m. (MST) Location...Tucson, Ariz. Stadium... Arizona Stadium (55,675) Surface... FieldTurf Television...Pac-12 Network (national) All-Time Series... Arizona leads, 14-1 In Tucson... Arizona leads, 13-0 Previous Meeting...UA 77, NAU 13...Sept. 19, 2015 (Tucson, Ariz.) Streak...UA has now 13 in a row Scoring Summary Score by Quarters F NAU Arizona First Quarter ARIZ (7-0) Brown, S. 66 yd punt return (Pollack, J. kick) NAU (7-7) Young, C., 58 yd run (Roehler, G. kick) Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:46 TOP; 9:26 left ARIZ (14-7) Wilson, N. 46 yd run (Pollack, J. kick) Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:47 TOP; 3:08 left Second Quarter ARIZ (21-7) Ellison, T., 43 yd pass from Dawkins (Pollack, J. kick) Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 0:24 TOP; 11:38 left NAU (14-21) Young, C. 7 yd run (Roehler, G. kick) Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:50 TOP; 6:48 left ARIZ (28-14 Johnson, T. 55 yd run (Pollack, J. kick) Drive: 1 play, 55 yards, 0:11 TOP; 3:49 left ARIZ (34-14) Dawkins, B. 10 yd run (kick failed Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:12 TOP; 0:21 left Third Quarter ARIZ (41-14) Dawkins, B. 66 yd run (Pollack, J. kick) Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards, 0:58 TOP; 13:56 left ARIZ (48-14) Green, Z. 37 yd run (Pollack, J. kick) Drive: 5 plays, 89 yards, 1:32 TOP; 10:20 left Fourth Quarter NAU (21-48) Logan, J. 22 yd run (Roehler, G. kick) Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 2:09 TOP; 14:25 left ARIZ (55-21) Leon, B. 10 yd run (Pollack, J. kick) Drive: 6 plays, 40 yards, 2:58 TOP; 11:16 left NAU (24-55) Roehler, G. 33 yd field goal Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 3:59 TOP; 7:17 left ARIZ (62-24) Rodriguez, R. 1 yd run (Havrisik, L. kick) Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 3:17 TOP; 3:55 left TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) Brandon Dawkins accounted for three touchdowns and Arizona ran for 506 yards to open the season with a victory over Northern Arizona on Saturday night. Arizona struggled to slow the FCS Lumberjacks and sputtered on offense in the first quarter before coming alive. Shun Brown sparked the Wildcats with a 66-yard punt return for a touchdown and Dawkins got their offense going with his arm and his legs. The junior ran for 92 yards and two touchdowns on seven carries, and threw for 89 yards and a score to help the Wildcats win their 17th straight home opener. Arizona had six different players score rushing touchdowns and fell just short of the school record of 511 yards rushing set in the 2016 season finale against Arizona State. Case Cookus threw for 306 yards on 21-of-38 passing for Northern Arizona, but also had three turnovers. Cory Young ran for 115 yards and two scores. The Lumberjacks had a rough trip to Tucson two years ago, losing as Arizona set school records for points, total yards (792) and rushing yards (499). Northern Arizona was much better defensively at the start and had no trouble moving the ball against Arizona s young defense. The Lumberjacks broke off several long plays, including Young s 58-yard touchdown run, and outgained the Wildcats in the first half. The problem was turnovers. Cookus lost a fumble when he was blindsided in the first quarter, setting up Wilson s 46-yard touchdown run. Cookus later tried to squeeze a pass into coverage near the end zone that was picked off by Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles at the 1-yard line. Flannigan-Fowles had another pick late in the half, setting up a 10-yard scoring run by Dawkins that put Arizona up at halftime. Dawkins raced off for a 66-yard touchdown to open the second half and Arizona s defense, which gave up 203 yards in the first quarter, slowed the Lumberjacks before allowing a couple of late scores with the game out of reach. THE TAKEAWAY Northern Arizona proved it can move the ball on offense, but can t afford the turnovers, particularly against an FBS team. Arizona did what it was supposed to against an FCS school, but there are still questions on defense. UP NEXT Northern Arizona faces Western Illinois next Saturday. Arizona hosts Houston next Saturday in what should be a high-scoring game. Team Stats Category NAU 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 34:15 25:45 3rd-Down Conversions 10 of 19 3 of 10 4th-Down Conversions 1 of 3 2 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yds Individual Stats RUSHING: NAU- Young, Cory ; Logan, Joe ; Aldredge, A. 4-13; Cook, Jalen 1-5; Cookus, Case 6-minus 8; TEAM 2-minus 41. Arizona- Dawkins, B. 7-92; Wilson, N. 8-87; Tilford 4-79; Tate, K. 6-62; Green, Z. 5-57; Johnson, T. 1-55; Taylor, J 9-44; Leon, B. 5-30; Rodriguez, R PASSING: NAU: Cookus, Case, ; Correll, H ; Groenewold, G Arizona; Dawkins, B ; Tate, K RECEIVING: NAU: Marks, Elijah, 8-147; Butler, E. 5-87; Brewington, C. 3-22; Young, C. 3-16; Baldwin, J. 2-37; Kempton, M. 2-16; Logan, J. 2-12; Stokes, J. 1-33; Burton, H Arizona- Ellison, T. 5-79; Peterson, C. 1-5; Brown, S INTERCEPTIONS: NAUNone. Arizona-Flannigan-Fowles 2-0. FUMBLES: NAU-Cookus, C. 1-1 Arizona: 0-0. SACKS (UA-A): SACKS (UA-A): Arizona-Belknap, J. 1-0; Wilborn, K Arizona Notebook Arizona rushed for 506 yards, the second-highest total in school history. The Wildcats rushed for 511 yards against Arizona State in the 2016 season finale to establish a new school record. The 506 rushing yards gained Saturday night against Northern Arizona are the most ever in a nonconference game. Arizona managed to crack the 500-yard mark without a 100-yard individual rusher. The Wildcats leading rusher was quarterback Brandon Dawkins, who rushed for 92 yards and two touchdowns on seven carries. Nick Wilson added 87 yards on eight carries. The Wildcats have rushed for 1,017 yards over their past two games, which is the highest two-game total in program history. Arizona had never had a 500-yard rushing game until the 2016 season finale. Tell them... tell the team to bear down. John Byrd Button Salmon,