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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: 6-2 Pac-12: 3-2 Home: 3-1 Road: 3-1 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. W, (Pac-12 Net) Nov. 1 at #25 UCLA L, 17-7 (ESPN)» Nov. 8 Colorado ^ 6 p.m. (Pac-12 Net) Nov. 15 Washington 1:30 p.m. (FOX) 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... Kevin Calabro 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...XM (197), SIRIUS (139) 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 COLO ARIZ % 43.2% 51.9% 78.6% 35.2% 39.7% 60.0% 46.2% 86.5% 81.6% 92.7% 88.5% :30 27:57 Buffs Roam into Desert for 100th Anniversary of UA Homecoming Game 9» Colorado (2-7, 0-6 Pac-12) at No. 21 Arizona (6-2, 3-2 Pac-12) Date... Saturday, Nov. 8 Time... 6 p.m. (MST) Location...Tucson, Ariz. Stadium... Arizona Stadium (56,029) Surface... FieldTurf Television...Pac-12 Network All-Time Series...CU leads, 13-3 In Tucson... CU leads, 7-1 Last Meeting...Arizona 44, Colorado 20...Oct. 26, 2013 (at Boulder) Streak...UA has won two straight Hard Edge Notes & Numbers» This year marks the 100th anniversary of UA s first-ever Homecoming in 1914.» UA is all-time in its Homecoming games, including a victory over CU on Nov. 10, 2012.» The Wildcats have won three of the last four in the series after losing each of the first 10 contests.» LB Scooby Wright is a semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award. Wright is the only FBS player to rank among the top 20 in tackles, TFL, sacks and forced fumbles.» Wright is the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week for the second week in a row.» Arizona averages 27.9 first downs per game, ranking No. 3 in FBS.» UA is one of 11 teams to have five players with 20 or more receptions this season.» The Wildcats (No. 21) are ranked for the fifth-straight week in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll.» The Wildcats are 11-1 under Rodriguez when winning the turnover battle.» UA leads the Pac-12 for fewest tackles for loss allowed per game (4.50).» UA has produced four all-purpose plays of 80+ yards this season, most in a single campaign since 2009.» UA has 13 players with a pass reception, including nine with a TD this season.» Arizona is bowl eligible for the thirdstraight season under Rodriguez. Head Coach Mike MacIntyre Colorado Record 6-15 (2nd Year) Career Record (5th Year) vs. Arizona 0-1 Top Cats Head Coach Rich Rodriguez Arizona Record (3rd Year) Career Record (21st Year) vs. Colorado 2-0 Category Player Total Touchdowns Cayleb Jones 9 Scoring Casey Skowron 75 Rush Yards Nick Wilson 610 Pass Yards Anu Solomon 2,605 Pass Touchdowns Anu Solomon 21 Receptions Cayleb Jones 50 Rec. Yards Cayleb Jones 716 Tackles Scooby Wright III 97 Tackles For Loss Scooby Wright III 18.5 Sacks Scooby Wright III 12.0 Interceptions William Parks 2 Punting Avg. Drew Riggleman 47.2 Punt Return Avg. DaVonte Neal Arizona s offensive line has combined for 144 career starts. Scooby Wright leads the squad with 97 tackles. Jared Tevis is second with 74 stops. Arizona s defense has 56 tackles for loss, which is No. 26 nationally. Arizona has outscored opponents by exactly 40 points in both the first and third quarters of games. Anu Solomon s 21 passing touchdowns represent a new UA freshman record (No. 11 among all QBs). Scooby Wright s 12.0 sacks are tied for fourth-most in a single season in the UA record books. Anu Solomon has a thrown 12 TDs against one interception in the 2nd half this season. Quick Reads» Last Meeting page 9 Depth Chart page Statistics page 22 Roster page 38

2 Covering the Cats (Week of Nov. 3) 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 6 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 (22-12) 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: 1,055 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. 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3 Some Game Themes: Home sweet home. At least that s what the Wildcats hope to be saying this week as the University of Arizona celebrates the 100th anniversary of the school s first Homecoming Arriving with intentions of a different kind will be Colorado, a competitive squad that has been oh-so-close in a number of Pac-12 games but is still searching for its first conference victory The task for Arizona is simple: put a discouraging loss behind itself and get back to doing the basics that are sometimes taken for granted. One such item might be establishing the ground game, slowed last month when backs Terris Jones-Grigsby and Nick Wilson were both banged up. Doing so would alleviate some of the pressure put on the arm of Anu Solomon, a poised freshman passer who must shake a subpar outing last week The Buffs bring with them another acclaimed passer Sefo Liufau who has numbers quite similar to Solomon, though he has given away the ball a few more times Liufau has a stable of targets, but the preferred option is Nelson Spruce, a Pac-12 leader in multiple receiving categories One thing CU does well is maintain balance. Five players have 20 receptions and five have 48 or more carries, so the offensive weapons are aplenty. Liufau is not one to sleep on as a run threat, either An interesting area of contrast is in the scoring breakdown. The Wildcats have jumped on opponents in the first and third quarters this season, while the Buffaloes have struggled in each of those opening periods Expect a lot of plays: both squads run 85-some plays and rack up more than 27 first downs a game Keep an eye on the running backs for these teams, too. Both use them to supplement the passing game, which stresses the defense in underneath coverages In similar fashion, pressuring the passer may be difficult this week. CU has allowed only 15 sacks this season, while UA has surrendered 18 both figures are among the top two fewest allowed in the Pac-12 Turnovers, always a table-turner, may be especially critical, too. Arizona has surrendered only three points off its own turnovers all season. On the other, opponents have scored 69 points of Colorado turnovers When it s all said and done, this is an important game. Colorado, a clearly improving program, is searching for its statement win under second-year coach Mike MacIntyre. Conversely, third-year coach Rich Rodriguez has his team in the thick of things in the Pac-12 South, but must refocus his group so that last week s setback doesn t linger into the next game Saturday begins the final quarter of the season for the Cats, who have three of their last four games at home. Last Week: Arizona started quickly before its offense stalled, and UCLA was able to take control during a brief span in the third quarter to upend the visiting Wildcats, 17-7, last Saturday at The Rose Bowl. The Cats took the opening drive and scored when Anu Solomon completed a 14-yard pass to Cayleb Jones in the endzone, but those would be the final points of the night. The Bruins, playing rambunctiously with a flurry of early penalties to aid the Cats, seemed to be the aggressor and it paid off when UA was unable to capitalize the rest of the game. UCLA limited what can be an explosive UA ground attack to a scant 80 yards, and found ways to pressure Solomon and force the ball out of his hand quickly. Complicating things for the Wildcats: they were always facing a long field when they got the ball. Matt Mengel placed six of his seven punts inside the 15-yardline, while Adam Searl added another one inside the 20. Still, Arizona found itself in the game throughout thanks to its defensive effort. While the Cats gave up some yards, they made things difficult on the Bruins. Scooby Wright had a monster effort with 19 tackles, including three more sacks, and he accounted for 4.5 of the club s 11 tackles for loss. However, Brett Hundley found a way to make enough plays usually with his feet to move the chains and UCLA capitalized during a pivotal stretch in the third period. The Cats had led 7-3 all the way into third quarter, but Paul Perkins punched in a five-yard touchdown run to cap a 12-play drive and give the home side a 10-7 lead. On the ensuing possession, UA went three-and-out in just 40 seconds to give the Bruins the ball at their own 30-yardline. A hitch-and-go route by Jordan Payton got corner Cam Denson to bite, and Hundley hit his receiver for a 70-yard score which proved to put the game away. The Cats tried to get back in the game, but two later drives stalled and ended with a missed and a blocked field goal. Arizona was held to its lowest offensive total 255 yards in the Rich Rodriguez era. Cats in the Polls: Arizona is ranked No. 21 in this week s Associated Press Top 25 Poll, the fifth-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 the following week. After a bye, the Cats moved to No. 15 before gaining another spot after a win at Washington State on Oct. 25. After losing at UCLA last weekend, the Wildcats fell from No. 14 to No. 21. The Wildcats are also No. 21 in this week s Amway USA Today Coaches Poll. Scooby a Bednarik Award Semifinalist: Announced by the Maxwell Football Club on Monday, Arizona s sophomore linebacker Scooby Wright is one of 20 semifinalists for the Chuck Bednarik Award, given annually to the most outstanding defensive player. Wright is one of five Pac-12 Conference players honored and one of six linebackers named to the list. At then-no. 25 UCLA on Saturday, Wright racked up a career-high 19 tackles, including 11 solo stops, to go with another career-best tally of 4.5 tackles for loss. He also registered three sacks to match a career high. In only five games against league foes, Wright has totaled 64 tackles, 15.5 for loss, 10.0 sacks, five forced fumbles (No. 1 among FBS players) and one fumble recovery. On the season, Wright totals 97 tackles, 18.5 for loss and 12.0 sacks. He is fourth nationally with 12.1 tackles per game, second nationally with 2.3 tackles for loss per game and second nationally with 1.50 sacks per game. Arizona in the NCAA Rankings Category Rk. Value Rushing Offense Passing Offense 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 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 Scooby Snacks: Here are some nuggets of note on Arizona sophomore linebacker Scooby Wright, who was not included on the list of semifinalists for the Butkus Award presented annually to nation s top linebacker.. In only five games against league foes, Wright has totaled 64 tackles, 15.5 for loss, 10.0 sacks, five forced fumbles (No. 1 among FBS players) and one fumble recovery. He is the only FBS player to rank in the top 20 individually for each of these four categories: tackles (97), tackles for loss (18.5), sacks (12.0) and forced fumbles (5). Set his career single-game high with 3.0 sacks in each of the last two games (at WSU, at UCLA). Wright s 19 tackles at UCLA last week were the most for a UA player since LB Marcus Bell had 20 at ASU on Nov. 27, Earlier this year, Wright totaled 18 tackles against Cal on Sept. 20. His 4.5 tackles for loss at UCLA match the most since Spencer Larsen had 4.5 at USC on Oct. 13, Wright has at least 1.0 tackle for loss in all eight games this season. He has a sack in seven of the eight contests, including one in each of the last five games. Wright, from Windsor, Calif., has 49 tackles, 11.5 for loss and 6.0 sacks in three games against teams from his home state (California, USC and UCLA). Wright s 12.0 sacks currently are tied for fourth-most on the school s all-time single-season list. His 18.5 tackles for loss are 1.0 behind Tedy Bruschi (1995) for fifth-most in school single-season history A Nu Era: Arizona quarterback Anu Solomon (pronounced: AH-new) is putting together an impressive rookie season. Here are some highlights Leads all FBS freshmen in passing yards per game (325.6) and total offense per game (350.5). Among all FBS quarterbacks, Solomon ranks No. 6 in both passing yards per game and total offense per game. His 21 passing TD are second nationally among freshmen and No. 17 among all passers. Has thrown five touchdown passes in a game twice this season (California and at WSU) to set a UA freshman single-game record. Became the first freshman in UA history to start a season opener. Owns the UA freshman records for passing yards (2,605), passing touchdowns (21), pass attempts (364) and pass completions (218). Has thrown a touchdown pass in all eight games this season. Completes 57.5 percent of passes for 1,245 yards, nine touchdowns and four interceptions in the first half of games. Numbers improve significantly to 62.4 percent completions for 1,360 yards, 12 touchdowns and only interception after halftime. Averages 30.8 yards per pass on 21 touchdowns this season. Grounded Game: Arizona s ground game has been grounded over the last three games against USC, Washington State and UCLA. In those contests, the Cats are averaging yards per game, but a mere 3.3 yards per carry and have only three touchdowns. Compare that to the first five games of the year when the squad was rolling to yards per game a swift 5.2 yards per rush and scored 10 rushing touchdowns. The reasons are two-fold. Obviously credit the opposition for doing its part. But the Wildcats have endured some injuries to some key parts in the running machine. Running back Nick Wilson suffered an ankle injury at Oregon on Oct. 2, missed the USC game and hasn t been 100-percent the last two contests. Senior Terris Jones-Grigsby, hobbled earlier in the year, sustained an injury during the USC game, but has bounced back to start the last two games. Further, the Cats were without veteran guard Cayman Bundage for the USC game and senior tackle Mickey Baucus missed the majority of the game last week at UCLA. The first priority is getting healthy, and if that can be done, the Wildcats will benefit by finding success on the ground once again. A First Down First: For the first time this season, Arizona was held to fewer than 20 first downs. The Wildcats had 22 or more in all seven games, before UCLA held them to 19 last Saturday. Still, the Cats have a propensity for moving the chains this year. They do it 27.9 times per game, a figure that is best among the Pac-12 opposition and No. 3 in all of the FBS land. Looking at the Buffaloes, they like to rack up the first downs, too. Colorado has a Pac-12 best 245 on the season, a clip of 27.2 per game that is No. 6 in the FBS. Cayleb Hits the Big Five-Oh: 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 50 catches for 716 yards and seven touchdowns to date, numbers that average out to 14.3 yards per catch and 89.5 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 50 receptions, 37 have resulted in first downs or touchdowns (74 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. Punting Prowess: It s never a good thing to have to punt the ball 10 times in a game, but if you re going to do it, you might as well do it well. Junior Drew Riggleman did just that last week at UCLA, booming his career-high 10 punts for a total of 477 yards an average of 47.7 yards. He downed three of those punts inside the 20, and boomed a career-best 70-yarder before halftime. Riggleman has quietly put together a fine season. The Tucson, Ariz., native has punted 36 times for an average of 47.2 yards. Looking at where that could stack up historically at UA is eye-catching. Danny Baugher (2005) holds the school record with an average of 47.5 yards per punt on 37 kicks. Riggleman s leg has helped produce a net average of 39.9, which is second-best this season in the Pac-12. The school record since the calculations of the net punting stat changed in 2005 is 38.3, set in Arizona Football Game 9 vs. Colorado

5 Behind Enemy Lines: One positive from the game at UCLA last week was the fact that Arizona s defense racked up 11.0 tackles for loss. Scooby Wright led the charge with a career-best 4.5 stops behind the line, but several others were in the fray as well. It was a noteworthy effort because the 11.0 tackles for loss were the most for the program since recording 13.0 at Washington State on Oct. 15, The effort improved the Cats season tally to 56 stops behind the line, an average of 7.0 per game that ranks No. 26 nationally and fifth in the Pac-12. Wright is second nationally with his 18.5 tackles for loss, but others like Jared Tevis (5.0), Derrick Turituri (5.0), William Parks (4.0), Cody Ippolito (4.0) Reggie Gilbert (4.0) have joined the party this season. For comparison s sake, UA s 56 tackles for loss in eight games this season are more than the team had during all of the 12-game season in 2011 (55 TFL) before coordinator Jeff Casteel arrived with Rich Rodriguez. Here s a look at the trends: Year TFL Per Game Dialing Up Pressure: Led by the relentless Scooby Wright (12.0 sacks), Arizona has been turning up the heat on opposing quarterbacks this season. The Wildcats have registered a sack in all eight games this season, the longest such stretch since tallying a sack in the first nine contests of the 2009 season, which going back to the 2008 campaign, was part of a 21-game stretch of games with a sack. This year s trend continues 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 (12.0 sacks), Reggie Gilbert (3.0 sacks) and Derrick Turituri (3.0 sacks), who account for 18 of the team s 23 sacks to date. It averages out to 2.88 sacks per game, which ahead of the 2.54 clip turned in by the 2010 unit that was led all-conference defensive ends Brooks Reed and Ricky Elmore as a recent standard of success. Here s a look at the trends since: Year Sacks Per Game POTs: Arizona s first six games of the season produced 17 total points off turnovers all in favor of the Wildcats. Two weeks ago at Washington State, Arizona cashed in two turnovers gained for 14 points, while it surrendered its first three points off turnovers of the season. After no turnover scoring last week at UCLA, it s a 31-3 scoring edge for the Cats this year in points off turnovers. An informal survey of sports information directors reveals Arizona has allowed the fewest points off turnovers. This is an interesting component to consider for this week s game: Colorado has been outscored in points off turnovers this season. Notes to Forget: UCLA held the Wildcats offense to 255 total yards on 79 plays an average of 3.2 yards per play last Saturday at the Rose Bowl. The yardage figure is the lowest since Nebraska limited UA to 109 yards on Dec. 30, 2009, at the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl. The 3.2 yards per play against the Bruins was also the lowest mark since that game against the Cornhuskers (2.1 ypp). 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 94 starts, led by Baucus 46 which is a team-high at any position. Senior center Steven Gurrola (22 starts) and junior guard Cayman Bundage (20) add 42 more starts to the front-line experience. Lene Maiava (6) and Jacob Alsadek (5) have split time at the other guard spots this season, rounding out the offensive front that, in total, has 144 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. Additionally, Baucus missed most of the UCLA game with an injury, which could jeopardize his streak of 46-consecutive games starting at left tackle. 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 fewest in the Pac-12 and a top-20 figure nationally. Running backs account for only 20 negative rushing yards on some 220 rushing attempts. Otherwise, quarterback Anu Solomon, who has gained 318 rushing yards, has also lost 119 mostly on sacks. Austin Ascending the Charts: Senior wide receiver Austin Hill is moving up the list on several Arizona receiving charts. In his career, Hill has 132 receptions for 2,088 yards and 17 touchdowns. The 132 supplants Syndric Steptoe (2003-6) for No. 8 in school history, and trails Jon Horton ( ) at No. 7 with 136 grabs. From the yardage standpoint, Hill currently sits at No. 7 for 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 moved ahead Horton and Rob Gronkowski ( ) to tie Richard Dice s mark of 17 for seventh place. 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 Semifinalist» Rotary Lombardi Award» Sports Illustraed Midseason All-American 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 LB Scooby Wright vs. WSU (Oct. 25) 8 tackles, 3.0 sacks, 3 forced fumbles» Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week» Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week» Bronko Nagurski Defensive Player of Week» SEVEN Magazine Royal Purple Las Vegas Bowl Pac-12 Player of the Week LB Scooby Wright vs. UCLA (Nov. 1) 19 tackles, 4.5 TFL, 3.0 sacks» Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week» Chuck Bednarik Award Player of the Week Tell them... tell the team to bear down. 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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 Offense: Anu Solomon Defense: Scooby Wright Spec. Teams: DaVonte Neal Game 8 at UCLA Offense: None Defense: Jared Tevis Spec. Teams: Drew Riggleman 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 at Washington State: S. Gurrola, A. Smith, T. Bondurant, C. Gorham One For One: Austin Hill extended one of his streaks, but saw another snapped last week at UCLA. The Corona, Calif., native had one catch for five yards against the Bruins, but left the game in third quarter after taking a hit above the shoulders that was not flagged. His lone reception gives him a catch in 25-consecutive games played, but his string of games with multiple receptions was snapped at 22 games. Scooby Strips: Linebacker Scooby Wright, a Sports Illustrated midseason All-American, forced three fumbles two weeks ago at Washington State, a mark that could well be a school record but is unknown. What is known is that Wright now has five forced fumbles this season all in the last four games which effectively ties the single-season record. The stat has been tracked in UA record books dating to 1973 and since then only Ricky Hunley (1983) and Chris Singleton (1988) have forced five fumbles in a season. Wright s three strips last week tie Ifeadi Odenigbo (Northwestern) for the most in a game this season, a tally that is one shy of the FBS single game record held by Nordly Capi (New Mexico vs. Colorado State in 2011). Wright is tied with Nigel Harris (South Florida) for most forced fumbles this season. DaVonte Did It: Sophomore receiver DaVonte Neal raced 81 yards for his first career punt return touchdown at Washington State on Oct. 25. A transfer from Notre Dame, Neal showed signs of breaking one with a 43-yarder against USC two weeks prior, and on his first try after a bye week took one to the house. It was Arizona s first punt return for a touchdown since Richard Morrison broke off a 63-yard scoot against Washington on Oct. 20, Perhaps more notable, the Wildcats had not returned a punt for a touchdown (excluding blocks) on the road since Bobby Wade raced 60 yards against the Huskies on Nov. 4, 2000, in Seattle. For Neal, his 81-yard return ranks tied for 10th-longest in school history and it is the longest by a Pac-12 player this season and fifth-longest among all FBS players. Neal now averages 21.7 yards on his six returns this season (130 yards). Bowl Eligible: By picking up their sixth win of the season, the Wildcats are bowl eligible for the third-straight season under Rich Rodriguez. Arizona has appeared in five bowl games over the last six seasons, and going to a sixth in seven seasons would be the first time the school has ever done so during such a time frame. Rodriguez led the Cats to a victory over Nevada in the 2012 Gildan New Mexico Bowl and a win over Boston College in last year s AdvoCare V100 Bowl. Tevis a Tucson Talent: One 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 eight games this season, Tevis is second on the squad with 74 tackles, a 9.25 stops per game clip that puts him third in the Pac-12. In his career, Tevis has started 30 games and racked up 245 tackles, 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. Tevis Shines: Senior safety Jared Tevis has turned in two strong outings recently at Washington State (Oct. 25) and at UCLA (Nov. 1). The Tucson, Ariz., native recorded a game-high 13 tackles, including a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss against the Cougars, then followed it up with 10 more tackles against the Bruins. His production is getting lost for good reason behind Scooby Wright s sensation season, but don t overlook Tevis contributions. In eight games, Tevis is second on the squad with 74 tackles, including 5.0 for loss and a sack to go with an interception. Super Sophs: Receivers Nate Phillips and Samajie Grant are both turning in solid sophomore seasons following their impressive debuts as rookies a year ago. Phillips has 24 receptions for 267 yards and a pair of touchdowns this season, while Grant has grabbed 22 passes for 298 yards and a touchdown. In 2013, they combined for 98 receptions, 1,069 yards and eight touchdowns, with Phillips earning freshman All-American recognition for his contributions. Spread the Wealth: Quarterback Anu Solomon has a wealth of options in the passing game and to his credit he uses as many as he can. Two weeks ago at Washington State, Solomon completed a pass to 10 receivers, including a touchdown to five separate targets. On the season, he has completed a pass to 13 players, including once to himself, with nine Wildcats hauling in a receiving touchdown. Cayleb Jones (50-716, 8 TD) and Austin Hill (30-413, 4 TD) are the go-to guys, but nine players have at least 10 catches this season and another has nine receptions. Along with Jones and Hill, sophomores Nate Phillips (24-267, 2 TD), Samajie Grant (22-298, 1 TD) and Trey Griffey (20-205, 1 TD) have 20 grabs. Arizona is one of 11 schools nationally with five players who have 20 or more catches this season. at UCLA: A. Hill, F. Ebbele, D. Pettinato, B. Murphy Arizona Football Game 9 vs. Colorado

7 Fab Five: Just eight 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 95 markers from the season rushing record. Here s a look at the top-five seasons for freshman and passing at Arizona: Freshman Passing (Season) Yards Player Year Comp-Att-INT-TD 1 2,605 Anu Solomon ,669 Ortege Jenkins ,501 Kris Heavner ,450 Keith Smith ,239 Ronald Veal Freshman Rushing (Season) Yards Player Year Att-Yards-TD Nic Grigsby Clarence Farmer Vance Johnson Nick Wilson Ronald Veal The Bullish Eighties: Arizona has produced four all-purpose plays of 80-plus yards this season (two passing, one rushing, one punt return). It s an eye-popping number considering the Cats had three combined 80-yard plays over the last three seasons and have not had four such plays in a single campaign since This year s big plays have come on Austin Hill s 92-yard receiving touchdown, Cayleb Jones 85-yard receiving touchdown, Nick Wilson s 85-yard rushing touchdown and DaVonte Neal s 81-yard punt return touchdown. 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 22 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. Staff Continuity: In Year 3, Rich Rodriguez welcomed back his entire assistant coaching staff from last season. The staff continuity is a tangible sign that Rodriguez is building a solid foundation for the Arizona football program. In fact, Arizona has not had a season of full staff retention since 1999 when Dick Tomey and Co. returned following one of the most successful seasons in school history a 12-1 record capped with a Holiday Bowl victory over Nebraska in Since, John Mackovic saw turnover in each of his three seasons at the helm from , and Mike Stoops replaced at least one assistant coach in all eight of his seasons in Tucson. Up Next: Arizona remains at home to host Washington on Saturday, Nov. 15. Kickoff has been set for 1:30 p.m. (MST) with a live television broadcast on FOX. Thereafter, the Wildcats are on the road at Utah on Saturday, Nov. 22. Time and television information for that contest is expected to be announced next Monday, Nov. 10, by the Pac-12 Conference and its television partners. 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. White White Blue at UCLA White White Red 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) 10/25/14 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 ( ) Homecoming 100: The University of Arizona s first Homecoming the fifth in the nation was in Since then, various traditions have been added, altered or expanded as the UA has changed with the times and grown from an institution of 308 students to one with more than 40,000. The University of Arizona was almost 30 years old when it hosted its inaugural Homecoming game on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, The monster crowd consisted of 1,500 fans to root the Cats to a 7-6 victory of Pomona College. At that time, student enrollment was 308, there were 47 faculty members, UA buildings numbered 18, and total UA land was a mere 40 acres. Fast-forward a century and today s Homecoming events attract well over 100,000 exuberant participants and supporters. Student enrollment is more than 40,000 while the number of faculty exceeds 1,500. The number of UA buildings is 180 on close to 400 acres, on campus and beyond. A full guide to this week s festivities celebrating the 100th anniversary of the first UA homecoming can be viewed at arizonaalumni.com/homecoming. The University of Arizona defeated Pomona College, 7-6, on Thanksgiving Day, Nov. 26, 1914, at the first Homecoming game. The first Homecoming game to be played in Arizona Stadium was the stadium dedication game on Oct. 12, Arizona defeated Cal Tech, 35-0, before a crowd of some 6,000, including Gov. J.C. Phillips, who gave the dedication address. The first Homecoming Parade, featuring student-built floats driven around the new stadium track, also was held in The first Homecoming night game was played in 1931, a 32-0 loss to Rice, which was only the second UA loss in 17 Homecoming contests. Following that 1931 game under the lights, night games became the norm for Homecoming, with 19 of the next 24 games (through 1957). Homecoming games from 1958 through 1975 were daytime affairs, but night games predominated again for the next 20 years, with only one day game (1980) played between 1976 and Only world war has caused the University to suspend Homecoming festivities, with no games in 1918 or The 1942 game, a 20-6 victory over Oklahoma State, was designated at Arizona s 28th Homecoming game, but no formal events were held on campus due to wartime travel restrictions. Following World War II, one of Homecoming s most popular traditions began in 1947 with the election by the student body of the first Homecoming queen, Tucson sophomore Ruth Tackett. In 1988, the tradition was begun of crowning the Homecoming king and queen on Friday night at a bonfire and pep rally on the Mall near Old Main. In conjunction with the UA s Centennial celebrations in 1985, the west end of the Mall between Cherry and Campbell Avenues became the scene of Saturday s Tents on the Mall. Since that first game in 1914, Arizona has posted an overall winning record at Homecoming of (.583). In the Dick Tomey (the school s winningest coach) era, the Cats were 8-5-1, highlighted by 1992 s 16-3 victory over No. 1-ranked Washington before a record Homecoming game crowd of 58,510. The highest scoring Homecoming football game in the modern era was the 1980 shootout between Arizona and University of the Pacific, in which the Wildcats prevailed 65-35, setting a number of school and stadium offensive records that still stand. Arizona also beat New Mexico State 73-0 in 1916, and recorded an victory over an outmanned New Mexico Military Institute junior college squad in Arizona Homecoming Game Results ( ) Year Date Opponent Result UA Opp Nov. 9 UCLA - N L Nov. 10 Colorado W Nov. 5 Utah L Oct. 23 Washington - N W Nov. 7 Washington State W Oct. 25 USC - N L Nov. 3 UCLA W Nov. 11 California W Nov. 5 UCLA W Oct. 30 Oregon State L Nov. 8 Washington W Nov. 9 UCLA-N L Nov. 10 Stanford-N L Nov. 11 Oregon State L Nov. 6 Washington L Nov. 7 Washington State- N W Nov. 8 Oregon State- N W Nov. 16 UCLA W Nov. 11 Oregon- N L Nov. 5 California- N W Nov. 6 Oregon- N W Nov. 7 Washington W Nov. 2 Oregon State- N W Nov. 10 Stanford-N L Oct. 27 Pacific- N W Oct. 22 California- N L Nov. 7 Washington- N T Nov. 1 Southern Cal- N L Nov. 9 UCLA- N L Nov. 10 Stanford-N W Nov. 5 Washington- N L Nov. 13 Southern Cal- N L Year Date Opponent Result UA Opp Oct. 24 Washington State- N L Nov. 15 Pacific- N W Oct. 20 Stanford-N L Oct. 14 California- N L Nov. 5 Colorado State- N L Nov. 6 Wyoming- N L Oct. 25 New Mexico L Nov. 9 Colorado state W Nov. 17 Air Force L Nov. 11 Brigham Young W Oct. 30 New Mexico L Oct. 31 Air Force L Nov. 15 Utah W Nov. 2 Washington State W Nov. 18 Air Force W Nov. 12 Washington State W Nov. 13 Air Force L Nov. 7 Idaho W Nov. 2 Wyoming W Nov. 10 Kansas State W Nov. 18 Texas-El Paso W Nov. 17 Kansas State W Nov. 21 Texas-El Paso W Nov. 1 West Texas State W Nov. 23 Marquette W Oct. 27 Texas Tech- N L Oct. 22 Oregon- N L Nov. 6 Texas Tech- N L Nov. 21 Kansas State- N T Oct. 25 Hardin-Simmons- N W Nov. 17 Idaho- N W Nov. 18 Texas Tech L 7 39 Year Date Opponent Result UA Opp Nov. 5 New Mexico W Nov. 20 Iowa State- N W Nov. 22 Marquette- N L Nov. 9 Santa Clara- N T Oct. 17 Oklahoma State- N W Nov. 29 Kansas State W Oct. 19 Centenary- N W Nov. 4 Centenary- N W Nov. 19 Marquette- N W Nov. 20 Kansas W Nov. 7 New Mexico- N W Oct. 12 Whittier- N W Oct. 20 Loyola- N L Oct. 14 Texas Tech- N L Oct. 1 Loyola- N L Oct. 24 Rice- N L Nov. 1 Pomona W Oct. 12 Cal Tech W Nov. 3 New Mexico T Nov. 19 UCLA W Nov. 13 Whittier W Nov. 26 Nevada- Reno T Nov. 27 California- Davis W Nov. 29 Santa Clara W Nov. 11 St. Mary s W Nov. 24 New Mexico Military W Nov. 25 Redlands W Nov. 27 Occidental W Nov. 29 Whittier W Nov. 23 New Mexico State W Nov. 25 Whittier L Nov. 26 Pomona-D W Arizona Football Game 9 vs. Colorado

9 The Last Meeting: 2013 Arizona at Colorado Denker, Cats Run Past Buffaloes Game 7» Arizona (5-2, 2-2 Pac-12) at Colorado (3-4, 0-4 Pac-12) Date...Oct. 26, 2013 Kickoff... 6:08 p.m. Location... Boulder, Colo. Stadium...Folsom Field (38,679) Surface... Natural grass Time of Game... 3:15 Weather degrees, clear Television...Pac-12 Network All-Time Series...CU now leads, 13-3 at Boulder... CU now leads, 6-2 Streak...UA has now won two straight Scoring Summary Score by Quarters F Arizona Colorado First Quarter ARIZ (7-0) Carey, K. 1-yd run (Smith, J. kick) 14 plays, 88 yards, 4:04 TOP, 7:55 left COLO (7-7) Richardson 75-yd pass from Liufau (Oliver kick) 1 play, 75 yards, 0:13 TOP, 7:42 left ARIZ (10-3) Smith, J. 37-yd field goal 12 plays, 57 yards, 2:59 TOP, 4:34 left Second Quarter COLO (10-10) Oliver, W. 53-yd field goal 7 plays, 19 yards, 2:30 TOP, 14:50 left COLO (13-10) Oliver, W. 48-yd field goal 7 plays, 18 yards, 2:26 TOP, 5:12 left ARIZ (17-13) Carey, K. 7-yd run (Smith, J. kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:44 TOP, 2:28 left ARIZ (24-13) Phillips 44-yd pass from Denker, B. (Smith kick) 2 plays, 74 yards, 0:27 TOP, 0:50 left Third Quarter ARIZ (27-13) Smith, J. 26-yd field goal 6 plays, 66 yards, 1:35 TOP, 13:25 left COLO (20-27) Adkins II, M. 1-yd run (Oliver, W. kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:32 TOP, 9:53 left ARIZ (34-20) Carey, K. 1-yd run (Smith, J. kick) 7 plays, 70 yards, 1:58 TOP, 7:55 left Fourth Quarter ARIZ (41-20) Carey, K. 6-yd run (Smith, J. kick) 2 plays, 18 yards, 0:24 TOP, 14:30 left ARIZ (44-20) Smith, J. 28-yd field goal 6 plays, 64 yards, 3:05 TOP, 9:10 left BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- Ka Deem Carey rushed for four touchdowns and Arizona extended Colorado s Pac-12 losing streak to a dozen games with a win over the Buffaloes on Saturday night. Carey, the nation s leading rusher, ran for 119 yards on 23 carries. But it was his quarterback, B.J. Denker, who surprised the Buffs on the ground with a career-best 192 yards on 15 keepers. He got 100 of those yards on two scampers up the middle, a career-long 54-yard gem and a 46-yarder that got the Wildcats (5-2, 2-2) out from the shadow of their own goal line. Carey, who came in averaging 160 yards a game, scored from 1, 7, 1 and 6 yards out -- one TD in each quarter. He s now reached the end zone in nine straight quarters against the Buffaloes (3-4, 0-4). Last year, he rolled up a conference record 366 yards and five TDs on the Buffaloes. His last score Saturday night came after the Buffs tried a fake punt on fourth-and-5 from their own 17, but Trevor Ermisch tackled punter Darragh O Neill at the 18. Two plays later, Carey was in the end zone again for a lead. Denker also threw for 265 yards and a touchdown. Carey s best run of the night was a 30-yard scamper that set up another score in the first half that gave the Wildcats a lead at the break after they d spent much of the second quarter playing catch up. Colorado pulled to on Michael Adkins 1-yard TD run in the third quarter, but Carey s second 1-yard TD run restored the Wildcats double-digit lead, and they were never in trouble again. Casey s 7-yard TD run through a wall of tacklers gave Arizona the lead for good at with 2:28 left in the first half. But the `Cats weren t through. After forcing a three-and-out, Carey broke free for a 30-yard rumble to the Colorado 44 on first down, and Denker hit Nate Phillips on the next play with a pinpoint pass just as he crossed the goal line. Carey s first touchdown run capped Arizona s 14-play, 88-yard initial drive, but the Buffaloes needed just 13 seconds to tie it up. Paul Richardson beat cornerback Jonathan McKnight in single coverage, hauled in Sefo Liufau s pass at midfield and outraced McKnight into the end zone. Richardson s cousin, Arizona cornerback Shaquille Robinson, trailing the play, pleaded with the side judge to rule him out of bounds inside the 5, but a replay review upheld the touchdown, his seventh of the season. The team exchanged field goals, a 37-yarder for Arizona s Jake Smith and a career-long 53-yarder for Will Oliver. Then, Oliver split the uprights on a 48-yarder that gave the Buffaloes their first lead at with 5:17 left in the first half. The Richardsons had some spirited moments before Paul went out with a right ankle injury early in the fourth quarter. After an 11-yard catch in the opening drive, Paul Richardson jumped up and got in his cousin s face, and the official separated them. Later in the quarter, Paul argued unsuccessfully for a holding flag on Shaq after hauling in a tough 2-yard catch. Team Stats Category ARIZ COLO 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 29:29 30:31 3rd-Down Conversions 7 of 16 7 of 17 4th-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 2 Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yds Individual Stats RUSHING: Arizona-Denker, B ; Carey, K ; Jenkins, D. 9-87; Baker, J Colorado-Adkins II,Micha 16-54; Powell,Christia 13-35; Liufau, Sefo 8-33; Jones, Tony 4-14; O Neill,Darragh 1-1. PASSING: Arizona-Denker, B Colorado-Liufau, Sefo ; Richardson,Paul RECEIVING: Arizona-Grant, S. 6-41; Phillips, N. 4-69; Miller, T. 3-69; Richards, D. 3-50; Carey, K. 3-12; Wharton, G Colorado-Richardson,Paul 7-132; Spruce, Nelson 3-28; Goodson, D.D. 2-27; Fernandez,Scott 2-12; Jones, Tony 2-7; Adkins II,Micha 1-6. INTERCEPTIONS: Arizona-Parks, W Colorado-Bell, Jered FUMBLES: Arizona-Wharton, G. 1-1; Denker, B Colorado-None. SACKS (UA-A): Arizona-None. Colorado-None. Arizona Notebook» Arizona s 670 total offense yards were a season-high and rank as the third-most in school single-game history. It s the second-highest total under head coach Rich Rodriguez (689 vs. South Carolina State in 2012). The school record is 691 vs. New Mexico State set in 1969.» Quarterback B.J. Denker amassed 457 yards of total offense (265 passing, 192 rushing), which is the sixth-highest single-game output in school history.» The Wildcats rushed for 405 yards on 50 carries. The last time UA rushed for 400 yards was against Colorado last season (Nov. 12, 2012).» Denker rushed for 192 yards on 15 carries. The yardage is believed to be a school record for a quarterback.» Ka Deem Carey scored four rushing touchdowns, one shy of his single-game school record of five set last year against Colorado (Nov. 12, 2012). 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 (22-11) 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 0-3 UNLV 2-0 Utah 2-1 UTSA 2-0 Virginia 0-1 Virginia Tech 2-3 Washington 1-1 Washington State 1-1 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 9 vs. Colorado

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 4 Stanford Lost 1 California Won 1 Washington Won 1 Oregon State Lost 3 Washington State Lost 4 SOUTH DIVISION School Overall Pct. PF PA Home Road Neutral Pac-12 Pct. PF PA Overall Streak Arizona State Won 4 USC Won 1 UCLA Won 3 Arizona Lost 1 Utah Lost 1 Colorado Lost 5 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 Saturday, Nov. 8 Notre Dame at Arizona State (Saturday/1:30 p.m./abc) Washington St. at Oregon St. (Saturday/2:00 p.m./pac-12 Network) UCLA at Washington (Saturday/5:00 p.m./fox Sports 1) Colorado at Arizona (Saturday/6:00 p.m./pac-12 Network) Oregon at Utah (Saturday/8:00 p.m./espn) Last Week s Results Washington 38, Colorado 23 USC 44, Washington State 17 Stanford 16, Oregon 45 California 45, Oregon State 31 Arizona 7, UCLA 17 Utah 16, Arizona State 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. W, Pac-12 Net. UA leads, Cats score early, often to pummel Cougars in Pullman. Nov. 1 at UCLA L, ESPN UCLA leads, Cats offense stalls, Bruins pull away for Homecoming win. Nov. 8 Colorado 6 p.m. Pac-12 Net. CU leads, 13-3 UA has won two-straight, including in 12 Homecoming game. Nov. 15 Washington 1:30 p.m. FOX 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 9 vs. Colorado (as of Nov. 2) 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. 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. 55 Jeff Worthy Jr. 94 Calvin Allen RS-Fr. NOSe 93 Parker Zellers RS-Fr. 99 Sani Fuimaono So. TACKLE 90 Dan Pettinato RS-Sr. 94 Calvin Allen RS-Fr. 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. 54 Jose Romero RS-Jr. Pr 19 DaVonte Neal RS-So. KOr 2 Tyrell Johnson Fr. 23 Jared Baker RS-Jr. 6 Nate Phillips So Arizona Football Game 9 vs. Colorado

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 C. Jones Neal Baucus Bundage Gurrola Alsadek Ebbele Kern (TE) Hill Jones-Grigsby Solomon C. Jones Grant Baucus Bundage 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. Turituri Gilbert Pettinato Bondurant Wright Tevis McKnight Parks Allah Grandon McCall Jr. Gilbert Zellers Pettinato Tevis Wright Ippolito McKnight Parks Allah Grandon Denson 2014 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 T. Johnson/Baker Neal Skowron Riggleman Gorham Riggleman T. Johnson/Phillips Neal Skowron Riggleman Romero Riggleman OFFENSE CAREER J. Alsadek C. Jones T. Jones-Grigsby M. Baucus C. Bundage F. Ebbele S. Grant T. Griffey S. Gurrola A. Hill J. Jackson J. Kern L. Maiva D. Neal N. Phillips D. Richards A. Solomon N. Wilson DEFENSE CAREER J. Allah J. Allen T. Bondurant C. Denson 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 9 vs. Colorado

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 9 vs. Colorado

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 No. 2 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 9 vs. Colorado 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,