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2018 Arizona Wildcats football team

The 2018 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season marked the Wildcats's 119th season. They played their home games at the Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona (for the 90th year) and competed members of the South Division (8th season) in the Pac-12 Conference (41st overall season). They were led by first-year head coach Kevin Sumlin.[1] The Wildcats finished the season 5–7 and did not qualify for a bowl game. They went 4–5 in Pac-12 play, tying USC for third place in the South Division.

2018 Arizona Wildcats football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record5–7 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorNoel Mazzone (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorMarcel Yates (3rd season)
Base defense4–2–5
Captain
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Home stadiumArizona Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 13 Washington xy$   7 – 2     10 – 4  
No. 10 Washington State x   7 – 2     11 – 2  
Stanford   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Oregon   5 – 4     9 – 4  
California   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Oregon State   1 – 8     2 – 10  
South Division
Utah xy   6 – 3     9 – 5  
Arizona State   5 – 4     7 – 6  
USC   4 – 5     5 – 7  
Arizona   4 – 5     5 – 7  
UCLA   3 – 6     3 – 9  
Colorado   2 – 7     5 – 7  
Championship: Washington 10, Utah 3
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Offseason

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Offseason departures

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The Wildcats have 17 senior graduates only graduated players noted until spring practice. As well as one junior who would choose to forgo their senior season in pursuit of an earlier NFL career. The Wildcats would lose four more players from the 2017 team due to various reasons. Notable departures from the 2017 squad included.

Name Position Year Reason
Donavan Tate QB FR Left from team
Nick Wilson RB SR Graduation
Zach Green RB rSR Graduation
Tyrell Johnson WR SR Graduation
Zach Benjamin WR rSR Graduation
Trevor Wood TE rJR Chose to graduate and transfer
Gerhard de Beer OL rSR Graduation/NFL
Jacob Alsadek OL rSR Graduation
De’Andre Miller DE rSR Graduation
Jack Banda DE rSR Graduation
Brandon Rutt LB JR Chose to graduate and transfer
Brandon Dawkins QB rJR Chose to graduate and transfer
Isaiah Strong LB SR Graduation
Christian Boettcher OL SR Graduation
Parker Zellers DL rSR Graduation
Marcus Griffin DL rJR Chose to graduate and transfer
Dane Cruikshank CB rSR Graduation/NFL
Kwesi Mashack CB SR Graduation
Luca Bruno DL rSR Graduation
Larry Tharpe Jr. LB rJR Declared for the 2018 NFL draft.
Jarvis McCall Jr. S SR Graduation
Francisco Nelson DE rSO Elected to transfer

Recruiting

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See also: American football positions, Glossary of American football, and Recruiting (college athletics)

On December 20, 2017, NCAA Football started the first ever early signing period which they signed 15 recruits. On the national signing day the Wildcats received 2 more high school recruits tipping off the signing period with a total of 20 high school recruits, 1 walk-on HS recruit, 2 JUCO transfers and 4 college transfers which totals 28 total recruits in the 2018 offseason.

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jaden Mitchell
WR 		Las Vegas, NV Desert Oasis HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 28, 2017  
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
David Watson
OT 		Tucson, AZ Amphi HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 300 lb (140 kg) Apr 8, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Jamarye Joiner
QB 		Vail, AZ Cienega HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Sep 25, 2016 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 76
Jhevon Hill
ATH 		San Bernardino, CA Cajon HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Jul 29, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 76
Mykee Irving
DT 		Calabasas, CA Calabasas HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 333 lb (151 kg) Aug 10, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 76
Darrius Smith
RB 		Pearland, TX Glenda Dawson HS 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 30, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 74
Adam Plant
DE 		Las Vegas, NV Bishop Gorman HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Nov 19, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 74
Trey Adams
WR 		Frisco, TX Wakeland HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Oct 4, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 74
Donovan Laie
OG 		Oceanside, CA Oceanside HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 302 lb (137 kg) Oct 23, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 74
Zach Williams
WR 		Alpharetta, GA Johns Creek HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Oct 26, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 73
Jake Peters
TE 		Santa Margarita, CA Santa Margarita Catholic HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 236 lb (107 kg) Sep 10, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 73
Issaiah Johnson
ILB 		Los Alamitos, CA Los Alamitos HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) May 15, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 73
McKenzie Barnes
CB 		Fresno, CA Edison HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 167 lb (76 kg) Aug 12, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 73
Christian Young
S 		Richmond, TX Foster HS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 15, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 72
Jailen Bailey
WR 		San Diego, CA Abraham Lincoln HS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 19, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Nahe Sulunga
DT 		Calabasas, CA Calabasas HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 252 lb (114 kg) Dec 1, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 74
Thomas Marcus
WR 		San Diego, CA San Diego HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Oct 14, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
Steven Bailey
OG 		Peoria, AZ Glendale CC (JC) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 300 lb (140 kg) Dec 3, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 74
P. J. Johnson
DT 		Sacramento, CA City College of San Francisco (JC) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 315 lb (143 kg) Dec 20, 2017 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 75
Dayven Coleman
S 		Mesquite, TX West Mesquite HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Feb 6, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
Geno Albini
LS 		Wimberley, TX Wimberley HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Walk-On (02/03/18) 
Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Kevin Doyle
QB 		West Chester, PA St. John’s College HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Feb 7, 2018 
Star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #40   Rivals: #37  247Sports: #40  ESPN: #26
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Arizona Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  • "2018 Arizona Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  • "2018 Player Commitments – Arizona". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  • "2018 Arizona Wildcats football team". 247sports.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018.

Source:

Incoming transfers

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In addition to the 2018 recruiting class, Arizona add two JC transfer players from junior college and six transfer players from college, which includes eligible for the current season, to the 2018 roster:

Position key

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

Returning starters

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Arizona returns 30 starters in 2018, including 15 on offense, 9 on defense, and 5 on special teams.

† Indicates player was a starter in 2017 but missed all of 2018 due to injury.

Preseason

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Award watch lists

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Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Lott Trophy[7] Colin Schooler LB SO
Rimington Trophy[8] Nathan Eldridge C JR
Maxwell Award[9] Khalil Tate QB JR
Davey O'Brien Award[10] Khalil Tate QB JR
Doak Walker Award[11] J. J. Taylor RB RS SO
John Mackey Award[12] Bryce Wolma TE SO
Wuerffel Trophy[13] Malcolm Holland DB JR
Paul Hornung Award[14] Shun Brown WR SR
Walter Camp Award[15] Khalil Tate QB JR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award[16] Khalil Tate QB JR
Manning Award[17] Khalil Tate QB JR

Pac-12 media poll

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The 2018 Pac-12 media days are set for July 25, 2018 in Hollywood, California. Kevin Sumlin (Head coach), Khalil Tate (QB) & Colin Schooler (ILB) at Pac-12 media days. The Pac-12 media poll was released with the Wildcats predicted to finish in third place at Pac-12 South division.[18]

Media poll (South)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 USC 225 (22)
2 Utah 209 (14)
3 Arizona 178 (3)
4 UCLA 116 (2)
5 Colorado 80 (1)
6 Arizona State 72

Spring game

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The 2018 Wildcats had spring practice on March 19, 2018. The 2018 Arizona football spring game will take place in Tucson, AZ on April 14, 2018, and time to be determined.

Date Spring Game Site TV Result
April 14, 2018 Offensive vs. Defense Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ P12N Defense 55–46
2018 Arizona Spring Game
1 234Total
Offense 6 101614 46
• Defense 3 3976 55
  • Location: Tucson, Arizona
  • Television network: Pac-12

Schedule

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Arizona announced its 2018 football schedule on November 16, 2017. The 2018 Wildcats' schedule consists of 7 home and 4 away games for the regular season. Arizona will host nine Pac-12 conference opponents California, Colorado, Oregon, USC and arch-rival Arizona State for the 91st annual Territorial Cup to close out the regular season and will travel to UCLA, Utah, Oregon State and Washington State. Arizona is not scheduled to play Pac-12 North opponents Stanford and Washington in the 2018 regular season. The Wildcats bye week comes during week 11 on November 10.

Arizona's out of conference opponents represent the American and Big Sky conferences. The Wildcats will host two non–conference games which are against Southern Utah (first ever meeting) from the Big Sky and BYU (NCAA Division I FBS independent) and travel to Houston from the American.[19][20]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:45 p.m.BYU*
ESPNL 23–2851,002
September 89:00 a.m.at Houston*
ABC/ESPN2L 18–4532,534
September 158:00 p.m.Southern Utah*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
P12NW 62–3141,493
September 222:00 p.m.at Oregon State
P12NW 35–1433,022
September 297:30 p.m.USC
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
ESPN2L 20–2443,573
October 67:00 p.m.California
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
FS1W 24–1744,253
October 127:00 p.m.at Utah
ESPNL 10–4245,862
October 207:30 p.m.at UCLA
ESPN2L 30–3154,686
October 277:30 p.m.No. 19 Oregon 
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
ESPNW 44–1542,845
November 28:30 p.m.Colorado
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
FS1W 42–3443,080
November 178:30 p.m.at No. 8 Washington State
ESPNL 28–6922,400
November 241:30 p.m.Arizona State
FS1L 40–4151,805
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Game summaries

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vs BYU

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See also: 2018 BYU Cougars football team
BYU Cougars (0–0) vs Arizona Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cougars 0 7 21028
Wildcats 0 10 01323

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: September 1, 2018
  • Game time: 7:45 P.M.
  • Game weather: Mostly clear, 88 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 51,002
  • Referee: Scott Campbell
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Adam Amin (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring plays
Second quarter
  • (9:58) BYU – Squally Canada 1-yard run, Skyler Southam kick (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 4:38; BYU 7–0)
  • (5:39) ARIZ – Lucas Havrisik 24-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 4:13; BYU 7–3)
  • (0:50) ARIZ – Tony Ellison 15-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 2:29; Arizona 10–7)
Third quarter
  • (8:25) BYU – Matt Bushman 24-yard pass from Tanner Mangum, Skyler Southam kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:35; BYU 14–10)
  • (4:29) BYU – Squally Canada 1-yard run, Skyler Southam kick (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 2:35; BYU 21–10)
  • (1:07) BYU – Squally Canada 2-yard run, Skyler Southam kick (Drive: 5 plays, 36 yards, 2:14; BYU 28–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:29) ARIZ – Khalil Tate 2-yard run, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:31; BYU 28–17)
  • (3:20) ARIZ – J.J. Taylor 1-yard run, two-point pass failed (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 1:28; BYU 28–23)
Statistics BYU ARIZ
First downs 23 22
Total yards 392 326
Rushing yards 43–183 35–129
Passing yards 209 197
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–28–0 17–34–0
Time of possession 36:33 23:27
Team Category Player Statistics
BYU Passing Tanner Mangum 18/28, 209 yards, TD
Rushing Squally Canada 24 carries, 98 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Aleva Hifo 2 receptions, 36 yards
Arizona Passing Khalil Tate 17/34, 197 yards, TD
Rushing J.J. Taylor 18 carries, 85 yards, TD
Receiving Shawn Poindexter 4 receptions, 68 yards

at Houston

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See also: 2018 Houston Cougars football team
Arizona Wildcats (0–1) at Houston Cougars (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 0 10818
Cougars 21 10 7745

at TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX

  • Date: September 8, 2018
  • Game time: 9:00 A.M.
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 86 °F (30 °C)
  • Game attendance: 32,534
  • Referee: Mike Roche
  • TV announcers (ABC/ESPN2): Steve Levy (play-by-play), Todd McShay (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:13) HOU – Marquez Stevenson 24-yard pass from D'Eriq King, Dalton Witherspoon kick (Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 2:47; Houston 7–0)
  • (8:29) HOU – D'Eriq King 1-yard run, Dalton Witherspoon kick (Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 0:49; Houston 14–0)
  • (4:43) HOU – Romello Brooker 52-yard pass from D'Eriq King, Dalton Witherspoon kick (Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 1:12; Houston 21–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:38) HOU – Dalton Witherspoon 35-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 47 yards, 2:52; Houston 24–0)
  • (3:44) HOU – Bryson Smith 13-yard pass from D'Eriq King, Dalton Witherspoon kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:53; Houston 31–0)
Third quarter
  • (12:09) HOU – Keith Corbin 18-yard pass from D'Eriq King, Dalton Witherspoon kick (Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 1:35; Houston 38–0)
  • (3:16) ARIZ – Lucas Havrisik 49-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:05; Houston 38–3)
  • (0:11) ARIZ – Darrius Smith 1-yard run, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 6 plays, 74 yards, 1:47; Houston 38–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:05) ARIZ – Khalil Tate 2-yard run, kick failed (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:22; Houston 38–16)
  • (6:35) ARIZ – Team safety (Houston 38–18)
  • (1:48) HOU – D'Eriq King 4-yard run, Dalton Witherspoon kick (Drive: 6 plays, 95 yards, 3:17; Houston 45–18)
Statistics ARIZ HOU
First downs 31 28
Total yards 531 551
Rushing yards 50–150 40–297
Passing yards 381 254
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 28–50–2 19–40–0
Time of possession 35:21 24:39
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Khalil Tate 24/45, 341 yards, 2 INT
Rushing J.J. Taylor 18 carries, 54 yards
Receiving Shawn Poindexter 7 receptions, 134 yards
Houston Passing D'Eriq King 17/34, 246 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Teren Williams 12 carries, 65 yards
Receiving Romello Brooker 2 receptions, 76 yards, TD

vs Southern Utah

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See also: 2018 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team
Southern Utah Thunderbirds (0–2) vs Arizona Wildcats (0–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Thunderbirds 0 17 01431
Wildcats 7 17 241462

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: September 15, 2018
  • Game time: 8:00 P.M.
  • Game weather: Clear, 101 °F (38 °C)
  • Game attendance: 41,493
  • Referee: Kevin Mar
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): JB Long (play-by-play), Jeremy Bloom (analyst), Samantha Peszek (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:42) ARIZ – Tony Ellison 17-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:25; Arizona 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:56) SUU – Manny Berz 33-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 55 yards, 5:44; Arizona 7–3)
  • (14:42) ARIZ – J.J. Taylor 84-yard kickoff return, Lucas Havrisik kick (Arizona 14–3)
  • (9:27) SUU – Jay Green 10-yard run, Manny Berz kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:15; Arizona 14–10)
  • (7:41) ARIZ – Lucas Havrisik 32-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 1:40; Arizona 17–10)
  • (2:39) SUU – Chris Helbig 2-yard run, Manny Berz kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:02; Tied 17–17)
  • (0:23) ARIZ – Shun Brown 11-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 8 plays, 67 yards, 2:08; Arizona 24–17)
Third quarter
  • (12:56) ARIZ – Cedric Peterson 2-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:55; Arizona 31–17)
  • (10:17) ARIZ – Lucas Havrisik 35-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 1:49; Arizona 34–17)
  • (8:14) ARIZ – Shun Brown 65-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:53; Arizona 41–17)
  • (1:47) ARIZ – Shawn Poindexter 75-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 4 plays, 98 yards, 1:42; Arizona 48–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:33) SUU – Chris Helbig 2-yard run, Manny Berz kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 4:14; Arizona 48–24)
  • (9:50) ARIZ – Anthony Mariscal 33-yard run, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 6 plays, 69 yards, 2:42; Arizona 55–24)
  • (8:51) ARIZ – Brandon Leon 1-yard run, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 0:50; Arizona 62–24)
  • (4:57) SUU – Frank Harris 23-yard pass from Chris Helbig, Manny Berz kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:54; Arizona 62–31)
Statistics SUU ARIZ
First downs 30 26
Total yards 463 626
Rushing yards 54–193 38–268
Passing yards 270 358
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 27–44–1 15–22–0
Time of possession 37:08 22:52
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Utah Passing Chris Helbig 27/44, 270 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Jay Green 15 carries, 78 yards, TD
Receiving Landon Measom 5 receptions, 74 yards
Arizona Passing Khalil Tate 13/20, 349 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Gary Brightwell 9 carries, 81 yards
Receiving Tony Ellison 4 receptions, 111 yards, TD

at Oregon State

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See also: 2018 Oregon State Beavers football team
Arizona Wildcats (1–2) at Oregon State Beavers (1–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 7 7 71435
Beavers 7 0 0714

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR

  • Date: September 22, 2018
  • Game time: 2:00 P.M.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 33,022
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Roxy Bernstein (play-by-play), Anthony Herron (analyst), Lewis Johnson (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:37) ARIZ – J.J. Taylor 40-yard run, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:18; Arizona 7–0)
  • (0:56) OSU – Trevon Bradford 8-yard pass from Conor Blount, Jordan Choukair kick (Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 5:13; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (8:25) ARIZ – Shun Brown 21-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 10 plays, 90 yards, 4:26; Arizona 14–7)
Third quarter
  • (10:39) ARIZ – Shawn Poindexter 16-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:21; Arizona 21–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:23) ARIZ – Gary Brightwell 8-yard run, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 3:32; Arizona 28–7)
  • (6:54) OSU – Timmy Hernandez 25-yard pass from Conor Blount, Jordan Choukair kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:29; Arizona 28–14)
  • (5:26) ARIZ – J.J. Taylor 62-yard run, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:28; Arizona 35–14)
Statistics ARIZ OSU
First downs 29 18
Total yards 594 238
Rushing yards 51–442 44–97
Passing yards 152 141
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–17–0 18–26–0
Time of possession 27:05 32:55
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Khalil Tate 9/17, 152 yards, 2 TD
Rushing J.J. Taylor 27 carries, 284 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Shawn Poindexter 4 receptions, 92 yards, TD
Oregon State Passing Conor Blount 17/24, 137 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jermar Jefferson 19 carries, 82 yards
Receiving Timmy Hernandez 4 receptions, 51 yards, TD

vs USC

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See also: 2018 USC Trojans football team
USC Trojans (2–2) vs Arizona Wildcats (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Trojans 7 10 7024
Wildcats 0 0 71320

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: September 29, 2018
  • Game time: 7:30 P.M.
  • Game weather: Clear, 90 °F (32 °C)
  • Game attendance: 43,573
  • Referee: Steve Strimling
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Adam Amin (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (5:52) USC – Vavae Malepeai 1-yard run, Michael Brown kick (Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 4:40; USC 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:12) USC – Michael Brown 42-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:20; USC 10–0)
  • (5:08) USC – Aca'Cedric Ware 26-yard run, Michael Brown kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 5:12; USC 17–0)
Third quarter
  • (10:36) USC – Aca'Cedric Ware 69-yard run, Michael Brown kick (Drive: 4 plays, 92 yards, 2:06; USC 24–0)
  • (7:44) ARIZ – Stanley Berryhill III 33-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 2:45; USC 24–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:34) ARIZ – Cedric Peterson 32-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 1 play, 32 yards, 0:08; USC 24–14)
  • (1:40) ARIZ – Gary Brightwell 1-yard run, kick failed (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:23; USC 24–20)
Statistics USC ARIZ
First downs 18 20
Total yards 450 330
Rushing yards 47–253 37–98
Passing yards 197 232
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–24–0 16–33–1
Time of possession 32:51 27:09
Team Category Player Statistics
USC Passing JT Daniels 16/24, 197 yards
Rushing Aca'Cedric Ware 21 carries, 173 yards. 2 TD
Receiving Amon-Ra St. Brown 5 receptions, 54 yards
Arizona Passing Khalil Tate 16/33, 232 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing J.J. Taylor 18 carries, 50 yards
Receiving Shun Brown 5 receptions, 81 yards

vs California

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See also: 2018 California Golden Bears football team
California Golden Bears (2–2) vs Arizona Wildcats (2–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Bears 0 14 0317
Wildcats 10 0 7724

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: October 6, 2018
  • Game time: 7:00 P.M.
  • Game weather: Clear and dark, 83 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 44,253
  • Referee: Mark Duddy
  • TV announcers (FS1): Justin Kutcher (play-by-play), DeMarco Murray (analyst), Petros Papadakis (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:42) ARIZ – Tony Ellison 31-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:18; Arizona 7–0)
  • (1:49) ARIZ – Josh Pollack 46-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 36 yards, 3:25; Arizona 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:02) CAL – Brandon McIlwain 25-yard run, Greg Thomas kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:47; Arizona 10–7)
  • (0:41) CAL – Brandon McIlwain 23-yard run, Greg Thomas kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:13; California 14–10)
Third quarter
  • (3:19) ARIZ – Azizi Hearn 34-yard interception return, Josh Pollack kick (Arizona 17–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (3:13) ARIZ – Scottie Young Jr. 24-yard interception return, Josh Pollack kick (Arizona 24–14)
  • (0:16) CAL – Greg Thomas 35-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 2:57; Arizona 24–17)
Statistics CAL ARIZ
First downs 25 13
Total yards 476 265
Rushing yards 34–161 34–124
Passing yards 315 141
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 32–43–3 15–25–1
Time of possession 34:40 25:20
Team Category Player Statistics
California Passing Brandon McIlwain 32/43, 315 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Brandon McIlwain 20 carries, 107 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Moe Ways 8 receptions, 97 yards
Arizona Passing Khalil Tate 15/25, 141 yards, TD, INT
Rushing J.J. Taylor 15 carries, 73 yards
Receiving Tony Ellison 3 receptions, 41 yards, TD

at Utah

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See also: 2018 Utah Utes football team
Arizona Wildcats (3–3) at Utah Utes (3–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 0 3710
Utes 14 14 7742

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT

  • Date: October 12, 2018
  • Game time: 4:00 P.M.
  • Game weather: Clear, 48 °F (9 °C)
  • Game attendance: 37,525
  • Referee: Jay Edwards
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play by play), Brock Huard (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:47) UTAH – Samson Nacua 8-yard pass from Tyler Huntley, Matt Gay kick (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 7:13; Utah 7–0)
  • (2:47) UTAH – Zack Moss 1-yard run, Matt Gay kick (Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:23; Utah 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (10:39) UTAH – Demari Simpkins 68-yard pass from Tyler Huntley, Matt Gay kick (Drive: 3 plays, 83 yards, 1:07; Utah 21–0)
  • (1:56) UTAH – Tyler Huntley 3-yard run, Matt Gay kick (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 4:34; Utah 28–0)
Third quarter
  • (13:12) UTAH – Tyler Huntley 58-yard pass from Britain Covey, Matt Gay kick (Drive: 2 plays, 67 yards, 0:42; Utah 35–0)
  • (9:16) ARIZ – Josh Pollack 37-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 56 yards, 3:56; Utah 35–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:23) ARIZ – Cedric Peterson 42-yard pass from Rhett Rodriguez, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 7 plays, 93 yards, 1:50; Utah 35–10)
  • (6:14) UTAH – Armand Shyne 22-yard run, Matt Gay kick (Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:57; Utah 42–10)
Statistics ARIZ UTAH
First downs 19 23
Total yards 318 495
Rushing yards 31–72 46–230
Passing yards 246 265
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–46–0 16–22–1
Time of possession 26:50 33:10
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Rhett Rodriguez 20/38, 226 yards, TD
Rushing J.J. Taylor 14 carries, 63 yards
Receiving Cedric Peterson 4 receptions, 63 yards, TD
Utah Passing Tyler Huntley 14/19, 201 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Zack Moss 15 carries, 68 yards, TD
Receiving Demari Simpkins 3 receptions, 78 yards, TD

at UCLA

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See also: 2018 UCLA Bruins football team
Arizona Wildcats (3–4) at UCLA Bruins (2–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 0 7 131030
Bruins 7 10 7731

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

  • Date: October 20, 2018
  • Game time: 7:30 P.M.
  • Game weather: Clear, 76 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 54,686
  • Referee: Jay Edwards
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Tom Ramsey (analyst), Ed Aschoff (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:51) UCLA – Kazmeir Allen 16-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson, JJ Molson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:11; UCLA 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:56) UCLA – JJ Molson 40-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:22; UCLA 10–0)
  • (6:38) ARIZ – Shawn Poindexter 13-yard pass from Rhett Rodriguez, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:00; UCLA 10–7)
  • (1:34) UCLA – Devin Asiasi 24-yard pass from Wilton Speight, JJ Molson kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:04; UCLA 17–7)
Third quarter
  • (10:16) ARIZ – Josh Pollack 29-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 3:09; UCLA 17–10)
  • (8:54) ARIZ – Shawn Poindexter 11-yard pass from Rhett Rodriguez, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, 1:14; Tied 17–17)
  • (4:58) ARIZ – Josh Pollack 39-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:53; Arizona 20–17)
  • (3:08) UCLA – Demetric Felton 25-yard pass from Wilton Speight, JJ Molson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:50; UCLA 24–20)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:34) ARIZ – J.J. Taylor 1-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 2:47; Arizona 27–24)
  • (11:33) UCLA – Joshua Kelley 28-yard run, JJ Molson kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:01; UCLA 31–27)
  • (6:28) ARIZ – Josh Pollack 29-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 5:00; UCLA 31–30)
Statistics ARIZ UCLA
First downs 22 23
Total yards 520 460
Rushing yards 38–289 47–153
Passing yards 231 307
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–34–2 22–35–0
Time of possession 27:18 32:42
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Rhett Rodriguez 15/34, 231 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing J.J. Taylor 19 carries, 154 yards, TD
Receiving Shawn Poindexter 6 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TD
UCLA Passing Wilton Speight 17/27, 204 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Joshua Kelley 31 carries, 136 yards, TD
Receiving Theo Howard 3 receptions, 84 yards

vs No. 19 Oregon

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See also: 2018 Oregon Ducks football team
No. 19 Oregon Ducks (5–2) vs Arizona Wildcats (3–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
#19 Ducks 0 8 0715
Wildcats 10 13 14744

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: October 27, 2018
  • Game time: 7:30 P.M.
  • Game weather: Clear, 74 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 42,845
  • Referee: Michael Mothershed
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Dan Orlovsky (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:08) ARIZ – Shawn Poindexter 22-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:03; Arizona 7–0)
  • (4:52) ARIZ – Josh Pollack 34-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:41; Arizona 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:43) ARIZ – Josh Pollack 32-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:19; Arizona 13–0)
  • (11:30) ARIZ – Josh Pollack 23-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:49; Arizona 16–0)
  • (9:17) ORE – Dillon Mitchell 29-yard pass from Justin Herbert, Justin Herbert run for two-point conversion (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:13; Arizona 16–8)
  • (1:39) ARIZ – J.J. Taylor 1-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 18 plays, 88 yards, 7:30; Arizona 23–8)
Third quarter
  • (10:30) ARIZ – Shawn Poindexter 8-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 7 plays, 96 yards, 3:22; Arizona 30–8)
  • (2:49) ARIZ – Shun Brown 27-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 1:54; Arizona 37–8)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:17) ORE – Brendan Schooler 7-yard pass from Justin Herbert, Adam Stack kick (Drive: 14 plays, 74 yards, 4:57; Arizona 37–15)
  • (3:32) ARIZ – J.J. Taylor 19-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:45; Arizona 44–15)
Statistics ORE ARIZ
First downs 18 27
Total yards 270 465
Rushing yards 23–84 51–276
Passing yards 186 189
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–48–1 19–33–1
Time of possession 23:51 36:09
Team Category Player Statistics
Oregon Passing Justin Herbert 24/48, 186 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Justin Herbert 6 carries, 31 yards
Receiving Dillon Mitchell 6 receptions, 69 yards, TD
Arizona Passing Khalil Tate 19/33, 189 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing J.J. Taylor 30 carries, 212 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Shun Brown 10 receptions, 96 yards, TD

vs Colorado

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See also: 2018 Colorado Buffaloes football team
Colorado Buffaloes (5–3) vs Arizona Wildcats (4–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buffaloes 10 14 10034
Wildcats 0 26 9742

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: November 2, 2018
  • Game time: 8:30 P.M.
  • Game weather: Clear, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 43,080
  • Referee: Matthew Richards
  • TV announcers (FS1): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Ben Leber (analyst), Jennifer Hale (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (5:35) COLO – K.D. Nixon 8-yard run, Tyler Francis kick (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 4:19; Colorado 7–0)
  • (3:56) COLO – Tyler Francis 25-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -1 yard, 1:26; Colorado 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:33) ARIZ – Lucas Havrisik 49-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 4:22; Colorado 10–3)
  • (10:33) ARIZ – Stanley Berryhill III 40-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:29; Tied 10–10)
  • (6:15) ARIZ – Shawn Poindexter 1-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 2:43; Arizona 17–10)
  • (2:50) COLO – Kyle Evans 17-yard pass from Steven Montez, Tyler Francis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 89 yards, 3:20; Tied 17–17)
  • (0:59) ARIZ – Shun Brown 12-yard pass from Khalil Tate, kick failed (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:51; Arizona 23–17)
  • (0:33) COLO – Travon McMillan 57-yard pass from Steven Montez, Tyler Francis kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:26; Colorado 24–23)
  • (0:00) ARIZ – Lucas Havrisik 55-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, 0:25; Arizona 26–24)
Third quarter
  • (9:26) COLO – Tony Brown 20-yard pass from Steven Montez, Tyler Francis kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:34; Colorado 31–26)
  • (7:11) ARIZ – Shawn Poindexter 39-yard pass from Khalil Tate, two-point pass failed (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:07; Arizona 32–31)
  • (2:39) ARIZ – Josh Pollack 41-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:34; Arizona 35–31)
  • (0:00) COLO – Tyler Francis 48-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:39; Arizona 35–34)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:04) ARIZ – Cedric Peterson 57-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 1:56; Arizona 42–34)
Statistics COLO ARIZ
First downs 27 27
Total yards 383 566
Rushing yards 32–40 47–216
Passing yards 343 350
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 27–43–1 17–22–1
Time of possession 30:56 29:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Colorado Passing Steven Montez 27/42, 343 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Travon McMillan 11 carries, 59 yards
Receiving Juwann Winfree 8 receptions, 101 yards
Arizona Passing Khalil Tate 17/22, 350 yards, 5 TD, INT
Rushing J.J. Taylor 40 carries, 192 yards
Receiving Cedric Peterson 2 receptions, 72 yards, TD

at No. 8 Washington State

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See also: 2018 Washington State Cougars football team
Arizona Wildcats (5–5) at No. 8 Washington State Cougars (9–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 7 7 14028
#8 Cougars 21 34 01469

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA

  • Date: November 17, 2018
  • Game time: 8:30 P.M.
  • Game weather: Clear, 29 °F (−2 °C)
  • Game attendance: 22,400
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Bob Wischusen (play by play), Brock Huard (analyst), Allison Williams (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:44) WSU – James Williams 1-yard run, Blake Mazza kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:16; Washington State 7–0)
  • (7:38) WSU – Max Borghi 1-yard run, Blake Mazza kick (Drive: 6 plays, 53 yards, 1:48; Washington State 14–0)
  • (3:19) ARIZ – Shawn Poindexter 24-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 1:59; Washington State 14–7)
  • (0:19) WSU – Calvin Jackson 27-yard pass from Gardner Minshew, Blake Mazza kick (Drive: 6 plays, 49 yards, 2:52; Washington State 21–7)
Second quarter
  • (12:03) WSU – Dezmon Patton 11-yard pass from Gardner Minshew, Blake Mazza kick (Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 2:06; Washington State 28–7)
  • (10:43) ARIZ – Tony Ellison 37-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:16; Washington State 28–14)
  • (7:08) WSU – Calvin Jackson 6-yard pass from Gardner Minshew, two-point run failed (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:39; Washington State 34–14)
  • (7:04) WSU – Kainoa Wilson 0-yard fumble return, Blake Mazza kick (Washington State 41–14)
  • (3:22) WSU – James Williams 9-yard pass from Gardner Minshew, Blake Mazza kick (Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:32; Washington State 48–14)
  • (0:10) WSU – Tay Martin 50-yard pass from Gardner Minshew, Blake Mazza kick (Drive: 2 plays, 80 yards, 0:30; Washington State 55–14)
Third quarter
  • (12:18) ARIZ – Shun Brown 2-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:42; Washington State 55–21)
  • (1:02) ARIZ – Shawn Poindexter 14-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Lucas Havrisik kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 3:52; Washington State 55–28)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:37) WSU – Jamire Calvin 2-yard pass from Gardner Minshew, Blake Mazza kick (Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 2:06; Washington State 62–28)
  • (7:06) WSU – Easop Winston 9-yard pass from Gardner Minshew, Blake Mazza kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:02; Washington State 69–28)
Statistics ARIZ WSU
First downs 21 31
Total yards 431 605
Rushing yards 37–127 23–123
Passing yards 304 482
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–34–1 44–56–0
Time of possession 26:19 33:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Khalil Tate 18/30, 294 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing J.J. Taylor 20 carries, 69 yards
Receiving Devaughn Cooper 3 receptions, 97 yards
Washington State Passing Gardner Minshew 43/55, 473 yards, 7 TD
Rushing Max Borghi 8 carries, 50 yards, TD
Receiving Tay Martin 7 receptions, 124 yards, TD

vs Arizona State

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Arizona State Sun Devils (6–5) vs Arizona Wildcats (5–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Sun Devils 7 7 72041
Wildcats 10 12 18040

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: November 24, 2018
  • Game time: 1:30 P.M.
  • Game weather: Clear, 69 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 51,805
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • TV announcers (FS1): Chris Vosters (play-by-play), Petros Papadakis (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:06) ARIZ – Josh Pollack 29-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 3:47; Arizona 3–0)
  • (3:33) ARIZ – Tony Ellison 28-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 1:45; Arizona 10–0)
  • (2:28) ASU – Brandon Aiyuk 58-yard pass from Manny Wilkins, Brandon Ruiz kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:05; Arizona 10–7)
Second quarter
  • (10:18) ARIZ – Josh Pollack 23-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:21; Arizona 13–7)
  • (4:25) ARIZ – Shawn Poindexter 23-yard pass from Khalil Tate, two-point run failed (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:13; Arizona 19–7)
  • (1:27) ASU – Eno Benjamin 10-yard run, Brandon Ruiz kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:58; Arizona 19–14)
  • (0:00) ARIZ – Josh Pollack 36-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 44 yards, 1:18; Arizona 22–14)
Third quarter
  • (13:14) ARIZ – Team safety (Arizona 24–14)
  • (12:17) ARIZ – Josh Pollack 40-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:46; Arizona 27–14)
  • (9:23) ASU – Eno Benjamin 14-yard run, Brandon Ruiz kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:54; Arizona 27–21)
  • (7:51) ARIZ – Gary Brightwell 35-yard run, two-point pass failed (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:32; Arizona 33–21)
  • (2:44) ARIZ – Tony Ellison 8-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 3:26; Arizona 40–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:05) ASU – Brandon Ruiz 27-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 66 yards, 4:39; Arizona 40–24)
  • (6:36) ASU – Manny Wilkins 11-yard run, Manny Wilkins two-point pass to Tommy Hudson (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:25; Arizona 40–32)
  • (3:33) ASU – Brandon Ruiz 39-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:26; Arizona 40–35)
  • (3:08) ASU – Eno Benjamin 22-yard run, two-point pass failed (Drive: 1 play, 22 yards, 0:07; Arizona State 41–40)
Statistics ASU ARIZ
First downs 20 26
Total yards 401 520
Rushing yards 31–136 44–238
Passing yards 265 282
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–31–0 21–39–1
Time of possession 27:43 32:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona State Passing Manny Wilkins 18/31, 265 yards, TD
Rushing Eno Benjamin 21 carries, 80 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Brandon Aiyuk 5 receptions, 106 yards, TD
Arizona Passing Khalil Tate 21/39, 282 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing J.J. Taylor 28 carries, 144 yards
Receiving Shawn Poindexter 6 receptions, 99 yards, TD

This game featured one of the most biggest comebacks/collapses in Arizona football history. The Wildcats, needing a win to become bowl-eligible, dominated ASU for the first three quarters to lead 40–21 going into the fourth. However, Arizona, feeling like the game was over due to their 19-point lead, began to play conservatively by draining the clock, which led to being prone to turnovers, which seemed to motivate Arizona State. The Devils capitalized on the Wildcats’ errors and scored 20 points to take the lead with over three minutes left. The Wildcats drove down the field in the final minute to possibly regain but missed a field goal attempt and the Territorial Cup remained in the Phoenix area for another year. The Wildcats ended the season with a record of 5–7 (4–5 in Pac-12 play).

Many fans blamed Sumlin and the coaching staff for the loss by calling more running plays than passing ones in the final quarter. Sumlin said that the team wanted to run the ball more to drain more time to keep the lead, but that doing so would lead to mistakes. He also believed that the loss affected the program, particularly in recruiting, which led to mixed results on the field and a period of futility, in which it became a factor in Sumlin's firing after the 2020 season.

Personnel

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Roster

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2018 Arizona Wildcats Football

Quarterbacks

  • 4 Rhett Rodriguez – sophomore (6'0, 186)
  • 10 Jamarye Joiner – freshman (6'1, 210)
  • 11 K’Hari Lane –   freshman (6'1, 245)
  • 12 Kevin Doyle – freshman (6'3, 210)
  • 13 Luke Ashworth – freshman (6'0, 197)
  • 14 Khalil Tate – junior (6'2, 215)
  • 17 Andrew Tovar –   freshman (6'2, 169)

Running backs

  • 20 Darrius Smith – freshman (5'9, 175)
  • 21 J. J. Taylor –   sophomore (5'6, 180)
  • 23 Gary Brightwell – sophomore (6'1, 196)
  • 25 Anthony Mariscal –   junior (5'10, 197)
  • 28 Nazar Bombata – freshman (5'11, 195)
  • 33 Nathan Tilford – sophomore (6'2, 206)
  • 38 Brandon Leon –   junior (5'8, 201)

Wide receiver

  • 1 Drew Dixon –   freshman (6'3, 203)
  • 5 Brian Casteel – sophomore (6'0, 214)
  • 6 Shun Brown – senior (5'9, 177) (KR/PR+)
  • 7 DeVaughn Cooper –   sophomore (5’10, 175)
  • 9 Tony Ellison –   senior (5'11, 188) (PR+)
  • 16 William Gunnell – freshman (5'9, 187)
  • 18 Cedric Peterson –   junior (5'11, 188) (KR+)
  • 19 Shawn Poindexter –   senior (6'5, 212)
  • 32 Terrence Johnson –   junior (6'2, 211)
  • 40 Thomas Reid III –   freshman (6'2, 202)
  • 83 Jailen Bailey – freshman (5'10, 163)
  • 84 Thomas Marcus – freshman (6'2, 203)
  • 86 Stanley Berryhill –   freshman (5'9, 169)
  • 87 Joshua Szott – freshman (6'2, 182)
  • 88 Tre Adams – freshman (6'3, 190)
  • 89 Brice Vooletich – freshman (5'10, 194)

Tight end

  • 80 Zach Peters – freshman (6'4, 222)
  • 81 Bryce Wolma – sophomore (6'3, 239)
  • 82 Zach Williams – freshman (6'3, 224)
  • 85 Jamie Nunley –   sophomore (6'5, 230)

Punter

  • 16 Jake Glatting –   senior (6'3, 218) (H+)
  • 26 Matt Aragon –   junior (6'5, 211) (WR+)
  • 42 Dylan Klumph - GS Senior (6'3, 230) (H+)
  

Offensive Lineman

  • 50 Josh McCauley –   sophomore (6'3, 292) (C+)
  • 53 Jon Jacobs –   sophomore (6'4, 300) (OG+)
  • 54 Bryson Cain –   sophomore (6'4, 291) (OT+)
  • 58 Layth Friekh –   senior (6'5, 300) (OT+)
  • 63 Steven Bailey – junior (6'3, 318) (C+)
  • 64 Nathan Elridge –   junior (6'7, 297) (C+)
  • 66 Robert Congel –   freshman (6'3, 315) (OL+)
  • 67 David Watson – freshman (6'3, 307) (OG+)
  • 70 Thiyo Lukusa –   sophomore (6'5, 330) (OG+)
  • 72 Edgar Burrola –   freshman (6'5, 293) (OG+)
  • 73 Tyrell Aponte –   freshman (6'4, 263) (OL+)
  • 75 Michael Eletise –   sophomore (6'3, 318) (OT+)
  • 74 Alex Kosinski –   junior (6'4, 299) (OG+)
  • 76 Cody Creason –   junior (6'4, 294) (OT+)
  • 78 Donovan Laie – freshman (6'4, 318) (OT+)
  • 79 Tyson Gardner –   freshman (6'3, 277) (OL+)

Defensive lineman

  • 12 JB Brown – sophomore (6'3, 244) (DE+)
  • 44 Kurtis Brown – sophomore (6'1, 185) (DT+)
  • 52 P. J. Johnson –   junior (6'4, 335) (DT+)
  • 58 Nahe Sulunga – freshman (6'2, 270) (DT+)
  • 59 My-King Johnson –   freshman (DE+)
  • 60 Mykee Irving – freshman (6'3, 337) (DL+)
  • 71 Abraham Maiava –   junior (6'2, 295) (DL+)
  • 81 Jalen Cochran –   sophomore (6'3, 249) (DE+)
  • 86 Justin Belknap –   junior (DE+)
  • 90 Matt Thomas –   junior (6'1, 274) (DT+)
  • 91 Finton Connolly –   junior (6'5, 275) (DT+)
  • 94 Sione Taufahema –   junior (6'1, 330) (DT+)
  • 99 Dereck Boles –   senior (6'2, 296) (DT+)

Linebackers

  • 1 Tony Fields II – sophomore (6'1, 225)
  • 7 Colin Schooler – sophomore (6'0, 226)
  • 14 Kylan Wilborn – sophomore (6'2, 245)
  • 26 Anthony Pandy – sophomore (6'0, 225)
  • 34 Jacob Colacion –   sophomore (6'1, 218)
  • 45 Issaiah Johnson – freshman (6'1, 235)
  • 47 Rourke Freeburg –   freshman (6'2, 200)
  • 48 Parker Henley –   freshman (5'11, 222)
  • 49 Jalen Harris –   freshman (6'4, 212)
  • 50 Ken Samson –   freshman (6'1, 212)
  • 51 Lee Anderson III – junior (6'1, 235)
  • 53 Richard Merritt –   freshman (6'0, 216)
  • 56 Rexx Tessler –   freshman (5'9, 209)
  • 82 Dante Blissit – junior (6'0, 242)

Placekicker

  • 30 Josh Pollack –   senior (5'10, 174)
  • 43 Lucas Havrisik – sophomore (6'2, 173)
  

Defensive backs

  • 2 Lorenzo Burns –   sophomore (5'10, 173) (CB+)
  • 3 Jarrius Wallace –   sophomore (6'1, 180) (S+)
  • 4 Antonio Parks –   sophomore (5'10, 188) (CB+)
  • 5 Christian Young – freshman (6'1, 209) (S+)
  • 5 Christian Young – freshman (6'1, 209) (S+)
  • 6 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles – senior (6'2, 205) (S+)
  • 8 Tim Hough – graduate (5'11, 195) (CB+)
  • 9 Dayven Coleman – freshman (6'2, 216) (S+)
  • 10 Malcolm Holland –   sophomore (6'1, 185) (CB+)
  • 11 Troy Young – sophomore (6'0, 205) (S+)
  • 13 Chacho Ulloa – junior (5'11, 192) (S+)
  • 15 McKenzie Barnes – freshman (6'1, 178) (CB+)
  • 17 Jace Whittaker – senior (5'11, 182) (CB+)
  • 19 Scottie Young Jr. – sophomore (5'11, 195) (S+)
  • 20 Azizi Hearn –   freshman (6'1, 187) (CB+)
  • 21 Isaiah Hayes –Junior (6'0, 191) (S+)
  • 23 Malik Hausman –   freshman (6'0, 170) (CB+)
  • 24 Rhedi Short –   freshman (6'0, 184) (S+)
  • 27 Sammy Morrison –   junior (5'10, 177)
  • 29 Jacorey Jones – freshman (5'11, 155)
  • 31 Tristan Cooper – junior (6'1, 188) (S+)
  • 33 Blake Pfaff –   freshman (5'11, 182) (S+)
  • 36 Chandler Gumbs –   junior (6'1, 207) (S+)
  • 37 Xavier Bell –   freshman (6'2, 192) (S+)
  • 46 Jimmy Banjoko-Wangjobe – freshman (6'0, 212) (CB+)
  • 47 Rourke Freeburg –   freshman (6'2, 200) (S+)

Long snapper

  • 51 Donald Reiter –   sophomore (5'10, 235)
  • 56 Nick Reinhardt –   junior (6'1, 240)
  • 66 Geno Albini – freshman (5'11 213)
Source and player details:[21]

Coaching staff

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Arizona's coaching staff has finalized as of February 22, 2018.

Name Position Consecutive season at
Arizona in current position
Kevin Sumlin Head coach 1st year
Clarence McKinney Assistant coach/running backs coach 1st year
Noel Mazzone Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach 1st year
Taylor Mazzone Assistant coach/outside wide receivers coach 1st year
Iona Uiagalelei Assistant coach/Defensive lineman coach 1st year
Demetrice Martin Assistant coach/cornerbacks coach 1st year
Marcel Yates Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach 3rd year
Jeremy Springer Tight ends coach and special teams coordinator 1st year
Theron Aych Assistant coach/inside wide receiverss coach and passing game coordinator 2nd year
John Rushing Assistant coach/safeties coach 1st year
Joe Gilbert Assistant coach/offensive lineman coach and run game coordinator 1st year
Chuck Cecil Senior defensive analyst 2nd year
Brian Johnson Associate athletic director, head strength/conditioning coach 1st year
Reference:[22][23]

Depth chart

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Starters and backups.

Depth Chart Source: 2018 Arizona Wildcats Football Fact Book

True Freshman
Double Position : *

Rankings

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Preseason polls

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Poll source Date of poll Arizona rank Source
SB Nation February 9, 2018 33rd [26]
Orlando Sentinel May 28, 2018 62nd [27]
Athlon Sports June 20, 2018 32nd [28]
Sports Illustrated August 7, 2018 19th
CBS Sports August 7, 2018 36th

In-season polls

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Further information: 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
APRV—
CoachesRV—
CFPNot releasedNot released

Statistics

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Team

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Non-conference opponents

1 2 3 4 Total
All opponents 21 34 28 21 104
Arizona 7 27 34 35 103

Pac-12 opponents

1 2 3 4 Total
Pac-12 opponents 14 24 7 10 55
Arizona 17 7 21 34 79

Score total by Quarters

1 2 3 4 Total
All opponents 35 58 35 33 161
Arizona 24 34 55 69 182

Offense

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Rushing

Note: G = Games played; ATT = Attempts; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average yard per carry; LG = Longest run; TD = Rushing touchdowns

Name GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G
#21 J. J. Taylor 4 71 485 8 477 yards 6.7 3 TDs 62 119.2
#23 Gary Brightwell 4 44 272 9 262 yards 6.0 1 TDs 43 65.7
#25 Anthony Mariscal 4 11 70 2 68 yards 6.2 1 TDs 33 17.0
#6 Shun Brown 4 1 37 0 37 yards 37.0 0 TDs 27 9.2
#14 Khalil Tate (QB) 4 23 74 43 31 yards 1.3 2 TDs 12 7.7
#86 Stanley Berryhill (WR) 4 1 17 0 17 yards 17.0 0 TDs 17 4.2
#16 Jake Glatting (P) 4 1 8 0 8 yards 8.0 0 TDs 8 2.0
#38 Branden Leon 3 3 21 0 21 yards 7.0 1 TDs 15 7.0
#4 Rhett Rodriguez (QB) 3 3 9 2 7 yards 2.3 0 TDs 8 2.3
#20 Darrius Smith 2 15 68 6 62 yards 4.1 1 TDs 14 31.0
Total 4 174 1,061 72 989 yards 5.7 9 TDs 62 247.2
Passing

Note: G = Games played; COMP = Completions; ATT = Attempts; COMP % = Completion percentage; YDS = Passing yards; TD = Passing touchdowns; INT = Interceptions; EFF = Passing efficiency

Name GP Att-Cmp-Int QBR Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G
#14 Khalil Tate 4 63–116–2 148.86 54.3% 1,039 yards 8 TDs 75 259.7
#4 Rhett Rodriguez 3 6–7–0 144.51 85.7% 49 yards 0 TDs 16 16.3
Total 4 69–123–2 145.61 56.1% 1,088 yards 8 TDs 75 272.0
Receiving

Note: G = Games played; REC = Receptions; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average yard per catch; LG = Longest catch; TD = Receiving touchdowns

Name GP Att Yards Avg TD Long Avg/G
#19 Shawn Poindexter 4 16 369 yards 23.0 2 TDs 75 92.2
#9 Tony Ellison 4 12 241 yards 20.3 2 TDs 55 60.2
#6 Shun Brown 4 18 223 yards 12.3 3 TDs 65 55.7
#7 DeVaughn Cooper 4 3 79 yards 26.3 0 TDs 53 19.7
#86 Stanley Berryhill 4 4 66 yards 16.5 0 TDs 28 16.5
#18 Cedric Peterson 4 4 34 yards 8.5 1 TDs 16 8.5
#21 J. J. Taylor (RB) 4 4 27 yards 6.7 0 TDs 18 6.7
#85 Jamie Nunley (TE) 4 2 21 yards 10.5 0 TDs 11 5.2
#81 Bryce Wolma (TE) 4 2 13 yards 6.5 0 TDs 11 3.2
#25 Anthony Mariscal (RB) 4 1 3 yards 3.0 0 TDs 3 0.75
#82 Zach Williams (TE) 1 1 10 yards 10.0 0 TDs 10 10.0
#20 Darrius Smith (RB) 2 1 3 yards 3.0 0 TDs 3 1.5
#80 Zach Peters (TE) 1 1 -1 yards -1.0 0 TDs 0 -1.0
#40 Thomas Reid III 0 0 0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0.0
#83 Jailen Bailey 0 0 0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0.0
#1 Drew Dixon 0 0 0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0.0
#5 Brian Casteel 0 0 0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0.0
#88 Tre Adams 0 0 0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0.0
Total 4 69 1,088 yards 15.7 8 TDs 75 272.0

Defense

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Note: G = Games played; Solo = Solo tackles; Ast = Assisted tackles; Total = Total tackles; TFL-Yds = Tackles for loss-yards lost; Sack = Sacks; INT = Interceptions; PD = Passes defended; FF = Forced fumbles; FR = Forced recoveries

Name GP Tackles Sacks Passing Defense Interceptions Fumbles Blkd
Kick
Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds BrUp QBH No.-Yds Avg TD Long Rcv-Yds FF
#1 Tony Fields II 2 13 8 21 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#2 Lorenzo Burns 2 5 1 6 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 3 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#3 Jarrius Wallace 2 3 0 3 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#4 Antonio Parks 0 0 0 0 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#5 Christian Young 1 0 3 3 0.5–1 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#6 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles 2 4 4 8 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#7 Colin Schooler 2 11 14 25 4.0–9 yards 0–0 yards 1 2 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#8 Tim Hough 2 6 2 8 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 1 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#9 Tony Ellison (WR) 2 1 0 1 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#9 Dayven Coleman 2 3 3 6 1.5–3 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#10 Malcolm Holland 0 0 0 0 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#12 J.B. Brown 2 0 1 1 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#13 Chacho Ulloa 0 0 0 0 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#14 Kylan Wilborn 2 1 1 2 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#15 McKenzie Barnes 2 1 0 1 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 1 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#17 Jace Whittaker 0 0 0 0 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#19 Scottie Young Jr. 0 0 0 0 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#20 Azizi Hearn 2 1 0 1 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#21 Isaiah Hayes 2 15 2 17 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#26 Anthony Pandy 2 3 1 4 1.0–1 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#27 Sammy Morrison 0 0 0 0 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#31 Tristan Cooper 1 0 2 2 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#34 Jacob Colacion 0 0 0 0 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#37 Xavier Bell 2 6 3 9 0–0 yards – yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#42 Dylan Klumph (P) 2 1 0 1 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#44 Kurtis Brown 1 0 1 1 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#45 Issaiah Johnson 0 0 0 0 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#49 Jalen Harris 2 0 1 1 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#51 Lee Anderson III 2 1 0 1 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#52 P. J. Johnson 0 0 0 0 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#56 Nick Reinhardt (LS) 2 1 0 1 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#71 Abraham Maiava 1 1 2 3 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#81 Jalen Cochran 1 1 0 1 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#86 Justin Belknap 1 2 2 4 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#91 Finton Connolly 2 0 3 3 1.0–1 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
#99 Dereck Boles 2 2 2 4 0–0 yards 0–0 yards 0 0 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0
Total 2 84 56 140 8.0–15 yards 0.0–0 yards 8 3 0–0 yards 0.0 0 TDs 0 0–0 0 0

Special teams

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Kick and punt returning

Note: G = Games played; PR = Punt returns; PYDS = Punt return yards; PLG = Punt return long; KR = Kick returns; KYDS = Kick return yards; KLG = Kick return long; TD = Total return touchdowns

Pos. Player G PR PYDS PLG AVG Total PR TDs KR KYDS KLG Total KOR TDs AVG
WR Cedric Peterson 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 32 19 0 15.0
WR Stanley Berryhill 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 32 19 0 16.0
RB J. J. Taylor 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 231 84 1 28.9
RB Gary Brightwell 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WR Shun Brown 3 2 14 15 7.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
WR Tony Ellison 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TE Jamie Nunley 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 0 2.0
TE Bryce Wolma 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1.0

Kicking

Note: G = Games played; FGM = Field goals made; FGA = Field goals attempted; LG = Field goal long; XPT = Extra points made; XPT ATT = XPT attempted; In20 = Kicking inside the 20; 20-29 = Kicking inside the 20-29; 30-39 = Kicking inside the 30-39; 40-49 = Kicking inside the 40-49; 50 = Kicking inside the 50; TP = Total points

Pos. Player G FGM FGA LG I20 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ BLK XPT XPT ATT KO KO Yards TB AVG OB
K Lucas Havrisik 2 2 4 49 0-0 1-1 0-0 1-2 0-1 1 3 4 9 581 7 64.6 1
K Josh Pollack 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0

Punting

Note: G = Games played; P = Punts; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average per punt; LG = Punt long; In20 = Punts inside the 20; TB = Touchbacks

Pos. Player G P YDS AVG LG FC In20 50+ TB BLK
P Dylan Klumph 2 11 482 43.8 53 4 4 3 1 0
P Jake Glatting 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Awards and honors

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Midseason award watch lists

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Weekly awards

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Pac-12 Rose Bowl Player of the Week, week 3 vs Southern Utah
Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week, week 4 vs Oregon State

All-Americans

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All-Pac-12 teams

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3rd Team

Postseason

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Bowl game

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Senior Bowl

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All Star Game

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2019 NFL draft

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Main article: 2019 NFL draft

Team players drafted into the NFL

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Player Position Round Pick NFL Team
P. J. Johnson DT 7 229 Detroit Lions

Media affiliates

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Radio

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See also: 2018–19 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, 2018–19 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team, 2018 Arizona Wildcats women's soccer team, 2018 Arizona Wildcats men's soccer team, and 2018 Arizona Wildcats women's volleyball team

TV

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References

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