2016 Arizona Wildcats football team

American college football season

2016 Arizona Wildcats football

Conference| Pac-12 Conference
Division| South Division
Record| 3–9 (1–8 Pac-12)
Head coach|

* Rich Rodriguez (5th season)

Co-offensive coordinator| Calvin Magee (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinator| Rod Smith (5th season)
Offensive scheme| Spread option
Defensive coordinator| Marcel Yates (1st season)
Base defense| 4–2–5
Captain|

* Sani Fuimaono
* Zach Hemmila *
* Nate Phillips
* Trey Griffey
* Freddie Tagaloa
* Josh Kern
* Cody Ippolito
* DaVonte' Neal
* Tellas Jones
* Samajie Grant
* Matt Stagg
* Matt Morin
* Devin Holiday
* Michael Barton

Home stadium| Arizona Stadium

Uniform

Seasons

<- 2015

2017 ->

2016 Pac-12 Conference football standings

* v
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North Division
No. 4 Washington x$^  |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
Washington State |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 5  |
No. 12 Stanford |  | 6  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
California |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Oregon State |  | 3  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Oregon |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
South Division
No. 17 Colorado x  |  | 8  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 4  |
No. 3 USC |  | 7  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 23 Utah |  | 5  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 4  |
Arizona State |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
UCLA |  | 2  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Arizona |  | 1  | - | 8  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
Championship: Washington 41, Colorado 10

* ^ - College Football Playoff participant
* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2016 season. The season was the Wildcats's 117th overall, 39th as a member of the Pac-12 Conference, and its sixth within the Pac-12 South Division. The team played their home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona for the 88th straight year. They were led by fifth-year head coach Rich Rodriguez. They finished the season 3–9, 1–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the South Division.

## Preseason

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### Draft picks

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

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Will Parks | S | 6th | No. 219 | Denver Broncos
Scooby Wright | LB | 7th | No. 250 | Cleveland Browns

### Departures

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

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

### Transfers

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

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

Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes

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Michael Barton | 14 | Linebacker | 6'1" | 186 | RS senior | Concord, CA | transferred to Arizona in January from California. As a graduate transfer, Barton is immediately eligible to play in 2016 season, and he will have 1 year of eligibility remaining.
Zach Benjamin | 87 | Wide receiver | 6'1" | 186 | RS junior | Tampa, FL | transferred to Arizona in May from South Florida, Benjamin is immediately eligible to play in 2016 season, and he will have 2 years of eligibility remaining.

### Recruiting

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#### Position key

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Back | B |  | Center | C |  | Cornerback | CB |  | Defensive back | DB

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

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

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

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

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

College recruiting information  Name  | Hometown  | High school / college  | Height  | Weight  | Commit date

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

* ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
* Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
* In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

* "Arizona Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
* "2016 Arizona Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
* "2016 Player Commitments – Arizona". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
* "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
* "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
* "2016 Arizona Wildcats football team". 247sports.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016.

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

### 2016 spring football practice

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

2016 Arizona Wildcats Football Spring Game – Game summary

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Navy Blue | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0
White | 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

* Date: March 4, 2016
* Game time: TBA p.m. MT
* Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
* TV: Pac-12 Network

### 2016 returning missionaries

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

Offense

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Anu Solomon (12)  | rsJr  | QB
Nick Wilson (28)  | Jr  | RB
Tyrell Johnson (2)  | Jr  | WR
Trey Griffey (5)  | rsSr  | WR
Nate Phillips (6)  | Sr  | WR
Samajie Grant (10)  | Sr  | WR
Layth Friekh (58)  | Jr  | OL
Jacob Alsadek (78)  | rsJr  | OL
Freddie Tagaloa (72)  | rsSr  | OL

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Tellas Jones (1)  | rsSr  | S
Cam Denson (3)  | Jr  | CB
Devin Holiday (13)  | Sr  | CB
DaVonte' Neal (19)  | rsSr  | CB
Jarvis McCall Jr. (29)  | rsJr  | CB
Jake Matthews (47)  | Sr  | LB
Cody Ippolito (57)  | rsJr  | LB
Parker Zellers (93)  | rsJr  | DL
Calvin Allen (94)  | rsJr  | DL

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Josh Pollack (9)  | Jr  | PK
Matt Aargon (26)  | SR  | P
Nick Reinhardt (56)  | rsSO  | LS

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

### Fall camp

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

Fall camp is scheduled for August.

## Personnel

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### Coaching staff

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2016 Arizona Wildcats coaches

Head coach

* Rich Rodriguez (5th year, West Virginia (1986))

Assistant coaches

* Calvin Magee – Associate head coach/co-offensive coordinator/running backs coach (5th year, South Florida (1990))
* Marcel Yates – Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach (1st year, Boise State (2000))
* Rod Smith – Co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach (5th year, Glenville State (1997))
* Tony Dews – Assistant coach/wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator (5th year, Liberty (1996))
* Jamille Addae – Assistant coach/safeties coach (1st year, West Virginia (2005))
* Jim Michalczik – Assistant coach/offensive line coach (3rd year, Washington State (1988))
* Vince Amey – Assistant coach/defensive line coach (Arizona State (2010))
* Donte Williams – Assistant coach/cornerbacks coach (1st year, Idaho State (2006))
* Chris Singletary – Recruiting coordinator/player personnel director (1st year, Pittsburgh (2003))
* Charlie Ragle – Tight ends coach/special teams coordinator (5th year, Eastern New Mexico (1998))
* Chris Allen – Associate athletic director, co-strength and conditioning coach (5th year, West Virginia (2000))
* Troy Ramsey – Assistant coach/co-strength and conditioning coach (3rd year, North Texas (2007))
* Ovid Goulbourne – Assistant coach/strength and conditioning coach (4th year, West Virginia (2009))
* Brett Gerch – Assistant coach/co-strength and conditioning coach (3rd year, Appalachian State (2000))

Coaching staff sources: ArizonaWildcats.com[2]

#### Coaching changes

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

### Roster

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2016 Arizona Wildcats roster

Offense

Quarterbacks

* 10 Zach Werlinger – RS sophomore
* 12 Anu Solomon (C) – RS junior
* 13 Brandon Dawkins – RS sophomore
* 14 Khalil Tate – Freshman
* 16 Gunther Johnson – Freshman

Wide receivers

* 2 Tyrell Johnson – Junior
* 3 Cam Denson – Junior
* 5 Trey Griffey (C) – RS senior
* 6 Shun Brown – Sophomore
* 7 DeVaughn Cooper –  Freshman
* 9 Tony Ellison –  RS sophomore
* 10 Samajie Grant – Senior
* 11 Nate Phillips (C) – Senior
* 18 Cedric Peterson –  Freshman
* 19 Shawn Poindexter – Junior
* 24 Darick Holmes Jr. –  Freshman
* 83 Joshua Mason – Freshman
* 84 Abraham Mendivil –  Junior
* 87 Zach Benjamin –  Junior
* 88 Jordan Bogardus – Freshman
* 89 Justus Lee – Freshman

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Running backs

* 25 J. J. Taylor – Freshman
* 28 Nick Wilson – Junior
* 32 Jake Laudenslager – Freshman
* 34 Zach Green –  Junior
* 38 Branden Leon –  Freshman
* 42 Richie Estrada –  Sophomore

Offensive linemen

* 50 Josh McCauley – Freshman
* 54 Bryson Cain – Freshman
* 55 Levi Walton –  Sophomore
* 58 Layth Friekh – Junior
* 59 Christian Lopez –  Freshman
* 63 Keenan Walker – Freshman
* 64 Nathan Elridge –  Freshman
* 67 Gerhard de Beer –  Junior
* 69 Christian Boettcher –  Sophomore
* 72 Freddie Tagaloa –  Senior (C)
* 74 Alex Kosinski –  Freshman
* 75 Michael Eletise – Freshman
* 76 Cody Creason –  Freshman
* 77 Harper Sharman – Freshman
* 78 Jacob Alsadek –  Junior

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Tight ends

* 8 Trevor Wood –  Sophomore
* 15 Matt Morin –  Senior
* 17 Josh Kern –  Senior (C)
* 30 Jamardre Cobb – (FB)  Sophomore
* 48 Brian Anduze –  Freshman
* 85 Jamie Nunley – Freshman

Defense

Defensive linemen

* 50 Justin Holt – Freshman
* 55 Darrell Cloy Jr – Sophomore
* 60 Luca Bruno –  Junior
* 62 Aiulua Fanene –  Senior
* 86 Justin Belknap –  Freshman
* 91 Finton Connolly –  Freshman
* 92 Jack Banda –  Junior
* 93 Parker Zellers –  Junior
* 94 Calvin Allen –  Junior
* 96 Marcus Griffin –  Sophomore
* 99 Sani Fuimaono (C) – Senior

Linebackers

* 7 Kahi Neves – Freshman
* 11 Michael Barton – GS Senior
* 15 Jacob Colacion – Freshman
* 18 Brandon Rutt –  Sophomore
* 24 RJ Morgan –  Junior
* 28 Carrington Vaughn –  Freshman
* 32 DeAndre' Miller –  Junior
* 33 Corey Selenski –  Freshman
* 39 Franciso Nelson –  Freshman
* 47 Jake Matthews – Senior
* 51 Lee Anderson III – Freshman
* 52 Alex King –  Senior
* 53 Richard Merritt –  Freshman
* 56 John Kenny –  Junior
* 57 Cody Ippolito – (C) Senior
* 59 Matthew Stagg –  Senior
* 81 Jalen Cochran – Freshman

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Cornerbacks

* 2 Lorenzo Burns –  Freshman
* 8 Antonio Parks – Freshman
* 9 Dane Cruikshank –  Junior
* 10 Malcolm Holland –  Freshman
* 13 Devin Holiday – Senior
* 15 Kwesi Mashack – Junior
* 17 Jace Whittaker – Sophomore
* 19 DaVonte' Neal – (C)  Senior
* 23 Devon Brewer – Sophomore
* 27 Samuel Morrison – Sophomore
* 29 Jarvis McCall Jr. –  Junior
* 35 Isaiah Strong –  Junior
* 41 Isaac Steele – Freshman
* 49 Lee Pitts –  Freshman

Safeties

* 1 Tellas Jones –  Senior
* 3 Jarrius Wallace – Freshman
* 5 Gavin Robertson Jr. –  Freshman
* 6 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles –  Freshman
* 14 Paul Magloire –  Senior
* 20 Chacho Ulloa – Freshman
* 21 Isaiah Hayes – Freshman
* 25 Anthony Mariscal –  Freshman
* 31 Tristan Cooper – Freshman
* 36 Jalen Jenkins – Freshman
* 37 Carter Hehr –  Junior
* 40 Kyeler Burke – Freshman
* 43 Tyler Grammar –  Senior
* 46 Albert Green –  Freshman
* 49 Peyton Morris –  Freshman

Special teams

Punters

* 16 Jake Glatting –  Sophomore
* 26 Matt Aragon –  Freshman

Kickers

* 9 Josh Pollack –  Sophomore
* 82 Edgar Gastelum –  Sophomore

Long snappers

* 51 Donald Reiter – Freshman
* 56 Nick Reinhardt –  Sophomore

Sources: 2016 Arizona Wildcats roster Archived 2012-04-04 at the Wayback Machine

* Aug 8, 2016 – Zach Hemmila died in his sleep.[3]
* – Orlando Bradford has dismissed from the football program after the arrest for domestic violence charges.

### Depth chart

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Defense

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| NB

Tellas Jones
Anthony Marsical

| FS

Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
Chacho Ulloa

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DeAndre Miller  | Cody Ippolito
John Kenny  | Jake Matthews
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Paul Magloire Jr. or Michael Barton
Brandon Rutt

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Dane Cruikshank
Jace Whittaker

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Justin Belknap  | Parker Zellers  | Sani Fuimaono  | Jarvis McCall Jr.
Jack Banda  | Aiulua Fanene  | Luca Bruno  | Isaiah Hayes
⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅
|  | CB

Davonte' Neal
Devin Holiday

Offense

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| X

Trey Griffey
Cedric Peterson

| SLOT

Shun Brown
Tyrell Johnson
DeVaughn Cooper
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT

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Layth Friekh  | Freddie Tagaloa  | Nathan Eldridge  | Jacob Alsadek | Gerhard de Beer
Cody Creason  | Christian Boettcher (RG)  | Levi Walton  | ⋅ | Alex Kosinski
⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅ | ⋅
| WR

Samaje Grant
Shawn Poindexter

| H

Nate Phillips
Cam Denson

|  | QB

Anu Solomon or
Brandon Dawkins
Khalil Tate
Zach Werlinger
|  |  |  | RB

Nick Wilson
J. J. Taylor

| Special teams

PK Josh Pollack
PK Edgar Gastelum (KO)
P Josh Pollack
P Matt Aragon
KR Tyrell Johnson
J. J. Taylor (PR)
Shun Brown
PR Nate Phillips
LS Nick Reinhardt
Donald Reiter
H Matt Morin
Zach Werlinger
|  |

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

### Injury report

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Player | Position | Status | Injury | Date of Injury | Date of Return (Anticipated)

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

## Regular season

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### Schedule

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

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

Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance

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September 3| 7:30 p.m.| vs. BYU*|

* University of Phoenix Stadium
* Glendale, AZ (Cactus Kickoff)

| FS1| L 16–18| 50,528
September 10| 7:45 p.m.| Grambling State*|

* Arizona Stadium
* Tucson, AZ

| P12N| W 31–21| 45,686
September 17| 7:45 p.m.| Hawaii*|

* Arizona Stadium
* Tucson, AZ

| P12N| W 47–28| 50,116
September 24| 7:30 p.m.| No. 9 Washington|

* Arizona Stadium
* Tucson, AZ

| P12N| L 28–35 OT| 48,747
October 1| 7:30 p.m.| at UCLA|

* Rose Bowl
* Pasadena, CA

| ESPN| L 24–45| 68,013
October 8| 7:00 p.m.| at No. 24 Utah|

* Rice-Eccles Stadium
* Salt Lake City, UT

| FS1| L 23–36| 45,917
October 15| 12:30 p.m.| USC|

* Arizona Stadium
* Tucson, AZ

| FOX| L 14–48| 55,463
October 29| 8:00 p.m.| Stanford|

* Arizona Stadium
* Tucson, AZ

| FS1| L 10–34| 46,740
November 5| 1:00 p.m.| at No. 25 Washington State|

* Martin Stadium
* Pullman, WA

| P12N| L 7–69| 33,547
November 12| 8:00 p.m.| No. 16 Colorado|

* Arizona Stadium
* Tucson, AZ

| FS1| L 24–49| 41,068
November 19| 8:30 p.m.| at Oregon State|

* Reser Stadium
* Corvallis, OR

| P12N| L 17–42| 35,059
November 25| 7:30 p.m.| Arizona State|

* Arizona Stadium
* Tucson, AZ (rivalry)

| ESPN| W 56–35| 50,197

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game
* All times are in Mountain time

Schedule Source: FBschedules.com[10]
Legend

| Arizona win
| Arizona loss

### Game summaries

[edit]

### vs BYU

[edit]

See also: 2016 BYU Cougars football team

BYU Cougars (0–0) vs Arizona Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Cougars | 0 | 9 | 0| 9| 18
Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 3| 13| 16

at University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, AZ

* Date: September 3, 2016
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: None (Retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 50,528
* Referee: Kevin Mar
* TV: FS1

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

* (10:42) BYU – Rhett Almond 24-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 45 yards, 3:02; BYU 3–0)
* (2:53) BYU – Brayd El-Bakri 1-yard run, kick failed (Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:53; BYU 9–0)

Third quarter

* (5:59) ARIZ – Josh Pollack 46-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 69 yards, 3:39; BYU 9–3)

Fourth quarter

* (11:36) BYU – Colby Pearson 6-yard pass from Taysom Hill, two-point pass failed (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:30; BYU 15–3)
* (9:33) ARIZ – Nick Wilson 15-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:03; BYU 15–10)
* (1:26) ARIZ – Nick Wilson 49-yard run, two-point pass failed (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 1:38; Arizona 16–15)
* (0:04) BYU – Jake Oldroyd 33-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 1:16; BYU 18–16)

Statistics | BYU | ARIZ

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First downs | 24 | 17
Total yards | 415 | 328
Rushing yards | 47–213 | 26–115
Passing yards | 202 | 213
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–29–0 | 20–30–2
Time of possession | 37:37 | 22:23
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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BYU | Passing | Taysom Hill | 21/29, 202 yards, TD
Rushing | Jamaal Williams | 29 carries, 162 yards
Receiving | Moroni Laulu-Pututau | 4 receptions, 49 yards
Arizona | Passing | Anu Solomon | 20/30, 213 yards, 2 INT
Rushing | Nick Wilson | 17 carries, 142 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Nate Phillips | 7 receptions, 69 yards

### vs Grambling State

[edit]

See also: 2016 Grambling State Tigers football team

Grambling State Tigers (1–0) vs Arizona Wildcats (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Tigers | 7 | 14 | 0| 0| 21
Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 21| 7| 31

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

* Date: September 10, 2016
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 87 °F (31 °C)
* Game attendance: 45,686
* Referee: Land Clark
* TV: Pac-12 Network

Game information

First quarter

* (12:05) GRAM – Verlan Hunter 2-yard pass from Devante Kincaid, Jonathan Wallace kick (Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 2:55; Grambling State 7–0)

Second quarter

* (11:55) GRAM – Devohn Lindsey 26-yard pass from Devante Kincaid, Jonathan Wallace kick (Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 5:06; Grambling State 14–0)
* (4:37) ARIZ – Josh Pollack 31-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 83 yards, 1:37; Grambling State 14–3)
* (0:16) GRAM – Martez Carter 1-yard run, Jonathan Wallace kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:21; Grambling State 21–3)

Third quarter

* (12:07) ARIZ – Brandon Dawkins 2-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 2:47; Grambling State 21–10)
* (2:42) ARIZ – Trey Griffey 34-yard pass from Brandon Dawkins, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:29; Grambling State 21–17)
* (0:42) ARIZ – Nick Wilson 11-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 0:51; Arizona 24–21)

Fourth quarter

* (12:08) ARIZ – Brandon Dawkins 21-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 4 plays, 29 yards, 1:49; Arizona 31–21)

Statistics | GRAM | ARIZ

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First downs | 28 | 21
Total yards | 462 | 445
Rushing yards | 36–60 | 47–222
Passing yards | 402 | 223
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 31–44–3 | 15–30–0
Time of possession | 32:57 | 27:03
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Grambling State | Passing | Trevon Cherry | 16/25, 209 yards, 3 INT
Rushing | Martez Carter | 13 carries, 43 yards, TD
Receiving | Chad Williams | 13 receptions, 152 yards
Arizona | Passing | Brandon Dawkins | 15/29, 223 yards, TD
Rushing | Nick Wilson | 24 carries, 116 yards, TD
Receiving | Samajie Grant | 5 receptions, 95 yards

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

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

### vs Hawaii

[edit]

See also: 2016 Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football team

Hawaii Rainbow Warriors (1–2) vs Arizona Wildcats (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 0 | 7| 14| 28
Wildcats | 20 | 14 | 10| 3| 47

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

* Date: September 17, 2016
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 84 °F (29 °C)
* Game attendance: 50,116
* Referee: Brad Van Vark
* TV: Pac-12 Network

Game information

First quarter

* (9:13) ARIZ – Brandon Dawkins 24-yard run, two-point run failed (Drive: 8 plays, 88 yards, 2:39; Arizona 6–0)
* (5:00) ARIZ – Brandon Dawkins 14-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 1:59; Arizona 13–0)
* (4:44) ARIZ – Tyrell Johnson 24-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 1 play, 24 yards, 0:09; Arizona 20–0)
* (1:10) HAW – John Ursua 15-yard pass from Ikaika Woolsey, Rigoberto Sanchez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:29; Arizona 20–7)

Second quarter

* (7:17) ARIZ – Shun Brown 56-yard pass from Brandon Dawkins, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:14; Arizona 27–7)
* (1:44) ARIZ – Brandon Dawkins 6-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:47; Arizona 34–7)

Third quarter

* (9:27) ARIZ – Josh Pollack 27-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 5:28; Arizona 37–7)
* (4:04) HAW – Steven Lakalaka 1-yard run, Rigoberto Sanchez kick (Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 5:18; Arizona 37–14)
* (3:28) ARIZ – J.J. Taylor 61-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 2 plays, 51 yards, 0:36; Arizona 44–14)

Fourth quarter

* (14:54) HAW – Steven Lakalaka 6-yard run, Rigoberto Sanchez kick (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 3:27; Arizona 44–21)
* (10:00) ARIZ – Josh Pollack 28-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 61 yards, 4:52; Arizona 47–21)
* (4:25) HAW – Dru Brown 3-yard run, Rigoberto Sanchez kick (Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 5:27; Arizona 47–28)

Statistics | HAW | ARIZ

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First downs | 25 | 28
Total yards | 429 | 582
Rushing yards | 38–168 | 49–347
Passing yards | 429 | 582
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–43–1 | 16–21–0
Time of possession | 31:36 | 28:24
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Hawaii | Passing | Dru Brown | 10/18, 144 yards
Rushing | Steve Lakalaka | 16 carries, 63 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | John Ursua | 5 receptions, 83 yards, TD
Arizona | Passing | Brandon Dawkins | 16/21, 235 yards, TD
Rushing | J.J. Taylor | 18 carries, 168 yards, TD
Receiving | Shun Brown | 5 receptions, 92 yards, TD

### vs No. 9 Washington

[edit]

See also: 2016 Washington Huskies football team

No. 9 Washington Huskies (3–0) vs Arizona Wildcats (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| OT| Total

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#9 Huskies | 0 | 14 | 7| 7| 7| 35
Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 0| 14| 0| 28

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

* Date: September 24, 2016
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 74 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 48,474
* Referee: Michael Mothershed
* TV: Pac-12 Network

Game information

First quarter

* (9:01) ARIZ – J.J. Taylor 1-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 5:59; Arizona 7–0)

Second quarter

* (9:45) WASH – John Ross 32-yard run, Cameron Van Winkle kick (Drive: 8 plays, 97 yards, 3:54; Tied 7–7)
* (9:06) ARIZ – Brandon Dawkins 79-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 2 plays, 94 yards, 0:33; Arizona 14–7)
* (5:28) WASH – John Ross 12-yard pass from Jake Browning, Cameron Van Winkle kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:38; Tied 14–14)

Third quarter

* (11:24) WASH – Jake Browning 3-yard run, Cameron Van Winkle kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:36; Washington 21–14)

Fourth quarter

* (4:45) ARIZ – Brandon Dawkins 2-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 1:59; Tied 21–21)
* (3:25) WASH – Lavon Coleman 55-yard run, Cameron Van Winkle kick (Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 1:15; Washington 28–21)
* (0:17) ARIZ – Josh Kern 3-yard pass from Brandon Dawkins, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:08; Tied 28–28)

Overtime

* WASH – Dante Pettis 4-yard pass from Jake Browning, Cameron Van Winkle kick (Drive: 11 plays, -8 yards, 0:12; Washington 35–28)

Statistics | WASH | ARIZ

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First downs | 24 | 23
Total yards | 512 | 475
Rushing yards | 51–352 | 43–308
Passing yards | 160 | 167
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–21–1 | 19–31–1
Time of possession | 34:58 | 25:02
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Washington | Passing | Jake Browning | 14/21, 160 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing | Lavon Coleman | 11 carries, 181 yards, TD
Receiving | Chico McClatcher | 2 receptions, 72 yards
Arizona | Passing | Brandon Dawkins | 19/31, 167 yards, TD, INT
Rushing | Brandon Dawkins | 13 carries, 176 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Shun Brown | 7 receptions, 114 yards

### at UCLA

[edit]

See also: 2016 UCLA Bruins football team

Arizona Wildcats (2–2) at UCLA Bruins (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 3| 14| 24
Bruins | 14 | 0 | 10| 21| 45

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

* Date: October 1, 2016
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Dark, 74 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 68,013
* Referee: Terry Leyden
* TV: ESPN

Game information

First quarter

* (11:07) ARIZ – Samajie Grant 12-yard pass from Brandon Dawkins, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 1:36; Arizona 7–0)
* (9:18) UCLA – Nate Starks 2-yard run, JJ Molson kick (Drive: 5 plays, 40 yards, 1:39; Tied 7–7)
* (0:00) UCLA – Kenneth Walker III 62-yard pass from Josh Rosen, JJ Molson kick (Drive: 1 play, 62 yards, 0:14; UCLA 14–7)

Second quarter

No scoring plays

Third quarter

* (12:38) UCLA – Theo Howard 19-yard pass from Josh Rosen, JJ Molson kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:22; UCLA 21–7)
* (9:12) UCLA – JJ Molson 39-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 2:03; UCLA 24–7)
* (2:53) ARIZ – Josh Pollack 20-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 87 yards, 6:10; UCLA 24–10)

Fourth quarter

* (14:15) UCLA – Josh Rosen 1-yard run, JJ Molson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:34; UCLA 31–10)
* (11:04) ARIZ – Shun Brown 31-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:07; UCLA 31–17)
* (8:37) UCLA – Kenneth Walker III 29-yard pass from Josh Rosen, JJ Molson kick (Drive: 5 plays, 45 yards, 2:17; UCLA 38–17)
* (3:30) UCLA – Darren Andrews 26-yard run, JJ Molson kick (Drive: 7 plays, 96 yards, 3:40; UCLA 45–17)
* (0:38) ARIZ – Cam Denson 13-yard pass from Khalil Tate, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 2:47; UCLA 45–24)

Statistics | ARIZ | UCLA

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First downs | 22 | 20
Total yards | 387 | 475
Rushing yards | 49–242 | 32–125
Passing yards | 145 | 350
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13–31–0 | 20–37–0
Time of possession | 31:32 | 28:28
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Arizona | Passing | Brandon Dawkins | 8/17, 73 yards, TD
Rushing | Khalil Tate | 15 carries, 79 yards
Receiving | Shun Brown | 4 receptions, 50 yards, TD
UCLA | Passing | Josh Rosen | 20/37, 350 yards, 3 TD
Rushing | Nate Starks | 17 carries, 80 yards, TD
Receiving | Kenneth Walker III | 4 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TD

### at No. 24 Utah

[edit]

See also: 2016 Utah Utes football team

Arizona Wildcats (2–3) at No. 24 Utah Utes (4–1) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 0| 9| 23
#24 Utes | 3 | 9 | 17| 7| 36

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT

* Date: October 8, 2016
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 59 °F (15 °C)
* Game attendance: 45,917
* Referee: Michael Batlan
* TV: FS1

Game information

First quarter

* (14:49) ARIZ – Shun Brown 75-yard pass from Brandon Dawkins, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; Arizona 7–0)
* (5:01) UTAH – Andy Phillips 28-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 5:36; Arizona 7–3)

Second quarter

* (7:54) ARIZ – Brandon Dawkins 6-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 4:37; Arizona 14–3)
* (4:38) UTAH – Team safety (Arizona 14–5)
* (0:55) UTAH – Tyrone Smith 3-yard pass from Troy Williams, Andy Phillips kick (Drive: 8 plays, 47 yards, 3:35; Arizona 14–12)

Third quarter

* (13:12) UTAH – Troy Williams 2-yard run, Andy Phillips kick (Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:41; Utah 19–14)
* (5:35) UTAH – Armand Shyne 26-yard run, Andy Phillips kick (Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 2:10; Utah 26–14)
* (2:16) UTAH – Andy Phillips 35-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 2:34; Utah 29–14)

Fourth quarter

* (9:04) ARIZ – Josh Pollack 37-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 4:15; Utah 29–17)
* (5:10) UTAH – Troy Williams 1-yard run, Andy Phillips kick (Drive: 7 plays, 67 yards, 3:49; Utah 36–17)
* (4:15) ARIZ – Samajie Grant 63-yard pass from Khalil Tate, two-point pass failed (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:55; Utah 36–23)

Statistics | ARIZ | UTAH

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First downs | 21 | 23
Total yards | 475 | 455
Rushing yards | 37–127 | 45–210
Passing yards | 348 | 245
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–29–3 | 13–29–0
Time of possession | 24:10 | 35:50
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Arizona | Passing | Brandon Dawkins | 11/20, 243 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing | Brandon Dawkins | 14 carries, 49 yards, TD
Receiving | Trey Griffey | 4 receptions, 109 yards
Utah | Passing | Troy Williams | 13/29, 245 yards, TD
Rushing | Armand Shyne | 19 carries,109 yards, TD
Receiving | Evan Moeai | 3 receptions, 81 yards

### vs USC

[edit]

See also: 2016 USC Trojans football team

USC Trojans (3–3) vs Arizona Wildcats (2–4) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Trojans | 14 | 20 | 7| 7| 48
Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 0| 7| 14

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

* Date: October 15, 2016
* Game time: 12:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny and Clear, 93 °F (34 °C)
* Game attendance: 55,463
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV: Fox

Game information

First quarter

* (10:29) USC – Ronald Jones 5-yard run, Matt Boermeester kick (Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 4:31; USC 7–0)
* (5:40) ARIZ – Khalil Tate 3-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 5 plays, 38 yards, 1:30; Tied 7–7)
* (0:04) USC – Deonta Burnett 11-yard pass from Sam Darnold, Matt Boermeester kick (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:36; USC 14–7)

Second quarter

* (13:42) USC – Daniel Imatorbhebhe 8-yard pass from Sam Darnold, Matt Boermeester kick (Drive: 2 plays, 10 yards, 1:05; USC 21–7)
* (4:07) USC – JuJu Smith-Schuster 3-yard pass from Sam Darnold, two-point run failed (Drive: 3 plays, 15 yards, 1:08; USC 27–7)
* (0:23) USC – JuJu Smith-Schuster 39-yard pass from Sam Darnold, Matt Boermeester kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 2:38; USC 34–7)

Third quarter

* (10:29) USC – JuJu Smith-Schuster 46-yard pass from Sam Darnold, Matt Boermeester kick (Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 2:38; USC 41–7)

Fourth quarter

* (13:13) ARIZ – Samajie Grant 7-yard pass from Matt Morin, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 4:15; USC 41–14)
* (11:33) USC – Aca'Cedric Ware 21-yard run, Matt Boermeester kick (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:40; USC 48–14)

Statistics | USC | ARIZ

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First downs | 25 | 20
Total yards | 574 | 343
Rushing yards | 43–320 | 44–201
Passing yards | 254 | 142
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–35–0 | 11–26–2
Time of possession | 35:24 | 24:36
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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USC | Passing | Sam Darnold | 20/32, 235 yards, 5 TD
Rushing | Aca'Cedric Ware | 12 carries, 103 yards, TD
Receiving | JuJu Smith-Schuster | 9 receptions, 132 yards, 3 TD
Arizona | Passing | Matt Morin | 4/8, 84 yards, TD, INT
Rushing | Khalil Tate | 14 carries, 72 yards, TD
Receiving | Cam Denson | 1 reception, 51 yards

### vs Stanford

[edit]

See also: 2016 Stanford Cardinal football team

Stanford Cardinal (4–3) vs Arizona Wildcats (2–5) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Cardinal | 0 | 17 | 10| 7| 34
Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 3| 0| 10

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

* Date: October 29, 2016
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 83 °F (28 °C)
* Game attendance: 46,740
* Referee: Land Clark
* TV: FS1

Game information

First quarter

No scoring plays

Second quarter

* (14:21) STAN – Christian McCaffrey 45-yard run, Conrad Ukropina kick (Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, 0:09; Stanford 7–0)
* (8:39) STAN – Christian McCaffrey 18-yard pass from Keller Chryst, Conrad Ukropina kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:52; Stanford 14–0)
* (3:40) ARIZ – Trey Griffey 38-yard pass from Brandon Dawkins, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:59; Stanford 14–7)
* (0:20) STAN – Conrad Ukropina 45-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 21 yards, 1:20; Stanford 17–7)

Third quarter

* (6:05) STAN – Conrad Ukropina 26-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 4:02; Stanford 20–7)
* (4:36) STAN – Christian McCaffrey 6-yard run, Conrad Ukropina kick (Drive: 3 plays, 23 yards, 1:15; Stanford 27–7)
* (1:28) ARIZ – Josh Pollack 27-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:03; Stanford 27–10)

Fourth quarter

* (3:10) STAN – J. J. Arcega-Whiteside 5-yard pass from Keller Chryst, Conrad Ukropina kick (Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 3:08; Stanford 34–10)

Statistics | STAN | ARIZ

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First downs | 17 | 15
Total yards | 341 | 286
Rushing yards | 42–237 | 44–170
Passing yards | 104 | 116
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–31–1 | 5–20–1
Time of possession | 33:52 | 26:08
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Stanford | Passing | Keller Chryst | 14/30, 104 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing | Christian McCaffrey | 23 carries, 169 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Trenton Irwin | 5 receptions, 34 yards
Arizona | Passing | Brandon Dawkins | 5/15, 116 yards, TD, INT
Rushing | Brandon Dawkins | 17 carries, 65 yards
Receiving | Trey Griffey | 2 receptions, 55 yards, TD

### at No. 25 Washington State

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See also: 2016 Washington State Cougars football team

Arizona Wildcats (2–6) at No. 25 Washington State Cougars (6–2) – Game summary

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Cougars | 24 | 14 | 14| 17| 69

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA

* Date: November 5, 2016
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear and Sunny, 61 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 33,547
* Referee: Steve Strimling
* TV: Pac-12 Network

Game information

First quarter

* (10:12) WSU – Erik Powell 23-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 2:42; Washington State 3–0)
* (9:37) WSU – James Williams 8-yard pass from Luke Falk, Erik Powell kick (Drive: 1 play, 8 yards, 0:06; Washington State 10–0)
* (4:25) WSU – Gerard Wicks 1-yard run, Erik Powell kick (Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 3:06; Washington State 17–0)
* (0:19) WSU – Gabe Marks 2-yard pass from Luke Falk, Erik Powell kick (Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 1:35; Washington State 24–0)

Second quarter

* (9:19) WSU – Tavares Martin Jr. 7-yard pass from Luke Falk, Erik Powell kick (Drive: 7 plays, 93 yards, 3:03; Washington State 31–0)
* (2:30) WSU – Gerard Wicks 1-yard run, Erik Powell kick (Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 3:54; Washington State 38–0)
* (1:55) ARIZ – Cam Denson 47-yard pass from Anu Solomon, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:35; Washington State 38–7)

Third quarter

* (9:16) WSU – James Williams 4-yard run, Erik Powell kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:44; Washington State 45–7)
* (3:45) WSU – Tavares Martin Jr. 4-yard pass from Luke Falk, Erik Powell kick (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 2:59; Washington State 52–7)

Fourth quarter

* (12:41) WSU – Erik Powell 31-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 3:46; Washington State 55–7)
* (10:27) WSU – River Cracraft 71-yard pass from Tyler Hilinski, Erik Powell kick (Drive: 2 plays, 84 yards, 1:00; Washington State 62–7)
* (2:19) WSU – Isaiah Johnson-Mack 9-yard pass from Tyler Hilinski, Erik Powell kick (Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 6:54; Washington State 69–7)

Statistics | ARIZ | WSU

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First downs | 14 | 34
Total yards | 286 | 614
Rushing yards | 30–158 | 32–140
Passing yards | 128 | 474
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–23–2 | 47–52–0
Time of possession | 22:32 | 37:28
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Arizona | Passing | Anu Solomon | 9/13, 122 yards, TD
Rushing | Samajie Grant | 8 carries, 77 yards
Receiving | Cam Denson | 4 receptions, 77 yards, TD
Washington State | Passing | Luke Falk | 32/35, 311 yards, 4 TD
Rushing | James Williams | 12 carries, 72 yards, TD
Receiving | River Cracraft | 2 receptions, 90 yards, TD

### vs No. 16 Colorado

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See also: 2016 Colorado Buffaloes football team

No. 16 Colorado Buffaloes (7–2) vs Arizona Wildcats (2–7) – Game summary

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#16 Buffaloes | 7 | 21 | 14| 7| 49
Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 0| 14| 24

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

* Date: November 12, 2016
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 69 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 41,068
* Referee: Michael Batlan
* TV: FS1

Game information

First quarter

* (7:27) COLO – Phillip Lindsay 1-yard run, Davis Price kick (Drive: 16 plays, 81 yards, 5:17; Colorado 7–0)

Second quarter

* (12:28) ARIZ – Samajie Grant 3-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 8 plays, 85 yards, 2:25; Tied 7–7)
* (11:29) COLO – Phillip Lindsay 4-yard run, Davis Price kick (Drive: 4 plays, 63 yards, 0:53; Colorado 14–7)
* (8:22) ARIZ – Josh Pollack 23-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 69 yards, 3:01; Colorado 14–10)
* (5:45) COLO – Shay Fields 15-yard pass from Sefo Liufau, Davis Price kick (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 2:31; Colorado 21–10)
* (1:29) COLO – Jay MacInyre 40-yard pass from Sefo Liufau, Davis Price kick (Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 0:58; Colorado 28–10)

Third quarter

* (5:01) COLO – Shay Fields 27-yard pass from Sefo Liufau, Davis Price kick (Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:36; Colorado 35–10)
* (0:57) COLO – Sefo Liufau 2-yard run, Davis Price kick (Drive: 7 plays, 52 yards, 3:30; Colorado 42–10)

Fourth quarter

* (13:47) ARIZ – Samajie Grant 3-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:10; Colorado 42–17)
* (12:11) ARIZ – Zach Green 2-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 0:50; Colorado 42–24)
* (3:34) COLO – Phillip Lindsay 34-yard run, Davis Price kick (Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 2:16; Colorado 49–24)

Statistics | COLO | ARIZ

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First downs | 25 | 23
Total yards | 388 | 412
Rushing yards | 46–175 | 52–257
Passing yards | 213 | 155
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–27–1 | 12–26–0
Time of possession | 30:13 | 29:47
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Colorado | Passing | Sefo Liufau | 19/27, 213 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing | Phillip Lindsay | 25 carries, 119 yards, 3 TD
Receiving | Shay Fields | 6 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD
Arizona | Passing | Brandon Dawkins | 9/19, 107 yards
Rushing | Samajie Grant | 16 carries, 113 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Shun Brown | 2 receptions, 58 yards

### at Oregon State

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See also: 2016 Oregon State Beavers football team

Arizona Wildcats (2–8) at Oregon State Beavers (2–8) – Game summary

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Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 0| 7| 17
Beavers | 14 | 7 | 14| 7| 42

at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR

* Date: November 19, 2016
* Game time: 8:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy, 55 °F (13 °C)
* Game attendance: 35,059
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV: Pac-12 Network

Game information

First quarter

* (12:47) OSU – Jordan Villamin 53-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion, Garrett Owens kick (Drive: 4 plays, 53 yards, 2:13; Oregon State 7–0)
* (1:33) OSU – Ryan Nall 11-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion, Garrett Owens kick (Drive: 12 plays, 74 yards, 6:44; Oregon State 14–0)

Second quarter

* (9:45) ARIZ – Nate Phillips 10-yard pass from Brandon Dawkins, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:37; Oregon State 14–7)
* (4:14) OSU – Timmy Hernandez 27-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion, Garrett Owens kick (Drive: 9 plays, 96 yards, 5:26; Oregon State 21–7)
* (0:00) ARIZ – Josh Pollack 22-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 74 yards, 4:08; Oregon State 21–10)

Third quarter

* (11:32) OSU – Trevon Bradford 35-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion, Garrett Owens kick (Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 2:09; Oregon State 28–10)
* (5:16) OSU – Ryan Nall 3-yard run, Garrett Owens kick (Drive: 10 plays, 73 yards, 4:43; Oregon State 35–10)

Fourth quarter

* (8:00) ARIZ – Samajie Grant 2-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 2:48; Oregon State 35–17)
* (1:30) OSU – Artavis Pierce 10-yard pass from Marcus McMaryion, Garrett Owens kick (Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 6:30; Oregon State 42–17)

Statistics | ARIZ | OSU

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First downs | 23 | 26
Total yards | 350 | 475
Rushing yards | 40–162 | 46–210
Passing yards | 188 | 265
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–31–1 | 16–19–0
Time of possession | 24:24 | 35:36
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Arizona | Passing | Brandon Dawkins | 10/17, 106 yards, TD, INT
Rushing | Brandon Dawkins | 15 carries, 88 yards
Receiving | Nate Phillips | 6 receptions, 58 yards, TD
Oregon State | Passing | Marcus McMaryion | 16/19, 265 yards, 5 TD
Rushing | Ryan Nall | 23 carries, 124 yards, TD
Receiving | Jordan Villamin | 6 receptions, 124 yards, TD

### vs Arizona State

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See also: 2016 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Arizona State Sun Devils (5–6) vs Arizona Wildcats (2–9) – Game summary

Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3| 4| Total

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Sun Devils | 7 | 7 | 14| 7| 35
Wildcats | 7 | 21 | 14| 14| 56

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

* Date: November 25, 2016
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 65 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 50,197
* Referee: Terry Leyden
* TV: ESPN

Game information

First quarter

* (13:48) ARIZ – Brandon Dawkins 71-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:12; Arizona 7–0)
* (7:49) ASU – Koron Crump 42-yard fumble return, Zane Gonzalez kick (Tied 7–7)

Second quarter

* (14:18) ARIZ – Brandon Dawkins 10-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 1:56; Arizona 14–7)
* (10:08) ARIZ – Nate Phillips 64-yard pass from Brandon Dawkins, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 2 plays, 63 yards, 0:40; Arizona 21–7)
* (7:07) ARIZ – Zach Green 1-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:33; Arizona 28–7)
* (0:34) ASU – Tim White 21-yard pass from Manny Wilkins, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 13 plays, 94 yards, 4:20; Arizona 28–14)

Third quarter

* (11:14) ASU – Kalen Ballage 2-yard run, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 3:38; Arizona 28–21)
* (9:52) ARIZ – Samajie Grant 9-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:22; Arizona 35–21)
* (7:29) ASU – N'Keal Harry 16-yard pass from Manny Wilkins, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 8 plays, 79 yards, 2:17; Arizona 35–28)
* (5:41) ARIZ – Zach Green 1-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 4 plays, 83 yards, 1:34; Arizona 42–28)

Fourth quarter

* (11:45) ARIZ – Samajie Grant 2-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 3 plays, 70 yards, 1:29; Arizona 49–28)
* (8:29) ASU – Fred Gammage 7-yard pass from Manny Wilkins, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 76 yards, 3:09; Arizona 49–35)
* (7:45) ARIZ – Samajie Grant 63-yard run, Josh Pollack kick (Drive: 2 plays, 73 yards, 0:39; Arizona 56–35)

Statistics | ASU | ARIZ

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First downs | 31 | 19
Total yards | 492 | 588
Rushing yards | 38–120 | 48–511
Passing yards | 372 | 77
Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 43–60–1 | 3–8–0
Time of possession | 35:56 | 24:04
Team | Category | Player | Statistics

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Arizona State | Passing | Manny Wilkins | 43/58, 372 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing | Manny Wilkins | 23 carries, 79 yards
Receiving | Fred Gammage | 12 receptions, 116 yards, TD
Arizona | Passing | Brandon Dawkins | 3/8, 77 yards, TD
Rushing | Brandon Dawkins | 12 carries, 183 yards, 2 TD
Receiving | Nate Phillips | 2 receptions, 68 yards, TD

### Attendance

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Season | Games | Sellouts | W–L–T (%) | Attendance | Average | Best

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## Statistics

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### Team

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Team Statistics

| Arizona | Opponents
Points | 47 | 39
First downs | 38 | 52
3rd down | 10–28 | 16–30
4th down | 1–4 | 1–1
Rushing | 337 | 273
Passing | 436 | 604
Penalty | 11–85 | 20–151
Rushing yards | 337 | 273
Rushing attempts | 73 | 96
Average per rush | 4.4 | 4.5
Rushing TDs | 2 | 1
Passing yards | 213 | 202
Comp–att | 35–59 | 51–74
Passing TDs | 1 | 1
Touchdowns | 3 | 2
Passing | 1 | 1
Rushing | 2 | 1
Defensive | 0 | 0
Yards per game | 7.1 | 7.0
Total offense | 773 | 877
Total plays | 76 | 56
Average per yards/game | 5.9 | 5.5
Interceptions | 0 | 2
Yards | 0 | 1
Long | 0 | 0
Touchdowns | 0 | 0
Kick returns: # – Yards | 2–42 | 3–65
TDs | 0 | 0
Long | 0 | 0
Punts | 6 | 4
Yards | 0 | 0
Average | 47.5 | 45.7
Punt returns: # – Yards | 1–27 | 1–6
TDs | 0 | 0
Long | 0 | 0
Turnovers | 0 | 2
Fumbles – fumbles lost | 1–0 | 1–0
Forced fumbles | 1 | 0
Fumble recoveries | 0 | 0
Fumble Recoveries – Yards | 0 | 0
Opposing TD's | 0 | 0
Tackles | 66 | 48
Solo Tackles | 58 | 44
Tackles for loss | 7 | 8
TFL yards | −16 | −39
Takeaways | 0–0 | 0–2
Field goals | 2–2 | 1–2
Sacks | 4 | 1
Yards | −30 | −5
Possession | 37:23 | 22:23

### Offense

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Passing Statistics

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

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

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

### Defense

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Defensive Statistics

# | NAME | POS | SOLO | AST | TOT | TFL-YDS | SACKS | INT-YDS-TDS | BU | PD | QBH | FR–YDS | FF | BLK | SAF
1 | Tellas Jones | S | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | –
6 | Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles | S | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 2 – 1- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | –
9 | Dane Cruikshank | CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 1 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | –
11 | Michael Barton | ILB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | –
13 | Devin Holiday | CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | –
14 | Paul Magloire Jr. | SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | –
17 | Jace Whittaker | CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 1 – 22- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | –
19 | Davonte' Neal | CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | –
20 | Chacho Ulloa | S | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | –
21 | Isaiah Hayes | FS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | –
25 | Anthony Mariscal | S | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | –
29 | Jarvis McCall Jr. | FS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 1 – 6- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | –
32 | DeAndre' Miller | OLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | –
47 | Jake Matthews | SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | –
56 | John Kenny | OLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | –
57 | Cody Ippolito | ILB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | –
60 | Luca Bruno | DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | –
62 | Aiulua Fanene | NT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | –
86 | Justin Belknap | DE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | –
92 | Jack Banda | DE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | –
93 | Parker Zellers | NT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | –
99 | Sani Fuimaono | DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | –
| TOTAL |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | –
| OPPONENTS |  | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 – 0 – 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | –

Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, Yards: Yards, TDS: Touchdowns, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FF: Forced Fumbles, FR: Fumbles Recovered, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties

### Special teams

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Kicking Statistics

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

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

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

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

#### Non-conference opponents

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All opponents  | 14  | 23  | 7  | 23 | 67

#### Pac-12 opponents

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Pac-12 opponents  | 0  | 14  | 7  | 7| 7 | 35

#### Score total by quarters

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All opponents  | 14  | 37  | 14  | 30| 7 | 102

## Awards and honors

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### Weekly awards

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#### Week 1

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Nick Wilson

* Coaches Offensive Player of the Week (Week 1 vs BYU) [11]

Jamie Nunley

* Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (Week 1 vs BYU)[12]

Matthew Stagg

* Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Week 1 vs BYU)[12]

Dane Cruikshank

* Coaches Defensive Player of the Week (Week 1 vs BYU)[12]

Issac Steele

* Scout Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 1 vs BYU)[12]

Justin Belknap

* Hard Edge Player of the Week (Week 1 vs BYU)[12]

Jalen Cochran

* Student Player of the Week (Week 1 vs BYU)[12]

Zach Werlinger

* Community Service Award (Week 1 vs BYU) [12]

#### Week 2

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Parker Zellers

* Hard Edge Player of the Week (Week 2 vs Grambling State) [13]

Bryson Cain

* Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (Week 2 vs. Grambling State)[13]

Richard Merritt

* Co-Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Week 2 vs. Grambling State)[13]

Lee Anderson III

* Co-Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Week 2 vs. Grambling State)[13]

Richie Estrada

* Student Player of the Week (Week 2 vs. Grambling State) [13]

Nick Reinhardt

* Scout Special Team Player of the Week (Week 2 vs. Grambling State)[13]

#### Week 3

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Brandon Dawkins

* Co-Coaches Offensive Player of the Week (Week 3 vs Hawaii) [12]

J. J. Taylor

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

Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles

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

Josh Pollack

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

Nate Phillips

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

Tyrell Johnson

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

Zach Benjamin

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

Larry Tharpe Jr.

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

Jarrius Wallace

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

Week 7

Week 8

Week 9

Week 10

Week 11

Week 12

Week 13

Week 14

* Bye

### Midseason awards

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### Award watch lists

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Anu Solomon

* Maxwell Award Watch list – College Football Player of the Year[14]
* Walter Camp Award Watchlist – Player of the Year[15]
* Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award Watchlist [16]
* Davey O'Brien Award Watch list – the collegiate American football player judged to be the best of all NCAA quarterbacks[17]

Nick Wilson

* Doak Walker Award Watch list – The nation's top college football running back[18]

Paul Magloire Jr.

* Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List[14]

## Postseason games

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Senior Bowl

All Star Game

## Media affiliates

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### Radio

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See also: 2016–17 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team and 2016–17 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team

* ESPN Radio – (ESPN Tucson 1490 AM & 104.09 FM) – Nationwide (Dish Network, Sirius XM, TuneIn radio and iHeartRadio)
* KCUB 1290 AM – Football Radio Show – (Tucson, AZ)
* KHYT – 107.5 FM (Tucson, AZ)
* KTKT 990 AM – La Hora de Los Gatos (Spanish) – (Tucson, AZ)
* KGME 910 AM – (IMG Sports Network) – (Phoenix, AZ)
* KTAN 1420 AM – (Sierra Vista, AZ)
* KDAP 96.5 FM (Douglas, Arizona)
* KWRQ 102.3 FM – (Safford, AZ/Thatcher, AZ)
* KIKO 1340 AM – (Globe, AZ)
* KVWM 970 AM – (Show Low, AZ/Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ)
* XENY 760 – (Nogales, Sonora) (Spanish)

### TV

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* KOLD (CBS)
* KGUN (ESPN College Football on ABC/ABC)
* FOX (Fox Sports Media Group)
* FS1 (Fox Sports Media Group)
* ESPN (ESPN Family)
* ESPN2 (ESPN Family)
* ESPNU (ESPN Family)
* CBS Sports Network
* Pac-12 Network (Pac-12 Arizona)

## NFL draft

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### 2017 NFL draft

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The 2017 NFL draft was held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia on April 27 through April 29, 2017. The following Arizona players were either selected or signed as free agents following the draft.

## References

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1. ^ "2016 NFL Draft to be held April 28-30". NFL.com. July 15, 2015. Retrieved November 27, 2024.
2. ^ "Coaches". University of Arizona Athletics. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
3. ^ Gimino, Anthony (August 8, 2016). "University of Arizona lineman Hemmila dies in his sleep". Tucson News Now. KOLD-TV. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
4. ^ "2016 Arizona Depth Chart". University of Arizona Department of Athletics.[non-primary source needed]
5. ^ "2016 Arizona Depth Chart". University of Arizona Department of Athletics.[non-primary source needed]
6. ^ "Arizona Football Fact Book". University of Arizona Department of Athletics. Retrieved August 28, 2016.
7. ^ a b "Arizona Football injury report Matt Morin and Tony Ellison out for Wildcats vs BYU". ncaa.com. September 1, 2016. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
8. ^ a b c "Arizona Football injury report Anu Solomon's knee injury and Tellas Jones questionable vs Grambling State". ncaa.com. September 8, 2016. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
9. ^ "Arizona Football injury report Anu Solomon's injury return and Tellas Jones questionable vs Hawaii". ncaa.com. September 15, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
10. ^ "2016 Arizona Wildcats Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
11. ^ "Cruikshank, Wilson Headline for Players of the Week". Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
12. ^ a b c d e f g h "Dawkins, Taylor lead Coaches Player of the Week honors". Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved September 18, 2016.
13. ^ a b c d e f "Football Coaching Staff hands out Weekly Honors". Arizona Wildcats. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
14. ^ a b "2016 Pre-Season Watch Lists For The Maxwell and Bednarik Awards". Maxwell Football Club. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2016.
15. ^ "2016 Pre-Season Watch Lists For The Walter Camp Award". ncaa.com. July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
16. ^ "Polynesian Football Hall of Fame Announces 2016 Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award Watch List". Polynesian Football Hall of Fame. July 27, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
17. ^ "2016 Pre-Season Watch Lists For Davey O'Brien Award". NCAA.com. Retrieved July 14, 2016.
18. ^ "2016 Pre-Season Watch Lists For The Doak Walker Award". NCAA.com. Retrieved July 14, 2016.

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