2014 Arizona Wildcats football team

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2014 Pac-12 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 2 Oregon x$^		8	–	1					13	–	2
Stanford		5	–	4					8	–	5
Washington		4	–	5					8	–	6
California		3	–	6					5	–	7
Oregon State		2	–	7					5	–	7
Washington State		2	–	7					3	–	9
South Division
No. 19 Arizona x		7	–	2					10	–	4
No. 10 UCLA		6	–	3					10	–	3
No. 12 Arizona State		6	–	3					10	–	3
No. 20 USC		6	–	3					9	–	4
No. 21 Utah		5	–	4					9	–	4
Colorado		0	–	9					2	–	10
Championship: Oregon 51, Arizona 13
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Arizona Wildcats football team represents the University of Arizona in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It marks the Wildcats's 115th overall season, 37th as a member of the Pac-12 Conference and its 4th within the Pac-12 South Division. The team is led by head coach Rich Rodriguez, in his third year, and will play its home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, AZ.

Previous season

The Arizona Wildcats finished the 2013 regular season with an (8–5, 4–5 Pac-12) record. They played Boston College Eagles in the 2013 AdvoCare V100 Bowl. The Arizona Wildcats defeated Boston College Eagles, 42-19.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Nick Isham		Quarterback	5'10"	185	Junior	Hidden Hills, CA	transferred
Javelle Allen	9	Quarterback	6'2"	223	RS Freshman	Prosper, TX	dismissed from team.
Eric Bender-Ramsay	69	Offensive Guard	6'6"	331	Senior	Carson, CA	Graduated.
Kylan Butler	2	Running Back	5'7"	187	Senior	Antioch, CA	Graduated.
Ka'Deem Carey	25	Running Back	5'10"	207	Junior	Tucson, AZ	Forwent Senior season to enter in the 2014 NFL Draft.
Wayne Capers Jr.	12	Safety	6'1"	201	Sophomore	Pittsburgh, PA	left team due to injuries.
Brian Chacon	63	Long Snapper	6'3"	251	Senior	Cypress, CA	Graduated.
B.J. Denker	7	Quarterback	6'3"	184	Senior	Torrance, CA	Graduated.
Jake Fischer	33	Linebacker	6'0"	222	Senior	Tucson, AZ	Graduated.
Marquis Flowers	2	Linebacker	6'3"	229	Senior	Phoenix, AZ	Graduated.
Tevin Hood	98	Defensive Tackle	6'0"	302	Senior	Chandler, AZ	Graduated.
Daniel Jenkins	3	Running Back	5'9"	195	Senior	Moreno Valley, CA	Graduated.
Terrence Miller	18	Receiver	6'4"	233	Senior	Moreno Valley, CA	Graduated.
Richard Morrison	8	Cornerback	5'11"	184	Senior	Royse City, TX	Graduated.
Chris Putton	62	Offensive Guard	6'4"	284	Senior	Glendale, AZ	Graduated.
Derrick Rainey	17	Cornerback	6'1"	185	Senior	Houston, TX	Graduated.
Shaquille Richardson	5	Cornerback	6'1"	188	Senior	Carson, CA	Graduated.
Justin Samuels	29	Cornerback	5'10"	171	Senior	Camas, WA	Graduated.
Jake Smith	86	Kicker	6'2"	201	Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduated.
Sione Tuihalamaka	91	Defensive End	6'2"	269	Senior	Hawthorne, CA	Graduated.
Justin Washington	43	Defensive End	6'2"	244	Senior	Cypress, TX	Graduated.
Shane Wilson	42	Cornerback	5'10"	171	Senior	Woodland Hills, CA	Graduated.

Before the season

Top returning players

Offense

Player	Class	Position
Anu Solomon	RS Freshman	Quarterback
Jesse Scroggins	RS Senior	Quarterback
Jared Baker	Junior	Running Back
Nate Phillips	Sophomore	Receiver
Samajie Grant	Sophomore	Receiver
Johnny Jackson	Junior	Receiver
David Richards	Junior	Receiver
Austin Hill	Senior	Receiver
Steven Gurrola	Senior	Center
Fabbians Ebbele	Senior	Offensive Line
Mickey Baucus	Senior	Offensive Line
Cayman Bundage	Junior	Offensive Line

Defense

Player	Class	Position
Jonathan McKnight	Senior	Cornerback
Devin Holiday	Sophomore	Cornerback
Jourdon Grandon	Senior	Safety
Jared Tevis	Senior	Safety
Tra'Mayne Bondurant	Senior	Safety
William Parks	Junior	Safety
Keoni Bush-Loo	Junior	Linebacker
Scooby Wright	Sophomore	Linebacker
Sir Thomas Jackson	Junior	Linebacker
Hank Hobson	Senior	Linebacker
Reggie Gilbert	Senior	Defensive Lineman
Dan Pettinato	Senior	Defensive Lineman
Dwight Melvin	Sophomore	Defensive Lineman

Special teams

Player	Class	Position
Drew Riggleman	Junior	Punter
Casey Skowron	Junior	Kicker

Arrivals

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Jerrard Randall	8	Quarterback	6'1"	186	Junior (Junior College)	Hollywood, FL	transferred from Northeast Mississippi Community College. Randall also played at LSU along with Jordan Allen, before Junior College.
Jordan Allen	18	Defensive End	6'6"	254	Senior	West Monroe, LA	transfer from LSU. Previously played with Jerrard Randall at LSU. Will have eligibility to play in the 2014 season under NCAA transfer rules at Arizona.
Adonis Smith	26	Running Back	5'11	200	Senior	Oakland, CA	transfer from UNLV in last season and Northwestern in last two seasons, will able to play in the 2014 season.
Ethan Kerysling	34	Placekicker/Punter	6'8"	330	Senior	Chapel Hill, N.C.	transfer from Virginia Tech
Freddie Tagaloa	72	Offensive Lineman	6'8"	330	Junior (Transfer)	Richmond, CA	transfer from Cal. Will sit out 2014 season under NCAA transfer rules. Will have 2 years eligibility at Arizona.
Niko Kittrell	86	Defensive Lineman	6'1"	186	Sophomore	Tucson, AZ	transferred from San Jose State.
Blair Tushaus	87	Tight End	6'1"	186	Senior	Scottsdale, AZ	transferred from BYU.
Aiulua Fanene	98	Defensive Lineman	6'4	295	RS Sophomore	Nu'uuli, AS	rejoins the team after returning from his mission.

Spring football

On April 12, 2014, Arizona capped off its spring football camp with a scrimmage at Arizona Stadium which was open to the public.

2014 Arizona Wildcats Football Spring Game – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy Blue (Defense)	14	7	7	10	38
White (Offense)	7	21	21	8	57

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

• Date: April 12, 2014
• Game time: 1:00 pm PST
• Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
• TV: Pac-12 Network

Game information
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Top Passers Top Rushers Top Receiving Top Tackler

Recruiting class

College recruiting information (2014)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40‡	Commit date
Marquis Ware ATH	Los Angeles, CA	Salesian High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.6	Aug 21, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 83
Cameron Denson ATH	Tucson, AZ	Salpointe Catholic High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	-	Jan 12, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 83
Jamardre Cobb OLB	Los Angeles, CA	Salesian High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	4.7	Aug 21, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 83
Jordan Poland OT	La Jolla, CA	La Jolla Country Day School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	333 lb (151 kg)	–	Jan 2, 2014
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Nick Wilson RB	Fresno, CA	Central High School (Fresno, California)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	–	Mar 12, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Jonathan Haden RB	Washington, D.C.	Friendship Collegiate Academy Public Charter School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	-	May 24, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 81
Brandon Dawkins QB	Westlake Village, CA	Oaks Christian High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	-	Jul 27, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
T.J. Johnson ATH	Cape Coral, Florida	Island Coast High School	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	–	Jan 1, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
Trevor Wood TE	Scottsdale, AZ	Chaparral High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	-	Jul 27, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Jerrard Randall QB	Hollywood, FL	Northeast Mississippi Community College/LSU (JC)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	-	Dec 15, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 78
Tony Ellison ATH	Granite Bay, CA	Granite Bay High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	-	Jun 23, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Darrell Cloy TE	La Habra, CA	La Habra High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	226 lb (103 kg)	–	Jul 27, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Rodney Carr ATH	Los Angeles, CA	Salesian High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–	Jun 23, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Kaelin Deboskie WR	Tucson, AZ	Salpointe Catholic High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	4.45	Oct 20, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Jordan Morgan WR	Beaverton, OR	Southridge High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	-	Jun 2, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 76
Devon Brewer S	Fresno, CA	Central High School (Fresno, California)	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	149 lb (68 kg)	-	Jun 5, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Josh Pollack P/K	Highland Park, IL	Highland Park High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	-	Jun 25, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Marcus Griffin DT	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	299 lb (136 kg)	4.6	Feb 5, 2014
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Jace Whittaker ATH	Oceanside, CA	Oceanside High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	-	Jun 25, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Levi Walton OT	Cape Coral, FL	Ida S. Baker High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	260 lb (120 kg)	-	Oct 20, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
J.R. Hunt S	Chandler, AZ	Chandler High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	–	Jul 27, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 74
Sharif Williams DT	Fresno, CA	Central High School (Fresno, California)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	–	Jul 28, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 72
Kwesi Mashack CB	Norco, CA	Norco High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	–	Jul 27, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 72
Layth Friekh OT	Peoria, AZ	Centennial High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	251 lb (114 kg)	4.98	Oct 21, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 71
Antonio Smothers ILB	Scottsdale, AZ	Scottsdale Community College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	4.7	Aug 1, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Kaige Lawarence OG	Victorville, CA	Chaffey College	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	4.60	Jun 7, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Patrick Glover CB	Gilbert, AZ	Scottsdale Community College	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.4	Jun 7, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Jerod Cody DE	Las Vegas, NV	Glendale Community College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	-	Jul 23, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Jeff Worthy DT	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	-	Aug 3, 2013
	Star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: JC
Michael Unzicker K/P	Palmetto, FL	Palmetto High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	-
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Freddie Tagaloa OT	Richmond, CA	La Jolla Country Day School/California (TR)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	330 lb (150 kg)	–
	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Demarco Grayson RB/CB	Tucson, AZ	Catalina High School (Walk-On)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	-	Feb 28, 2024
	Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: -
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 15   Rivals: 21  ESPN: 15
‡ 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: "Scout.com Football Recruiting: Arizona". Scout.com. Retrieved January 10, 2013. "2014 Player Signees- Arizona". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 10, 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved January 10, 2013. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 10, 2013.

Preseason awards watchlists

Overall awards

Offensive

Maxwell Award – College Football Player of the Year *Austin Hill

Walter Camp Award – Player of the Year *Austin Hill

Biletnikoff Award – College Football Player of the Year *Austin Hill

Defensive awards

Defensive

Bronko Nagurski Trophy – Most Outstanding Defensive Player *Jared Tevis

Regular season

Personnel

Roster

2014 Arizona Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 Cayleb Jones  So WR 2 Tyrell Johnson Fr WR 4 David Richards  Jr WR 5 Trey Griffey  So WR 6 Nate Phillips So RB 7 Jonathan Haden Fr QB 8 Jerrard Randall Jr WR 9 Kaelin DeBoskie  Fr WR/KR 10 Samajie Grant So QB 11 Conner Brewer  So QB 12 Anu Solomon (C)  Fr QB 13 Brandon Dawkins Fr QB 14 Zach Werlinger Fr QB 15 Jesse Scroggins  Sr TE 17 Josh Kern  So WR 18 Khari McGhee  Fr WR/PR 19 Davonte' Neal  So RB/KR 23 Jared Baker Jr RB 24 Terris Jones-Grigsby (C) Sr WR 25 Spencer Marciniak Fr RB 26 Adonis Smith  Sr RB 28 Nick Wilson Fr WR 29 Austin Hill (C)  Sr WR/PR 30 Johnny Jackson Jr WR 31 Darius Aguirre Fr RB 34 Zach Green  Fr RB 36 Jocquez Kalili Fr WR 39 Tony Ellison Fr RB 43 Jonah Huff Fr TE 55 Levi Walton Fr OL 56 Steven Gurrola (C) Sr OL 58 Layth Friekh Fr OL 61 Cayman Bundage  Fr OL 64 Faitele Faafoi  Jr OL 65 Zach Hemmila  So OL 66 Carter Wood  Jr OL 67 Gerhard de Beer  Fr OL 68 Mickey Baucus (C)  Sr OL 69 Christian Boettcher Fr OL 70 T.D. Gross  So OL 71 Jordan Poland Fr OL 73 Fabbians Ebbele  Sr OL 75 Kaige Lawrence  Jr OL 77 Lene Maiava  Jr OL 78 Jacob Alsadek  Fr WR 81 Clive Georges  So WR 84 Abraham Mendivil  Fr WR 85 Drake Pierre  Fr TE 86 Hunter Layton  Fr TE 87 Blair Tushaus  Sr TE 88 Trevor Wood Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 1 Tellas Jones  So DB 2 Marquis Ware Fr CB 3 Cam Denson Fr FS 4 Antonio Smothers  Jr DB 5 Jamardre Cobb Fr CB 6 Jonathan McKnight Sr DB 7 David Price  Fr DB 8 Patrick Glover Jr DB 10 Yamen Sanders  So CB 11 William Parks Jr CB 12 Rodney Carr Jr. Fr CB 13 Devin Holiday So CB 15 Kwesi Mashack Fr DB 17 Demetric Woodard Jr Fr LB 18 Jordan Allen Sr LB 20 Trevor Ermisch Sr DB 21 Tra'Mayne Bondurant Sr DB 26 Jourdon Grandon  Fr LB 27 Jamar Allah Jr DB 28 Anthony Lopez Jr LB 29 Jarvis McCall Jr.  Fr LB 30 Brandon Rutt Fr LB 32 DeAndre' Miller So LB 33 Scooby Wright III So DB 37 Carter Hehr  Fr LB 38 Jared Tevis  Sr LB 39 Brogan Kemmerly  Fr LB 40 Brendan Murphy  Sr DL 44 Makani Kema-Kaleiwahea Jr DE 45 Derrick Turituri So LB 46 Blake Brady (C)  Sr LB 47 Jake Matthews  So LB 49 Haden Gregory  Jr LB 52 Alex King  So DL 53 Sir Thomas Jackson  Jr DL 55 Jeff Worthy Jr DE 57 Cody Ippolito  So DL 58 Tre Taylor Fr LB 59 Hank Hobson (C) Sr DL 60 Luca Bruno  Fr DL 75 Kirfi Taula  Sr DL 84 Reggie Gilbert Sr LB 88 R.J. Morgan  Fr LB 89 Hunter Long Jr LB 90 Dan Pettinato (C)  Sr DE 92 Jack Banda  Fr DL 93 Parker Zellers  Fr DL 94 Calvin Allen  Fr DE 96 Marcus Griffin Fr DL 97 Dwight Melvin  So DL 98 Aiulua Fanene  So DL 99 Sani Fuimaono So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K/P 9 Josh Pollack Fr K/P 34 Ethan Keyserling  Sr P/H 39 Drew Riggleman Jr K 41 Casey Skowron Jr LS 48 Chase Gorham (C)  Sr LS 54 Jose Romero  Jr P 56 Nick Reinhardt  Fr	Head coach Rich Rodriguez (3rd season) Coordinators/assistant coaches Offense Rod Smith – Co-Offensive Coordinator & Quarterbacks (3rd season) Jim Michalczik – Running Game Coordinator & Offensive Line (2nd season) Calvin Magee – Associate Head Coach, Co-Offensive Coordinator & Running Backs (3rd season) Tony Dews – Associate Coach, Passing Game Coordinator & Wide Receivers (3rd season) Charlie Ragle – Special Teams Coordinator & Tight Ends (3rd season) Kylan Butler – Offensive Graduate Assistant (1st season) Cory Zirbel – Offensive Graduate Assistant (3rd season) Miguel Reveles – Offensive & Defensive Intern (2nd season) Defense Jeff Casteel – Defensive Coordinator & Linebackers (3rd season) Matt Caponi – Associate Coach & Safeties (3rd season) Bill Kirelawich – Associate Coach & Defensive Line (3rd season) Vincent Amey – Assistant Strength & Conditioning (3rd season) Brett Gerch – Assistant Strength & Conditioning (1st season) Ovid Goulbourne – Assistant Strength & Conditioning (3rd season) Chris Allen – Associate Athletic Director, Director of Strength & Conditioning (3rd season) Miek DiAngelo – Defensive Graduate Assistant (2nd season) Casey Vance – Defensive Graduate Assistant (1st season) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt 2014 Arizona Wildcats roster Roster Last update: 11:12, 12 August 2014 (UTC)

Depth chart

Source:

Defense
S Jourdon Grandon (26) Jamar Allah (27) ⋅
FS William Parks (11) Tellas Jones (1) ⋅		WLB MLB SLB ⋅ Scooby Wright III (33) ⋅ ⋅ Hank Hobson (59) ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅					BANDIT Jared Tevis (38) Blake Brady (46) ⋅
CB Jonathan McKnight (6) Cam Denson (3) ⋅		DE NT DE Reggie Gilbert (84) Jeff Worthy (55) Dan Pettinato (90) Jordan Allen (18) Parker Zellers (93) Calvin Allen (94) ⋅ ⋅ ⋅						CB Jarvis McCall Jr. (29) Devin Holiday (13) ⋅
Offense
WR Cayleb Jones (1) Trey Griffey (5) ⋅	SLOT DaVonte' Neal (19) Nate Philips (6) Samajie Grant (10) Jonathan Haden (7) ⋅	LT LG C RG RT Mickey Baucus (68) Cayman Bundage (61) Steven Gurrola (56) Jacob Alsadek (78) Fabbians Ebbele (73) Layth Fairkh (58) Zach Hemmila (65) Carter Wood (66) T.D. Gross (70) Lene Maiava (77) ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅					TE Blair Tushaus (87) Josh Kern (17) Trevor Wood (88)	WR Austin Hill (29) David Richards (4) ⋅ ⋅
				QB Anu Solomon (12) Jesse Scroggins (15) Jerrard Randall (8) Connor Brewer (11)
			RB Terris Jones-Grigsby (24) Nick Wilson (28) Adonis Smith (26)		Special teams PK Casey Skowron (41) PK Josh Pollack (9) P Drew Riggleman (39) P Ethan Keyserling (34) KR Samajie Grant (10) Jared Baker (23) PR Da'Vonte Neal (19) LS Chase Gorham (50) H Drew Riggleman (39)

Schedule

Legend
	Arizona win
	Arizona loss

August 297:30 PMUNLV*

• Arizona Stadium
• Tucson, AZ

ESPNW 58–1350,103 September 45:00 PMat UTSA*

• Alamodome
• San Antonio,TX

FS1W 26–2333,472 September 138:00 PMNevada*

• Arizona Stadium
• Tucson, AZ

P12NW 35–28  September 207:00 PMCalifornia

• Arizona Stadium
• Tucson, AZ

P12N   October 27:30 PMat Oregon

• Autzen Stadium
• Eugene, OR

ESPN   October 11USC

• Arizona Stadium
• Tucson, AZ

  October 25at Washington State

• Martin Stadium
• Pullman, WA

  November 1at UCLA

• Rose Bowl
• Pasadena, CA

  November 8Colorado

• Arizona Stadium
• Tucson, AZ

  November 15Washington

• Arizona Stadium
• Tucson, AZ

  November 22at Utah

• Rice-Eccles Stadium
• Salt Lake City, UT

  November 281:30 PMArizona State

• Arizona Stadium
• Tucson, AZ (Territorial Cup)

FOX  

On April 12, 2014, the Wildcats will play the White and Navy Blue game, the program's annual spring game. Arizona plays seven of twelve regular season games at home: two of three non-conference games and five of nine in Pac-12 play. For the second-straight year the Cats face neither Stanford nor Oregon State.

Game notes

UNLV Rebels

See also: 2014 UNLV Rebels football team

UNLV Rebels at Arizona Wildcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
UNLV	0	6	7	0	13
Arizona	14	10	24	10	58

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

• Date: August 29, 2014
• Game time: 7:30 PM MST
• Game weather: Temperature: 93° F • Wind: 3mph N • Weather: Clear
• Game attendance: 50,103
• Referee: Referee: C. Castleberry • Umpire: K. Matthews; Linesman: T. Crowley • Linesman: • Line judge: F. LeBlanc • Back judge: J. Wetzel • Field judge: B. Bernard • Side judge: D. Cuschman
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Neely, Mike Bellotti, & Dawn Davenport

Game information

First Quarter Nate Phillips 39 yard pass from Anu Solomon (Casey Skowron kick)–Arizona Samajie Grant 63 yard pass from Solomon (Skowron kick)–Arizona Second Quarter Jonathan Levia 41 yard field goal–UNLV Skowron 28 yard field goal–Arizona Nicolai Bornand 48 yard field goal–UNLV DaVonte' Neal 13 yard pass from Solomon (Skowron kick)–Arizona Third Quarter Austin Hill 92 yard pass from Solomon (Skowron kick)–Arizona Anthony Williams 2 yard pass from Blake Decker (Levia kick)–UNLV Terris Jones-Grigsby 2 yard run (Skowron kick)–Arizona Skowron 49 yard field goal–Arizona Nick Wilson 85 yard run (Skowron kick)–Arizona Fourth Quarter Skowron 39 yard field goal–Arizona Conner Brewer 3 yard run (Skowron kick)–Arizona Arizona and UNLV played the 2013 previous meeting at Las Vegas. Now UNLV will play in Tucson. Arizona 58, UNLV 13. Arizona leads the series over UNLV with 2–0. Top Passers UNLV – Blake Decker; 22–41, 252 yrds, 1 td, 1 int Arizona –Anu Solomon; 25–44, 425 yrds, 4 tds Top Rushers UNLV – Decker; 10 car, 56 yrds Arizona – Terris Jones-Grigsby; 13 car, 124 yrds, 1 td Top Receiving UNLV – Devante Davis; 8 rec, 100 yrds Arizona – Austin Hill; 3 rec, 110 yrds, 1 td Top Tackler UNLV – Trent Langham; 9 Arizona – Scooby Wright III; 8

TUCSON, Ariz. -- Anu Solomon threw for 425 yards and four touchdowns in his first career start, and Arizona broke a 45-year-old school record with 787 total yards in a season-opening 58-13 rout over Nevada-Las Vegas Friday night in third meeting. Solomon shook off some early-game jitters with a series of big plays to break the school freshman record for passing yards, highlighted by a 92-yard touchdown pass to Austin Hill on the first play of the second half.

Terris Jones-Grigsby laid the groundwork, running for 124 yards and a touchdown in Arizona's first game in three years without two-time All-American Ka'Deem Carey. Freshman Nick Wilson added an 85-yard touchdown run to help the Wildcats break the school record of 691 total yards, set against New Mexico in 1969. UNLV failed to capitalize on a few early offensive opportunities and had no chance once Arizona got rolling for its second straight lopsided loss to the Wildcats.

Blake Decker threw for 252 yards and a touchdown in his debut for the Rebels, who lost to Arizona by the same score last season in Las Vegas. Solomon spent his freshman season learning Arizona's system while redshirting behind B.J. Denker, then emerged from a four-way battle to start this season's opener. Coach Rich Rodriguez said Solomon wouldn't have to worry about looking over his shoulder if he makes a mistake, but added the other quarterbacks would likely play this season, if not Friday.

Solomon, who's from Las Vegas, had a bit of trouble with his touch early, overthrowing a couple of long passes, including one to Samajie Grant that would have been a touchdown. He finally dialed one late in the first quarter, dropping in a pass behind coverage for a 39-yard touchdown to Nate Phillips (FWAA Freshman All-American). Solomon kept the big plays rolling after that, squeezing a ball in front of coverage to Grant, who turned it into a 63-yard touchdown pass. Solomon added a 13-yard scoring pass to Davonte' Neal that put Arizona up 24-6 at halftime. Solomon opened the second half with the 92-yard catch-and-run TD to Hill and Jones-Grigsby was rewarded for his hard work with a 2-yard touchdown run that made it 38-13. Solomon finished 25 of 44 and completed passes to 10 different players. Hill (110) and Grant (101) each went over 100 yards receiving.

Like Solomon, Decker won a close quarterback battle, edging out junior Nick Sherry after transferring from Scottsdale Community College. Decker was able to gouge out a few big chunks in the first half, including a 52-yard pass to Devonte Boyd and a 49-yard run. The Rebels couldn't capitalize on the good field position, settling for a pair of field goals and a 43-yarder that Jonathan Leiva missed at the horn. Decker hit Anthony Williams on a 2-yard score early in the third quarter, but it was too late; Arizona was well on its way to another blowout.

at UTSA Roadrunners

See also: 2014 UTSA Roadrunners football team

Arizona Wildcats at UTSA Roadrunners – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona	10	10	6	0	26
UTSA	7	9	0	7	23

at Alamodome • San Antonio, TX

• Date: September 4th, 2014
• Game time: 5:00 PM MST
• Game weather: Temperature: 72° F • Wind: Indoors • Weather: Indoors
• Game attendance: 33,472
• Referee: Referee: Steve Barth • Umpire: Mike Stephens • Linesman: Jerry Harris • Line judge: Adam Savoie • Back judge: Tom Healy • Field judge: Victor Sanchez • Side judge: Maurice Pierre
• TV announcers (Fox Sports 1): Tim Brando and Joel Klatt

Game information

First Quarter ARZ- Cayleb Jones 85 yrd touchdown pass from Anu Solomon (Casey Skowron kick) ARZ- Skowron 38 yrd field goal UTSA- D. Morgan II 10 yrd touchdown pass from Tucker Carter (Sean Ianno kick) Second Quarter ARZ- Skowron 23 yrd field goal UTSA- Kam Jones 18 yrd touchdown run (Ianno kick) UTSA- Anu Solomon loss of 2 yrds, Saftey Third Quarter ARZ- Skowron 44 yrd field goal ARZ- Skowron 28 yrd field goal Fourth Quarter UTSA- David Glasco II 3yrd touchdown run (Ianno kick) Arizona and Texas-San Antonio played last season in Tucson, Arizona 35, UTSA 0. Arizona leads the series over UTSA with 1–0. Top Passers Arizona – Anu Solomon; 17–32, 231 yrds, 1 td UTSA – Tucker Carter; 22–33, 228 yrds, 1 td, 1 int Top Rushers Arizona – Nick Wilson; 30 car, 174 yrds, 1 td UTSA – Davis Glasco II; 12 car, 35 yrds, 1 td Top Receiving Arizona – Cayleb Jones; 4 rec, 143 yrds, 1 td UTSA – David Morgan II; 5 rec, 76 yrds, 1 td Top Tackler Arizona – Jared Tevis; 16 UTSA – Triston Wade; 9

Nevada Wolfpack

See also: 2014 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Nevada Wolfpacks at Arizona Wildcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Nevada	3	10	8	7	28
Arizona	7	14	7	7	35

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

• Date: September 13th, 2014
• Game time: 8:00 PM MST
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First Quarter NEV- Brent Zuzo 22 yrd field goal (NEV 3-0) ARZ- Nick Wilson 2 yrd field goal (ARZ 7-3) Second Quarter NEV- Zuzo 21 yrd field goal (ARZ 7-6) ARZ- Wilson 28 yrd touchdown run, Casey Skowron kick (ARZ 14-6) ARZ- Tyrell Johnson 35 yrd touchdown pass from Anu Solomon, Skowron kick (ARZ 21-6) NEV- Jarred Gipson 7 yrd pass from Cody Fajardo, Zuzo kick (ARZ 21-13) Third Quarter NEV- Hasaan Henderson 6 yrd touchdown pass from Fajardo, Don Jackson 2pt conversion run (Tied 21-21) ARZ- Cayleb Jones 22 yrd touchdown pass from Solomon, Skowron kick (ARZ 28-21) Fourth Quarter ARZ- Jones 24 yrd touchdown pass from Solomon, Skowron kick (ARZ 35-21) NEV- Gipson 6 yrd pass from Cody Fajardo, Zuzo kick (ARZ 35-28) Arizona and Nevada have played the last two seasons; Arizona 49, Nevada 48 at 2012 New Mexico Bowl, this game begins the series, tied at 1–1–1. Top Passers NEV – Cody Fajardo, 29-39, 321 yrds, 3 tds Arizona – Anu Solomon, 22-26, 278 yrds, 3 tds, 1 int Top Rushers NEV – J. Butler, 13 car, 50 yrds Arizona –Nick Wilson, 29 car, 171 tds, 2 tds Top Receiving NEV – Jarred Gipson 8 rec, 49 yrds, 2 tds Arizona –Cayleb Jones 9 rec, 116 yrds, 2 tds Top Tackler NEV – Arizona –

California Golden Bears

See also: 2014 California Golden Bears football team

California Golden Bears at Arizona Wildcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
California	0	0	0	0	0
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

• Date: September 20th, 2014
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First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Arizona and California played last season at Berkeley,CA, Arizona 33, California 38, this game begins the series. Arizona leads the series 15–14–2. Top Passers CAL – Arizona – Top Rushers CAL – Arizona – Top Receiving CAL – Arizona – Top Tackler CAL – Arizona –

at Oregon Ducks

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Arizona Wildcats at Oregon Ducks – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0
Oregon	0	0	0	0	0

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR

• Date: October 2nd, 2014
• Game time: 7:30 PM MST
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First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Arizona and Oregon played last season in Tucson, Arizona 42, Oregon 16, this game begins the series. Oregon leads the series 24–15. Top Passers Arizona – ORE – Top Rushers Arizona – ORE – Top Receiving Arizona – ORE – Top Tackler Arizona – ORE –

USC Trojans (Family Weekend)

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USC Trojans at Arizona Wildcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	0	0	0	0	0
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

• Date: October 11th, 2014
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First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Arizona and USC played last season at Los Angeles, USC 38, Arizona 31; this game begins the series. USC leads the series 29–8. Top Passers USC – Arizona – Top Rushers USC – Arizona – Top Receiving USC – Arizona – Top Tackler USC – Arizona –

at Washington State Cougars

See also: 2014 Washington State Cougars football team

Arizona Wildcats at Washington State Cougars – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0
Washington State	0	0	0	0	0

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA

• Date: October 25th, 2014
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First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Arizona and Washington State played last season in Tucson; Washington State 24, Arizona 17, this game begins the series. Arizona leads the series 25–14. Top Passers Arizona – WSU – Top Rushers Arizona – WSU – Top Receiving Arizona – WSU – Top Tackler Arizona – WSU –

at UCLA Bruins

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Arizona Wildcats at UCLA Bruins – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0
UCLA	0	0	0	0	0

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

• Date: November 1st, 2014
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First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Arizona and UCLA played last season in Tucson; UCLA 31, Arizona 26, this game begins the series. UCLA leads the series 21–15–2. Top Passers Arizona – UCLA – Top Rushers Arizona – UCLA – Top Receiving Arizona – UCLA – Top Tackler Arizona – UCLA –

Colorado Buffaloes (Homecoming game)

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Colorado Buffaloes at Arizona Wildcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Colorado	0	0	0	0	0
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

• Date: November 8th, 2014
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First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Arizona and Colorado played last season in Boulder; Arizona 44, Colorado 20, this game begins the series. Colorado leads the series 13–3. Top Passers COL – Arizona – Top Rushers COL – Arizona – Top Receiving COL – Arizona – Top Tackler COL – Arizona –

Washington Huskies

See also: 2014 Washington Huskies football team

Washington Huskies at Arizona Wildcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	0	0	0	0	0
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

• Date: November 15th, 2014
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First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Arizona and Washington played last season in Seattle; Washington 31, Arizona 13, this game begins the series. Washington leads the series 19–10–1. Top Passers WAS – Arizona – Top Rushers WAS – Arizona – Top Receiving WAS – Arizona – Top Tackler WAS – Arizona –

at Utah Utes

See also: 2014 Utah Utes football team

Arizona Wildcats at Utah Utes– Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0
Utah	0	0	0	0	0

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT

• Date: November 22nd, 2014
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First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Arizona and Utah played last season in Tucson; Arizona 35, Utah 24, this game begins the series. Utah leads the series 20–17–2. Top Passers Arizona – UTA – Top Rushers Arizona – UTA – Top Receiving Arizona – UTA – Top Tackler Arizona – UTA –

Arizona State Sun Devils (Territorial Cup)/(Senior night)

See also: 2014 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Arizona State Sun Devils at Arizona Wildcats – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona State	0	0	0	0	0
Arizona	0	0	0	0	0

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

• Date: November 28th, 2014
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First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter Arizona and Arizona State played last season in Tempe: Arizona State 58, Arizona 21, this game begins the series. Arizona leads the series 47–39–1. Top Passers ASU – Arizona – Top Rushers ASU – Arizona – Top Receiving ASU – Arizona – Top Tackler ASU – Arizona –

Statistics

Team

Team Statistics
	Arizona	Opponents
First Downs	80	68
Rushing Yards	805	348
Passing Yards	943	800
Comp–Att	256–405	271–480
Passing TDs	8	5
Rushing TDs	6	2
Interceptions	1	2
Turnovers	2	1
Pts off Turnovers	3	0
Fumbles-Lost	3-0	1-0
Sacks	3	5
TFL	8	9
Total Offense	1,748	1,149
Total Plays	234	221
Average Per Play	14.4	10.0
Penalties – Yards	22 – 183	22– 194
Time of Possession Per Game	82:04	96:76
3rd–Down Conversions	15-36	7-37
4th–Down Conversions	3-4	1-2
Red Zone	8-9	5-6

Scores by quarter (all opponents)

1 2 3 4 Total Non-conference opponents 10 25 7 7 49 Arizona 31 34 37 17 119

Scores by quarter (Pac-12 opponents)

1 2 3 4 Total Pac-12 opponents 0 Arizona 0

Rankings

Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	RV	RV	RV
CFP	Not released																Not released

After the season

Player of the Week

Anu Solomon

• Offensive Player of the Week, Aug. 31st (Coaches)
• Manning Award of the Week, Sept. 2nd
• Athlon Sports' National Freshman of the Week

Nick Wilson

• Offensive Player of the Week (Coaches), Sept. 6th

Jared Tevis

• Defensive Player of the Week (Coaches)/Hard Edge Player of the Week, Sept. 6th

Scooby Wright

• Defensive Player of the Week/Hard Edge Player of the Week, Aug. 31st (Coaches)

Casey Skowron

• 2x Special Teams Player of the Week, Aug. 31st/Sept. 6th (Coaches)
• Lou Groza Award Stars of the Week
• National Specialist of the Week by CFPA, Sept. 8th

Notes

• February 5, 2014 – National Signing Day, first day when high school students can sign a NLI with Arizona.

Media affiliates

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External links

• Official Website of the Arizona Wildcats football program