2011 Arizona Wildcats football team

2011 Pac-12 Conference football standings
	North Division
	South Division
	Championship: Oregon 49, UCLA 31
	$ – BCS representative as conference champion; % – BCS at-large representative; x – Division champion/co-champions; y – Championship game participant; † – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions; Rankings from AP Poll

2011 Arizona Wildcats football
2011 Arizona Wildcats football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
	South Division
2011 record	4–8 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mike Stoops; (8th year; fired after 6 games); Tim Kish (interim; 1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Seth Littrell (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tim Kish (1st season)
Home stadium	Arizona Stadium; (Capacity: 56,100)
	Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

The 2011 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played their home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. This was the first year for Arizona in the newly reconfigured Pac-12 Conference; they played in the Pac-12 South Division. They finished the season 4–8, 2–7 in Pac-12 play.

The team was coached by interim head coach Tim Kish for the last six games of the season after eighth-year head coach Mike Stoops was fired as head coach on October 10 after starting the season 1–5 (their sole victory was against FCS Northern Arizona). Including the previous season, the Wildcats under Stoops had lost 10 consecutive games against FBS opponents, with their last victory over a FBS team taking place nearly a year earlier on October 30, 2010, against UCLA. Kish, the team's defensive coordinator, was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.^[1] Kish finished the season 3–3, including a Duel in the Desert victory over Arizona State to reclaim the Territorial Cup. Rich Rodriguez was named the Wildcats' new full-time head coach starting in 2012.

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 p.m.	Northern Arizona*	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FSAZ	W 41–10	51,761^[2]
September 8	5:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Oklahoma State*	Boone Pickens Stadium Stillwater, OK	ESPN	L 14–37	54,654^[3]
September 17	7:45 p.m.	No. 6 Stanford	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	ESPN	L 10–37	49,636^[4]
September 24	7:15 p.m.	No. 10 Oregon	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	ESPN2	L 31–56	56,096^[5]
October 1	12:30 p.m.	at USC	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	FSN	L 41–48	63,707^[6]
October 8	12:30 p.m.	at Oregon State	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	FCS Pacific	L 27–37	40,403^[7]
October 20	6:00 p.m.	UCLA	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	ESPN	W 48–12	46,565^[8]
October 29	7:30 p.m.	at Washington	Husky Stadium Seattle, WA	FSN	L 31–42	59,825^[9]
November 5	5:00 p.m.	Utah	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FCS	L 21–34	50,389^[10]
November 12	11:30 a.m.	at Colorado	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	FCS	L 29–48	48,111^[11]
November 19	7:30 p.m.	at Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, AZ (Territorial Cup)	FSAZ	W 31–27	72,694^[12]
November 26	2:00 p.m.	Louisiana–Lafayette*	Arizona, Stadium Tucson, AZ		W 45–37	38,819
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

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Game summaries[]

Northern Arizona[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	10	0	0	10
Wildcats	14	0	20	7	41

On September 3, Arizona pulled away from Northern Arizona as they outscored the Lumberjacks 27–0 in the second half. Quarterback Nick Foles threw for 412 yards on 34 for 42 passing and had three of his five touchdown passes in third quarter to help the Wildcats defeat the Lumberjacks 42–10. Arizona struggled a bit during the second quarter – a quarter in which the Lumberjacks outscored them 10–0 – after take a 14–0 lead during the first quarter. Northern Arizona's Cary Grossart threw for 179 yards on 20 of 26 passing, and Zach Bauman ran for 99 yards on 27 carries during the game. For Arizona, Juron Criner had six receptions for 151 yards and a touchdown, and David Roberts had 7 catches for 58 yards.^[14]

Oklahoma State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	7	7	14
#9 Cowboys	14	7	6	10	37

This game was a rematch of the 2010 Alamo Bowl, just nine months earlier, which Oklahoma State won 36–10.

Stanford[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Cardinal	10	6	7	14	37
Wildcats	0	10	0	0	10

Oregon[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
#10 Ducks	14	21	7	14	56
Wildcats	3	6	15	7	31

Oregon's 56 points is the most points Arizona has allowed at home since LSU scored 59 points in 2003 at Arizona Stadium.

USC[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	12	15	14	41
Trojans	17	10	7	14	48

Oregon State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	6	14	7	27
Beavers	0	27	3	7	37

UCLA[]

UCLA Bruins (3–3) at Arizona Wildcats (1–5)

	1	2	3	4	Total
UCLA	7	0	0	5	12
Arizona	14	28	3	3	48

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona

Date: October 20
Game time: 6:00 p.m. MST
Game weather: Clear • 88°F • Wind 8 W
Game attendance: 46,565
Referee: Jack Folliard
TV: ESPN
Automated ScoreBook

Game information

UCLA

Kevin Prince
17/35, 286 Yds, TD
13 Rush, 13 Yds
Nelson Rosario
4 Rec, 78 Yds

Arizona

Nick Foles
26/39, 291 Yds, 3 TD, INT
Keola Antolin
8 Rush, 77 Yds
Juron Criner
10 Rec, 101 Yds, 3 TD

Since 1927, UCLA is ahead of Arizona 19–14–2 in this series. The Wildcats have a 10–8 advantage in games played in Tucson, including the last three wins in the Desert. This was Tim Kish's first game as head coach for Arizona.^[15] Before halftime, a streaker dressed as a referee and ran off the field, and a fight ensued, leading to two players being ejected and four Arizona players being suspended.^[16]

Scoring summary

Quarter	Time	Drive			Team	Scoring information	Score
Quarter	Time	Plays	Yards	TOP	Team	Scoring information	UCLA	ARIZ
1	12:43	8	80	2:17	Arizona	Criner 4-yard touchdown reception from Foles, Bonano kick good	0	7
1	7:38	10	76	3:32	Arizona	Carey 18-yard touchdown run, Bonano kick good	0	14
1	2:53	10	73	4:40	UCLA	Franklin 16-yard touchdown reception from Prince, Gonzalez kick good	7	14
2	14:31	10	80	3:22	Arizona	Criner 7-yard touchdown reception from Foles, Bonano kick good	7	21
2	9:24	8	63	3:33	Arizona	Tutogi 1-yard touchdown run, Bonano kick good	7	28
2	3:29	10	79	3:14	Arizona	Criner 25-yard touchdown reception from Foles, Bonano kick good	7	35
2	1:09	5	59	2:03	Arizona	Tutogi 8-yard touchdown run, Bonano kick good	7	42
3	3:15	10	48	3:22	Arizona	41-yard field goal by Bonano	7	45
4	10:28	11	51	4:15	Arizona	22-yard field goal by Bonano	7	48
4	6:34				UCLA	Jenkins tackled in end zone for a safety by Love	9	48
4	4:17	8	32	2:15	UCLA	42-yard field goal by Gonzalez	12	48
"TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football.							12	48

Washington[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	10	3	15	3	31
Huskies	0	14	14	14	42

Utah[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Utes	3	17	7	7	34
Wildcats	0	7	7	7	21

Colorado[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	7	7	12	29
Buffaloes	7	13	14	14	48

Arizona State[]

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Louisiana–Lafayette[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Louisiana-Lafayette	7	6	3	21	37
• Arizona	0	21	10	14	45

Date: November 26
Location: Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ
Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST

Rankings[]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Coaches	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR
Harris	Not released						NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released
BCS	Not released							NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	Not released

References[]

^ "Stoops Relieved of Duties" (Press release). University of Arizona Athletics Department. October 10, 2011. Archived from the original on October 12, 2011.
^ "Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs. Arizona Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. September 3, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
^ "Arizona Wildcats vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. September 8, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
^ "Stanford Cardinal vs. Arizona Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. September 17, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
^ "Oregon Ducks vs. Arizona Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. September 25, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
^ "Arizona Wildcats vs. USC Trojans Box Score". ESPN. October 1, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
^ "Arizona Wildcats vs. Oregon State Beavers Box Score". ESPN. October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
^ "UCLA Bruins vs. Arizona Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. October 20, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
^ "Arizona Wildcats vs. Washington Huskies Box Score". ESPN. October 29, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
^ "Utah Utes vs. Arizona Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
^ "Arizona Wildcats vs. Colorado Buffaloes Box Score". ESPN. November 12, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
^ "Arizona Wildcats vs. Arizona State Sun Devils Box Score". ESPN. November 19, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
^ "Arizona 2011 Football Schedule". University of Arizona Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on December 27, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
^ "Nick Foles Throws for 412 yards, 5 TDs as Arizona Routs N. Arizona". ESPN. September 3, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
^ "Arizona Ends 5-Game Skid, Rocks UCLA in Tim Kish's Coaching Debut". ESPN. October 20, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
^ Yoon, Peter (October 22, 2011). "10 Suspended After UCLA-Arizona Brawl". ESPN. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
^ Arizona Wildcats vs. Arizona State Sun Devils - Recap. ESPN.com.

[StoopsFiring-1] "Stoops Relieved of Duties" (Press release). University of Arizona Athletics Department. October 10, 2011. Archived from the original on October 12, 2011.

[2] "Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs. Arizona Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. September 3, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2011.

[3] "Arizona Wildcats vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. September 8, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2011.

[4] "Stanford Cardinal vs. Arizona Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. September 17, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2011.

[5] "Oregon Ducks vs. Arizona Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. September 25, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2011.

[6] "Arizona Wildcats vs. USC Trojans Box Score". ESPN. October 1, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2011.

[7] "Arizona Wildcats vs. Oregon State Beavers Box Score". ESPN. October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.

[8] "UCLA Bruins vs. Arizona Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. October 20, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.

[9] "Arizona Wildcats vs. Washington Huskies Box Score". ESPN. October 29, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.

[10] "Utah Utes vs. Arizona Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.

[11] "Arizona Wildcats vs. Colorado Buffaloes Box Score". ESPN. November 12, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011.

[12] "Arizona Wildcats vs. Arizona State Sun Devils Box Score". ESPN. November 19, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011.

[13] "Arizona 2011 Football Schedule". University of Arizona Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on December 27, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2011.

[14] "Nick Foles Throws for 412 yards, 5 TDs as Arizona Routs N. Arizona". ESPN. September 3, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2011.

[15] "Arizona Ends 5-Game Skid, Rocks UCLA in Tim Kish's Coaching Debut". ESPN. October 20, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.

[16] Yoon, Peter (October 22, 2011). "10 Suspended After UCLA-Arizona Brawl". ESPN. Retrieved January 18, 2013.

[17] Arizona Wildcats vs. Arizona State Sun Devils - Recap. ESPN.com.

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2011 Arizona Wildcats football

Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	South Division
2011 record	4–8 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach	Mike Stoops (8th year; fired after 6 games) Tim Kish (interim; 1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Seth Littrell (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tim Kish (1st season)
Home stadium	Arizona Stadium (Capacity: 56,100)
Seasons ← 2010 2012 →

2011 Pac-12 Conference football standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
North Division
No. 4 Oregon xy$		8	–	1		12	–	2
No. 7 Stanford x%		8	–	1		11	–	2
Washington		5	–	4		7	–	6
California		4	–	5		7	–	6
Oregon State		3	–	6		3	–	9
Washington State		2	–	7		4	–	8
South Division
No. 6 USC †		7	–	2		10	–	2
UCLA xy		5	–	4		6	–	8
Utah		4	–	5		8	–	5
Arizona State		4	–	5		6	–	7
Arizona		2	–	7		4	–	8
Colorado		2	–	7		3	–	10
Championship: Oregon 49, UCLA 31
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant † – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions Rankings from AP Poll