2014 Arizona Wildcats football team

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2014 Arizona Wildcats football
Arizona Wildcats logo.svg
Pac-12 South Division champion
Fiesta Bowl, L 30–38 vs. Boise State
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 19
2014 record10–4 (7–2 Pac-12)
Head coach
  • Rich Rodriguez (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorCalvin Magee (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinatorRod Smith (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorJeff Casteel (3rd season)
Base defense3–3–5
MVPScooby Wright III
Captain
13
  • Dan Pettinato (DL)
  • Terris Jones-Grigsby (RB)
  • Hank Hobson (LB)
  • Fabbians Ebbele (OL)
  • Jonathan McKnight (CB)
  • Jared Tevis (S)
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
(Capacity: 56,029)
Uniform
Arizwildcats uniforms13.png
Seasons
← 2013
2015 →
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 represented the University of Arizona in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season was the Wildcats's 115th overall, 37th as a member of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12) and its fourth within the Pac-12 South Division. The team was led by head coach Rich Rodriguez, in his third year, and played its home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona for the 86th straight year.

They ultimately finished 10–4, achieving the second 10-win regular season in program history. The Wildcats won the Pac-12 South Division for the first time, advancing to the Pac-12 Football Championship Game at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, where they faced the Oregon Ducks. The Wildcats played in the first year of the New Year's Six bowls, netting a berth in the 2014 Fiesta Bowl, the school's third major-bowl appearance, where they faced the Boise State Broncos. Arizona lost the game to Boise State, 38–30.

Previous season[]

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

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
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.[1]
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.
Nick Isham 14 Quarterback 5'10" 185 Junior Hidden Hills, CA Transferred.
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[]

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
1 2 34Total
Navy Blue (Defense) 14 7 71038
White (Offense) 7 21 21857

at Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ

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

Recruiting class[]

Preseason awards watchlists[]

Regular season[]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:30 p.m.UNLV*
ESPNW 58–1350,103
September 45:00 p.m.at UTSA*
  • Alamodome
  • San Antonio,TX
FS1W 26–2333,472
September 138:04 p.m.Nevada*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
P12NW 35–2848,504
September 207:00 p.m.California
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
P12NW 49–4545,595
October 27:30 p.m.at No. 2 Oregon
  • Autzen Stadium
  • Eugene, OR
ESPNW 31–2456,032
October 117:30 p.m.USCNo. 10
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
ESPN2L 26–2856,754
October 253:00 p.m.at Washington StateNo. 15
  • Martin Stadium
  • Pullman, WA
P12NW 59–3732,952
November 17:30 p.m.at No. 25 UCLANo. 14
  • Rose Bowl
  • Pasadena, CA
ESPNL 7–1780,246
November 86:00 p.m.ColoradodaggerNo. 21
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
P12NW 38–2050,177
November 151:30 p.m.WashingtonNo. 17
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
FOXW 27–2647,757
November 221:30 p.m.at No. 20 UtahNo. 15
  • Rice-Eccles Stadium
  • Salt Lake City, UT
ESPNW 42–1045,824
November 281:30 p.m.No. 13 Arizona StateNo. 12
FOXW 42–3556,083
December 57:00 p.m.vs. No. 3 OregonNo. 8FOXL 13–5145,618
December 312:00 p.m.vs. No. 21 Boise State*No. 12
  • University of Phoenix Stadium
  • Glendale, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)
ESPNL 30–3866,896
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Personnel[]

Roster[]

2014 Arizona Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Cayleb Jones Redshirt.svg So
WR 2 Tyrell Johnson Fr
WR 4 David Richards Redshirt.svg Jr
WR 5 Trey Griffey Redshirt.svg So
WR 6 So
RB 7 Jonathan Haden Fr
QB 8 Jerrard Randall Redshirt.svg Jr
WR 9 Fr
WR/KR 10 So
QB 11 Conner Brewer Redshirt.svg So
QB 12 Anu Solomon (C) Redshirt.svg Fr
QB 13 Brandon Dawkins Fr
QB 14 Zach Werlinger Fr
QB 15 Jesse Scroggins Redshirt.svg Sr
TE 17 Josh Kern Redshirt.svg So
WR/PR 19 Redshirt.svg So
RB 21 Ty Cruz Fr
RB/KR 23 Jared Baker Redshirt.svg Jr
RB 24  (C) Redshirt.svg Sr
WR 25 Spencer Marciniak Fr
RB 26 Adonis Smith Redshirt.svg Sr
RB 28 Nick Wilson Fr
WR 29 Austin Hill (C) Redshirt.svg Sr
WR/PR 30 Johnny Jackson Jr
WR 31 Darius Aguirre Fr
RB 34 Zach Green Redshirt.svg Fr
RB 35 Omar Boyd Fr
RB 36 Jocquez Kalili Fr
WR 39 Tony Ellison Fr
TE 42 Alexi Oro Fr
RB 43 Jonah Huff Fr
OL 55 Levi Walton Fr
OL 56 Steven Gurrola (C) Sr
OL 58 Layth Friekh Fr
OL 61 Cayman Bundage Jr
OL 62 Aiulua Fanene Redshirt.svg So
OL 64 Faitele Faafoi Redshirt.svg Jr
OL 65 Zach Hemmila Redshirt.svg So
OL 66 Carter Wood Redshirt.svg Jr
OL 67 Gerhard de Beer Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 68 Mickey Baucus (C) Redshirt.svg Sr
OL 69 Christian Boettcher Fr
OL 70 T.D. Gross Redshirt.svg So
OL 71 Jordan Poland Fr
OL 73 Fabbians Ebbele Redshirt.svg Sr
OL 75 Kaige Lawrence Redshirt.svg Jr
OL 77 Lene Maiava Redshirt.svg Jr
OL 78 Jacob Alsadek Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 84 Abraham Mendivil Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 85 Drake Pierre Redshirt.svg Fr
TE 86 Hunter Layton Redshirt.svg Fr
TE 87 Blair Tushaus Redshirt.svg Sr
TE 88 Trevor Wood Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
S 1 Tellas Jones Redshirt.svg So
LB 2 Fr
CB 3 Fr
LB 4 Antonio Smothers Jr
LB 5 Fr
CB 6 Jonathan McKnight Redshirt.svg Sr
FS 7 David Price Redshirt.svg Fr
S 11 William Parks Jr
S 12 Rodney Carr Jr. Fr
CB 13 Devin Holiday So
S 14 Yamen Sanders Redshirt.svg So
CB 15 Kwesi Mashack Fr
CB 17 Demetric Woodard Jr Fr
S 20 Trevor Ermisch Sr
S 21 Tra'Mayne Bondurant Sr
FS 26 Jourdon Grandon Redshirt.svg Sr
FS 27 Jamar Allah Jr
S 28 Anthony Lopez Jr
CB 29 Jarvis McCall Jr. Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 30 Brandon Rutt Fr
LB 32 DeAndre' Miller So
LB 33 Scooby Wright III So
S 37 Carter Hehr Redshirt.svg Fr
S 38 Redshirt.svg Sr
CB 40 Brendan Murphy Redshirt.svg Sr
LB 45 Derrick Turituri So
S 46 Blake Brady (C) Redshirt.svg Sr
LB 47 Jake Matthews So
LB 48 Elijah Marshall Fr
LB 49 Haden Gregory Redshirt.svg Jr
LB 51 Jason Sweet Redshirt.svg So
LB 52 Alex King Redshirt.svg So
LB 53 Sir Thomas Jackson Redshirt.svg Jr
DL 55 Jeff Worthy Jr
LB 57 Cody Ippolito Redshirt.svg So
LB 58 Tre Taylor Fr
LB 59 Hank Hobson (C) Sr
DL 60 Luca Bruno Redshirt.svg Fr
DL 84 Reggie Gilbert Sr
LB 88 R.J. Morgan Redshirt.svg Fr
DL 89 Hunter Long Jr
DL 90 Dan Pettinato (C) Redshirt.svg Sr
DL 92 Jack Banda Redshirt.svg Fr
DL 93 Parker Zellers Redshirt.svg Fr
DL 94 Calvin Allen Redshirt.svg Fr
DL 96 Marcus Griffin Fr
DL 97 Dwight Melvin Redshirt.svg So
DL 99 Sani Fuimaono So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K/P 9 Josh Pollack Fr
P 16 Jake Glatting Fr
K/P 34 Ethan Keyserling Redshirt.svg Sr
P/H 39 Drew Riggleman Jr
K 41 Jr
LS 50 Chase Gorham (C) Redshirt.svg Sr
LS 54 Jose Romero Redshirt.svg Jr
P 56 Nick Reinhardt Redshirt.svg 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 MageeAssociate Head Coach, Co-Offensive Coordinator & Running Backs (3rd season)
  • Tony Dews – Associate Coach, Passing Game Coordinator & Wide Receivers (3rd season)
  • Charlie RagleSpecial Teams Coordinator & Tight Ends (3rd season)
  • Offensive Graduate Assistant (1st season)
  • Cory Zirbel – Offensive Graduate Assistant (3rd season)
  • Miguel Reveles – Offensive & Defensive Intern (2nd season)

Defense

  • Jeff CasteelDefensive Coordinator & Linebackers (3rd season)
  • Matt Caponi – Associate Coach & Safeties (3rd season)
  • 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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

2014 Arizona Wildcats roster Roster
Last update: 11:12, 22 November 2014 (UTC)

Depth chart[]

Source:[6]

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 summaries[]

UNLV Rebels[]

UNLV Rebels at Arizona Wildcats – Game summary
1 2 34Total
UNLV 0 6 7013
Arizona 14 10 241058

at Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ

  • Date: August 29, 2014
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. 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 (Play-by-play), Mike Bellotti (Color) & Dawn Davenport (Sideline)
  • [7]
Game information

at UTSA Roadrunners[]

Arizona Wildcats at UTSA Roadrunners – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Arizona 10 10 6026
UTSA 7 9 0723

at AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX

  • Date: September 4, 2014
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. 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 (FS1): Tim Brando (Play-by-play) & Joel Klatt (Color)
  • [9]
Game information

Nevada Wolfpack[]

Nevada Wolfpacks at Arizona Wildcats – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Nevada 3 10 8728
Arizona 7 14 7735

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: September 13, 2014
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 84° F • Wind: 8mph NE • Weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 48,504
  • Referee: Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:
  • TV announcers (P12N): Kevin Calabro (Play-by-play), Yogi Roth (Color) & Lewis Johnson (Sideline)
  • [10]
Game information

California[]

California Golden Bears (2–0) at Arizona Wildcats (3–0)
1 2 34Total
California 14 14 31445
Arizona 0 6 73649

at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, Arizona

  • Date: September 20, 2014
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy; 83 °F (28 °C); Wind 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h; 5.2 kn)
  • Game attendance: 45,595
  • Referee: Terry Leyden
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Kevin Calabro, Glenn Parker, and Jill Savage
  • [11]

In their first home conference game of the regular season the Wildcats faced off against Cal. The game became known for the "Hill Mary" play that ended and won the game for Arizona.

at #2 Oregon Ducks[]

Arizona Wildcats at #2 Oregon Ducks – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Arizona 3 0 21731
#2 Oregon 0 7 71024

at Autzen StadiumEugene, OR

  • Date: October 2, 2014
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 65° F • Wind: 9mph N • Weather: Mostly Clear
  • Game attendance: 56,032
  • Referee: Referee: Chris Coyte • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis (Play-by-play), Jesse Palmer (Color), David Pollack (Color) & Samantha Ponder (Sideline)
  • [12]
Game information

USC Trojans (Family Weekend)[]

USC Trojans at #10 Arizona Wildcats – Game summary
1 2 34Total
USC 7 7 14028
#10 Arizona 6 0 71326

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: October 11, 2014
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 78° F • Wind: 6mph NW • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 56,754
  • Referee: Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Pasch (Play-by-play), Brian Griese (Color) & Tom Luginbill (Sideline)
  • [13]
Game information

at Washington State Cougars[]

#15 Arizona Wildcats at Washington State Cougars – Game summary
1 2 34Total
#15 Arizona 24 7 21759
Washington State 0 16 02137

at Martin StadiumPullman, WA

  • Date: October 25, 2014
  • Game time: 3:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 65° F • Wind: 5-10mph SE • Weather: Mostly Clear
  • Game attendance: 32,952
  • Referee: Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:
  • TV announcers (P12N): Ted Robinson (Play-by-play), Glenn Parker (Color) & Jill Savage (Sideline)
Game information

at #25 UCLA Bruins[]

#14 Arizona Wildcats at #25 UCLA Bruins – Game summary
1 2 34Total
#14 Arizona 7 0 007
#25 UCLA 0 3 14017

at Rose BowlPasadena, CA

  • Date: November 1, 2014
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 55° F • Wind: 8mph SW • Weather: Partly Cloudy
  • Game attendance: 80,246
  • Referee: Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (Play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (Color) & Jessica Mendoza (Sideline)
Game information

Colorado Buffaloes (Homecoming game)[]

Colorado Buffaloes at #21 Arizona Wildcats – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Colorado 7 10 3020
#21 Arizona 7 14 31438

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: November 8, 2014
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 75° F • Wind: 7mph NE • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 50,177
  • Referee: Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:
  • TV announcers (P12N): Kevin Calabro (Play-by-play), Glenn Parker (Color) & Jill Savage (Sideline)
  • [14]
Game information

Washington Huskies[]

Washington Huskies at #17 Arizona Wildcats – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Washington 7 10 9026
#17 Arizona 7 14 0627

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: November 15, 2014
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 70° F • Wind: 6mph NW • Weather: Clear
  • Game attendance: 47,757
  • Referee: Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:
  • TV announcers (FOX): Gus Johnson (Play-by-play), Charles Davis (Color) & Molly McGrath (Sideline)
  • [15]
Game information

at #20 Utah Utes[]

#15 Arizona Wildcats at #20 Utah Utes– Game summary
1 2 34Total
#15 Arizona 7 14 02142
#20 Utah 0 7 3010

at Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT

  • Date: November 22, 2014
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Temperature: 47° F • Wind: 6mph SW • Weather: Rain
  • Game attendance: 45,824
  • Referee: Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (Play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (Color) & Jessica Mendoza (Sideline)
  • [16]
Game information

#13 Arizona State Sun Devils (Territorial Cup)/(Senior night)[]

Arizona State Sun Devils at Arizona Wildcats – Game summary
1 2 34Total
#13 Arizona State 7 14 01435
#12 Arizona 14 7 14742

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: November 28, 2014
  • Game time: 1:30 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
  • Game attendance:  
  • Referee: Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:
  • TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (Play-by-play), Joel Klatt (Color) & Jenny Taft (Sideline)
  • [17]
Game information

#3 Oregon Ducks (Pac-12 Championship Game)[]

2014 Pac–12 Championship Game – Game summary
1 2 34Total
#8 Arizona 0 0 7613
#3 Oregon 6 17 21751

at Levi's StadiumSanta Clara, CA

  • Date: December 5, 2014
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Temperature: TBA • Wind: mph • Weather:
  • Referee: Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:
  • TV announcers (FOX): Tim Brando (Play-by-play), Joel Klatt (Color) & Jenny Taft (Sideline)
Game information

#21 Boise State Broncos (2014 Fiesta Bowl)[]

#21 Boise State vs #12 Arizona – Game summary
1 2 34Total
#21 Boise State 21 10 7038
#12 Arizona 7 10 10330

at University of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, AZ

  • Date: December 31, 2014
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 66,896
  • Referee: Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Sean McDonough (Play-by-play), Chris Spielman (Color) & Todd McShay (Sideline)
Game information

Statistics[]

Team[]

Offense[]

Defense[]

Special teams[]

[18]

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 46 105 74 59 284
Arizona 75 62 70 117 324

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 15 Final 
AP RV RV RV RV RV RV 10 16 15 14 21 17 15 12 8 12 19 
Coaches RV RV RV RV RV RV 13 17 15 15 21 18 13 12 8 11 17 
CFP Not released 12 19 14 15 11 7 10 Not released

Postseason[]

Awards[]

Pac-12 Conference Awards[]

  • Defensive Player of the Year
Scooby Wright III
  • Coach of the Year
Rich Rodriguez

Reference:[19]

Team Awards[]

Reference:[20]

All-American Teams[]

All-Americans[]

Scooby Wright III

  • SI.com 2014 Midseason All-American Team
  • 2014 College Football All American (Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), College Football News (CFN), Scout.com, and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!))

Pac-12 All-Conference Team[]

The Wildcats saw 10 of its players honored as members of the 2014 Pac-12 All-Conference team. The first team had one such honoree, while the second team had two. Seven other Cats would land Honorable Mention status.

  • First Team
Scooby Wright III, LB, So.
  • Second Team
Steven Gurrola, OL, Sr.
Drew Riggleman, P, Jr.
  • Honorable Mention
Austin Hill, WR, Sr.
Cayleb Jones, WR, So.
Jonathan McKnight, CB, Sr.
Dan Pettinato, DE, Sr.
Anu Solomon, QB, Fr.
Jared Tevis, S, Sr.
Nick Wilson, RB, Fr.

All-Academic Teams[]

NCAA Academic All-Americans[]

Pac-12 Conference All-Academic Players[]

The Wildcats had six players selected to the Pac-12 Conference All-Academic Team. One player garnered first team honors, while two players landed on the second team, the Wildcats had 3 players granted honorable mention. In order to be eligible for the academic team a player must maintain a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average and play in at least 50 percent of their team's games.

  • First Team
Jared Tevis, S, Sr., 3.28 GPA
  • Second Team
Jared Baker, RB, Jr., 3.30 GPA
Jake Matthews, LB, So., 3.55 GPA
  • Honorable Mention
Calvin Allen, DE, Fr., 3.23 GPA
Abraham Mendivil, WR, Fr., 3.29 GPA
Casey Skowron, PK, Jr., 3.37 GPA

Reference:[21]

Records Broken[]

Player of the Week[]

Anu Solomon

  • 2x Coaches Offensive Player of the Week
  • Manning Award of the Week, Sept. 2nd
  • Athlon Sports' National Freshman of the Week
  • Davey O'Brien QB of the Week, Sept. 23rd
  • Athlon Sports' Pac12 Player of the Week
  • Manning Award Star of the Week
  • Vegas Seven- Las Vegas Bowl Pac-12 Player of the Week, Sept. 24th
  • Maxwell Award Watchlist
  • Hard Edge Player of the Week

Cayleb Jones

  • Pac-12 Player of the Week, Sept. 22nd
  • Coaches Offensive Player of the Week
  • Co-CFPA Wide Receivers of the Week
  • Earl Campbell Award Week 4 Honorable mention
  • Biletnikoff Award Watch List

Terris Jones-Grigsby

  • Coaches Offensive Player of the Week

Austin Hill

  • Co-CFPA Wide Receivers of the Week

Samajie Grant

  • Coaches Offensive Player of the Week

  • Hard Edge Player of the Week

Nick Wilson

  • 4x Coaches Offensive Player of the Week
  • Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week

Steven Gurrola

  • Coaches Co-Hard Edge Player of the Week

Parker Zellers

  • Coaches Co-Hard Edge Player of the Week

Dan Pettinato

  • Coaches Defensive Player of the Week

  • 2x Coaches Defensive Player of the Week
  • 2x Hard Edge Player of the Week

Scooby Wright III

  • 3x Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week
  • 5x Coaches Defensive Player of the Week
  • Hard Edge Player of the Week
  • Athlon Sports' National Defensive Player of the Week
  • National Defensive Performer of the Week
  • National Linebacker of the Week
  • 2x Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week
  • Bednarik Award watcthlist

Davonte' Neal

  • Coaches Special Teams Player of the Week

Tyrell Johnson

  • Coaches Special Teams Player of the Week

Jourdon Grandon

  • Coaches Defensive Player of the Week

  • 2x Coaches Special Teams Player of the Week
  • Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week

  • 3x Coaches Special Teams Player of the Week
  • 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.
  • November 11, 2014 – All American WR Nate Phillips is done for remainder of the season with broken foot injury.

Media affiliates[]

Radio[]

  • 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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