2014 Arizona Wildcats football team

2014 Arizona Wildcats football
Pac-12 South Division champion
Pac-12 Championship Game, L 13–51 vs. Oregon
Fiesta Bowl, L 30–38 vs. Boise State
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	South Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 19
Record	10–4 (7–2 Pac-12)
Head coach	Rich Rodriguez (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Calvin Magee (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Rod Smith (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Casteel (3rd season)
Base defense	3–3–5
MVP	Scooby Wright III
Captain	13 Dan Pettinato (DL) Terris Jones-Grigsby (RB) Hank Hobson (LB) Fabbians Ebbele (OL) Jonathan McKnight (CB) Jared Tevis (S)
Home stadium	Arizona Stadium (Capacity: 56,029)
Uniform

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.
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

Offense

Player	Class	Position
Anu Solomon	RS Freshman	Quarterback
Jesse Scroggins	RS Senior	Quarterback
Terris Jones-Grigsby	RS Senior	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
Scooby Wright III	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 be 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

Period	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

US college sports recruiting information for 2014 recruits
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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Cameron Denson ATH	Tucson, AZ	Salpointe Catholic High School	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	-	Jan 12, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Nick Wilson RB	Fresno, CA	Central High School (Fresno, California)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	–	Mar 12, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Brandon Dawkins QB	Westlake Village, CA	Oaks Christian High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	-	Jul 27, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Trevor Wood TE	Scottsdale, AZ	Chaparral High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	-	Jul 27, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Tony Ellison ATH	Granite Bay, CA	Granite Bay High School	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	-	Jun 23, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Rodney Carr ATH	Los Angeles, CA	Salesian High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–	Jun 23, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Marcus Griffin DT	Bellevue, WA	Bellevue High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	299 lb (136 kg)	4.6	Feb 5, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
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
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Kwesi Mashack CB	Norco, CA	Norco High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	–	Jul 27, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Layth Friekh OT	Peoria, AZ	Centennial High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	251 lb (114 kg)	4.98	Oct 21, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Antonio Smothers ILB	Scottsdale, AZ	Scottsdale Community College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	4.7	Aug 1, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jeff Worthy DT	Santa Ana, CA	Santa Ana College	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	290 lb (130 kg)	-	Aug 3, 2013
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 15   Rivals: 21  247Sports: 31  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: "Arizona Signee List 2014". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 10, 2013. "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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:30 p.m.	UNLV*		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	ESPN	W 58–13	50,103
September 4	5:00 p.m.	at UTSA*		Alamodome San Antonio,TX	FS1	W 26–23	33,472
September 13	8:04 p.m.	Nevada*		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N	W 35–28	48,504
September 20	7:00 p.m.	California		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N	W 49–45	45,595
October 2	7:30 p.m.	at No. 2 Oregon		Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ESPN	W 31–24	56,032
October 11	7:30 p.m.	USC	No. 10	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	ESPN2	L 26–28	56,754
October 25	3:00 p.m.	at Washington State	No. 15	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N	W 59–37	32,952
November 1	7:30 p.m.	at No. 22 UCLA	No. 12	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ESPN	L 7–17	80,246
November 8	6:00 p.m.	Colorado	No. 19	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N	W 38–20	50,177
November 15	1:30 p.m.	Washington	No. 14	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FOX	W 27–26	47,757
November 22	1:30 p.m.	at No. 17 Utah	No. 15	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN	W 42–10	45,824
November 28	1:30 p.m.	No. 13 Arizona State	No. 11	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (Territorial Cup)	FOX	W 42–35	56,083
December 5	7:00 p.m.	vs. No. 2 Oregon	No. 7	Levi's Stadium Santa Clara, CA (Pac-12 Championship Game)	FOX	L 13–51	45,618
December 31	2:00 p.m.	vs. No. 20 Boise State*	No. 10	University of Phoenix Stadium Glendale, AZ (Fiesta Bowl)	ESPN	L 30–38	66,896
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after October 28 released prior to 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  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/PR 19 DaVonte' Neal  So RB 21 Ty Cruz Fr 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 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  So 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 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 S 1 Tellas Jones  So LB 2 Marquis Ware Fr CB 3 Cam Denson Fr LB 4 Antonio Smothers Jr LB 5 Jamardre Cobb Fr CB 6 Jonathan McKnight  Sr FS 7 David Price  Fr S 11 William Parks Jr S 12 Rodney Carr Jr. Fr CB 13 Devin Holiday So S 14 Yamen Sanders  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  Sr FS 27 Jamar Allah Jr S 28 Anthony Lopez Jr CB 29 Jarvis McCall Jr.  Fr LB 30 Brandon Rutt Fr LB 32 DeAndre' Miller So LB 33 Scooby Wright III So S 37 Carter Hehr  Fr S 38 Jared Tevis  Sr CB 40 Brendan Murphy  Sr LB 45 Derrick Turituri So S 46 Blake Brady (C)  Sr LB 47 Jake Matthews So LB 48 Elijah Marshall Fr LB 49 Haden Gregory  Jr LB 51 Jason Sweet  So LB 52 Alex King  So LB 53 Sir Thomas Jackson  Jr DL 55 Jeff Worthy Jr LB 57 Cody Ippolito  So LB 58 Tre Taylor Fr LB 59 Hank Hobson (C) Sr DL 60 Luca Bruno  Fr DL 84 Reggie Gilbert Sr LB 88 R.J. Morgan  Fr DL 89 Hunter Long Jr DL 90 Dan Pettinato (C)  Sr DL 92 Jack Banda  Fr DL 93 Parker Zellers  Fr DL 94 Calvin Allen  Fr DL 96 Marcus Griffin Fr DL 97 Dwight Melvin  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  Sr P/H 39 Drew Riggleman Jr K 41 Casey Skowron Jr LS 50 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, 22 November 2014 (UTC)

Depth chart

Source:

Defense
S Jourdon Grandon (26) Jamar Allah (27) ⋅
FS William Parks (11) Tellas Jones (1) ⋅		WLB MLB SLB Jake Matthews (47) DeAndre' Miller (32) Scooby Wright III (33) Cody Ippolito (57) Derrick Turituri (45) ⋅ 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) Calvin Allen (94) Parker Zellers (93) Aiulua Fanene (98) Calvin Allen (94) ⋅ ⋅ ⋅						CB Jarvis McCall Jr. (29) Devin Holiday (13) ⋅
Offense
WR Cayleb Jones (1) Trey Griffey (5) ⋅	SLOT DaVonte' Neal (19) Nate Phillips (6) ⋅	LT LG C RG RT Mickey Baucus (68) Cayman Bundage (61) Steven Gurrola (56) Jacob Alsadek (78) Lene Maiava (77) Fabbians Ebbele (73) Layth Fairkh (58) Zach Hemmila (65) Carter Wood (66) ⋅ T.D. Gross (70) ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅					WR Samaje Grant (10) Jonathan Haden (7) ⋅	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) Jared Baker (23)		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 DaVonte' Neal (19) LS Chase Gorham (50) H Drew Riggleman (39)

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

See also: 2014 UNLV Rebels football team

UNLV Rebels at Arizona Wildcats – Game summary

Period	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 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)

Game information

First Quarter ARZ-Nate Phillips 39 yard pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick, 1:40 (ARZ 7-0) ARZ-Samajie Grant 63 yard pass from Solomon, Skowron kick, 0:13 (ARZ 14-0) Second Quarter UNLV-Jonathan Levia 41 yard field goal, 12:22 (ARZ 14-3) ARZ-Skowron 28 yard field goal, 5:52 (ARZ 17-3) UNLV-Nicolai Bornand 48 yard field goal, 3:08 (ARZ 17-6) ARZ-DaVonte' Neal 13 yard pass from Solomon, Skowron kick, 0:50 (ARZ 24-6) Third Quarter ARZ-Austin Hill 92 yard pass from Solomon, Skowron kick, 14:40 (ARZ 31-6) UNLV-Anthony Williams 2 yard pass from Blake Decker, Levia kick, 12:14 (ARZ 31-13) ARZ-Terris Jones-Grigsby 2 yard run, Skowron kick, 8:48 (ARZ 38-13) ARZ- Skowron 49 yard field goal, 2:36 (ARZ 41-13) ARZ-Nick Wilson 85 yard run, Skowron kick, 0:43 (ARZ 48-13) Fourth Quarter ARZ- Skowron 39 yard field goal, 12:38 (ARZ 51-13) ARZ- Conner Brewer 3 yard run, Skowron kick, 1:18 (ARZ 58-13) In their first non conference game of the regular season the Wildcats will face off against the UNLV in Tucson, AZ. Arizona and UNLV have played in last season in Las Vegas, NV. The Arizona Wildcats defeated UNLV Rebels 58-13. this game begins the series. Arizona has lead the all time 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 – Blake Decker; 10 carries, 56 yrds Arizona – Terris Jones-Grigsby; 13 carries, 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 tackles, 7 solo Arizona – Scooby Wright III; 8 tackles, 7 solo, 1 sck

at UTSA Roadrunners

See also: 2014 UTSA Roadrunners football team

Arizona Wildcats at UTSA Roadrunners – Game summary

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

at Alamodome • San 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)

Game information

First Quarter ARZ- Cayleb Jones 85 yrd pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick, 14:42 (ARZ 7-0) ARZ- Skowron 38 yrd field goal, 11:05 (ARZ 10-0) UTSA- David Morgan II 10 yrd pass from Tucker Carter, Sean Ianno kick, 0:55 (ARZ 10-7) Second Quarter ARZ- Skowron 23 yrd field goal, 12:11 (ARZ 13-7) UTSA- Kam Jones 18 yrd run, Ianno kick, 8:47 (UTSA 16-13) ARZ- Nick Wilson 2 yrd touchdown run, Skowron kick, 0:26 (ARZ 20-16) Third Quarter ARZ- Skowron 44 yrd field goal, 8:31 (ARZ 23-16) ARZ- Skowron 28 yrd field goal, 4:12 (ARZ 26-16) Fourth Quarter UTSA- David Glasco II 3yrd touchdown run, Ianno kick, 7:32 (ARZ 26-23) In their second non conference game of the regular season the Wildcats will face off against the UTSA in San Antonio, TX. Arizona and UTSA have played in last season in Tucson, AZ. The Arizona Wildcats defeated UTSA Roadrunners 35-0 this game begins the series. Arizona has lead the all time 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 carries, 174 yrds, 1 td UTSA – Davis Glasco II; 12 carries, 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 tackles, 11 solo, INT UTSA – Triston Wade; 9 tackles, 4 solo

Nevada Wolfpack

See also: 2014 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Nevada Wolfpacks at Arizona Wildcats – Game summary

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

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)

Game information

First Quarter NEV- Brent Zuzo 22 yrd field goal, 5:34 (NEV 3-0) ARZ- Nick Wilson 2 yrd run, Casey Skowron kick, 1:50 (ARZ 7-3) Second Quarter NEV- Zuzo 21 yrd field goal, 10:42 (ARZ 7-6) ARZ- Wilson 28 yrd run, Skowron kick, 5:04 (ARZ 14-6) ARZ- Tyrell Johnson 35 yrd pass from Anu Solomon, Skowron kick, 2:08 (ARZ 21-6) NEV- Jarred Gipson 7 yrd pass from Cody Fajardo, Zuzo kick, 0:08 (ARZ 21-13) Third Quarter NEV- Hasaan Henderson 6 yrd pass from Fajardo, Don Jackson 2pt conversion run, 6:03 (21-21) ARZ- Cayleb Jones 22 yrd pass from Solomon, Skowron kick, 3:34 (ARZ 28-21) Fourth Quarter ARZ- Jones 24 yrd pass from Solomon, Skowron kick, 14:55 (ARZ 35-21) NEV- Gipson 6 yrd pass from Cody Fajardo, Zuzo kick, 6:01 (ARZ 35-28) In their final non conference game of the regular season the Wildcats will face off against the Nevada in Tucson, AZ. Arizona and Nevada have played in last season in Albuquerque, NM. The Arizona Wildcats defeated Nevada Wolf Pack 49-48 at 2012 New Mexico Bowl. this game begins the series. Arizona has lead the all time series over Nevada 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 carries, 50 yrds Arizona –Nick Wilson; 29 carries, 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 – Nigel Hainkins; 7 tackles, 7 solo Arizona – Scooby Wright III; 14 tackles, 6 solo

California

See also: 2014 California Golden Bears football team

California Golden Bears (2–0) at Arizona Wildcats (3–0)

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
California	14	14	3	14	45
Arizona	0	6	7	36	49

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

Game information

First quarter CAL – Daniel Lasco 44-yard run (James Langford kick), 14:17. California 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:43. CAL – Bryce Treggs 80-yard pass from Jared Goff (James Langford kick), 11:53. California 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:13. Second quarter ARZ – Casey Skowron 39-yard field goal, 10:39. California 14–3. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:18. CAL – Stephen Anderson 26-yard pass from Jared Goff (Jeremy Langford kick), 8:55. California 21–3. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:44. ARZ – Casey Skowron 28-yard field goal, 5:28. California 21–6. Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 5:27. CAL – Chris Harper 30-yard pass from Jared Goff (Jeremy Langford kick), 3:43. California 28–6. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:45. Third quarter ARZ – Cayleb Jones 41-yard pass from Anu Solomon (Casey Skowron kick), 11:02. California 28–13. Drive: 8 plays, 96 yards, 1:54. CAL – Jeremy Langford 45-yard field goal, 8:28. California 31–13. Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 2:34.' Fourth quarter ARZ – Casey Skowron 31-yard field goal, 14:46. California 31–16. Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:04. ARZ – Austin Hill 9-yard pass from Anu Solomon (Casey Skowron kick), 13:36. California 31–23. Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:32. CAL – Khalfani Muhammad 50-yard run (Jeremy Langford kick), 10:56. California 38–23. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:40. ARZ – Cayleb Jones 16-yard pass from Anu Solomon (Casey Skowron kick), 8:09. California 38–30. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:47. CAL – Khalfani Muhammad 6-yard run (Jeremy Langford kick), 5:21. California 45–30. Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:48. ARZ – Terris Jones-Grigsby 6-yard run (Casey Skowron kick), 3:30. California 45–37. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:51. ARZ – Cayleb Jones 15-yard pass from Anu Solomon (pass failed), 2:44. California 45–43. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 0:43. *ARZ – Austin Hill 47-yard pass from Anu Solomon, 0:00. Arizona 49–45. Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 0:52. Top passers CAL – Jared Goff – 18/30, 380 yards, 3 TD, INT ARZ – Anu Solomon – 47/73, 520 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT Top rushers CAL – Daniel Lasco – 20 rushes, 123 yards, TD ARZ – Anu Solomon – 16 rushes, 46 yards Top receivers CAL – Bryce Treggs – 5 receptions, 119 yards, TD ARZ – Cayleb Jones – 13 receptions, 186 yards, 3 TD

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

See also: 2014 Oregon Ducks football team

Arizona Wildcats at #2 Oregon Ducks – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona	3	0	21	7	31
#2 Oregon	0	7	7	10	24

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, 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)

Game information

First Quarter ARZ- Casey Skowron 28 yrd field goal, 8:27 (ARZ 3-0) Second Quarter ORE- Marcus Mariota 26 yrd pass from Royce Freeman, Matt Wogan kick, 14:37 (ORE 7-3) Third Quarter ARZ - Nick Wilson 3 yrd run, Skowron kick, 12:52 (ARZ 10-7) ORE - D. Allen 6 yrd pass from Mariota, Wogan kick, 9:58 (ORE 14-10) ARZ - Wilson 2 yrd run, Skowron kick, 6:27 (ARZ 17-14) ARZ - Wilson 34 yrd pass from Anu Solomon, Skowron kick, 1:33 (ARZ 24-14) Fourth Quarter ORE - Wogan 21 yrd field goal, 13:26 (ARZ 24-17) ORE - K. Love 9 yrd pass from Mariota, Wogan kick, 8:21 (Tied 24-24) ARZ - Terris Jones-Grigsby 1 yrd run, Skowron kick, 2:54 (ARZ 31-24) In their first road conference game of the regular season, the Wildcats faced off against Oregon in Eugene, OR. The Arizona Wildcats defeated the Oregon Ducks 42-16 in Tucson last season. Oregon leads the all time series over Arizona with 24-15. Top Passers Arizona – Anu Solomon; 20/31, 287 yrds, 1 td, 1 int ORE – Marcus Mariota; 20/32, 276 yrds, 2 td Top Rushers Arizona – Terris Jones-Grigsby; 27 carries, 115 yrds, 1 td ORE – Royce Freeman; 19 carries, 85 yrds Top Receiving Arizona – Jones-Grigsby; 4 rec, 95 yrds ORE – Devon Allen; 5 rec, 78 yrds, 1 td Top Tackler Arizona – William Parks; 8 tot, 5 solo ORE – 2 tied

USC Trojans (Family Weekend)

See also: 2014 USC Trojans football team

USC Trojans at #10 Arizona Wildcats – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
USC	7	7	14	0	28
#10 Arizona	6	0	7	13	26

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)

Game information

First Quarter ARZ – Casey Skowron 32 Yd Field Goal, 8:21 (ARZ 3–0) USC – Javorius "Buck" Allen 34 Yd Run, Alex Wood Kick, 6:03 (USC 7–3) USC – Skowron 25 Yd Field Goal, 0:42 (USC 7–6) Second Quarter USC – Allen 48 Yd Run, Wood Kick, 10:30 (USC 14–6) Third Quarter USC – Nelson Agholor 21 Yd pass from Cody Kessler,Wood Kick, 9:17 (USC 21–6) ARZ – Jared Baker 6 Yd Run, Skowron Kick, 6:05 (USC 21–13) USC – Allen 1 Yd Run, Wood Kick, 0:35 (USC 28–13) Fourth Quarter ARZ – Baker 41 Yd pass from Anu Solomon (Skowron Kick), 10:19 (USC 28–20) ARZ – Baker 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed), 1:07 (USC 28–26) In their home conference game of the regular season, the Wildcats will face off against USC in Tucson, AZ. Arizona and USC played last season in Los Angeles, CA. USC defeated the Arizona Wildcats 38-31. USC leads the all time series 29–8. Top Passers USC – Cody Kessler; 20/30, 185 yrds, 1 td, 1 int Arizona – Anu Solomon; 43/72, 395 yrds, 1 td Top Rushers USC – Javorius "Buck" Allen; 26 carries, 205 yrds, 3 tds Arizona – Jared Baker; 12 carries, 43 yrds, 2 tds Top Receiving USC – Nelson Agholor; 7 rec, 81 yrds, 1 td Arizona – Austin Hill; 7 rec, 70 yrds Top Tackler USC – Arizona –

at Washington State Cougars

See also: 2014 Washington State Cougars football team

#15 Arizona Wildcats at Washington State Cougars – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 Arizona	24	7	21	7	59
Washington State	0	16	0	21	37

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, 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

First Quarter ARZ - Davonte' Neal 81 yrd punt return, Casey Skowron kick, 13:54 (ARZ 7–0) ARZ - Skoworn 31 yrd field goal, 8:28 (ARZ 10–0) ARZ - Neal 2 yrd pass from Anu Solomon, Skowron kick, 3:55 (ARZ 17–0) ARZ - Nate Phillips 21 yrd pass from Solomon, Skowron kick, 1:11 (ARZ 24–0) Second Quarter ARZ - Cayleb Jones 3 yrd pass from Solomon, Skowron kick, 8:56 (ARZ 31–0) WSU - Isiah Myers 37 yrd pass from Connor Halliday, Quentin Breshears kick, 6:36 (ARZ 31–7) WSU - Myers 18 yrd pass from Halliday, 1:51 (ARZ 31–13) WSU - Breshears 40 yrd field goal, 0:51 (ARZ 31–16) Third Quarter ARZ - Nick Wilson 2 yrd run, Skowron kick, 13:37 (ARZ 38–16) ARZ - Austin Hill 14 yrd pass from Solomon, Skowron kick, 10:12 (ARZ 45–16) ARZ - Trey Griffey 13 yrd pass from Solomon, Skowron kick, 1:06 (ARZ 52–16) Fourth Quarter WSU - Gerald Wicks 1 yrd run, Breshears kick, 11:26 (ARZ 52–23) WSU - Vince Mayle 8 yrd pass from Halliday, Breshears kick, 6:15 (ARZ 52–30) ARZ - Jones 44 yrd kickoff return, Skowron kick, 6:09 (ARZ 59–30) WSU - Tyler Baker 8 yrd pass from Halliday, Breshears kick, 0:16 (ARZ 59–37) In their road conference game of the regular season the Wildcats will face off against the Washington State in Pullman, WA. Arizona and Washington State have played in last season in Tucson, AZ. Washington State upsets Arizona 24-17, this game begins the series. Arizona has leads the all time series 25–14. Top Passers Arizona – Anu Solomon; 26-38, 294 yrds, 5 TDs WSU – Connor Halliday; 56-79, 489 yrds, 4 TDs, 2 INTs Top Rushers Arizona – Terris Jones-Grigsby; 13 carries, 107 yrds WSU – Gerald Wicks; 9 carries, 17 yrds, 1 td Top Receiving Arizona – Cayleb Jones; 7 rec, 78 yrds, 1 td WSU – Vince Mayle; 14 rec, 145 yrds, 1 td Top Tackler Arizona – Jared Tevis; 13 tot, 1 sck WSU – Kache Palacio; 10 tot

at #25 UCLA Bruins

See also: 2014 UCLA Bruins football team

#14 Arizona Wildcats at #25 UCLA Bruins – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
#14 Arizona	7	0	0	0	7
#25 UCLA	0	3	14	0	17

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, 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

First Quarter ARZ – Cayleb Jones 14 yrd pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick, 12:29 (ARZ 7–0) Second Quarter UCLA – Ka'imi Fairbairn 24 yrd field goal, 12:17 (ARZ 7–0) Third Quarter UCLA – Paul Perkins 5 yrd run, Fairbairn kick, 5:34 (UCLA 10–7) UCLA – Jordan Payton 70 yrd pass from Brett Hundley, Fairbairn kick, 4:44 (UCLA 17–7) Fourth Quarter In their road conference game of the regular season the Wildcats will face off against the UCLA in Pasadena, CA. Arizona and UCLA played last season in Tucson; UCLA defeated Arizona 31- 26, this game begins the series. UCLA has leads the all time series 21–15–2. Top Passers Arizona – Anu Solomon; 18/48, 175 yrds, 1 td, 1 int UCLA – Brett Hundley; 19/26, 189 yrds, 1 td Top Rushers Arizona – Terris Jones-Grigsby; 11 carries, 50 yrds UCLA – Brett Hundley, 24 carries, 131 yrds Top Receiving Arizona – Cayleb Jones; 4 rec, 46 yrds, 1 td UCLA – Jordan Payton; 6 rec, 119 yrds, 1 td Top Tackler Arizona – UCLA –

Colorado Buffaloes (Homecoming game)

See also: 2014 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Colorado Buffaloes at #21 Arizona Wildcats – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Colorado	7	10	3	0	20
#21 Arizona	7	14	3	14	38

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)

Game information

First Quarter COL– Shay Fields 75 yrd pass from Sefo Liufau, Will Oliver kick, 14:49 (COL 7–0) ARIZ– Tra'Mayne Bondurant 22 yrd fumble return, Casey Skowron kick, 1:12 (Tied at 7) Second Quarter ARIZ– Tyrell Johnson 8 yrd pass from Anu Solomon, Skowron kick, 12:16 (ARIZ 14–7) COL– Liufau 7 yrd pass from Nelson Spruce, Oliver kick, 10:19 (Tied at 14) COL– Oliver 19 yrd field goal, 4:09 (COL 17–14) ARIZ– David Richards 1 yrd pass from Solomon, Skowron kick, 0:11 (ARIZ 21–17) Third Quarter ARIZ– Skowron 37 yrd field goal, 12:48 (ARIZ 24–17) COL– Oliver 33 yrd field goal, 7:35 (ARIZ 24–20) Fourth Quarter ARIZ– Samajie Grant 27 yrd pass from Solomon, Skowron kick, 9:50 (ARIZ 31–20) ARIZ– Grant 20 yrd pass from Solomon, Skowron kick, 5:49 (ARIZ 31–20) In their home conference game of the regular season the Wildcats will face off against the Colorado in Tucson, AZ. Arizona and Colorado have played in last season in Boulder, CO. Arizona defeated Colorado 44-20 this game begins the series. Colorado has leads the all time series 13–3. Top Passers COL – Sefo Liufau; 24/33, 252 yrds, 1 td, 2 ints Arizona – Anu Solomon: 21/38, 211 yrds, 1 td Top Rushers COL – Phillip Lindsay; 17 carries, 114 yrds Arizona – Nick Wilson; 21 carries, 153 yrds Top Receiving COL – Shay Fields; 5 rec, 94 yrds, 1 td Arizona – Samajie Grant; 6 rec, 83 yrds, 2 TDs Top Tackler COL – Arizona –

Washington Huskies

See also: 2014 Washington Huskies football team

Washington Huskies at #17 Arizona Wildcats – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Washington	7	10	9	0	26
#17 Arizona	7	14	0	6	27

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)

Game information

First Quarter ARZ – Nick Wilson 2 yrd run, Casey Skowron kick, 8:32 (ARZ 7–0) WAS – Joshua Perkins 36 Yd pass from Marvin Hall, Cameron Van Winkle Kick, 6:36, tied at 7 Second Quarter WAS – Van Winkle 39 yrd field goal, 9:27 (WAS 10–7) WAS – Dwayne Washington 66 yrd run, Van Winkle kick, 5:16 (WAS 17–7) ARZ – Skowron 18 yrd fake field goal run, Skowron kick, 1:39 (WAS 17–14) ARZ – Wilson 8 yrd run, Skowron kick, 0:08 (ARZ 21–17) Third Quarter WAS – Van Winkle 31 yrd field goal, 10:19 (ARZ 21–20) WAS – Washington 1 yrd run, 2:45 (WAS 26–21) Fourth Quarter ARZ – Skowron 35 yrd field goal, 13:08 (WAS 26–24) ARZ – Skowron 47 yrd field goal, 0:00 (ARZ 27–26) In their home conference game of the regular season the Wildcats will face off against the Washington in Tucson, AZ. Arizona and Washington have played in last season in Seattle, WA. Washington defeated Arizona Wildcats 31-13 this game begins the series. Washington has leads the all time series 19-10-1. Top Passers WAS – Cyler Miles; 20/29, 223 yrds Arizona – Anu Solomon; 17/39, 242 yrds, 2 ints Top Rushers WAS – Dwayne Washington; 19 carries, 148 yrds, 2 TDs Arizona – Nick Wilson; 12 carries, 104 yrds, 2 TDs Top Receiving WAS – Jaydon Mickens; 4 rec, 69 yrds Arizona – Samajie Grant; 4 rec, 85 yrds Top Tackler WAS – Arizona –

at #20 Utah Utes

See also: 2014 Utah Utes football team

#15 Arizona Wildcats at #20 Utah Utes– Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 Arizona	7	14	0	21	42
#20 Utah	0	7	3	0	10

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt 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)

Game information

First Quarter ARZ – Anu Solomon 11 yrd run, Casey Skowron kick, 3:23 (ARZ 7–0) Second Quarter ARZ – Nick Wilson 17 yrd run, Skowron kick, 4:12 (ARZ 14–0) ARZ – Dan Pettinato 31 yrd fumble return, Skowron kick, 1:17 (ARZ 21–0) UTA – Westlee Tonga 11 yrd pass from Travis Wilson, Andy Phillips, 0:07 (ARZ 21–7) Third Quarter UTA – Phillips 28 yrd field goal, 5:14 (ARZ 21–10) Fourth Quarter ARZ – Wilson 75 yrd run, Skowron kick, 11:50 (ARZ 28–10) ARZ – Wilson 19 yrd run, Skowron kick, 10:40 (ARZ 35–10) ARZ – Tra'Mayne Bondurant 39 yrd int return, Skowron kick, 9:58 (ARZ 42–10) In their final road conference game of the regular season the Wildcats will face off against the Utah in Salt Lake City, UT. Arizona and Utah played last season in Tucson AZ. Arizona defeated Utah 35- 24, this game begins the series. Utah leads the series 20–17–2. Top Passers Arizona – Anu Solomon; 8/17, 158 yrds UTA – Travis Wilson; 16/29, 143 yrds, 1 td, 2 ints Top Rushers Arizona – Nick Wilson; 20 carries, 218 yrds, 3 tds UTA – Devontae Booker; 23 carries, 142 yrds Top Receiving Arizona – Samajie Grant; 4 rec, 88 yrds UTA – Westlee Tonga; 4 rec, 68 yrds, 1 td Top Tackler Arizona – UTA –

#13 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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Arizona State	7	14	0	14	35
#12 Arizona	14	7	14	7	42

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)

Game information

First Quarter ARZ – Anthony Lopez 25 yrd fumble return, Casey Skowron kick, 14:16 (ARZ 7–0) ASU – Demetrius Cherry 2 yrd fumble return, Zane Gonzalez kick, 5:56 (Tied at 7) ARZ – Samajie Grant 69 yrd pass from Anu Solomon, Skowron kick, 5:01 (ARZ 14–7) Second Quarter ASU – Jaelen Strong 3 yrd pass from Taylor Kelly, Gonzalez kick, 11:54 (Tied at 14) ARZ – Nick Wilson 21 yrd run, Skowron kick, 3:41 (ARZ 21–14) ARZ – Demario Richard 7 yrd pass from Kelly, Gonzalez kick, 0:24 (Tied at 21) Third Quarter ARZ – Wilson 1 yrd run, Skowron kick, 12:22 (ARZ 28–21) ARZ – Wilson 72 yrd run, Skowron kick, 9:06 (ARZ 35–21) Fourth Quarter ASU – Kody Kohl 2 yrd pass from Mike Bercovici, Gonzalez kick, 11:23 (ARZ 35–28) ARZ – Grant 20 yrd pass from Solomon, Skowron kick, 8:31 (ARZ 42–28) ASU – De'Marieya Nelson 9 yrd Bercovici, Gonzalez kick, 5:02 (ARZ 42–35) 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 – Taylor Kelly; 13/22, 144 yrds, 2 tds Arizona – Anu Solomon; 14/22, 208 yrds, 2 tds Top Rushers ASU – Demario Richard; 13 carries, 68 yrds Arizona – Nick Wilson; 24 carries, 178 yrds, 3 tds Top Receiving ASU – Jaelen Strong; 4 rec, 80 yrds, 1 td Arizona – Samajie Grant; 4 rec, 91 yrds, 2 tds Top Tackler ASU – Arizona –

#3 Oregon Ducks (Pac-12 Championship Game)

See also: 2014 Pac-12 Football Championship Game

2014 Pac–12 Championship Game – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
#8 Arizona	0	0	7	6	13
#3 Oregon	6	17	21	7	51

at Levi's Stadium • Santa 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

First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter In their first conference championship game of the regular season the Wildcats will face off against the Oregon Ducks in Santa Clara, CA. In 2013 season, Arizona upsets Oregon 42-16 in Tucson. Earlier this season, Arizona stuns Oregon 31–24 in Eugene, OR this game begins the series. Oregon Ducks has lead the all time series over Arizona with 24-16. Top Passers Arizona – ORE – Top Rushers Arizona – ORE – Top Receiving Arizona – ORE – Top Tackler Arizona – ORE –

#21 Boise State Broncos (2014 Fiesta Bowl)

See also: 2014 Boise State Broncos football team and 2014 Fiesta Bowl (December)

#21 Boise State vs #12 Arizona – Game summary

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
#21 Boise State	21	10	7	0	38
#12 Arizona	7	10	10	3	30

at University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, 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
First Quarter Second Quarter Third Quarter Fourth Quarter In their bowl game of the final regular season the Wildcats will face off against the Boise State Broncos in Glendale, AZ in a first ever meeting. Top Passers Boise State – Arizona – Top Rushers Boise State – Arizona – Top Receiving Boise State – Arizona – Top Tackler Boise State – Arizona –

Statistics

Team

Team Statistics
	Arizona	Opponents
Points	440	306
First Downs	307	284
Rushing	110	101
Passing	156	159
Penalty	41	24
Rushing Yards	2,278	1,914
Rushing Attempts	484	493
Average Per Rush	4.7	3.9
Long	85	66
Rushing TDs	23	12
Passing Yards	3,497	3,302
Comp–Att	283/488	298/459
Comp %	58.0	64.9
Average Per Game	291.4	275.2
Average per Attempt	7.2	7.2
Passing TDs	27	25
INT's	7	12
Rating	133.6	138.1
Touchdowns	56	38
Passing	25	21
Rushing	20	12
Defensive	2	0
Interceptions	12	7
Yards	107	40
Long	39	22
Total Offense	5,775	5,216
Total Plays	972	952
Average Per Yards/Game	481.3	434.7
Kick Returns: # – Yards	25/499	33/615
TDs	1	0
Long	44	34
Punts	63	71
Yards	2,904	2,985
Average	46.1	42.0
Punt Returns: # – Yards	16/172	23/192
TDs	1	0
Long	81	34
Fumbles – Fumbles Lost	13/7	28/12
Opposing TD's	3	1
Penalties – Yards	78/759	105/930'
3rd–Down Conversions	79/197 - .401	80/200 - .400
4th–Down Conversions	14/21 - .667	7/17 - .412
Takeaways	24	14
Field Goals	17/25	13/19
Extra Point	53/53	35/36
Sacks	38	28
Sack Against	28	38
Yards	-166	-221

Offense

Passing Statistics
#	NAME	POS	RAT	CMP	ATT	YDS	CMP%	TD	INT
12	Anu Solomon	QB	134.0	285	491	3,458	58.2	27	7
15	Jesse Scroggins	QB	144.7	7	16	152	43.7	1	1
8	Jerrard Randall	QB	0	0	5	0	0	0	0
	TOTALS		131.2	292	512	3,610	57.8	28	8

Rushing Statistics
#	NAME	POS	CAR	YDS	LONG	TD
28	Nick Wilson	RB	204	1,289	85 (TD)	15
12	Anu Solomon	QB	114	259	38	1
24	Terris Jones-Grigsby	RB	107	528	41	3
23	Jared Baker	RB	25	99	17	2
8	Jerrard Randall	QB	16	97	25	1
15	Jesse Scroggins	QB	9	48	18	0
34	Zach Green	RB	7	19	7	0
2	Tyrell Johnson	WR	3	19	9	0
26	Adonis Smith	RB	3	7	3	0
10	Samajie Grant	WR	2	9	5	0
41	Casey Skowron	K	1	18	18	1
6	Nate Phillips	WR	1	8	8	0
19	Davonte' Neal	WR	1	6	6	0
11	Connor Brewer	QB	1	3	3 (TD)	1
	TOTALS		472	2,298	269	23

Receiving Statistics
#	NAME	POS	REC	YDS	LONG	TD
1	Cayleb Jones	WR	65	902	85 (TD)	9
29	Austin Hill	WR	45	605	92 (TD)	4
10	Samajie Grant	WR	41	649	63 (TD)	5
19	Davonte' Neal	WR	26	207	27	2
5	Trey Griffey	WR	25	339	63	1
6	Nate Phillips	WR	25	272	39 (TD)	2
4	David Richards	WR	23	211	31	1
2	Tyrell Johnson	WR	13	114	35 (TD)	2
28	Nick Wilson	RB	12	92	34	1
24	Terris Jones-Grigsby	RB	11	147	54	0
23	Jared Baker	RB	4	50	41	1
12	Anu Solomon	QB	1	21	21	0
7	Jonathan Haden	RB	1	3	3	0
	TOTALS		283	3,499	575	27

Defense

Defensive Statistics

Interceptions Statistics
#	NAME	POS	RTNS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
26	Jourdon Grandon	S	3	5	1	0	5
21	Tra'Mayne Bondurant	S	2	63	31	1	63
11	William Parks	S	2	14	7	0	14
38	Jared Tevis	S	2	9	4	0	0
13	Devin Holiday	CB	1	16	16	0	16
3	Cam Denson	CB	1	0	0	0	0
6	Jonathan McKnight	CB	1	0	0.0	0	0
	TOTALS		12	107	59	1	98

Special teams

Kicking Statistics
#	NAME	POS	XPM	XPA	XP%	FGM	FGA	FG%	1–19	20–29	30–39	40–49	50+	LNG	PTS
41	Casey Skowron	PK	53	53	100	17	25	68.0	0/0	6/8	8/13	3/4	0/0	49	104
	TOTALS		53	53	100	17	25	68.0	0/0	6/8	8/13	3/4	0/0	49	104

Kick Return Statistics
#	NAME	POS	RTNS	YDS	AVG	TD	LNG
2	Tyrell Johnson	WR	17	374	22.0	0	38
10	Samajie Grant	WR	3	52	17.3	0	21
23	Jared Baker	WR	2	29	14.0	0	15
1	Cayleb Jones	WR	1	44	44.0	1	44
19	Davonte' Neal	WR	1	0	0.0	0	0
10	Yamen Sanders	S	1	0	0.0	0	0
	TOTALS		25	499	19.4	1	118

Punting Statistics
#	NAME	POS	PUNTS	YDS	AVG	LONG	TB	FC	I–20	50+	BLK
39	Drew Riggleman	P	60	0	46.5	70	0	0	0	0	0
12	Anu Solomon	QB	3	0	37.7	48	0	0	0	0	0
	TOTALS		63	0	41.0	118	0	0	0	0	0

Punt Return Statistics
#	NAME	POS	RTNS	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
19	Davonte' Neal	WR	11	131	21.7	1	81
6	Nate Phillips	WR	3	32	10.7	0	18
10	Samajie Grant	WR	2	9	4.5	0	5
	TOTALS		16	171	9.2	1	104

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

Further information: 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
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	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:

Team Awards

• Chuck Bednarik Award : Scooby Wright III

• Bronko Nagurski Trophy – Most Outstanding Defensive Player : Scooby Wright III

• Lombardi Award : Scooby Wright III

Reference:

See also: List of Arizona Wildcats football team awards

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

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:

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

Nate Phillips

• 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

Jared Tevis

• 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 watchlist

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

Drew Riggleman

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

Casey Skowron

• 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

See also: 2014–15 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, 2014–15 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team, 2014 Arizona Wildcats women's soccer team, and 2014 Arizona Wildcats women's volleyball 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

• 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)