The 2020 Arizona Wildcats football team will represent the University of Arizona in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season . This season will mark the Wildcats 121st season. The Wildcats play in the South Division (11th season) of the Pac-12 Conference and play their home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona (93rd season). Arizona is coached by Kevin Sumlin , who will be in his third season.
Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2019 season 4–8, 2–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the South Division.
Offseason
The Wildcats have 13 senior graduates only graduated players noted until spring practice. As well as 2 junior players would choose to forgo their senior season in pursuit of an early NFL career.
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
Khalil Tate
14
QB
6'0
195
Senior
Inglewood, California
Graduated
J.J. Taylor
21
RB
5'6
180
Junior
Corona, California
Declared for the 2020 NFL Draft
Cedric Peterson
18
WR
5'11
188
RS Senior
Moreno Valley, California
Graduated
Daniel Egbo
41
WR
6'2
192
Senior
Gilbert, Arizona
Graduated
Lee Anderson
51
LB
6'1
246
Senior
Moreno Valley, California
Graduated
Matt Aargon
26
P
6'5
211
Senior
Tucson, Arizona
Graduated
Justin Belknap
86
DL
6'3
245
RS Senior
Henderson, Nevada
Graduated
Finton Connolly
91
DT
6'5
300
RS Senior
Gilbert, Arizona
Graduated
Tristan Cooper
31
S
6'2
198
Senior
El Paso, Texas
Graduated
Cody Creason
76
OL
6'4
295
RS Senior
Folsom, California
Graduated
Malcolm Holland
12
WR
5'11
189
RS Senior
Chandler, Arizona
Graduated
Terrance Johnson
83
WR
6'2
211
RS Senior
Tucson, Arizona
Graduated
Jace Whittaker
17
CB
5'11
185
RS Senior
Oceanside, California
Graduated
Recruiting
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
N/A
N/A
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
‡ 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:
Transfers
The Wildcats lose seven players due to various reasons.
Outgoing
Incoming
2020 NFL Draft
NFL Combine
The official list of participants for the 2020 NFL Combine included Arizona football players : -
Team players drafted into the NFL
Player
Position
Round
Pick
NFL Team
-
-
-
Position key
Returning starters
Offense
Player
Class
Position
Grant Gunnell
Sophomore
Quarterback
Gary Brightwell
RS Junior
Running back
Jarmarye Joiner
RS Sophomore
Wide receiver
Stanley Berryhill
RS Junior
Wide receiver
Bryce Wolma
Senior
Tight end
Josh McCauley
RS Senior
Offensive line
Reference:
Defense
Player
Class
Position
J.B. Brown
Senior
Defensive end
Kylan Wilborn
Senior
Linebacker
Tony Fields II
Senior
Linebacker
Colin Schooler
Senior
Linebacker
Jarrius Wallace
RS Junior
Defensive back
Reference:
Special Teams
Player
Class
Position
Lucas Havrisik
Senior
Placekicker
Jarmarye Joiner
RS Sophomore
Kick Returner
Reference:
† Indicates player was a starter in 2019 but missed all of 2020 due to injury.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Award
Player
Position
Year
The Pac-12 Media Day was held on July 2020 in Hollywood, California .
Media poll (South Division)
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Arizona
2
Arizona State
3
Colorado
4
UCLA
5
USC
6
Utah
Preseason All Pac-12 teams
Personnel
Coaching staff
Roster
2020 Arizona Wildcats Football
Quarterbacks
4 - Rhett Rodriguez - Junior (6'0, 192)
12 - Kevin Doyle – Sophomore (6'3, 205)
13 - Luke Ashworth – Sophomore (6'1, 200)
15 - Will Plummer – Junior (6'1, 196)
17 - Grant Gunnell – Sophomore (6'6, 225)
18 - Cameron Fietz – Junior (6'1, 196)
Running Backs
6 - Michael Wiley – Sophomore (5'11, 186)
20 - Darrius Smith – Sophomore (5'9, 176)
23 - Gary Brightwell – Senior (6'1, 210)
28 - Nazar Bombata – Sophomore (6'0, 206)
33 - Nathan Tilford – Junior (6'2, 207)
34 - John Burton – Freshman (5'11, 210)
Wide Receiver
1 - Drew Dixon – Junior (6'3, 205)
2 - Boobie Curry – Sophomore (6'2, 206)
3 - Tre Adams – Junior (6'3, 195)
5 - Brian Casteel – Senior (6'0, 195)
7 - Jaden Mitchell – Freshman (5'9, 175)
8 - Brenden Schooler – Graduate (6'2, 193)
9 - Jalen Johnson – Sophomore (6'2, 199)
10 - Jamarye Joiner – Sophomore (6'1, 210)
11 - Tayvian Cunningham – Senior (5'7, 181)
16 - Thomas Reid III – Senior (6'2, 205)
40 - Jashon Butler – Sophomore (5'8, 182)
82 - Zach Williams – Sophomore (6'3, 216)
83 - Karl Altenburg – Junior (5'10, 186)
85 - Roberto Miranda – Freshman (6'2, 217)
86 - Stanley Berryhill – Junior (5'10, 177)
89 - Brice Vooletich – Sophomore (5'10, 194)
Tight End
39 - Tristen D'Angelo – Junior (6'3, 203)
42 - Connor Hutchings – Junior (6'4, 230) (OL+)
46 - Jack Koceman – Sophomore (6'4, 235)
81 - Bryce Wolma - Senior (6'4, 245)
83 - Stacey Marshall – Junior (6'5, 248)
Punter
19 - Kyle Ostendorp – Sophomore (6'1, 202)
32 - Jacob Meeker-Hackett - Senior (6'0, 199) (WR+)
Offensive Lineman
50 - Josh McCauley – Senior (6'3, 292)
55 - Jamari Williams – Freshman (6'3, 298)
56 - Josh Donovan – Junior (6'5, 317)
63 - Steven Bailey – Senior (6'3, 305)
66 - Robert Congel – Junior (6'3, 310)
67 - David Watson – Sophomore (6'5, 303)
72 - Edgar Burrola – Junior (6'6, 305)
73 - Woody Jean - Freshman (6'4, 294)
74 - Paiton Fears – Junior (6'5, 328)
77 - Jordan Morgan – Sophomore (6'5, 287)
78 - Donovan Laie – Junior (6'4, 315)
79 - Tyson Gardner – Sophomore (6'4, 300)
-- - Matthew Stefanski - Freshman (6'4, 314)
Defensive lineman
12 - JB Brown – Senior (6'3, 255) (DE+)
19 - Kwabena Watson – Freshman (6'2, 210) (DE+)
40 - Dante Diaz–Infante – Senior (6'1, 250) (DE+)
45 - Issaiah Johnson – Sophomore (6'1, 245) (DE+)
52 - Aaron Blackwell - Graduate (6'3, 298)
55 - Chandler Kelly – Freshman (6'2, 209)
58 - Nahe Sulunga – Sophomore (6'2, 275) (DT+)
60 - Mykee Irving – Sophomore (6'3, 337)
90 - Trevon Mason – Senior (6'5, 310)
92 - Kyon Barrs – Sophomore (6'2, 299) (DT+)
94 - Naz Higgins – Sophomore (6'3, 272) (DT+)
99 - Myles Tapousa – Senior (6'1, 330)
Linebackers
1 - Tony Fields II – Senior (6'1, 220)
7 - Colin Schooler – Senior (6'1, 229)
8 - Anthony Pandy – Senior (6'0, 225)
14 - Kylan Wilborn – Senior (6'2, 242)
26 - Eddie Siaumau-Sanitoa – Freshman (6'3, 235)
27 - Derrion Clark – Sophomore (6'1, 211)
38 - Dante Smith – Sophomore (5'10, 223)
44 - Calib McRae - Sophomore (6'1, 246)
48 - Parker Henley – Junior (5'11, 222)
49 - Jalen Harris – Junior (6'5, 250)
Placekicker
43 - Lucas Havrisik - Senior (6'2, 184)
80 - Nathan Halsell – Freshman (6'1, 205)
Defensive backs
2 - Lorenzo Burns – Senior (5'11, 175) (CB+)
3 - Jarrius Wallace – Senior (6'1, 185) (S+)
4 - Christian Roland-Wallace – Sophomore (5'11, 198) (CB+)
5 - Christian Young – Junior (6'2, 217) (S+)
15 - McKenzie Barnes – Junior (6'1, 193) (CB+)
21 - Jaxen Turner – Sophomore (6'0, 189) (S+)
23 - Malik Hausman - Junior (6'0, 175) (CB+)
24 - Rhedi Short – Junior (6'1, 194) (S+)
25 - Bobby Wolfe – Sophomore (6'1, 170) (CB+)
30 - Quinn Sullivan – Sophomore (5'11, 181) (S+)
33 - Blake Pfaff – Junior (5'11, 185) (S+)
47 - Rourke Freeburg – Junior (6'2, 207) (S+)
Long Snapper
64 - Seth Mackellar – Sophomore (5'11, 195)
Source and player details:[2]
Depth chart
Starters and backups.
Defense
[3]
CB
Christian Roland-Wallace
⋅
-
OLB
DT
NT
DT
DE
Jalen Harris
Trevon Mason
Myles Tapusoa
Isaiah Johnson
JB Brown
⋅
Mykee Irving
⋅
Nahe Sulunga
Kylan Wilborn
–
-
-
-
-
Offense
[4]
WR
Drew Dixon Jalen Curry
Tre Adams
–
WR
Brenden Schooler
Stanley Berryhill III
Thomas Reid III
LT
LG
C
RG
RT
Donovan Laie
Robert Congel
Josh McCauley
Paiton Fears
Edgar Burrola or Paiton Fears
Jordan Morgan
Josh Donovan
⋅
⋅
–
–
–
–
–
–
TE
Bryce Wolma
Zach Williams
–
WR
Brian Casteel Jamarye Joiner
Tayvian Cunningham
Jaden Mitchell
QB
Grant Gunnell
Rhett Rodriguez
⋅
Key reserves
Offense
Defense
Out (Suspension)
Out (Season)
Out (Mission)
Out (Transfer)
RB
Gary Brightwell
Darrius Smith
Nathan Tilford Michael Wiley
Special teams
PK Lucas Havrisik
PK Nathan Halsell
P Kyle Ostendorp
KR Gary Brightwell Jamarye Joiner Christian Roland-Wallace
PR Brian Casteel or Stanley Berryhill III
LS Donald Reiter Seth MacKeller
H Rhett Rodriguez
Depth Chart Source: 2020 Arizona Wildcats Football Fact Book
True Freshman
Double Position : *
Schedule
Spring game
The 2020 Wildcats began spring practice in March 2, 2020 and finish with the 2020 Arizona spring game. The remainder of spring practice and the spring game were canceled on March 18, 2020, due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic .
Regular season
Arizona announced its 2020 football schedule on December 4, 2018. The 2020 Wildcats' schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games for the regular season. Arizona will host 5 Pac-12 opponents: Colorado , Oregon , Stanford , USC , and arch-rival Arizona State for the 93rd annual Territorial Cup to close out the regular season. Arizona will face the following Pac-12 opponents on the road: Oregon State , UCLA , Utah , and Washington . Arizona is not scheduled to play Pac-12 North opponents California , and Washington State for the 2020 Pac-12 regular season.
Arizona's out of conference opponents represent the Big Sky , Big 12 and Mountain West conferences. The Wildcats will host two non–conference games which are against Hawaii from the (Mountain West) and Northern Arizona from the (Big Sky) and travel to Texas Tech (Big 12).
Schedule Sources :[5]
Game summaries
Hawaii
Hawaii at Arizona
1
2 Total
Rainbow Warriors
0
Wildcats
0
Date: August 29, 2020Location: Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
5–1 (.833) [6]
August 24, 2019
L , 45–38
Pregame line
Over/under
Arizona
Uniform Combination
Helmet
Jersey
Pants
Statistics
Statistics
Hawaii
Arizona
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Hawaii
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arizona
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
To begin the season, Arizona will host the Hawaii in the home opener. Last season, Arizona lost to Hawaii 45–38.
Portland State
Portland State at Arizona
1
2 Total
Vikings
0
Wildcats
0
Date: September 5, 2020Location: Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
First meeting
Pregame line
Over/under
Arizona
Statistics
Statistics
Portland State
Arizona
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Portland State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arizona
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
After playing Hawaii, Arizona will host the Portland State . This is the first ever meeting between the two teams.
Stanford
Stanford at Arizona
1
2 Total
Cardinal
0
Wildcats
0
Date: September 12, 2020Location: Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
14–17 (.452) [7]
October 26, 2019
L , 41–31
Pregame line
Over/under
Arizona
Statistics
Statistics
Stanford
Arizona
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Stanford
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arizona
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
After playing against Portland State, Arizona will host the Stanford in the Pac-12 opener. Last season, Arizona lost to Stanford 41–31.
at Texas Tech
Arizona at Texas Tech
1
2 Total
Wildcats
0
Red Raiders
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
5–26–2 (.182) [8]
September 14, 2019
W, 28–13
Pregame line
Over/under
Arizona
Statistics
Statistics
Arizona
Texas Tech
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Arizona
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas Tech
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
After playing Stanford in the Pac-12 opener, Arizona will travel to Lubbock, TX to face the Texas Tech in the final non-conference game. Last season, Arizona defeated Texas Tech 28–13.
at UCLA
Arizona at UCLA
1
2 Total
Wildcats
0
Bruins
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
17–25–2 (.409) [9]
September 28, 2019
W, 20–17
Pregame line
Over/under
Arizona
Statistics
Statistics
Arizona
UCLA
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Arizona
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UCLA
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
After playing Texas Tech and a first bye week, Arizona will travel to Pasadena, CA to face the UCLA . Last season, Arizona defeated UCLA 20–17.
Colorado
Colorado at Arizona
1
2 Total
Buffaloes
0
Wildcats
0
Date: October 9, 2020Location: Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
8–14 (.364) [10]
October 5, 2019
W , 35–30
Pregame line
Over/under
Arizona
Statistics
Statistics
Colorado
Arizona
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Colorado
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arizona
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
After playing against UCLA, Arizona will host the Colorado . Last season, Arizona defeated Colorado 35–30.
USC
USC at Arizona
1
2 Total
Trojans
0
Wildcats
0
Date: October 17, 2020Location: Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
8–34 (.190) [11]
October 19, 2019
L , 41–14
Pregame line
Over/under
Arizona
Statistics
Statistics
USC
Arizona
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
USC
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arizona
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
After playing against Colorado, Arizona will host the USC . Last season, Arizona lost to USC 41–14.
at Washington
Arizona at Washington
1
2 Total
Wildcats
0
Huskies
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
11–22–1 (.338) [12]
October 12, 2019
L , 51–27
Pregame line
Over/under
Arizona
Statistics
Statistics
Arizona
Washington
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Arizona
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Washington
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
After playing against USC, Arizona will travel to Seattle, WA to face the Washington . Last season, Arizona lost to Washington 28–13.
Oregon
Oregon at Arizona
1
2 Total
Ducks
0
Wildcats
0
Date: October 31, 2020Location: Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
17–27 (.386) [13]
November 16, 2019
L , 34–6
Pregame line
Over/under
Arizona
Statistics
Statistics
Oregon
Arizona
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Oregon
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arizona
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
After playing against Washington, Arizona will host the Oregon in the homecoming game. Last season, Arizona lost to Oregon 34–6.
at Utah
Arizona at Utah
1
2 Total
Wildcats
0
Utes
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
19–24–2 (.444) [14]
September 14, 2019
L' , 35–7
Pregame line
Over/under
Arizona
Statistics
Statistics
Arizona
Utah
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Arizona
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Utah
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
After playing Oregon, Arizona will travel to Salt Lake City, UT to face the Utah . Last season, Arizona lost to Utah 28–13.
at Oregon State
Arizona at Oregon State
1
2 Total
Wildcats
0
Beavers
0
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
24–16–1 (.598) [15]
November 2, 2019
L , 56–38
Pregame line
Over/under
Arizona
Statistics
Statistics
Arizona
Oregon State
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Arizona
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Oregon State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
After playing Utah and a second bye week, Arizona will travel to Corvallis, OR to face the Oregon State in the final Pac-12 road game. Last season, Arizona lost to Oregon State 56–38.
Arizona State
Territorial Cup
1
2 Total
Sun Devils
0
Wildcats
0
Date: November 28, 2020Location: Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ
Overall record
Last meeting
Result
49–43–1 (.532) [16]
November 30, 2019
L , 24–14
Pregame line
Over/under
Arizona
Statistics
Statistics
Arizona State
Arizona
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Arizona State
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Arizona
Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Following its road finale against Oregon State, Arizona to face their arch-rivals, the Arizona State Sun Devils, in the 93rd playing of "Territorial Cup". Last season, Arizona lost to Arizona State 24–14.
Statistics
Scores by quarter (non-conference opponents)
1
2
3
4
Total
All opponents
0
0
0
0
0
Arizona
0
0
0
0
0
Scores by quarter (Pac-12 opponents)
1
2
3
4
Total
Pac-12 opponents
0
0
0
0
0
Arizona
0
0
0
0
0
Scores by quarter (All opponents)
1
2
3
4
Total
All opponents
0
0
0
0
0
Arizona
0
0
0
0
0
Rankings
Awards and honors
Weekly Awards
Player
Position
Date
Ref.
Postseason
Bowl game
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
CBS Family - KOLD (CBS), CBSN
ABC /ESPN Family - KGUN (ABC), ABC , ESPN , ESPN2 , ESPNU , ESPN+ ,
FOX Family - KMSB (FOX), FOX /FS1 , FSN
Pac-12 Network (Pac-12 Arizona)
NBC - KVOA , NBC Sports , NBCSN
References
^ Pac-12 Conference. "Pac-12 announces resumption of football, basketball & winter sports seasons" . Pac-12 Conference . Retrieved 24 September 2020 . {{cite web }}
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^ "2020 Arizona Wildcats roster" . ArizonaWildcats.com .
^ "2020 Arizona Depth Chart" . University of Arizona Department of Athletics.
^ "2020 Arizona Depth Chart" . University of Arizona Department of Athletics.
^ "2020 Arizona Wildcats football schedule" . FB Schedules. Retrieved January 29, 2019 .
^ "Arizona vs Hawaii" . winsipedia.com . Retrieved June 25, 2017 .
^ "Arizona vs Stanford" . winsipedia.com . Retrieved June 25, 2017 .
^ "Arizona vs Texas Tech" . winsipedia.com . Retrieved June 25, 2017 .
^ "Arizona vs UCLA" . winsipedia.com . Retrieved June 25, 2017 .
^ "Arizona vs Colorado" . winsipedia.com . Retrieved June 25, 2017 .
^ "Arizona vs USC" . winsipedia.com . Retrieved June 25, 2017 .
^ "Arizona vs Washington" . winsipedia.com . Retrieved June 25, 2017 .
^ "Arizona vs Colorado" . winsipedia.com . Retrieved June 25, 2017 .
^ "Arizona vs Utah" . winsipedia.com . Retrieved June 25, 2017 .
^ "Arizona vs Oregon State" . winsipedia.com . Retrieved June 25, 2017 .
^ "Arizona vs Arizona State" . winsipedia.com . Retrieved June 25, 2017 .
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