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Nick Foles is the Wildcats' career passing yards leader.
The Arizona Wildcats football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Arizona Wildcats football program in various categories,[ 1] including passing , rushing , receiving , total offense , defensive stats, and kicking . Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Wildcats represent the University of Arizona in the NCAA 's Pac-12 Conference .
Although Arizona began competing in intercollegiate football in 1899,[ 1] the school's official record book does not generally include stats from before the 1950s, as records from this era and earlier are often incomplete and inconsistent.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since the 1950s, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.[ 2] The Wildcats have played in seven bowl games since this decision, giving recent players a potential extra game to accumulate statistics.
The Wildcats have surpassed 5,000 yards nine times in school history, all since 1998 and seven times since 2008 .[ 1] They have eclipsed 6,000 yards twice under current head coach Rich Rodriguez .
These lists are updated through the end of the 2016 season .
Passing
Passing yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Nick Foles
10,011
2009 2010 2011
2
Willie Tuitama
9,211
2005 2006 2007 2008
3
Tom Tunnicliffe
7,618
1980 1981 1982 1983
4
Anu Solomon
6,922[ 3]
2014 2015 2016
5
Alfred Jenkins
6,016
1983 1984 1985 1986
6
Keith Smith
5,972
1996 1997 1998 1999
7
Jason Johnson
5,749
1999 2000 2001 2002
8
Dan White
5,723
1993 1994 1995
9
Ortege Jenkins
5,424
1997 1998 1999 2000
10
Bruce Hill
5,090
1973 1974 1975
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Nick Foles
4,334
2011
2
Anu Solomon
3,793
2014
3
Willie Tuitama
3,683
2007
4
Matt Scott
3,620
2012
5
Jason Johnson
3,327
2002
6
Nick Foles
3,191
2010
7
Willie Tuitama
3,088
2008
8
Tom Tunnicliffe
2,520
1982
9
B.J. Denker
2,516
2013
10
Anu Solomon
2,667
2015
Passing touchdowns
Rushing
Rushing yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Ka'Deem Carey
4,239
2011 2012 2013
2
Trung Canidate
3,824
1996 1997 1998 1999
3
Ontiwaun Carter
3,501
1991 1992 1993 1994
4
Art Luppino
3,381
1953 1954 1955 1956
5
Mike Bell
3,163
2002 2003 2004 2005
6
Hubie Oliver
3,096
1977 1978 1979 1980
7
Nic Grigsby
2,957
2007 2008 2009 2010
8
David Adams
2,571
1984 1985 1986
9
Clarence Farmer
2,530
2000 2001 2002 2003
10
Nick Wilson
2,420[ 15]
2014 2015 2016
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Ka'Deem Carey
1,929
2012
2
Ka'Deem Carey
1,885
2013
3
Trung Canidate
1,602
1999
4
Nick Wilson
1,375
2014
5
Art Luppino
1,359
1954
6
Art Luppino
1,313
1955
7
Clarence Farmer
1,229
2001
8
Trung Canidate
1,220
1998
9
Jim Upchurch
1,184
1973
10
David Adams
1,175
1986
Rushing touchdowns
Receiving
Receptions
Receiving yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Bobby Wade
3,351
1999 2000 2001 2002
2
Dennis Northcutt
3,252
1996 1997 1998 1999
3
Mike Thomas
3,231
2005 2006 2007 2008
4
Juron Criner
2,859
2008 2009 2010 2011
5
Theopolis Bell
2,509
1972 1973 1974 1975
6
Jon Horton
2,415
1983 1984 1985 1986
7
Austin Hill
2,280
2011 2012 2013 2014
8
Richard Dice
1,957
1993 1994 1995 1996
9
Samajie Grant
1,946[ 21]
2013 2014 2015 2016
10
Derek Hill
1,925
1985 1986 1987 1988
Receiving touchdowns
Total offense
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 25]
Total offense yards
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Nick Foles
9,712
2009 2010 2011
2
Willie Tuitama
8,727
2005 2006 2007 2008
3
Anu Solomon
7,359 [ 3]
2014 2015 2016
4
Tom Tunnicliffe
7,336
1980 1981 1982 1983
5
Keith Smith
7,049
1996 1997 1998 1999
6
Alfred Jenkins
6,307
1983 1984 1985 1986
7
Matt Scott
6,059
2008 2009 2010 2012
8
Bruce Hill
6,054
1973 1974 1975
9
Ortege Jenkins
5,577
1997 1998 1999 2000
10
Dan White
5,312
1993 1994 1995
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Nick Foles
4,231
2011
2
Matt Scott
4,126
2012
3
Anu Solomon
4,084
2014
4
Willie Tuitama
3,520
2007
5
B.J. Denker
3,465
2013
6
Nick Foles
3,078
2010
7
Willie Tuitama
2,968
2008
8
Jason Johnson
2,954
2002
9
Anu Solomon
2,865
2015
10
Tom Tunnicliffe
2,464
1983
Total touchdowns
Single game
Rank
Player
TDs
Year
Opponent
1
Keith Smith
7
1996
California
Defense
Interceptions
Tackles
Sacks
Kicking
Field goals made
Field goal percentage
References
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^ "NCAA changes policy on football stats" . ESPN.com . AP. 2002-08-28. Retrieved 2014-09-11 .
^ a b c d "Anu Solomon" . ESPN.com . Retrieved 2016-11-26 .
^ a b c "Arizona's Hail Mary caps 36-point 4th quarter in comeback win over Cal" . ESPN.com . 2014-09-20.
^ a b c "Arizona 48, Washington 41" . ESPN.com . 2007-10-27.
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^ "No. 15 Arizona beats Washington State 59-37" . ESPN.com . 2014-10-25.
^ a b "Nick Wilson" . ESPN.com . Retrieved 2016-11-26 .
^ a b "Arizona's Ka'Deem Carey runs for Pac-12-record 366 yards in win" . ESPN.com . 2012-11-10.
^ "Carey's 236 yards helps Arizona beat Utah, 34-21" . ESPN.com . 2013-10-19.
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^ a b "Samajie Grant" . ESPN.com . Retrieved 2016-11-26 .
^ "Arizona stuns No. 9 USC despite WR Marqise Lee's record 345 yards" . ESPN.com . 2012-10-27.
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^ "Arizona ends 5-game skid, rocks UCLA in Tim Kish's coaching debut" . ESPN.com . 2011-10-20.
^ "Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Record Book" (PDF) . National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2008-01-03 .
^ "Oregon defense steps up; QB Clemens (ankle) out for season" . ESPN.com . 2005-10-23.
^ "Grigsby helps Arizona get by Central Michigan" . ESPN.com . 2009-09-05.
^ "Washington scores two late TDs, stuns Arizona" . ESPN.com . 2009-10-10.
^ "Arizona 26, UTSA 23" . ESPN.com . 2014-09-04.
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