2012 Arizona Wildcats football team

2012 Arizona Wildcats football
New Mexico Bowl champion
New Mexico Bowl, W 49–48 vs. Nevada
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record8–5 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorCalvin Magee (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorRod Smith (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorJeff Casteel (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 7 Stanford xy$   8 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 2 Oregon x%   8 – 1     12 – 1  
No. 20 Oregon State   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Washington   5 – 4     7 – 6  
California   2 – 7     3 – 9  
Washington State   1 – 8     3 – 9  
South Division
UCLA x   6 – 3     9 – 5  
Arizona State   5 – 4     8 – 5  
USC   5 – 4     7 – 6  
Arizona   4 – 5     8 – 5  
Utah   3 – 6     5 – 7  
Colorado   1 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Stanford 27, UCLA 24
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • % – BCS at-large representative
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played at Arizona Stadium in Tucson for the 84th straight year. The 2012 season was Arizona's second in the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference and the first for head coach Rich Rodriguez.

Preseason

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Incoming recruiting class and transfers

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High School Recruits

  • DB Jamar Allah/6-1/190/Phoenix, AZ (North Canyon HS)
  • QB Javelle Allen/6-2/204/Prosper, Texas (Prosper HS)
  • WR Jarrell Bennett/5-10/160/New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr HS)
  • OL Beau Boyster/6-4/275/Bellflower, Calif. (St. John Bosco HS)
  • OL Cayman Bundage/6-2/285/Oklahoma City (Douglass HS)
  • TE Keoni Bush-Loo/6-4/240/Honolulu (Kamehameha School)
  • WR Wayne Capers Jr./6-1/205/Bridgeville, Pa. (Chartiers Valley HS)
  • LB Dakota Conwell/6-2/205/Pittsburgh, Pa. (Upper Saint Clair HS)
  • LB C.J. Dozier/6-2/210/Temecula, Calif. (Chaparral HS)
  • WR Clive Georges/6-1/160/Key West, Fla. (Key West HS)
  • WR Trey Griffey/6-2/190/Orlando, Fla. (Dr. Phillips HS)
  • OL T.D. Gross/6-6/255/Santee, Calif. (Santana HS)
  • ATH Bryan Harper/6-0/180/Ontario, Calif. (Colony HS)
  • OL Zach Hemmila/6-3/275/Chandler (Chandler HS)
  • LB Cody Ippolito/6-0/210/Scottsdale, AZ (Chaparral HS)
  • DE Kyle Kelley/6-3/230/Irvine, Calif. (Woodbridge HS)
  • QB Josh Kern/6-5/190/San Antonio, Texas (Tom Clark HS)
  • RB Anthony Lopez/5-10/185/Gilbert (Mesquite HS)
  • DT Dwight Melvin/6-1/265/Laveen (Betty H. Fairfax HS)
  • CB William Parks/6-0/175/Philadelphia, Pa. (Germantown HS)
  • S Yamen Sanders/6-4/190/Culver City, Calif. (Culver City HS)
  • S Leo Thomas/6-3/180/San Antonio, Texas (Houston HS)
  • RB J.T. Washington/5-7/165/Satellite Beach, Fla. (Satellite HS)
  • RB Lucas Petrullo/6-0/200/Scottsdale, AZ (Chaparral HS)
  • QB Jack Nykaza/6-1/190/Wilmette, Ill. (New Trier HS)
  • S Clint Cochrane/6-0/180/Tucson, Ariz. (Canyon del Oro HS)
  • LB Shadow Williams/6-0/218/Tampa, Fla. (Land O' Lakes HS)

Junior College Transfers

  • QB Alex Cappellini/6-3/189/Phoenix, Ariz. (Orange Coast College)
  • QB B.J. Denker/6-3/195/Cerritos, California (Cerritos Junior College)

Division I Transfers

  • QB Nick Isham/5-10/185/Hidden Hills, Calif. (Louisiana Tech)

Spring Game

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Arizona held its spring Red and Blue game on April 14 at Kino Stadium in Tucson. The team's offense gained 597 yards over 98 plays, scoring 10 touchdowns. 445 yards and 6 touchdowns came through the air.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:30 p.m.Toledo*
ESPNUW 24–17 OT48,670
September 87:30 p.m.No. 18 Oklahoma State*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
P12NW 59–3845,602
September 157:30 p.m.South Carolina State*No. 24
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
P12NW 56–043,919
September 227:30 p.m.at No. 3 OregonNo. 22
ESPNL 0–4958,334
September 297:00 p.m.No. 18 Oregon State
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
P12NL 35–3844,153
October 6Noonat No. 18 Stanford
FOXL 48–54 OT48,204
October 207:00 p.m.Washington
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
P12NW 52–1750,148
October 2712:30 p.m.No. 10 USC
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
ABCW 39–3647,822
November 37:30 p.m.at No. 25 UCLANo. 24
P12NL 10–6681,673
November 1011:30 a.m.Coloradodagger
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
FOXW 56–3151,236
November 178:00 p.m.at Utah
ESPNUW 34–2445,031
November 238:00 p.m.Arizona State
ESPNL 34–4151,901
December 1511:00 a.m.vs. Nevada*
ESPNW 49–4824,610
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Mountain time

Arizona plays eight of twelve regular season games at home: all three non-conference games and five of nine Pac-12 games. The Cats play neither Washington State nor California for the second straight season after the league's expansion to 12 teams.[2]

Roster

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2012 Arizona Wildcats roster
2012 Arizona Wildcats roster from the University of Arizona Athletic Site Archived April 4, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
 

Quarterbacks

  • 7 B.J. Denker – Junior
  • 9 Javelle Allen – Freshman
  • 10 Matt Scott – Senior
  • 12 Nick Isham – Sophomore/TR
  • 13 Jack Nykaza – Freshman
  • 17 Josh Kern – Freshman
  • 19 Alex Cappellini – Sophomore/TR

Running backs

  • 2 Kylan Butler – Junior
  • 3 Daniel Jenkins – Junior
  • 23 Jared Baker – Redshirt Freshman
  • 25 Ka'Deem Carey – Sophomore
  • 27 Terris Jones – Junior
  • 32 J.T. Washington – Freshman
  • 45 Elliot Taylor – Junior

Wide receivers

  • 4 Dan Buckner -Senior
  • 5 Trey Griffey – Freshman
  • 8 Richard Morrison – Junior
  • 11 Tyler Slavin – Sophomore
  • 15 Jarrell Bennett – Freshman
  • 16 Garic Wharton – Sophomore
  • 20 Trevor Ermisch – Sophomore
  • 29 Austin Hill – Sophomore
  • 30 Johnny Jackson – Redshirt Freshman
  • 80 David Richards Redshirt Freshman
  • 81 Clive Georges – Freshman
  • 82 Ademola Adeniran – Sophomore
  • 84 Sean Willet – Junior
  • 89 R.J. Aguero – Freshman
  

Tight ends

  • 18 Terrence Miller – Senior
  • 37 Ben Sullivan – Redshirt Freshman
  • 83 Michael Cooper – Sophomore
  • 85 Dame Ndiaye – Redshirt Freshman
  • 87 Drew Robinson -Senior

Fullback

  • 31 Taimi Tutogi – Senior

Offensive linemen

  • 54 Addison Bachman – Senior
  • 59 Beau Boyster – Freshman
  • 60 Carter Lees – Sophomore
  • 61 Cayman Bundage – Freshman
  • 62 Chris Putton – Junior
  • 65 Zach Hemmila – Freshman
  • 67 Jack Baucus – Junior
  • 68 Mickey Baucus – Sophomore
  • 69 Eric Bender-Ramsay – Junior
  • 70 T. D. Gross – Freshman
  • 72 Trace Biskin – Senior
  • 73 Fabbians Ebbele – Sophomore
  • 74 Jacob Arzouman – Redshirt Freshman
  • 75 Shane Zink – Senior
  • 77 Lene Maiava – Redshirt Freshman
  • 79 Trent Spurgeon – Sophomore

Centers

  • 76 Kyle Quinn – Senior

Long snapper

  • 49 Tim Johnston – Freshman
  • 50 Chase Gorham – Sophomore
  • 63 Brian Chacon – Senior
  

Defensive lines

  • 43 Justin Washington – Junior
  • 71 Chris Merrill – Senior
  • 75 Kirfi Taula – Sophomore
  • 84 Reggie Gilbert – Sophomore
  • 90 Dan Pettinato – Sophomore
  • 91 Sione Tuihalamaka – Junior
  • 92 Dominique Austin – Senior
  • 93 Lamar De Rego – Senior
  • 94 Christian Upshaw – Senior
  • 96 Willie Mobley – Senior
  • 97 Dwight Melvin – Freshman
  • 98 Tevin Hood – Junior/TR
  • 99 Kyle Kelley – Freshman

Linebackers

  • 2 Marquis Flowers – Junior
  • 9 C.J. Dozier – Freshman
  • 14 Keoni Bush-Loo – Freshman
  • 19 Hank Hobson – Sophomore
  • 24 Dakota Conwell – Freshman
  • 28 Anthony Lopez – Freshman
  • 33 Jake Fischer – Senior
  • 34 Aaron White – Freshman
  • 34 Greg Nwoko – Senior
  • 44 Rob Hankins – Sophomore
  • 47 Shadow Williams – Freshman
  • 53 Sir Thomas Jackson – Sophomore
  • 55 Vaughn Brinkman – "Freshman"
  • 56 Tyler Ermisch – Senior
  • 57 Cody Ippolito – Freshman
  • 58 Devin Gordon – Redshirt Freshman
  

Cornerbacks

  • 1 Bryan Harper – Freshman
  • 5 Shaquille Richardson – Junior
  • 6 Johnathan McKnight – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 17 Derrick Rainey – Junior
  • 26 Jourdon Grandon – Sophomore
  • 29 Justin Samuels – Junior
  • 40 Brendan Murphy – Junior/TR
  • 42 Shane Wilson – "Freshman"

Safeties

  • 4 Patrick Onwuasor – Redshirt Freshman
  • 7 Mark Watley – Senior
  • 10 Yamen Sanders – Freshman
  • 11 William Parks – Freshman
  • 12 Wayne Capers Jr. – Freshman
  • 20 Stephen Ascher – Freshman
  • 21 Tra'Mayne Bondurant – Sophomore
  • 27 Jamar Allah – Freshman
  • 35 Clint Cochrane – Freshman
  • 36 Vince Miles – Freshman
  • 37 Keahi Hogan – Sophomore
  • 38 Jared Tevis – Junior
  • 46 Blake Brady – Sophomore
  • 51 Frasier Anderson – "Freshman"

Kickers/Punters

  • 13 Kyle Dugandzic – Senior
  • 15 John Bonano – Senior
  • 39 Drew Riggleman – Sophomore
  • 48 Jaime Salazar – Senior
  • 86 Jake Smith – Junior/TR

Depth chart

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Returning starters

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Departures

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Position Player Notes
QB Nick Foles drafted to Philadelphia Eagles
LB Rob Hankins retired from a concussion injury
WR Juron Criner drafted to Oakland Raiders
CB Trevin Wade drafted to Cleveland Browns
QB Bryson Beirne graduated
RB Keola Antolin graduated
RB David Hill graduated
WR David Roberts graduated
WR Gino Crump graduated/undrafted to Arizona Cardinals
WR David Douglas graduated
WR Sean Lieb graduated
DL C.J. Parish graduated
DL Mohammed Usman graduated
DL Lolomana Mikaele graduated
LB Derek Earls graduated
LB Bilal Muhammed graduated
DB Robert Golden graduated
DB Lyle Brown graduated
DB Trevor Foster graduated
DB Adam Gottschalk graduated
LB Joseph Perkins graduated
K Alex Zendejas graduated

Coaching staff

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Game summaries

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vs Toledo

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See also: 2012 Toledo Rockets football team
Toledo Rockets (0–0) vs Arizona Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Rockets 0 14 03017
Wildcats 3 7 70724

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: September 1, 2012
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 93 °F (34 °C)
  • Game attendance: 48,670
  • Referee: Shawn Smith
  • TV: ESPNU
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:38) ARIZ – John Bonano 26-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 71 yards, 3:01; Arizona 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:55) TOL – Alonzo Russell 59-yard pass from Terrance Owens, Jeremiah Detmer kick (Drive: 10 plays, 94 yards, 4:31; Toledo 7–3)
  • (12:04) ARIZ – Austin Hill 30-yard pass from Matt Scott, John Bonano kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:51; Arizona 10–7)
  • (6:01) TOL – David Fluellen 1-yard run, Jeremiah Detmer kick (Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 3:10; Toledo 14–10)
Third quarter
  • (6:01) ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 73-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 2 plays, 84 yards, 0:32; Arizona 17–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:18) TOL – Jeremiah Detmer 40-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 42 yards, 2:03; Tied 17–17)
Overtime
  • ARIZ – Terrence Miller 10-yard pass from Matt Scott, John Bonano kick (Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards; Arizona 24–17)
Statistics TOL ARIZ
First downs 24 33
Total yards 358 624
Rushing yards 47–161 41–237
Passing yards 197 387
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–47–0 30–47–1
Time of possession 31:49 28:11
Team Category Player Statistics
Toledo Passing Terrance Owens 11/22, 134 yards, TD
Rushing David Fluellen 20 carries, 72 yards, TD
Receiving Alonzo Russell 3 receptions, 71 yards, TD
Arizona Passing Matt Scott 30/46, 387 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Ka'Deem Carey 20 carries, 147 yards, TD
Receiving Austin Hill 7 receptions, 139 yards, TD

vs No. 18 Oklahoma State

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See also: 2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team
No. 18 Oklahoma State Cowboys (1–0) vs Arizona Wildcats (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 18 Cowboys 14 0 17738
Wildcats 10 13 142259

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: September 8, 2012
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Humid and Gusty, 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 45,602
  • Referee: Shawn Hochuli
  • TV: Pac-12 Network
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:03) OKST – Tracy Moore 9-yard pass from Wes Lunt, Quinn Sharp kick (Drive: 8 plays, 61 yards, 1:57; Oklahoma State 7–0)
  • (7:50) OKST – Tracy Moore 30-yard pass from Wes Lunt, Quinn Sharp kick (Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:26; Oklahoma State 14–0)
  • (5:19) ARIZ – Richard Morrison 15-yard pass from Matt Scott, John Bonano kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:31; Oklahoma State 14–7)
  • (3:00) ARIZ - John Bonano 22-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 1:43; Oklahoma State 14-10)
Second quarter
  • (14:18) ARIZ - John Bonano 46-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 9 yards, 1:57; Oklahoma State 14-13)
  • (11:46) ARIZ - John Bonano 24-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 1:43; Arizona 16-14)
  • (3:22) ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 1-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 2:51; Arizona 23–14)
Third quarter
  • (9:59) ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 13-yard pass from Matt Scott, John Bonano kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:01; Arizona 30–14)
  • (7:47) OKST – Tracy Moore 9-yard pass from Wes Lunt, Quinn Sharp kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:12; Arizona 30–21)
  • (4:54) OKST – Jeremy Smith 10-yard run, Quinn Sharp kick (Drive: 7 plays, 81 yards, 1:34; Arizona 30–28)
  • (3:16) ARIZ – Matt Scott 8-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:38; Arizona 37–28)
  • (0:06) OKST - Quinn Sharp 25-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:04; Arizona 37-31)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:24) ARIZ – Jonathan McKnight 48-yard interception return, Matt Scott two-point pass to Taimi Tutogi (Arizona 45–31)
  • (4:35) ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 25-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 3 plays, 33 yards, 1:34; Arizona 52–31)
  • (2:58) OKST – Tracy Moore 22-yard pass from Wes Lunt, Quinn Sharp kick (Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 1:32; Arizona 52–38)
  • (1:57) ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 1-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 0:59; Arizona 59–38)
Statistics OKST ARIZ
First downs 30 32
Total yards 636 501
Rushing yards 32–200 49–181
Passing yards 436 320
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 37–60–3 28–41–0
Time of possession 27:56 32:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma State Passing Wes Lunt 37/60, 436 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Joseph Randle 23 carries, 123 yards
Receiving Tracy Moore 8 receptions, 106 yards, 4 TD
Arizona Passing Matt Scott 28/41, 320 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Ka'Deem Carey 26 carries, 126 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Austin Hill 5 receptions, 124 yards

Arizona's first ever televised football game on the Pac-12 Network.

vs South Carolina State

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See also: 2012 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team
South Carolina State Bulldogs (1–1) vs No. 24 Arizona Wildcats (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 0 0 000
No. 24 Wildcats 7 21 141456

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: September 15, 2012
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear, 83 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 43,919
  • TV: Pac-12 Network
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:01) ARIZ – Richard Morrison 15-yard pass from Matt Scott, John Bonano kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:59; Arizona 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:36) ARIZ – Taimi Tutogi 14-yard pass from Matt Scott, John Bonano kick (Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 2:16; Arizona 14–0)
  • (7:13) ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 7-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 12 plays, 72 yards, 3:41; Arizona 21–0)
  • (1:40) ARIZ – Matt Scott 10-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:01; Arizona 28–0)
Third quarter
  • (9:37) ARIZ – Dan Buckner 27-yard pass from Matt Scott, John Bonano kick (Drive: 6 plays, 81 yards, 2:14; Arizona 35–0)
  • (1:46) ARIZ – Daniel Jenkins 5-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 4:41; Arizona 42–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:42) ARIZ – Sean Willet 17-yard pass from B.J. Denker, John Bonano kick (Drive: 14 plays, 87 yards, 4:07; Arizona 49–0)
  • (5:58) ARIZ – Jared Baker 4-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:06; Arizona 56–0)
Statistics SCST ARIZ
First downs 8 43
Total yards 154 689
Rushing yards 29–65 56–323
Passing yards 89 366
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–25–1 36–46–0
Time of possession 24:58 35:02
Team Category Player Statistics
South Carolina State Passing Richard Cue 12/25, 89 yards, INT
Rushing Julius Pendergrass 9 carries, 24 yards
Receiving Tyler McDonald 4 receptions, 47 yards
Arizona Passing Matt Scott 30/36, 288 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Daniel Jenkins 12 carries, 76 yards, TD
Receiving Dan Buckner 6 receptions, 85 yards, TD

at #3 Oregon

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See also: 2012 Oregon Ducks football team
No. 22 Arizona Wildcats (3–0) at No. 3 Oregon Ducks (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
#22 Wildcats 0 0 000
#3 Ducks 7 6 152149

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR

  • Date: September 22, 2012
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Mostly Cloudy, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 58,334
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
  • (5:42) ORE – Daryle Hawkins 17-yard pass from Marcus Mariota, Rob Beard kick (Drive: 10 plays, 88 yards, 2:45; Oregon 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (5:55) ORE – Rob Beard 27-yard field goal (Drive: 17 plays, 62 yards, 5:21; Oregon 10–0)
  • (0:28) ORE – Rob Beard 41-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 50 yards, 3:31; Oregon 13–0)
Third quarter
  • (6:41) ORE – Colt Lyerla 1-yard run, Rice Jackson two-point pass to Rob Beard (Drive: 3 plays, 37 yards, 0:39; Oregon 21–0)
  • (1:01) ORE – Bralon Addison 55-yard pass from Marcus Mariota, Rob Beard kick (Drive: 2 plays, 57 yards, 0:34; Oregon 28–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:08) ORE – Ifo Ekpre-Olomu 54-yard interception return, Rob Beard kick (Oregon 35–0)
  • (4:02) ORE – Bryan Bennett 8-yard run, Rob Beard kick (Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 6:35; Oregon 42–0)
  • (3:53) ORE – Troy Hill 29-yard interception return, Rob Beard kick (Oregon 49–0)
Statistics ARIZ ORE
First downs 19 25
Total yards 332 495
Rushing yards 32–89 53–228
Passing yards 243 267
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 27–52–4 21–36–1
Time of possession 26:27 33:33
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Matt Scott 22/44, 210 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Ka'Deem Carey 21 carries, 79 yards
Receiving David Richards 7 receptions, 50 yards
Oregon Passing Marcus Mariota 20/35, 260 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Kenjon Barner 20 carries, 86 yards
Receiving Bralon Addison 3 receptions, 83 yards, TD

vs No. 18 Oregon State

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See also: 2012 Oregon State Beavers football team
No. 18 Oregon State Beavers (2–0) vs Arizona Wildcats (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 18 Beavers 7 10 71438
Wildcats 0 7 21735

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: September 29, 2012
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear with full moon, 86 °F (30 °C)
  • Game attendance: 44,153
  • Referee: Jack Folliard
  • TV: Pac-12 Network
Game information
First quarter
  • (2:05) OSU – Markus Wheaton 2-yard pass from Sean Mannion, Trevor Romaine kick (Drive: 9 plays, 83 yards, 4:01; Oregon State 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (10:59) OSU – Trevor Romaine 30-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 4:01; Oregon State 10–0)
  • (6:10) OSU – Tyler Anderson 1-yard run, Trevor Romaine kick (Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 3:01; Oregon State 17–0)
  • (3:29) ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 1-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 2:04; Oregon State 17–7)
Third quarter
  • (11:22) ARIZ – Austin Hill 3-yard pass from Matt Scott, John Bonano kick (Drive: 10 plays, 91 yards, 3:31; Oregon State 17–14)
  • (8:48) ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 24-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 1:00; Arizona 21–17)
  • (6:10) OSU – Storm Woods 1-yard run, Trevor Romaine kick (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:50; Oregon State 24–21)
  • (0:19) ARIZ – Dan Buckner 16-yard pass from Matt Scott, John Bonano kick (Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:06; Arizona 28–24)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:35) OSU – Markus Wheaton 20-yard pass from Sean Mannion, Trevor Romaine kick (Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 2:04; Oregon State 31–28)
  • (5:34) ARIZ – Austin Hill 7-yard pass from Matt Scott, John Bonano kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:01; Arizona 35–31)
  • (1:09) OSU – Connor Hamlett 9-yard pass from Sean Mannion, Trevor Romaine kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:25; Oregon State 38–35)
Statistics OSU ARIZ
First downs 30 28
Total yards 613 545
Rushing yards 43–180 23–142
Passing yards 433 403
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 29–45–0 31–53–2
Time of possession 36:41 23:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Oregon State Passing Sean Mannion 29/45, 433 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Storm Woods 29 carries, 161 yards, TD
Receiving Markus Wheaton 10 receptions, 166 yards, 2 TD
Arizona Passing Matt Scott 31/53, 403 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Ka'Deem Carey 17 carries, 115 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Dan Buckner 6 receptions, 119 yards, TD

at No. 18 Stanford

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See also: 2012 Stanford Cardinal football team
Arizona Wildcats (3–2) at No. 18 Stanford Cardinal (3–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Wildcats 0 13 2015048
#18 Cardinal 7 7 2014654

at Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA

  • Date: October 6, 2012
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C)
  • Game attendance: 48,204
  • Referee: Jack Wood
  • TV: Fox
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:28) STAN – Zach Ertz 11-yard pass from Josh Nunes, Jordan Williamson kick (Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 5:32; Stanford 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:06) ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 13-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 12 plays, 81 yards, 2:54; Tied 7–7)
  • (6:20) ARIZ – John Bonano 33-yard field goal (Drive: 17 plays, 64 yards, 4:29; Arizona 10–7)
  • (2:48) STAN – Levine Toilolo 12-yard pass from Josh Nunes, Jordan Williamson kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:32; Stanford 14–10)
  • (0:15) ARIZ – John Bonano 33-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 60 yards, 2:33; Stanford 14–13)
Third quarter
  • (13:06) ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 1-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:54; Arizona 20–14)
  • (10:51) STAN – Josh Nunes 2-yard run, Jordan Williamson kick (Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 2:09; Stanford 21–20)
  • (8:17) ARIZ – Austin Hill 12-yard pass from Matt Scott, John Bonano kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:34; Arizona 27–21)
  • (2:28) STAN – Stepfan Taylor 6-yard run, Jordan Williamson kick (Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 2:44; Stanford 28–27)
  • (1:11) ARIZ – Austin Hill 17-yard pass from Matt Scott, two-point pass failed (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:17; Arizona 33–28)
  • (0:28) STAN – Kelsey Young 55-yard run, two-point pass failed (Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:36; Stanford 34–33)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:29) ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 8-yard run, Matt Scott two-point pass to Austin Hill (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 2:59; Arizona 41–34)
  • (9:13) ARIZ – Terrence Miller 10-yard pass from Matt Scott, John Bonano kick (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:19; Arizona 48–34)
  • (6:34) STAN – Josh Nunes 1-yard run, Jordan Williamson kick (Drive: 9 plays, 60 yards, 2:32; Arizona 48–41)
  • (0:45) STAN – Josh Nunes 3-yard run, Jordan Williamson kick (Drive: 14 plays, 79 yards, 4:58; Tied 48–48)
Overtime
  • STAN – Stepfan Taylor 21-yard run (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards; Stanford 54–48)
Statistics ARIZ STAN
First downs 38 27
Total yards 617 617
Rushing yards 34–126 43–257
Passing yards 491 360
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 45–69–1 21–34–0
Time of possession 28:21 31:39
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Matt Scott 45/69, 491 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Ka'Deem Carey 29 carries, 132 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Austin Hill 11 receptions, 165 yards, 2 TD
Stanford Passing Josh Nunes 21/34, 360 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Stepfan Taylor 31 carries, 142 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Levine Toilolo 5 receptions, 141 yards, TD

vs Washington

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See also: 2012 Washington Huskies football team
Washington Huskies (3–3) vs Arizona Wildcats (3–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Huskies 3 14 0017
Wildcats 10 21 14752

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: October 20, 2012
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear, 79 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 50,148
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV: Pac-12 Network
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:49) WASH – Travis Coons 43-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 55 yards, 5:11; Washington 3–0)
  • (7:48) ARIZ – David Richards 27-yard pass from Matt Scott, John Bonano kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:55; Arizona 7–3)
  • (0:06) ARIZ – John Bonano 24-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 2:55; Arizona 10–3)
Second quarter
  • (8:19) ARIZ – Matt Scott 1-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 11 plays, 41 yards, 3:46; Arizona 17–3)
  • (4:43) ARIZ – Garic Wharton 33-yard pass from Matt Scott, John Bonano kick (Drive: 10 plays, 62 yards, 2:38; Arizona 24–3)
  • (3:41) WASH – Austin Seferian-Jenkins 6-yard pass from Keith Price, Travis Coons kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:02; Arizona 24–10)
  • (2:37) ARIZ – Austin Hill 53-yard pass from Matt Scott, John Bonano kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:04; Arizona 31–10)
  • (0:13) WASH – Bishop Sankey 1-yard run, Travis Coons kick (Drive: 3 plays, 3 yards, 0:14; Arizona 31–17)
Third quarter
  • (12:23) ARIZ – Austin Hill 17-yard pass from Matt Scott, John Bonano kick (Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards, 2:21; Arizona 38–17)
  • (9:35) ARIZ – Richard Morrison 63-yard punt return, John Bonano kick (Arizona 45–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:32) ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 2-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 5:00; Arizona 52–17)
Statistics WASH ARIZ
First downs 25 23
Total yards 613 545
Rushing yards 29–124 49–277
Passing yards 256 256
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 29–52–2 14–22–1
Time of possession 32:26 27:34
Team Category Player Statistics
Washington Passing Keith Price 29/52, 256 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Bishop Sankey 19 carries, 87 yards, TD
Receiving Austin Seferian-Jenkins 8 receptions, 110 yards, TD
Arizona Passing Matt Scott 14/22, 256 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Ka'Deem Carey 29 carries, 172 yards, TD
Receiving Dan Buckner 5 receptions, 86 yards

vs No. 10 USC

[edit]
See also: 2012 USC Trojans football team
No. 10 USC Trojans (6–1) vs Arizona Wildcats (4–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
#9 Trojans 0 21 7836
Wildcats 10 3 131339

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: October 27, 2012
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny and Clear, 78 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 47,822
  • Referee: Michael Batlan
  • TV: ABC
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:20) ARIZ – Johnny Jackson 8-yard pass from Matt Scott, John Bonano kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 1:55; Arizona 7–0)
  • (0:48) ARIZ – John Bonano 27-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 3:34; Arizona 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (10:07) USC – Xavier Grimble 12-yard pass from Matt Barkley, Andre Heidari kick (Drive: 4 plays, 84 yards, 1:20; Arizona 10–7)
  • (4:36) USC – Marqise Lee 49-yard pass from Matt Barkley, Andre Heidari kick (Drive: 4 plays, 65 yards, 1:36; USC 14–10)
  • (2:38) ARIZ – John Bonano 44-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:59; USC 14–13)
  • (0:42) USC – D.J. Morgan 3-yard run, Andre Heidari kick (Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 1:49; USC 21–13)
Third quarter
  • (10:37) USC – Marqise Lee 44-yard pass from Matt Barkley, Andre Heidari kick (Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 3:35; USC 28–13)
  • (3:56) ARIZ – Matt Scott 10-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 1:18; USC 28–20)
  • (1:42) ARIZ – Dan Buckner 9-yard pass from Matt Scott, two-point run failed (Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 0:54; USC 28–26)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:46) ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 7-yard run, two-point pass failed (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:05; Arizona 32–28)
  • (5:36) ARIZ – David Richards 7-yard pass from Matt Scott, John Bonano kick (Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:54; Arizona 39–28)
  • (4:40) USC – Silas Redd 10-yard run, Matt Barkley two-point pass to Marqise Lee (Drive: 3 plays, 27 yards, 0:41; Arizona 39–36)
Statistics USC ARIZ
First downs 28 30
Total yards 618 588
Rushing yards 26–125 43–219
Passing yards 493 369
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 31–49–2 27–51–1
Time of possession 30:02 29:58
Team Category Player Statistics
USC Passing Matt Barkley 31/49, 493 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing D.J. Morgan 9 carries, 63 yards, TD
Receiving Marqise Lee 16 receptions, 345 yards, 2 TD
Arizona Passing Matt Scott 27/50, 369 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Ka'Deem Carey 28 carries, 119 yards, TD
Receiving Austin Hill 10 receptions, 259 yards

at No. 25 UCLA

[edit]
See also: 2012 UCLA Bruins football team
No. 24 Arizona Wildcats (5–3) at No. 25 UCLA Bruins (6–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
#24 Wildcats 0 3 7010
#25 Bruins 21 21 101466

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

  • Date: November 3, 2012
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Dark, 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 81,673
  • Referee: Terry Leyden
  • TV: Pac-12 Network
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:27) UCLA – Johna Franklin 37-yard run, Ka'i Fairbairn kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:33; UCLA 7–0)
  • (9:48) UCLA – Brett Hundley 6-yard run, Ka'i Fairbairn kick (Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 1:44; UCLA 14–0)
  • (3:13) UCLA – Jordan Payton 17-yard pass from Brett Hundley, Ka'i Fairbairn kick (Drive: 14 plays, 85 yards, 5:26; UCLA 21–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:14) UCLA – Damien Thigpen 1-yard run, Ka'i Fairbairn kick (Drive: 3 plays, 39 yards, 1:19; UCLA 28–0)
  • (6:47) ARIZ – John Bonano 28-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 4:27; UCLA 28–3)
  • (3:07) UCLA – Johna Franklin 2-yard run, Ka'i Fairbairn kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:40; UCLA 35–3)
  • (0:14) UCLA – Joseph Fauria 1-yard pass from Brett Hundley, Ka'i Fairbairn kick (Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 1:44; UCLA 42–3)
Third quarter
  • (9:58) UCLA – Ka'i Fairbairn 25-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:30; UCLA 45–3)
  • (7:18) ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 2-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 12 plays, 79 yards, 2:36; UCLA 45–10)
  • (5:21) UCLA – Joseph Fauria 28-yard pass from Brett Hundley, Ka'i Fairbairn kick (Drive: 1 play, 28 yards, 0:06; UCLA 52–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:49) UCLA – Steven Manfro 14-yard run, Ka'i Fairbairn kick (Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 2:13; UCLA 59–10)
  • (5:47) UCLA – Melvin Emesibe 3-yard run, Ka'i Fairbairn kick (Drive: 12 plays, 60 yards, 4:01; UCLA 66–10)
Statistics ARIZ UCLA
First downs 18 36
Total yards 257 611
Rushing yards 40–121 63–308
Passing yards 136 303
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–30–0 25–30–0
Time of possession 26:16 33:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Matt Scott 15/25, 124 yards
Rushing Ka'Deem Carey 16 carries, 54 yards, TD
Receiving Austin Hill 5 receptions, 57 yards
UCLA Passing Brett Hundley 23/28, 288 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Johna Franklin 24 carries, 162 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Joseph Fauria 5 receptions, 81 yards, 2 TD

vs Colorado

[edit]
See also: 2012 Colorado Buffaloes football team
Colorado Buffaloes (1–8) vs Arizona Wildcats (5–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buffaloes 10 7 01431
Wildcats 7 21 21756

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: November 10, 2012
  • Game time: 11:30 a.m.
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 52 °F (11 °C)
  • Game attendance: 51,236
  • Referee: Jack Folliard
  • TV: Fox
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:59) COLO – Christia Powell 7-yard run, Will Oliver kick (Drive: 1 play, 7 yards, 0:05; Colorado 7–0)
  • (9:01) ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 10-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 2:57; Tied 7–7)
  • (0:36) COLO – Will Oliver 18-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 69 yards, 8:18; Colorado 10–7)
Second quarter
  • (13:31) ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 13-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 1:59; Arizona 14–10)
  • (10:30) ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 30-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 2 plays, 49 yards, 0:24; Arizona 21–10)
  • (11:59) COLO – Christia Powell 1-yard run, Will Oliver kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 7:46; Arizona 21–17)
  • (10:07) ARIZ – Dan Buckner 21-yard pass from B.J. Denker, John Bonano kick (Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 1:28; Arizona 28–17)
Third quarter
  • (13:04) ARIZ – Dan Buckner 9-yard pass from B.J. Denker, John Bonano kick (Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 1:53; Arizona 35–17)
  • (6:47) ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 8-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 7 plays, 49 yards, 2:09; Arizona 42–17)
  • (1:30) ARIZ – B.J. Denker 10-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 2 plays, 81 yards, 0:28; Arizona 49–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:15) COLO – Donta Abron 10-yard run, Will Oliver kick (Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 3:11; Arizona 49–24)
  • (10:22) COLO – Scott Fernandez 71-yard pass from Connor Wood, Will Oliver kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:05; Arizona 49–31)
  • (8:01) ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 3-yard run, John Bonano Kick (Drive: 5 plays, 88 yards, 2:15; Arizona 56–31)
Statistics COLO ARIZ
First downs 24 21
Total yards 437 574
Rushing yards 56–224 38–438
Passing yards 213 136
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–20–1 12–14–0
Time of possession 41:48 18:12
Team Category Player Statistics
Colorado Passing Nick Hirschman 12/13, 123 yards, INT
Rushing Christia Powell 37 carries, 137 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Scott Fernandez 1 reception, 71 yards, TD
Arizona Passing B.J. Denker 12/14, 136 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Ka'Deem Carey 25 carries, 366 yards, 5 TD
Receiving David Richards 3 receptions, 39 yards

at Utah

[edit]
See also: 2012 Utah Utes football team
Arizona Wildcats (6–4) at Utah Utes (4–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 3 14 01734
Utes 0 14 10024

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT

  • Date: November 17, 2012
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy with Rain, 50 °F (10 °C)
  • Game attendance: 45,031
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV: ESPNU
Game information
First quarter
  • (2:15) ARIZ – John Bonano 44-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 1:56; Arizona 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:10) UTAH – Colem Petersen 3-yard run, Colem Petersen kick (Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 5:02; Utah 7–3)
  • (9:22) ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 1-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:48; Arizona 10–7)
  • (7:59) ARIZ – Matt Scott 10-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 1:13; Arizona 17–7)
  • (3:45) UTAH – Jake Murphy 34-yard pass from Travis Wilson, Colem Petersen kick (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:11; Arizona 17–14)
Third quarter
  • (6:49) UTAH – Colem Petersen 24-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 57 yards, 4:32; Tied 17–17)
  • (5:21) UTAH – DeVonte Christopher 36-yard pass from Travis Wilson, Colem Petersen kick (Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:18; Utah 24–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:55) ARIZ – Daniel Jenkins 2-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:04; Tied 24–24)
  • (11:07) ARIZ – Austin Hill 18-yard pass from Matt Scott, John Bonano kick (Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:20; Arizona 31–24)
  • (1:15) ARIZ – John Bonano 24-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 2:14; Arizona 34–24)
Statistics ARIZ UTAH
First downs 27 21
Total yards 480 449
Rushing yards 46–320 36–136
Passing yards 160 313
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–27–0 29–41–0
Time of possession 24:57 35:03
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Matt Scott 12/27, 160 yards, TD
Rushing Ka'Deem Carey 26 carries, 204 yards, TD
Receiving Austin Hill 6 receptions, 96 yards, TD
Utah Passing Travis Wilson 28/40, 311 yards, 2 TD
Rushing John White 27 carries, 112 yards
Receiving DeVonte Christopher 3 receptions, 84 yards, TD

vs Arizona State

[edit]
See also: 2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
Arizona State Sun Devils (6–5) vs Arizona Wildcats (7–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Sun Devils 0 14 32441
Wildcats 6 3 18734

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: November 23, 2012
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear, 71 °F (22 °C)
  • Game attendance: 51,901
  • Referee: Jay Stricherz
  • TV: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:59) ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 1-yard run, kick failed (Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 3:38; Arizona 6–0)
Second quarter
  • (9:42) ASU – Marion Grice 52-yard run, Alex Garoutte kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:13; Arizona State 7–6)
  • (6:16) ASU – Marion Grice 2-yard run, Alex Garoutte kick (Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:12; Arizona State 14–6)
  • (0:00) ARIZ – John Bonano 33-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 62 yards, 2:00; Arizona State 14–9)
Third quarter
  • (12:29) ASU – Jon Mora 26-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards, 2:31; Arizona State 17–9)
  • (9:22) ARIZ – Austin Hill 22-yard pass from Matt Scott, John Bonano kick (Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 3:02; Arizona 17–16)
  • (6:23) ARIZ – Garic Wharton 40-yard pass from Matt Scott, John Bonano run for two-point conversion (Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 1:35; Arizona 24–17)
  • (4:14) ARIZ – John Bonano 23-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 2:04; Arizona 27–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:51) ASU – Jon Mora 39-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards, 2:57; Arizona 27–20)
  • (7:17) ASU – Marion Grice 4-yard run, Alex Garoutte kick (Drive: 6 plays, 56 yards, 1:22; Tied 27–27)
  • (5:34) ASU – Cameron Marshall 8-yard run, Alex Garoutte kick (Drive: 1 play, 8 yards, 0:04; Arizona State 34–27)
  • (2:51) ASU – Michael Eubank 1-yard run, Alex Garoutte kick (Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 0:26; Arizona State 41–27)
  • (1:54) ARIZ – David Richards 17-yard pass from Matt Scott, John Bonano Kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:57; Arizona State 41–34)
Statistics ASU ARIZ
First downs 24 36
Total yards 460 522
Rushing yards 55–269 57–292
Passing yards 191 230
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–29–0 19–39–3
Time of possession 29:18 30:42
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona State Passing Taylor Kelly 16/29, 191 yards
Rushing Marion Grice 18 carries, 156 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Jamal Miles 5 receptions, 39 yards
Arizona Passing Matt Scott 19/39, 230 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Ka'Deem Carey 25 carries, 172 yards, TD
Receiving Garic Wharton 6 receptions, 89 yards, TD

Arizona wore red helmets for the first time since the 1980 season for their rivalry game with Arizona State.[3]

vs Nevada (New Mexico Bowl)

[edit]
See also: 2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
Main article: 2012 New Mexico Bowl
Nevada Wolf Pack (7–5) vs Arizona Wildcats (7–5) – Game summary
(2012 Gildan New Mexico Bowl)
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wolf Pack 21 10 14348
Wildcats 7 21 02149

at University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM

  • Date: December 15, 2012
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Mostly Cloudy, 47 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 24,610
  • Referee: Brad Allen
  • TV: ESPN
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:12) NEV – Stefphon Jefferson 16-yard run, Allen Hardison kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:48; Nevada 7–0)
  • (4:43) NEV – Zach Sudfeld 17-yard pass from Cody Fajardo, Allen Hardison kick (Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:13; Nevada 14–0)
  • (4:29) NEV – Zach Sudfeld 28-yard pass from Cody Fajardo, Allen Hardison kick (Drive: 1 play, 28 yards, 0:06; Nevada 21–0)
  • (1:52) ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 21-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 2:31; Nevada 21–7)
Second quarter
  • (12:46) ARIZ – Matt Scott 1-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 9 plays, 71 yards, 2:20; Nevada 21–14)
  • (10:23) ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 1-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 1:21; Tied 21–21)
  • (5:57) NEV – Stefphon Jefferson 14-yard run, Allen Hardison kick (Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 4:20; Nevada 28–21)
  • (4:22) ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 9-yard run, John Bonano kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:35; Tied 28–28)
  • (0:02) NEV – Allen Hardison 27-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 66 yards, 4:22; Nevada 31–28)
Third quarter
  • (9:19) NEV – Richy Turner 33-yard pass from Cody Fajardo, Allen Hardison kick (Drive: 11 plays, 89 yards, 4:13; Nevada 38–28)
  • (7:17) NEV – Cody Fajardo 1-yard run, Allen Hardison kick (Drive: 15 plays, 83 yards, 6:26; Nevada 45–28)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:44) ARIZ – Austin Hill 63-yard pass from Matt Scott, John Bonano kick (Drive: 7 plays, 89 yards, 1:41; Nevada 45–35)
  • (1:48) NEV – Allen Hardison 25-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 30 yards, 4:27; Nevada 48–35)
  • (0:46) ARIZ – Austin Hill 2-yard pass from Matt Scott, John Bonano Kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:02; Nevada 48–42)
  • (0:19) ARIZ – Tyler Slavin 2-yard pass from Matt Scott, John Bonano Kick (Drive: 3 plays, 51 yards, 0:21; Arizona 49–48)
Statistics NEV ARIZ
First downs 39 31
Total yards 659 578
Rushing yards 73–403 36–196
Passing yards 256 382
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–32–2 28–47–2
Time of possession 39:10 20:50
Team Category Player Statistics
Nevada Passing Cody Fajardo 22/31, 256 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Stefphon Jefferson 34 carries, 180 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Richy Turner 6 receptions, 96 yards, TD
Arizona Passing Matt Scott 28/47, 382 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Ka'Deem Carey 28 carries, 172 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Austin Hill 8 receptions, 175 yards, 2 TD

Rankings

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See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP——2422RVRVRVRVRV24RVRVRVRV—
Coaches——2521RV————RV——RVRV—
HarrisNot releasedRV——RVRVRVRVRV—Not released
BCSNot released——22——24——Not released

Statistics

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Scores by quarter (all opponents)

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1 2 3 4 Total
Arizona 20 41 35 43 139
All opponents 14 14 17 10 55

Scores by quarter (Pac-12 opponents)

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1 2 3 4 Total
Arizona 36 75 116 64 291
Pac-12 Opponents 55 104 75 109 343

Notes

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Arizona Wildcats linebacker Rob Hankins retired due to a concussion injury.

Radio

[edit]

Television

[edit]
  • Football Radio Show – KCUB 1290 in Tucson
  • La Hora de Los Gatos – KTKT 990 in Tucson

Television affiliates

[edit]

References

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  1. ^ "Passing Highlights Spring Game". arizonawildcats.com. University of Arizona Athletics. April 14, 2012. Archived from the original on November 26, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
  2. ^ "Arizona Football 2012 Schedule". arizonawildcats.com. Archived from the original on October 26, 2012. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
  3. ^ "#RedOut Set For Friday Rivalry Game." Archived November 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine ArizonaWildcats.com. Retrieved November 19, 2012
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