American college football season
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 third 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.
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Javelle Allen 9 Quarterback 6'2" 223 RS freshman Prosper, TX dismissed from team. Eric Bender-Ramsay 69 Offensive guard 6'6" 331 Senior Carson, CA Graduated. Kylan Butler 2 Running back 5'7" 187 Senior Antioch, CA Graduated. Ka'Deem Carey 25 Running back 5'10" 207 Junior Tucson, AZ Forwent Senior season to enter in the 2014 NFL draft .[ 1] Wayne Capers Jr. 12 Safety 6'1" 201 Sophomore Pittsburgh, PA left team due to injuries. Brian Chacon 63 Long snapper 6'3" 251 Senior Cypress, CA Graduated. B.J. Denker 7 Quarterback 6'3" 184 Senior Torrance, CA Graduated. Jake Fischer 33 Linebacker 6'0" 222 Senior Tucson, AZ Graduated. Marquis Flowers 2 Linebacker 6'3" 229 Senior Phoenix, AZ Graduated. Tevin Hood 98 Defensive Tackle 6'0" 302 Senior Chandler, AZ Graduated. Nick Isham 14 Quarterback 5'10" 185 Junior Hidden Hills, CA Transferred. Daniel Jenkins 3 Running back 5'9" 195 Senior Moreno Valley, CA Graduated. Terrence Miller 18 Receiver 6'4" 233 Senior Moreno Valley, CA Graduated. Richard Morrison 8 Cornerback 5'11" 184 Senior Royse City, TX Graduated. Chris Putton 62 Offensive guard 6'4" 284 Senior Glendale, AZ Graduated. Derrick Rainey 17 Cornerback 6'1" 185 Senior Houston, TX Graduated. Shaquille Richardson 5 Cornerback 6'1" 188 Senior Carson, CA Graduated. Justin Samuels 29 Cornerback 5'10" 171 Senior Camas, WA Graduated. Jake Smith 86 Kicker 6'2" 201 Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated. Sione Tuihalamaka 91 Defensive end 6'2" 269 Senior Hawthorne, CA Graduated. Justin Washington 43 Defensive end 6'2" 244 Senior Cypress, TX Graduated. Shane Wilson 42 Cornerback 5'10" 171 Senior Woodland Hills, CA Graduated.
Top returning players [ edit ] 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
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 Nuʻuuli, AS rejoins the team after returning from his mission.
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
Quarter 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, 2014Game 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
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:
Preseason awards watchlists [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 29 7:30 p.m. UNLV * ESPN W 58–1350,103 September 4 5:00 p.m. at UTSA * FS1 W 26–2333,472 September 13 8:04 p.m. Nevada * Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ P12N W 35–2848,504 September 20 7:00 p.m. California Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ P12N W 49–4545,595 October 2 7:30 p.m. at No. 2 Oregon ESPN W 31–2456,032 October 11 7:30 p.m. USC No. 10 Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ ESPN2 L 26–2856,754 October 25 3:00 p.m. at Washington State No. 15 P12N W 59–3732,952 November 1 7:30 p.m. at No. 22 UCLA No. 12 ESPN L 7–1780,246 November 8 6:00 p.m. Colorado No. 19 Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ P12N W 38–2050,177 November 15 1:30 p.m. Washington No. 14 Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ FOX W 27–2647,757 November 22 1:30 p.m. at No. 17 Utah No. 15 ESPN W 42–1045,824 November 28 1:30 p.m. No. 13 Arizona State No. 11 FOX W 42–3556,083 December 5 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 2 Oregon* No. 7 FOX L 13–5145,618 December 31 2:00 p.m. vs. No. 20 Boise State * No. 10 ESPN L 30–3866,896
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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 .
UNLV Rebels (0–0) vs Arizona Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Rebels 0 6 7 0 13 Wildcats 14 10 24 10 58
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
Date : August 29, 2014Game time : 7:30 P.M.Game weather : Clear, 93 °F (34 °C)Game attendance : 50,103Referee : Cooper CastleberryTV announcers (ESPN ) : Mark Neely (play-by-play), Mike Bellotti (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (1:40) ARIZ – Nate Phillips 39-yard pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 3 plays, 96 yards, 0:38; Arizona 7–0 ) (0:13) ARIZ – Samajie Grant 63-yard pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 3 plays, 66 yards, 0:40; Arizona 14–0 ) Second quarter (12:22) UNLV – Jonathan Leiva 41-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 2:51; Arizona 14–3 ) (5:52) ARIZ – Casey Skowron 28-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 2:51; Arizona 17–3 ) (3:08) UNLV – Nicolai Bornand 48-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 2:44; Arizona 17–6 ) (0:50) ARIZ – DaVonte' Neal 13-yard pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:18; Arizona 24–6 ) Third quarter (14:40) ARIZ – Austin Hill 92-yard pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 1 play, 92 yards, 0:14; Arizona 31–6 ) (12:14) UNLV – Anthony Williams 2-yard pass from Blake Decker, Jonathan Leiva kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:26; Arizona 31–13 ) (8:48) ARIZ – Terris Jones-Grigsby 2-yard run, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:26; Arizona 38–13 ) (2:36) ARIZ – Casey Skowron 49-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 24 yards, 2:54; Arizona 41–13 ) (0:43) ARIZ – Nick Wilson 85-yard run, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 1 play, 85 yards, 0:13; Arizona 48–13 ) Fourth quarter (12:38) ARIZ – Casey Skowron 39-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 21 yards, 2:07; Arizona 51–13 ) (1:18) ARIZ – Connor Brewer 3-yard run, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 19 plays, 77 yards, 9:18; Arizona 58–13 )
Statistics UNLV ARIZ First downs 20 32 Total yards 371 787 Rushing yards 31–119 48–353 Passing yards 252 434 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–41–1 26–46–0 Time of possession 28:24 31:36
Team Category Player Statistics UNLV Passing Blake Decker 22/41, 252 yards, TD, INT Rushing Blake Decker 10 carries, 56 yards Receiving Devonte Boyd 6 receptions, 102 yards Arizona Passing Anu Solomon 25/44, 425 yards, 4 TD Rushing Terris Jones-Grigsby 13 carries, 124 yards, TD Receiving Austin Hill 3 receptions, 110 yards, TD
Arizona Wildcats (1–0) at UTSA Roadrunners (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 10 10 6 0 26 Roadrunners 7 9 0 7 23
at Alamodome • San Antonio, TX
Date : September 4, 2014Game time : 5:00 P.M.Game weather : None (Indoor stadium)Game attendance : 33,472Referee : Steve BarthTV announcers (FS1 ) : Tim Brando (play by play), Joel Klatt (analyst)
Game information First quarter (14:42) ARIZ – Cayleb Jones 85-yard pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 1 play, 85 yards, 0:18; Arizona 7–0 ) (11:05) ARIZ – Casey Skowron 38-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 2:10; Arizona 10–0 ) (0:55) UTSA – David Morgan II 10-yard pass from Tucker Carter, Sean Ianno kick (Drive: 11 plays, 85 yards, 5:01; Arizona 10–7 ) Second quarter (12:11) ARIZ – Casey Skowron 23-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 3:44; Arizona 13–7 ) (8:47) UTSA – Kam Jones 18-yard run, Sean Ianno kick (Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 3:24; UTSA 14–13 ) (4:43) UTSA – Team safety (UTSA 16–13 ) (0:26) ARIZ – Nick Wilson 2-yard run, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 2:42; Arizona 20–16 ) Third quarter (8:31) ARIZ – Casey Skowron 44-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 3:50; Arizona 23–16 ) (4:12) ARIZ – Casey Skowron 28-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 38 yards, 2:31; Arizona 26–16 ) Fourth quarter (7:32) UTSA – David Glasco II 3-yard run, Sean Ianno kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:05; Arizona 26–23 )
Statistics ARIZ UTSA First downs 22 23 Total yards 454 349 Rushing yards 44–223 39–121 Passing yards 231 228 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–32–0 22–33–1 Time of possession 26:56 33:04
Team Category Player Statistics Arizona Passing Anu Solomon 17/32, 231 yards, TD Rushing Nick Wilson 30 carries, 174 yards, TD Receiving Cayleb Jones 4 receptions, 143 yards, TD UTSA Passing Tucker Carter 22/33, 228 yards, TD, INT Rushing David Glasco II 12 carries, 35 yards, TD Receiving David Morgan II 5 receptions, 76 yards, TD
Nevada Wolf Pack (2–0) vs Arizona Wildcats (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Wolf Pack 3 10 8 7 28 Wildcats 7 14 7 7 35
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
Date : September 13, 2014Game time : 8:00 P.M.Game weather : Partly cloudy, 84 °F (29 °C)Game attendance : 48,504Referee : Michael MothershedTV announcers (Pac-12 Network ) : Kevin Calabro (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst), Lewis Johnson (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (5:34) NEV – Brent Zuzo 22-yard field goal (Drive: 19 plays, 70 yards, 9:26; Nevada 3–0 ) (1:50) ARIZ – Nick Wilson 2-yard run, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 3:37; Arizona 7–3 ) Second quarter (10:42) NEV – Brent Zuzo 21-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 71 yards, 6:08; Arizona 7–6 ) (5:04) ARIZ – Nick Wilson 28-yard run, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 2:40; Arizona 14–6 ) (2:08) ARIZ – Tyrell Johnson 35-yard pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 1:12; Arizona 21–6 ) (0:08) NEV – Jarred Gipson 7-yard pass from Cody Fajardo, Brent Zuzo kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:00; Arizona 21–13 ) Third quarter (6:03) NEV – Hasaan Henderson 6-yard pass from Cody Fajardo, Don Jackson run for two-point conversion (Drive: 16 plays, 84 yards, 7:13; Tied 21–21 ) (3:34) ARIZ – Cayleb Jones 22-yard pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:24; Arizona 28–21 ) Fourth quarter (14:55) ARIZ – Cayleb Jones 24-yard pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:35; Arizona 35–21 ) (6:01) NEV – Jarred Gipson 6-yard pass from Cody Fajardo, Brent Zuzo kick (Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 3:10; Arizona 35–28 )
Statistics NEV ARIZ First downs 25 26 Total yards 429 507 Rushing yards 40–108 38–229 Passing yards 321 278 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 29–39–0 22–26–1 Time of possession 35:48 24:12
Team Category Player Statistics Nevada Passing Cody Fajardo 29/39, 321 yards, 3 TD Rushing James Butler 13 carries, 50 yards Receiving Richy Turner 7 receptions, 99 yards Arizona Passing Anu Solomon 22/26, 278 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Nick Wilson 29 carries, 171 yards, 2 TD Receiving Cayleb Jones 9 receptions, 116 yards, 2 TD
California Golden Bears (2–0) vs Arizona Wildcats (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Golden Bears 14 14 3 14 45 Wildcats 0 6 7 36 49
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
Date : September 20, 2014Game time : 7:00 P.M.Game weather : Partly cloudy, 83 °F (28 °C)Game attendance : 45,595Referee : Terry LeydenTV announcers (Pac-12 Network) : Roxy Bernstein (play by play), Glenn Parker (analyst), Jill Savage (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (14:17) CAL – Daniel Lasco 44-yard run, James Langford kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:43; California 7–0 ) (11:53) CAL – Bryce Treggs 80-yard pass from Jared Goff, James Langford kick (Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:13; California 14–0 ) Second quarter (10:39) ARIZ – Casey Skowron 39-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:18; California 14–3 ) (8:55) CAL – Stephen Anderson 26-yard pass from Jared Goff, James Langford kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:44; California 21–3 ) (5:28) ARIZ – Casey Skowron 28-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 65 yards, 3:27; California 21–6 ) (3:43) CAL – Chris Harper 30-yard pass from Jared Goff, James Langford kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:45; California 28–6 ) Third quarter (11:02) ARIZ – Cayleb Jones 41-yard pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 8 plays, 96 yards, 1:54; California 28–13 ) (8:28) CAL – James Langford 45-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 2:34; California 31–13 ) Fourth quarter (14:46) ARIZ – Casey Skowron 31-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 2:04; California 31–16 ) (13:36) ARIZ – Austin Hill 9-yard pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 2 plays, 17 yards, 0:32; California 31–23 ) (10:56) CAL – Khalfani Muhammad 50-yard run, James Langford kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:40; California 38–23 ) (8:09) ARIZ – Cayleb Jones 16-yard pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:47; California 38–30 ) (5:21) CAL – Khalfani Muhammad 6-yard run, James Langford kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:48; California 45–30 ) (3:30) ARIZ – Terris Jones-Grigsby 6-yard run, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:51; California 45–37 ) (2:44) ARIZ – Cayleb Jones 15-yard pass from Anu Solomon, two-point pass failed (Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 0:43; California 45–43 ) (0:00) ARIZ – Austin Hill 47-yard pass from Anu Solomon (Drive: 6 plays, 70 yards, 0:52; Arizona 49–45 )
Statistics CAL ARIZ First downs 24 36 Total yards 573 627 Rushing yards 42–193 32–107 Passing yards 380 520 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–30–1 47–74–2 Time of possession 28:52 31:08
Team Category Player Statistics California Passing Jared Goff 18/30, 380 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Daniel Lasco 20 carries, 123 yards, TD Receiving Bryce Treggs 5 receptions, 119 yards, TD Arizona Passing Anu Solomon 47/73, 520 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT Rushing Anu Solomon 16 carries, 46 yards Receiving Cayleb Jones 13 receptions, 186 yards, 3 TD
Arizona Wildcats (4–0) at No. 2 Oregon Ducks (4–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Wildcats 3 0 21 7 31 No. 2 Ducks 0 7 7 10 24
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
Date : October 2, 2014Game time : 7:30 P.M.Game weather : Mostly clear, 65 °F (18 °C)Game attendance : 50,024Referee : Chris CoyteTV announcers (ESPN) : Rece Davis (play by play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), David Pollack (analyst), Samantha Ponder (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (8:27) ARIZ – Casey Skowron 28-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 3:05; Arizona 3–0 ) Second quarter (14:37) ORE – Marcus Mariota 26-yard pass from Royce Freeman, Matt Wogan kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:45; Oregon 7–3 ) Third quarter (12:52) ARIZ – Nick Wilson 3-yard run, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:08; Arizona 10–7 ) (9:58) ORE – Devon Allen 6-yard pass from Marcus Mariota, Matt Wogan kick (Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 2:54; Oregon 14–10 ) (6:27) ARIZ – Nick Wilson 2-yard run, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 9 plays, 93 yards, 3:31; Arizona 17–14 ) (1:33) ARIZ – Nick Wilson 34-yard pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:13; Arizona 24–14 ) Fourth quarter (13:26) ORE – Matt Wogan 21-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 72 yards, 3:07; Arizona 24–17 ) (8:21) ORE – Keanon Lowe 9-yard pass from Marcus Mariota, Matt Wogan kick (Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 2:37; Tied 24–24 ) (2:54) ARIZ – Terris Jones-Grigsby 1-yard run, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 5:27; Arizona 31–24 )
Statistics ARIZ ORE First downs 29 25 Total yards 495 446 Rushing yards 55–208 41–144 Passing yards 287 302 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–31–1 21–33–0 Time of possession 33:32 26:28
Team Category Player Statistics Arizona Passing Anu Solomon 20/31, 287 yards, TD, INT Rushing Terris Jones-Grigsby 27 carries, 115 yards, TD Receiving Terris Jones-Grigsby 4 receptions, 95 yards Oregon Passing Marcus Mariota 20/32, 276 yards, 2 TD Rushing Royce Freeman 19 carries, 85 yards Receiving Devon Allen 5 receptions, 78 yards, TD
USC Trojans (3–2) vs No. 10 Arizona Wildcats (5–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Trojans 7 7 14 0 28 No. 10 Wildcats 6 0 7 13 26
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
Date : October 11, 2014Game time : 7:30 P.M.Game weather : Clear, 78 °F (26 °C)Game attendance : 56,754Referee : Land ClarkTV announcers (ESPN2 ) : Dave Pasch (play by play), Brian Griese (analyst), Tom Luginbill (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (8:21) ARIZ – Casey Skowron 32-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 21 yards, 2:04; Arizona 3–0 ) (6:03) USC – Javorius Allen 34-yard run, Alex Wood kick (Drive: 5 plays, 66 yards, 2:10; USC 7–3 ) (0:42) ARIZ – Casey Skowron 25-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 68 yards, 5:21; USC 7–6 ) Second quarter (10:30) USC – Javorius Allen 48-yard run, Alex Wood kick (Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 0:43; USC 14–6 ) Third quarter (9:17) USC – Nelson Agholor 21-yard pass from Cody Kessler, Alex Wood kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:43; USC 21–6 ) (6:05) ARIZ – Jared Baker 6-yard run, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, 1:10; USC 21–13 ) (0:35) USC – Javorius Allen 1-yard run, Alex Wood kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:30; USC 28–13 ) Fourth quarter (10:19) ARIZ – Jared Baker 41-yard pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 2:55; USC 28–20 ) (1:07) ARIZ – Jared Baker 1-yard run, two-point run failed (Drive: 15 plays, 80 yards, 2:20; USC 28–26 )
Statistics USC ARIZ First downs 22 34 Total yards 424 472 Rushing yards 39–239 29–77 Passing yards 185 395 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–30–1 43–72–0 Time of possession 31:10 28:50
Team Category Player Statistics USC Passing Cody Kessler 20/30, 185 yards, TD, INT Rushing Javorius Allen 26 carries, 205 yards, 3 TD Receiving Nelson Agholor 7 receptions, 81 yards, TD Arizona Passing Anu Solomon 43/72, 395 yards, TD Rushing Jared Baker 12 carries, 43 yards, 2 TD Receiving Austin Hill 7 receptions, 70 yards
at Washington State [ edit ] No. 15 Arizona Wildcats (5–1) at Washington State Cougars (2–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 15 Wildcats 24 7 21 7 59 Cougars 0 16 0 21 37
at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
Date : October 25, 2014Game time : 3:00 P.M.Game weather : Mostly clear, 65 °F (18 °C)Game attendance : 32,952Referee : Terry LeydenTV announcers (Pac-12 Network) : Ted Robinson (play by play), Glenn Parker (analyst), Jill Savage (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (13:54) ARIZ – DaVonte' Neal 81-yard punt return, Casey Skowron kick (Arizona 7–0 ) (8:28) ARIZ – Casey Skowron 31-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 84 yards, 3:58; Arizona 10–0 ) (3:55) ARIZ – DaVonte' Neal 2-yard pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:42; Arizona 17–0 ) (1:11) ARIZ – Nate Phillips 21-yard pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 5 plays, 34 yards, 1:10; Arizona 24–0 ) Second quarter (8:56) ARIZ – Cayleb Jones 3-yard pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 12 plays, 68 yards, 3:58; Arizona 31–0 ) (6:36) WSU – Isiah Myers 37-yard pass from Connor Halliday, Quentin Breshears kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:13; Arizona 31–7 ) (1:51) WSU – Isiah Myers 18-yard pass from Connor Halliday, kick failed (Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 3:26; Arizona 31–13 ) (0:19) WSU – Quentin Breshears 40-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -6 yards, 1:22; Arizona 31–16 ) Third quarter (13:37) ARIZ – Nick Wilson 2-yard run, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 6 plays, 61 yards, 1:13; Arizona 38–16 ) (10:12) ARIZ – Austin Hill 14-yard pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 7 plays, 77 yards, 2:06; Arizona 45–16 ) (1:06) ARIZ – Trey Griffey 13-yard pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:14; Arizona 52–16 ) Fourth quarter (11:26) WSU – Gerard Wicks 1-yard run, Quentin Breshears kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:40; Arizona 52–23 ) (6:15) WSU – Vince Mayle 8-yard pass from Connor Halliday, Quentin Breshears kick (Drive: 11 plays, 80 yards, 2:58; Arizona 52–30 ) (6:09) ARIZ – Cayleb Jones 44-yard kickoff return, Casey Skowron kick (Arizona 59–30 ) (0:16) WSU – Tyler Baker 8-yard pass from Connor Halliday, Quentin Breshears kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 1:39; Arizona 59–37 )
Statistics ARIZ WSU First downs 25 33 Total yards 451 543 Rushing yards 36–157 20–54 Passing yards 294 489 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–38–0 56–79–2 Time of possession 25:36 34:24
Team Category Player Statistics Arizona Passing Anu Solomon 26/38, 294 yards, 5 TD Rushing Terris Jones-Grigsby 13 carries, 107 yards Receiving Cayleb Jones 7 receptions, 78 yards, TD Washington State Passing Connor Halliday 56/79, 489 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT Rushing Jamal Morrow 6 carries, 48 yards Receiving Vince Mayle 14 receptions, 145 yards, TD
No. 12 Arizona Wildcats (6–1) at No. 22 UCLA Bruins (6–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 12 Wildcats 7 0 0 0 7 No. 22 Bruins 0 3 14 0 17
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
Date : November 1, 2014Game time : 7:30 P.M.Game weather : Partly Cloudy, 55 °F (13 °C)Game attendance : 80,246Referee : Chris CoyteTV announcers (Pac-12 Network) : Mark Jones (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Jessica Mendoza (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (12:29) ARIZ – Cayleb Jones 14-yard pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 2:31; Arizona 7–0 ) Second quarter (12:17) UCLA – Ka'imi Fairbairn 24-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 78 yards, 6:16; Arizona 7–3 ) Third quarter (5:34) UCLA – Paul Perkins 5-yard run, Ka'imi Fairbairn kick (Drive: 12 plays, 58 yards, 4:42; UCLA 10–7 ) (4:44) UCLA – Jordan Payton 70-yard pass from Brett Hundley, Ka'imi Fairbairn kick (Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:10; UCLA 17–7 ) Fourth quarter
Statistics ARIZ UCLA First downs 19 21 Total yards 255 460 Rushing yards 31–80 59–271 Passing yards 175 189 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–48–1 19–26–0 Time of possession 21:51 38:09
Team Category Player Statistics Arizona Passing Anu Solomon 18/48, 175 yards, TD, INT Rushing Terris Jones-Grigsby 11 carries, 50 yards Receiving Trey Griffey 4 receptions, 48 yards UCLA Passing Brett Hundley 19/26, 189 yards, TD Rushing Brett Hundley 24 carries, 131 yards Receiving Jordan Payton 6 receptions, 119 yards, TD
Colorado Buffaloes (2–7) vs No. 19 Arizona Wildcats (6–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Buffaloes 7 10 3 0 20 No. 19 Wildcats 7 14 3 14 38
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
Date : November 8, 2014Game time : 6:00 P.M.Game weather : Clear, 75 °F (24 °C)Game attendance : 50,177Referee : Michael BatlanTV announcers (Pac-12 Network) : Kevin Calabro (play by play), Glenn Parker (analyst), Jill Savage (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (14:49) COLO – Shay Fields 75-yard pass from Sefo Liufau, Will Oliver kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:11; Colorado 7–0 ) (1:12) ARIZ – Tra'Mayne Bondurant 22-yard fumble return, Casey Skowron kick (Tied 7–7 ) Second quarter (12:16) ARIZ – Tyrell Johnson 8-yard pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 5 plays, 31 yards, 1:47; Arizona 14–7 ) (10:19) COLO – Sefo Liufau 7-yard pass from Nelson Spruce, Will Oliver kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:57; Tied 14–14 ) (4:09) COLO – Will Oliver 19-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 59 yards, 5:28; Colorado 17–14 ) (0:11) ARIZ – David Richards 1-yard pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 1:56; Arizona 21–17 ) Third quarter (12:48) ARIZ – Casey Skowron 37-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 2:12; Arizona 24–17 ) (7:35) COLO – Will Oliver 33-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 60 yards, 5:13; Arizona 24–20 ) Fourth quarter (9:50) ARIZ – Samajie Grant 27-yard pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 3 plays, 31 yards, 1:26; Arizona 31–20 ) (5:49) ARIZ – Samajie Grant 20-yard pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 6 plays, 60 yards, 1:54; Arizona 38–20 )
Statistics COLO ARIZ First downs 19 28 Total yards 353 499 Rushing yards 36–94 47–288 Passing yards 259 211 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–39–2 21–38–0 Time of possession 30:05 29:55
Team Category Player Statistics Colorado Passing Sefo Liufau 24/33, 252 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Phillip Lindsay 17 carries, 114 yards Receiving Shay Fields 5 receptions, 94 yards, TD Arizona Passing Anu Solomon 21/38, 211 yards, 4 TD Rushing Nick Wilson 21 carries, 153 yards Receiving Samajie Grant 6 receptions, 83 yards, 2 TD
Washington Huskies (6–4) vs No. 14 Arizona Wildcats (7–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total Huskies 7 10 9 0 26 No. 14 Wildcats 7 14 0 6 27
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
Date : November 15, 2014Game time : 1:30 P.M.Game weather : Clear, 70 °F (21 °C)Game attendance : 47,757Referee : Jack FolliardTV announcers (Fox ) : Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Charles Davis (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (8:32) ARIZ – Nick Wilson 2-yard run, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 5 plays, 74 yards, 1:08; Arizona 7–0 ) (6:36) WASH – Joshua Perkins 36-yard pass from Marvin Hall, Cameron Van Winkle kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:56; Tied 7–7 ) Second quarter (9:27) WASH – Cameron Van Winkle 39-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 3:42; Washington 10–7 ) (5:16) WASH – Dwayne Washington 66-yard run, Cameron Van Winkle kick (Drive: 8 plays, 90 yards, 3:12; Washington 17–7 ) (1:39) ARIZ – Casey Skowron 18-yard run, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 3:37; Washington 17–14 ) (0:08) ARIZ – Nick Wilson 8-yard run, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 4 plays, 19 yards, 0:25; Arizona 21–17 ) Third quarter (10:19) WASH – Cameron Van Winkle 31-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 42 yards, 3:40; Arizona 21–20 ) (2:45) WASH – Dwayne Washington 1-yard run, two-point run failed (Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 5:16; Washington 26–21 ) Fourth quarter (13:08) ARIZ – Casey Skowron 35-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 0:57; Washington 26–24 ) (0:00) ARIZ – Casey Skowron 47-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 1:23; Arizona 27–26 )
Statistics WASH ARIZ First downs 25 22 Total yards 504 375 Rushing yards 60–245 40–133 Passing yards 259 242 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–30–0 17–40–2 Time of possession 36:05 23:55
Team Category Player Statistics Washington Passing Cyler Miles 20/29, 223 yards Rushing Dwayne Washington 19 carries, 148 yards, 2 TD Receiving Jaydon Mickens 4 receptions, 69 yards Arizona Passing Anu Solomon 17/39, 242 yards, 2 INT Rushing Nick Wilson 30 carries, 104 yards, 2 TD Receiving Samajie Grant 4 receptions, 85 yards
No. 15 Arizona Wildcats (8–2) at No. 17 Utah Utes (7–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 15 Wildcats 7 7 7 13 34 No. 17 Utes 14 21 3 3 41
at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
Date : November 22, 2014Game time : 1:30 P.M.Game weather : Rain, 47 °F (8 °C)Game attendance : 52,435Referee : Terry LeydenTV announcers (ESPN) : Mark Jones (play by play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Jessica Mendoza (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (3:23) ARIZ – Anu Solomon 11-yard run, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 7 plays, 86 yards, 2:09; Arizona 7–0 ) Second quarter (4:12) ARIZ – Nick Wilson 17-yard run, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 4 plays, 73 yards, 1:27; Arizona 14–0 ) (1:17) ARIZ – Dan Pettinato 31-yard fumble return, Casey Skowron kick (Arizona 21–0 ) (0:07) UTAH – Westlee Tonga 11-yard pass from Travis Wilson, Andy Phillips kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:10; Arizona 21–7 ) Third quarter (5:14) UTAH – Andy Phillips 28-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 3:28; Arizona 21–10 ) Fourth quarter (11:50) ARIZ – Nick Wilson 75-yard run, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 5 plays, 95 yards, 2:18; Arizona 28–10 ) (10:40) ARIZ – Nick Wilson 19-yard run, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 1 play, 19 yards, 0:06; Arizona 35–10 ) (9:58) ARIZ – Tra'Mayne Bondurant 39-yard interception return, Casey Skowron kick (Arizona 42–10 )
Statistics ARIZ UTAH First downs 21 20 Total yards 520 384 Rushing yards 47–298 43–213 Passing yards 222 171 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–22–0 18–35–3 Time of possession 27:32 32:28
Team Category Player Statistics Arizona Passing Anu Solomon 8/17, 158 yards Rushing Nick Wilson 20 carries, 218 yards, 3 TD Receiving Samajie Grant 4 receptions, 88 yards Utah Passing Travis Wilson 16/29, 143 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Devontae Booker 23 carries, 142 yards Receiving Westlee Tonga 4 receptions, 68 yards, TD
vs No. 13 Arizona State [ edit ] No. 13 Arizona State Sun Devils (9–2) vs No. 11 Arizona Wildcats (9–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 13 Sun Devils 7 14 0 14 35 No. 11 Wildcats 14 7 14 7 42
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
Date : November 28, 2014Game time : 1:30 P.M.Game weather : Sunny and clear, 80 °F (27 °C)Game attendance : 56,083Referee : Mark DuddyTV announcers (Fox) : Tim Brando (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)
Game information First quarter (14:16) ARIZ – Anthony Lopez 25-yard fumble return, Casey Skowron kick (Arizona 7–0 ) (5:56) ASU – Demetrius Cherry 2-yard fumble return, Zane Gonzalez kick (Tied 7–7 ) (5:01) ARIZ – Samajie Grant 69-yard pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 0:55; Arizona 14–7 ) Second quarter (11:54) ASU – Jaelen Strong 3-yard pass from Taylor Kelly, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:13; Tied 14–14 ) (3:41) ARIZ – Nick Wilson 21-yard run, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 2:05; Arizona 21–14 ) (0:24) ASU – Demario Richard 7-yard pass from Taylor Kelly, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 3 plays, 12 yards, 0:51; Tied 21–21 ) Third quarter (12:22) ARIZ – Nick Wilson 1-yard run, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:38; Arizona 28–21 ) (9:06) ARIZ – Nick Wilson 72-yard run, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 1 play, 72 yards, 0:12; Arizona 35–21 ) Fourth quarter (11:23) ASU – Kody Kohl 2-yard pass from Mike Bercovici, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:13; Arizona 35–28 ) (8:31) ARIZ – Samajie Grant 20-yard pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 2 plays, 16 yards, 0:42; Arizona 42–28 ) (5:02) ASU – De'Marieya Nelson 9-yard pass from Mike Bercovici, Zane Gonzalez kick (Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:24; Arizona 42–35 )
Statistics ASU ARIZ First downs 27 13 Total yards 380 333 Rushing yards 43–113 37–125 Passing yards 267 208 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 27–44–1 15–21–0 Time of possession 35:54 24:06
Team Category Player Statistics Arizona State Passing Taylor Kelly 13/22, 144 yards, 2 TD Rushing Demario Richard 13 carries, 68 yards Receiving Jaelen Strong 4 receptions, 80 yards, TD Arizona Passing Anu Solomon 15/21, 208 yards, 2 TD Rushing Nick Wilson 24 carries, 178 yards, 3 TD Receiving Samajie Grant 4 receptions, 91 yards, 2 TD
No. 7 Arizona Wildcats (10–2) vs No. 2 Oregon Ducks (11–1) – Game summary (2014 Pac-12 Football Championship Game)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 7 Wildcats 0 0 7 6 13 No. 2 Ducks 6 17 21 7 51
at Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA
Date : December 5, 2014Game time : 7:00 p.m.Game weather : Rain, 60 °F (16 °C)Game attendance : 45,618Referee : Land ClarkTV announcers (Fox) : Tim Brando (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst) & Jenny Taft (sideline)
Game information First quarter (11:30) ORE – Aidan Schneider 34-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 3:39; Oregon 3–0 ) (7:55) ORE – Aidan Schneider 22-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 32 yards, 3:26; Oregon 6–0 ) Second quarter (7:27) ORE – Marcus Mariota 7-yard run, Aidan Schneider kick (Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 1:10; Oregon 13–0 ) (1:34) ORE – Marcus Mariota 4-yard run, Aidan Schneider kick (Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 2:21; Oregon 20–0 ) (0:00) ORE – Aidan Schneider 31-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 1:07; Oregon 23–0 ) Third quarter (10:37) ORE – Devon Allen 4-yard pass from Marcus Mariota, Aidan Schneider kick (Drive: 6 plays, 47 yards, 2:00; Oregon 30–0 ) (9:34) ARIZ – Cayleb Jones 69-yard pass from Jesse Scroggins, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 2 plays, 70 yards, 0:54; Oregon 30–7 ) (7:59) ORE – Darren Carrington 11-yard pass from Marcus Mariota, Aidan Schneider kick (Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:24; Oregon 37–7 ) (4:54) ORE – Marcus Mariota 1-yard run, Aidan Schneider kick (Drive: 5 plays, 23 yards, 1:39; Oregon 44–7 ) Fourth quarter (4:12) ORE – Kenny Bassett 19-yard run, Aidan Schneider kick (Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 6:07; Arizona 51–7 ) (0:00) ARIZ – Jerrard Randall 25-yard run (Drive: 1 play, 25 yards, 0:07; Arizona 51–13 )
Statistics ARIZ ORE First downs 10 31 Total yards 224 627 Rushing yards 35–111 54–301 Passing yards 113 326 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 9–26–1 27–40–0 Time of possession 21:05 38:55
Team Category Player Statistics Arizona Passing Jesse Scroggins 3/11, 79 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jerrard Randall 10 carries, 81 yards, TD Receiving Cayleb Jones 2 receptions, 71 yards, TD Oregon Passing Marcus Mariota 26/45, 361 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT Rushing Royce Freeman 21 carries, 114 yards Receiving Darren Carrington 7 receptions, 126 yards, TD
Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota was named MVP.
No. 20 Boise State Broncos (11–2) vs No. 10 Arizona Wildcats (10–3) – Game summary (2014 Vizio Fiesta Bowl)
Quarter 1 2 3 4 Total No. 20 Broncos 21 10 7 0 38 No. 10 Wildcats 7 10 10 3 30
at University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, AZ
Game information First quarter (13:18) BSU – Jay Ajayi 56-yard run, Dan Goodale kick (Drive: 4 plays, 78 yards, 1:42; Boise State 7–0 ) (9:17) BSU – Chaz Anderson 57-yard pass from Grant Hedrick, Dan Goodale kick (Drive: 6 plays, 88 yards, 2:30; Boise State 14–0 ) (5:12) BSU – Jay Ajayi 16-yard run, Dan Goodale kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:11; Boise State 21–0 ) (1:23) ARIZ – Anu Solomon 1-yard run, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 11 plays, 65 yards, 3:37; Boise State 21–7 ) Second quarter (11:56) BSU – Jay Ajayi 1-yard run, Dan Goodale kick (Drive: 5 plays, 22 yards, 2:40; Boise State 28–7 ) (8:03) ARIZ – Nick Wilson 1-yard run, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 3:49; Boise State 28–14 ) (0:30) ARIZ – Casey Skowron 42-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 5 yards, 0:23; Boise State 28–17 ) (0:03) BSU – Dan Goodale 36-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 0:27; Boise State 31–17 ) Third quarter (9:11) ARIZ – Casey Skowron 24-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 50 yards, 4:18; Boise State 31–20 ) (1:57) BSU – Donte Deayon 16-yard interception return, Dan Goodale kick (Boise State 38–20 ) (0:41) ARIZ – Samajie Grant 51-yard pass from Anu Solomon, Casey Skowron kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:16; Boise State 38–27 ) Fourth quarter (6:11) ARIZ – Casey Skowron 32-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 3:06; Boise State 38–30 )
Statistics BSU ARIZ First downs 22 29 Total yards 471 492 Rushing yards 34–162 56–157 Passing yards 309 335 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–35–1 28–50–2 Time of possession 29:01 30:59
Team Category Player Statistics Boise State Passing Grant Hedrick 24/34, 309 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jay Ajayi 22 carries, 134 yards, 3 TD Receiving Thomas Sperbeck 12 receptions, 199 yards Arizona Passing Anu Solomon 28/49, 335 yards, TD, 2 INT Rushing Nick Wilson 19 carries, 86 yards, TD Receiving Cayleb Jones 8 receptions, 117 yards
Boise State wide receiver Thomas Sperbeck was named Offensive MVP.
Boise State linebacker Tanner Vallejo was named Defensive MVP.
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
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
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
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
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Scores by quarter (all opponents)[ edit ] 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)[ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Pac-12 opponents 46 105 74 59 284 Arizona 75 62 70 117 324
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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
Pac-12 Conference awards [ edit ] Defensive Player of the Year Scooby Wright III Rich Rodriguez Reference:[ 8]
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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 [ edit ] 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.
Scooby Wright III , LB , So. Steven Gurrola, OL , Sr. Drew Riggleman, P , Jr. 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. NCAA Academic All-Americans [ edit ] This section is empty. You can help by
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Pac-12 Conference All-Academic players [ edit ] 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.
Jared Tevis, S , Sr. , 3.28 GPA Jared Baker, RB , Jr. , 3.30 GPA Jake Matthews, LB , So. , 3.55 GPA Calvin Allen, DE , Fr. , 3.23 GPA Abraham Mendivil, WR , Fr. , 3.29 GPA Casey Skowron, PK , Jr. , 3.37 GPA Reference:[ 10]
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
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