Nick Foles is the Wildcats' career passing yards leader. The Arizona Wildcats football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Arizona Wildcats football program in various categories,[ 1] including passing , rushing , receiving , total offense , defensive stats, and kicking . Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Wildcats represent the University of Arizona in the NCAA 's Pac-12 Conference .
Although Arizona began competing in intercollegiate football in 1899,[ 1] the school's official record book does not generally include stats from before the 1950s, as records from this era and earlier are often incomplete and inconsistent.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since the 1950s, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length. The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers. Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.[ 2] The Wildcats have played in eight bowl games since this decision, giving recent players a potential extra game to accumulate statistics. The Wildcats have surpassed 5,000 yards nine times in school history, all since 1998 and seven times since 2008 .[ 1] They have eclipsed 6,000 yards twice under former head coach Rich Rodriguez . These lists are updated through the end of the 2020 season .
Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Nick Foles 10,011 2009 2010 2011 2 Willie Tuitama 9,211 2005 2006 2007 2008 3 Tom Tunnicliffe 7,618 1980 1981 1982 1983 4 Anu Solomon 6,922[ 3] 2014 2015 2016 5 Khalil Tate 6,318 2016 2017 2018 2019 6 Alfred Jenkins 6,016 1983 1984 1985 1986 7 Keith Smith 5,972 1996 1997 1998 1999 8 Jason Johnson 5,749 1999 2000 2001 2002 9 Dan White 5,723 1993 1994 1995 10 Ortege Jenkins 5,424 1997 1998 1999 2000
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Nick Foles 4,334 2011 2 Anu Solomon 3,793 2014 3 Jayden de Laura 3,685[ 4] 2022 4 Willie Tuitama 3,683 2007 5 Matt Scott 3,620 2012 6 Jason Johnson 3,327 2002 7 Nick Foles 3,191 2010 8 Willie Tuitama 3,088 2008 9 Noah Fifita 2,869[ 5] 2023 10 Anu Solomon 2,667 2015
Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Ka'Deem Carey 4,239 2011 2012 2013 2 Trung Canidate 3,824 1996 1997 1998 1999 3 Ontiwaun Carter 3,501 1991 1992 1993 1994 4 Art Luppino 3,381 1953 1954 1955 1956 5 J. J. Taylor 3,263 2016 2017 2018 2019 6 Mike Bell 3,163 2002 2003 2004 2005 7 Hubie Oliver 3,096 1977 1978 1979 1980 8 Nick Wilson 3,034[ 18] 2014 2015 2016 2017 9 Nic Grigsby 2,957 2007 2008 2009 2010 10 David Adams 2,571 1984 1985 1986
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Ka'Deem Carey 1,929 2012 2 Ka'Deem Carey 1,885 2013 3 Trung Canidate 1,602 1999 4 J.J. Taylor 1,434 2018 5 Khalil Tate 1,411[ 19] 2017 6 Nick Wilson 1,375 2014 7 Art Luppino 1,359 1954 8 Art Luppino 1,313 1955 9 Clarence Farmer 1,229 2001 10 Trung Canidate 1,220 1998
Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Bobby Wade 3,351 1999 2000 2001 2002 2 Dennis Northcutt 3,252 1996 1997 1998 1999 3 Mike Thomas 3,231 2005 2006 2007 2008 4 Juron Criner 2,859 2008 2009 2010 2011 5 Theo Bell 2,509 1972 1973 1974 1975 6 Jon Horton 2,415 1983 1984 1985 1986 7 Austin Hill 2,280 2011 2012 2013 2014 8 Tetairoa McMillan 2,104[ 28] 2022 2023 9 Richard Dice 1,957 1993 1994 1995 1996 10 Samajie Grant 1,946[ 27] 2013 2014 2015 2016
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Dennis Northcutt 1,422 1999 2 Tetairoa McMillan 1,402[ 28] 2023 3 Bobby Wade 1,389 2002 4 Austin Hill 1,364 2012 5 Juron Criner 1,233 2010 6 Keith Hartwig 1,134 1976 7 Dorian Singer 1,105[ 31] 2022 8 Mike Thomas 1,038 2007 9 Jacob Cowing 1,034[ 25] 2022 10 Cayleb Jones 1,019 2014
Receiving touchdowns [ edit ] Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 38]
Total offense yards [ edit ] Career Rank Player Yards Years 1 Nick Foles 9,712 2009 2010 2011 2 Willie Tuitama 8,727 2005 2006 2007 2008 3 Khalil Tate 8,603 2016 2017 2018 2019 4 Anu Solomon 7,359 [ 3] 2014 2015 2016 5 Tom Tunnicliffe 7,336 1980 1981 1982 1983 6 Keith Smith 7,049 1996 1997 1998 1999 7 Alfred Jenkins 6,307 1983 1984 1985 1986 8 Matt Scott 6,059 2008 2009 2010 2012 9 Bruce Hill 6,054 1973 1974 1975 10 Ortege Jenkins 5,577 1997 1998 1999 2000
Single season Rank Player Yards Year 1 Nick Foles 4,231 2011 2 Matt Scott 4,126 2012 3 Anu Solomon 4,084 2014 4 Jayden de Laura 3,807 [ 4] 2022 5 Willie Tuitama 3,520 2007 6 B.J. Denker 3,465 2013 7 Nick Foles 3,078 2010 8 Khalil Tate 3,002 [ 19] 2017 9 Willie Tuitama 2,968 2008 10 Jason Johnson 2,954 2002
Touchdowns responsible for [ edit ] "Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.[ 41]
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