2018 Arizona Wildcats football team

2018 Arizona Wildcats football
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	South Division
Record	5–7 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach	Kevin Sumlin (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Noel Mazzone (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Marcel Yates (3rd season)
Base defense	4–2–5
Captain	4 Khalil Tate (QB) J. J. Taylor (RB) Jace Whittaker (CB) Colin Schooler (LB)
Home stadium	Arizona Stadium
Uniform
Seasons ←  2017 2019  →

2018 Pac-12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 13 Washington xy$		7	–	2					10	–	4
No. 10 Washington State x		7	–	2					11	–	2
Stanford		6	–	3					9	–	4
Oregon		5	–	4					9	–	4
California		4	–	5					7	–	6
Oregon State		1	–	8					2	–	10
South Division
Utah xy		6	–	3					9	–	5
Arizona State		5	–	4					7	–	6
USC		4	–	5					5	–	7
Arizona		4	–	5					5	–	7
UCLA		3	–	6					3	–	9
Colorado		2	–	7					5	–	7
Championship: Washington 10, Utah 3
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season marked the Wildcats's 119th season. They played their home games at the Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona (for the 90th year) and competed members of the South Division (8th season) in the Pac-12 Conference (41st overall season). They were led by first-year head coach Kevin Sumlin. ^[1] The Wildcats finished the season 5–7 and did not qualify for a bowl game. They went 4–5 in Pac-12 play, tying USC for third place in the South Division.

Offseason

Offseason departures

The Wildcats have 17 senior graduates only graduated players noted until spring practice. As well as one junior who would choose to forgo their senior season in pursuit of an earlier NFL career. The Wildcats would lose four more players from the 2017 team due to various reasons. Notable departures from the 2017 squad included.

Name	Position	Year	Reason
Donavan Tate	QB	FR	Left from team
Nick Wilson	RB	SR	Graduation
Zach Green	RB	rSR	Graduation
Tyrell Johnson	WR	SR	Graduation
Zach Benjamin	WR	rSR	Graduation
Trevor Wood	TE	rJR	Chose to graduate and transfer
Gerhard de Beer	OL	rSR	Graduation/NFL
Jacob Alsadek	OL	rSR	Graduation
De’Andre Miller	DE	rSR	Graduation
Jack Banda	DE	rSR	Graduation
Brandon Rutt	LB	JR	Chose to graduate and transfer
Brandon Dawkins	QB	rJR	Chose to graduate and transfer
Isaiah Strong	LB	SR	Graduation
Christian Boettcher	OL	SR	Graduation
Parker Zellers	DL	rSR	Graduation
Marcus Griffin	DL	rJR	Chose to graduate and transfer
Dane Cruikshank	CB	rSR	Graduation/NFL
Kwesi Mashack	CB	SR	Graduation
Luca Bruno	DL	rSR	Graduation
Larry Tharpe Jr.	LB	rJR	Declared for the 2018 NFL draft.
Jarvis McCall Jr.	S	SR	Graduation
Francisco Nelson	DE	rSO	Elected to transfer

Recruiting

See also: American football positions, Glossary of American football, and Recruiting (college athletics)

On December 20, 2017, NCAA Football started the first ever early signing period which they signed 15 recruits. On the national signing day the Wildcats received 2 more high school recruits tipping off the signing period with a total of 20 high school recruits, 1 walk-on HS recruit, 2 JUCO transfers and 4 college transfers which totals 28 total recruits in the 2018 offseason.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Jaden Mitchell WR	Las Vegas, NV	Desert Oasis HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Apr 28, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
David Watson OT	Tucson, AZ	Amphi HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Apr 8, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Jamarye Joiner QB	Vail, AZ	Cienega HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	197 lb (89 kg)	Sep 25, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 76
Jhevon Hill ATH	San Bernardino, CA	Cajon HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Jul 29, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 76
Mykee Irving DT	Calabasas, CA	Calabasas HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	333 lb (151 kg)	Aug 10, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 76
Darrius Smith RB	Pearland, TX	Glenda Dawson HS	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 30, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 74
Adam Plant DE	Las Vegas, NV	Bishop Gorman HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	244 lb (111 kg)	Nov 19, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 74
Trey Adams WR	Frisco, TX	Wakeland HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Oct 4, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 74
Donovan Laie OG	Oceanside, CA	Oceanside HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	302 lb (137 kg)	Oct 23, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 74
Zach Williams WR	Alpharetta, GA	Johns Creek HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Oct 26, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 73
Jake Peters TE	Santa Margarita, CA	Santa Margarita Catholic HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	236 lb (107 kg)	Sep 10, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 73
Issaiah Johnson ILB	Los Alamitos, CA	Los Alamitos HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	May 15, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 73
McKenzie Barnes CB	Fresno, CA	Edison HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	Aug 12, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 73
Christian Young S	Richmond, TX	Foster HS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Nov 15, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 72
Jailen Bailey WR	San Diego, CA	Abraham Lincoln HS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 19, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Nahe Sulunga DT	Calabasas, CA	Calabasas HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	252 lb (114 kg)	Dec 1, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 74
Thomas Marcus WR	San Diego, CA	San Diego HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Oct 14, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
Steven Bailey OG	Peoria, AZ	Glendale CC (JC)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	Dec 3, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 74
P. J. Johnson DT	Sacramento, CA	City College of San Francisco (JC)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	315 lb (143 kg)	Dec 20, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 75
Dayven Coleman S	Mesquite, TX	West Mesquite HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	Feb 6, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
Geno Albini LS	Wimberley, TX	Wimberley HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Walk-On (02/03/18)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A    Rivals: N/A    247Sports: N/A
Kevin Doyle QB	West Chester, PA	St. John’s College HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Feb 7, 2018
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:     Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #40   Rivals: #37   247Sports: #40   ESPN: #26
‡ 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: "Arizona Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018. "2018 Arizona Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018. "2018 Player Commitments – Arizona". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018. "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018. "2018 Arizona Wildcats football team". 247sports.com. Retrieved February 7, 2018.

Source:

Incoming transfers

In addition to the 2018 recruiting class, Arizona add two JC transfer players from junior college and six transfer players from college, which includes eligible for the current season, to the 2018 roster:

List of incoming transfers
Name	Pos.	Eligible beginning	Years of eligibility	Previous school	Notes
P. J. Johnson	DT	2018	2	Sacramento State	Junior college transfer from City College of San Francisco. [2]
Steven Bailey	OG	2018	2	Northern Arizona	Junior college transfer from Glendale C.C. [3]
Keyshawn Johnson Jr.	WR	2018	4	Nebraska	Transfer from Nebraska. He is expected to be eligible for the 2018 season. [4]
Dylan Klumph	P	2018	1	California	Graduate Transfer from California. He is expected to be eligible for Arizona this year. [5]
Tim Hough	CB	2018	1	UNLV	Graduate Transfer from UNLV. He is expected to be eligible for Arizona this year.
Robert Congel	OL	2018	3	Texas A&M	Transfer from Texas A&M. He will likely to sit out for the 2018 season. [6]
Joshua Szott	WR	2018	4	Colgate	Transfer from Colgate. He is expected to be eligible for the 2018 season.
Santino Marchiol	LB	2018	4	Texas A&M	Transfer from Texas A&M. He will likely to sit out for the 2018 season.

Position key

Back	B		Center	C		Cornerback	CB		Defensive back	DB
Defensive end	DE		Defensive lineman	DL		Defensive tackle	DT		End	E
Fullback	FB		Guard	G		Halfback	HB		Kicker	K
Kickoff returner	KR		Offensive tackle	OT		Offensive lineman	OL		Linebacker	LB
Long snapper	LS		Punter	P		Punt returner	PR		Quarterback	QB
Running back	RB		Safety	S		Tight end	TE		Wide receiver	WR

Returning starters

Arizona returns 30 starters in 2018, including 15 on offense, 9 on defense, and 5 on special teams.

Offensive starters Returning offensive starters Player Class Position Khalil Tate (14) Junior Quarterback Nathan Tilford (33) Sophomore Running back J. J. Taylor (23) RS sophomore Running back DeVaughn Cooper (7) RS sophomore Wide receiver Shun Brown (6) Senior Wide receiver Shawn Poindexter (19) Senior Wide receiver Tony Ellison (9) RS senior Wide receiver Cedric Peterson (18) Senior Wide receiver Layth Friekh (58) RS senior Left tackle Josh McCauley (50) RS freshman Left tackle Bryce Wolma (81) Sophomore Tight end Alex Kosinski (74) RS sophomore Right guard Cody Creason (76) RS junior Right tackle Nathan Eldridge (64) RS junior Center Reference:

Defensive starters Returning defensive starters Player Class Position Jarrius Wallace (3) RS sophomore Safety Chacho Ulloa (20) Junior Safety Finton Connolly (91) RS junior Defensive lineman Colin Schooler (7) Sophomore Linebacker Lorenzo Burns (2) RS sophomore Cornerback Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles (6) Senior Safety Jace Whittaker (17) Senior Cornerback Dereck Boles (99) RS senior Defensive lineman Reference:

Special Teams starters Returning special teams starters Player Class Position Josh Pollack (9) RS senior Placekicker Lucas Havrisik (43) Sophomore Placekicker Nick Reinhardt (56) RS sophomore Long snapper Jake Glatting (16) RS senior Punter/holder Reference:

† Indicates player was a starter in 2017 but missed all of 2018 due to injury.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Lott Trophy [7]	Colin Schooler	LB	SO
Rimington Trophy [8]	Nathan Eldridge	C	JR
Maxwell Award [9]	Khalil Tate	QB	JR
Davey O'Brien Award [10]	Khalil Tate	QB	JR
Doak Walker Award [11]	J. J. Taylor	RB	RS SO
John Mackey Award [12]	Bryce Wolma	TE	SO
Wuerffel Trophy [13]	Malcolm Holland	DB	JR
Paul Hornung Award [14]	Shun Brown	WR	SR
Walter Camp Award [15]	Khalil Tate	QB	JR
Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award [16]	Khalil Tate	QB	JR
Manning Award [17]	Khalil Tate	QB	JR

Pac-12 media poll

The 2018 Pac-12 media days are set for July 25, 2018 in Hollywood, California. Kevin Sumlin (Head coach), Khalil Tate (QB) & Colin Schooler (ILB) at Pac-12 media days. The Pac-12 media poll was released with the Wildcats predicted to finish in third place at Pac-12 South division. ^[18]

Media poll (South)
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	USC	225 (22)
2	Utah	209 (14)
3	Arizona	178 (3)
4	UCLA	116 (2)
5	Colorado	80 (1)
6	Arizona State	72

Spring game

The 2018 Wildcats had spring practice on March 19, 2018. The 2018 Arizona football spring game will take place in Tucson, AZ on April 14, 2018, and time to be determined.

Date	Spring Game	Site	TV	Result
April 14, 2018	Offensive vs. Defense	Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ	P12N	Defense 55–46

2018 Arizona Spring Game

1 2 3 4 Total Offense 6 10 16 14 46 •Defense 3 39 7 6 55 Location: Tucson, Arizona Television network: Pac-12

Schedule

Arizona announced its 2018 football schedule on November 16, 2017. The 2018 Wildcats' schedule consists of 7 home and 4 away games for the regular season. Arizona will host nine Pac-12 conference opponents California, Colorado, Oregon, USC and arch-rival Arizona State for the 91st annual Territorial Cup to close out the regular season and will travel to UCLA, Utah, Oregon State and Washington State. Arizona is not scheduled to play Pac-12 North opponents Stanford and Washington in the 2018 regular season. The Wildcats bye week comes during week 11 on November 10.

Arizona's out of conference opponents represent the American and Big Sky conferences. The Wildcats will host two non–conference games which are against Southern Utah (first ever meeting) from the Big Sky and BYU (NCAA Division I FBS independent) and travel to Houston from the American. ^{[19] [20]}

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:45 p.m.	BYU *	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	ESPN	L 23–28	51,002
September 8	9:00 a.m.	at Houston *	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ABC/ESPN2	L 18–45	32,534
September 15	8:00 p.m.	Southern Utah *	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N	W 62–31	41,493
September 22	2:00 p.m.	at Oregon State	Reser Stadium Corvallis, OR	P12N	W 35–14	33,022
September 29	7:30 p.m.	USC	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	ESPN2	L 20–24	43,573
October 6	7:00 p.m.	California	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FS1	W 24–17	44,253
October 12	7:00 p.m.	at Utah	Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPN	L 10–42	45,862
October 20	7:30 p.m.	at UCLA	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	ESPN2	L 30–31	54,686
October 27	7:30 p.m.	No. 19 Oregon	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	ESPN	W 44–15	42,845
November 2	8:30 p.m.	Colorado	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FS1	W 42–34	43,080
November 17	8:30 p.m.	at No. 8 Washington State	Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	ESPN	L 28–69	22,400
November 24	1:30 p.m.	Arizona State	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (Territorial Cup)	FS1	L 40–41	51,805
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Personnel

Roster

2018 Arizona Wildcats Football
Quarterbacks 4 Rhett Rodriguez – sophomore (6'0, 186) 10 Jamarye Joiner – freshman (6'1, 210) 11 K’Hari Lane – freshman (6'1, 245) 12 Kevin Doyle – freshman (6'3, 210) 13 Luke Ashworth – freshman (6'0, 197) 14 Khalil Tate – junior (6'2, 215) 17 Andrew Tovar – freshman (6'2, 169) Running backs 20 Darrius Smith – freshman (5'9, 175) 21 J. J. Taylor – sophomore (5'6, 180) 23 Gary Brightwell – sophomore (6'1, 196) 25 Anthony Mariscal – junior (5'10, 197) 28 Nazar Bombata – freshman (5'11, 195) 33 Nathan Tilford – sophomore (6'2, 206) 38 Brandon Leon – junior (5'8, 201) Wide receiver 1 Drew Dixon – freshman (6'3, 203) 5 Brian Casteel – sophomore (6'0, 214) 6 Shun Brown – senior (5'9, 177) (KR/PR+) 7 DeVaughn Cooper – sophomore (5’10, 175) 9 Tony Ellison – senior (5'11, 188) (PR+) 16 William Gunnell – freshman (5'9, 187) 18 Cedric Peterson – junior (5'11, 188) (KR+) 19 Shawn Poindexter – senior (6'5, 212) 32 Terrence Johnson – junior (6'2, 211) 40 Thomas Reid III – freshman (6'2, 202) 83 Jailen Bailey – freshman (5'10, 163) 84 Thomas Marcus – freshman (6'2, 203) 86 Stanley Berryhill – freshman (5'9, 169) 87 Joshua Szott – freshman (6'2, 182) 88 Tre Adams – freshman (6'3, 190) 89 Brice Vooletich – freshman (5'10, 194) Tight end 80 Zach Peters – freshman (6'4, 222) 81 Bryce Wolma – sophomore (6'3, 239) 82 Zach Williams – freshman (6'3, 224) 85 Jamie Nunley – sophomore (6'5, 230) Punter 16 Jake Glatting – senior (6'3, 218) (H+) 26 Matt Aragon – junior (6'5, 211) (WR+) 42 Dylan Klumph - GS Senior (6'3, 230) (H+)		Offensive Lineman 50 Josh McCauley – sophomore (6'3, 292) (C+) 53 Jon Jacobs – sophomore (6'4, 300) (OG+) 54 Bryson Cain – sophomore (6'4, 291) (OT+) 58 Layth Friekh – senior (6'5, 300) (OT+) 63 Steven Bailey – junior (6'3, 318) (C+) 64 Nathan Elridge – junior (6'7, 297) (C+) 66 Robert Congel – freshman (6'3, 315) (OL+) 67 David Watson – freshman (6'3, 307) (OG+) 70 Thiyo Lukusa – sophomore (6'5, 330) (OG+) 72 Edgar Burrola – freshman (6'5, 293) (OG+) 73 Tyrell Aponte – freshman (6'4, 263) (OL+) 75 Michael Eletise – sophomore (6'3, 318) (OT+) 74 Alex Kosinski – junior (6'4, 299) (OG+) 76 Cody Creason – junior (6'4, 294) (OT+) 78 Donovan Laie – freshman (6'4, 318)' (OT+) 79 Tyson Gardner – freshman (6'3, 277) (OL+) Defensive lineman 12 JB Brown – sophomore (6'3, 244) (DE+) 44 Kurtis Brown – sophomore (6'1, 185) (DT+) 52 P. J. Johnson – junior (6'4, 335) (DT+) 58 Nahe Sulunga – freshman (6'2, 270) (DT+) 59 My-King Johnson – freshman (DE+) 60 Mykee Irving – freshman (6'3, 337) (DL+) 71 Abraham Maiava – junior (6'2, 295) (DL+) 81 Jalen Cochran – sophomore (6'3, 249) (DE+) 86 Justin Belknap – junior (DE+) 90 Matt Thomas – junior (6'1, 274) (DT+) 91 Finton Connolly – junior (6'5, 275) (DT+) 94 Sione Taufahema – junior (6'1, 330) (DT+) 99 Dereck Boles – senior (6'2, 296) (DT+) Linebackers 1 Tony Fields II – sophomore (6'1, 225) 7 Colin Schooler – sophomore (6'0, 226) 14 Kylan Wilborn – sophomore (6'2, 245) 26 Anthony Pandy – sophomore (6'0, 225) 34 Jacob Colacion – sophomore (6'1, 218) 45 Issaiah Johnson – freshman (6'1, 235) 47 Rourke Freeburg – freshman (6'2, 200) 48 Parker Henley – freshman (5'11, 222) 49 Jalen Harris – freshman (6'4, 212) 50 Ken Samson – freshman (6'1, 212) 51 Lee Anderson III – junior (6'1, 235) 53 Richard Merritt – freshman (6'0, 216) 56 Rexx Tessler – freshman (5'9, 209) 82 Dante Blissit – junior (6'0, 242) Placekicker 30 Josh Pollack – senior (5'10, 174) 43 Lucas Havrisik – sophomore (6'2, 173)		Defensive backs 2 Lorenzo Burns – sophomore (5'10, 173) (CB+) 3 Jarrius Wallace – sophomore (6'1, 180) (S+) 4 Antonio Parks – sophomore (5'10, 188) (CB+) 5 Christian Young – freshman (6'1, 209) (S+) 5 Christian Young – freshman (6'1, 209) (S+) 6 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles – senior (6'2, 205) (S+) 8 Tim Hough – graduate (5'11, 195) (CB+) 9 Dayven Coleman – freshman (6'2, 216) (S+) 10 Malcolm Holland – sophomore (6'1, 185) (CB+) 11 Troy Young – sophomore (6'0, 205) (S+) 13 Chacho Ulloa – junior (5'11, 192) (S+) 15 McKenzie Barnes – freshman (6'1, 178) (CB+) 17 Jace Whittaker – senior (5'11, 182) (CB+) 19 Scottie Young Jr. – sophomore (5'11, 195) (S+) 20 Azizi Hearn – freshman (6'1, 187) (CB+) 21 Isaiah Hayes –Junior (6'0, 191) (S+) 23 Malik Hausman – freshman (6'0, 170) (CB+) 24 Rhedi Short – freshman (6'0, 184) (S+) 27 Sammy Morrison – junior (5'10, 177) 29 Jacorey Jones – freshman (5'11, 155) 31 Tristan Cooper – junior (6'1, 188) (S+) 33 Blake Pfaff – freshman (5'11, 182) (S+) 36 Chandler Gumbs – junior (6'1, 207) (S+) 37 Xavier Bell – freshman (6'2, 192) (S+) 46 Jimmy Banjoko-Wangjobe – freshman (6'0, 212) (CB+) 47 Rourke Freeburg – freshman (6'2, 200) (S+) Long snapper 51 Donald Reiter – sophomore (5'10, 235) 56 Nick Reinhardt – junior (6'1, 240) 66 Geno Albini – freshman (5'11 213)
Source and player details: [21]

Coaching staff

Arizona's coaching staff has finalized as of February 22, 2018.

Name	Position	Consecutive season at Arizona in current position
Kevin Sumlin	Head coach	1st year
Clarence McKinney	Assistant coach/running backs coach	1st year
Noel Mazzone	Offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach	1st year
Taylor Mazzone	Assistant coach/outside wide receivers coach	1st year
Iona Uiagalelei	Assistant coach/Defensive lineman coach	1st year
Demetrice Martin	Assistant coach/cornerbacks coach	1st year
Marcel Yates	Defensive coordinator and linebackers coach	3rd year
Jeremy Springer	Tight ends coach and special teams coordinator	1st year
Theron Aych	Assistant coach/inside wide receiverss coach and passing game coordinator	2nd year
John Rushing	Assistant coach/safeties coach	1st year
Joe Gilbert	Assistant coach/offensive lineman coach and run game coordinator	1st year
Chuck Cecil	Senior defensive analyst	2nd year
Brian Johnson	Associate athletic director, head strength/conditioning coach	1st year
Reference: [22] [23]

Depth chart

Starters and backups.

Defense [24] FS Isaiah Hayes Scottie Young Jr. Jarrius Wallace WLB STUD MIKE WILL ⋅ Kylan Wilborn Colin Schooler Tony Fields II ⋅ Jalen Harris Jacob Colacion Anthony Pandy ⋅ Lee Anderson III ⋅ Issaiah Johnson BANDIT Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles Christian Young Chacho Ulloa CB Tristan Cooper Xavier Bell Dayven Coleman DE NT DE Justin Belknap Dereck Boles Jace Whittaker J.B. Brown Mykee Irving Tim Hough Jalen Cochran ⋅ Azizi Hearn Antonio Parks CB Lorenzo Burns Troy Young McKenzie Barnes Offense [25] WR Cedric Peterson DeVaughn Cooper Thomas Reid III WR Shun Brown Stanley Berryhill Jailen Bailey LT LG C RG RT Layth Friekh Tshiyombu Lukusa Josh McCauley Bryson Cain Cody Creason Donovan Laie Michael Eletise Steven Bailey Jon Jacobs Edgar Burrola ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE Bryce Wolma Jamie Nunley Zach Peters WR Tony Ellison Brian Casteel Zach Williams QB Khalil Tate K'Hari Lane Rhett Rodriguez or Jamarye Joiner or Kevin Doyle Key reserves (Out for Season) (Out) (Suspension) (Transfer out) Special teams PK Lucas Havrisik PK Josh Pollack P Dylan Klumph P Jake Glatting KR J. J. Taylor or Cedric Peterson or Gary Brightwell or Stanley Berryhill PR Shun Brown/ Tony Ellison LS Donald Reiter/ Nick Reinhardt H Jake Glatting/ Dylan Klumph RB J. J. Taylor Gary Brightwell Anthony Mariscal

Depth Chart Source: 2018 Arizona Wildcats Football Fact Book

True Freshman
Double Position : *

Game summaries

BYU

See also: 2018 BYU Cougars football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Arizona	-10.0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	0	7	21	0	28
Wildcats	0	10	0	13	23

Location: Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

Date: September 1, 2018

TV: ESPN

Statistics

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP BYU ARIZ 2nd 9:58 9 59 yards 4:38 BYU Squally Canada 1-yard touchdown run (Skyler Southam kick) 7 0 2nd 5:39 12 71 yards 4:19 ARIZ Lucas Havrisik 24-yard field goal 7 3 2nd 0:50 9 77 yards 2:29 ARIZ Tony Ellison 15-yard touchdown pass from Khalil Tate (Havrisik kick) 7 10 3rd 8:25 10 75 yards 6:35 BYU Matt Bushman 24-yard touchdown pass from Tanner Magnum (Southam kick) 14 10 3rd 4:29 9 58 yards 2:35 BYU Canada 1-yard touchdown run (Southam kick) 21 10 3rd 1:07 5 36 yards 2:14 BYU Canada 2-yard touchdown run (Southam kick) 28 10 4th 13:29 9 75 yards 2:38 ARIZ Tate 2-yard touchdown run (Havrisik kick) 28 17 4th 3:20 8 67 yards 1:28 ARIZ J. J. Taylor 1-yard touchdown run (Tate two-point conversion pass failed) 28 23 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 28 23

Statistics	BYU	Arizona
First downs	23	22
Total yards	392	326
Rushing attempts–yards	43–183	35–129
Passing yards	209	197
Passing (Comp–Att–Int)	18-28-0	17-34-0
Time of possession	36:33	23:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
BYU	Passing	Tanner Mangum	18–28, 209 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Squally Canada	24 carries, 98 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Aleva Hifo	23 rec, 36 yards
Arizona	Passing	Khalil Tate	17–34, 197 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	J. J. Taylor	18 carries, 85 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Shawn Poindexter	4 rec, 68 yards

To open up the 2018 season, Arizona hosted the BYU Cougars for the non-conference home opener in Tucson. Arizona lost the previous meeting in Glendale to BYU, 16–18. Arizona leads the all-time series with 12–10.

At Houston

See also: 2018 Houston Cougars football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Arizona	+4.0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	10	8	18
Cougars	21	10	7	7	45

Location: TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX

Date: September 8, 2018

TV: ABC

Statistics

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ARIZ HOU 1st 12:13 10 81 yards 2:47 HOU Marquez Stevenson 24-yard touchdown pass from D'Eriq King (Dalton Witherspoon kick) 0 7 1st 8:29 4 40 yards 0:49 HOU King 1-yard touchdown run (Witherspoon kick) 0 14 1st 4:43 5 63 yards 1:12 HOU Romello Brooker 52-yard touchdown pass from King (Witherspoon kick) 0 21 2nd 12:38 12 47 yards 2:52 HOU Witherspoon 35-yard field goal 0 24 2nd 3:44 9 75 yards 1:53 HOU Bryson Smith 13-yard touchdown pass from King (Witherspoon kick) 0 31 3rd 12:09 6 64 yards 1:35 HOU Keith Corbin 18-yard touchdown pass from King (Witherspoon kick) 0 38 3rd 3:16 9 49 yards 3:05 ARIZ Lucas Havrisik 49-yard field goal 3 38 3rd 0:11 6 74 yards 1:47 ARIZ Darrius Smith 1-yard touchdown run (Havrisik kick) 10 38 4th 11:05 10 75 yards 3:22 ARIZ Khalil Tate 2-yard touchdown run (Havrisik kick failed) 16 38 4th 6:35 1 -1 yrd 0:06 ARIZ Team safety 18 38 4th 1:48 6 95 yards 3:17 HOU King 4-yard touchdown run (Witherspoon kick) 18 45 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 18 45

Statistics	Arizona	Houston
First downs	31	28
Total yards	531	551
Rushing attempts–yards	50–150	40–297
Passing yards	381	254
Passing (Comp–Att–Int)	28-50-2	19-40-0
Time of possession	35:20	24:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics [26]
Arizona	Passing	Khalil Tate	24–45, 341 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	J. J. Taylor	18 carries, 54 yards
	Receiving	Shawn Poindexter	7 rec, 134 yards
Houston	Passing	D'Eriq King	17–34, 246 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Terence Williams	12 carries, 65 yards
	Receiving	Romello Brooker	2 rec, 76 yards, 1 TD

After losing to BYU to begin the season. Arizona traveled to Houston to face the Cougars. It was the second straight game that the Wildcats played an opponent that was nicknamed the Cougars. Arizona lost the previous meeting to Houston, 16–19 in Tucson last season. Arizona trails the all-time series by Houston with 1–2.

Southern Utah

See also: 2018 Southern Utah Thunderbirds football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Arizona	-24.5

	1	2	3	4	Total
Thunderbirds	0	17	0	14	31
Wildcats	7	17	24	14	62

Location: Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

Date: September 15, 2018

TV: P12N

Statistics

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP SU ARIZ 1st 9:42 5 80 yards 1:25 ARIZ Tony Ellison 17-yard touchdown pass from Khalil Tate (Lucas Havrisik kick) 0 7 2nd 14:56 7 41 yards 2:59 SU Manny Berz 33-yard field goal 3 7 2nd 14:42 0 0 yards 0:00 ARIZ J. J. Taylor 84-yard kickoff return touchdown (Havrisik kick) 3 14 2nd 9:27 13 75 yards 5:15 SU Jay Green Jr. 10-yard touchdown run (Berz kick) 10 14 2nd 7:41 6 45 yards 1:40 ARIZ Havrisik 32-yard field goal 10 17 2nd 2:39 13 75 yards 5:02 SU Chris Helbig 2-yard touchdown run (Berz kick) 17 17 2nd 0:23 8 67 yards 2:08 ARIZ Shun Brown 11-yard touchdown pass from Tate (Havrisik kick) 17 24 3rd 12:56 5 67 yards 1:55 ARIZ Cedric Peterson 2-yard touchdown pass from Tate (Havrisik kick) 17 31 3rd 10:17 6 53 yards 1:49 ARIZ Havrisik 35-yard field goal 17 34 3rd 8:14 3 66 yards 0:53 ARIZ Brown 65-yard touchdown pass from Tate (Havrisik kick) 17 41 3rd 1:47 4 98 yards 1:42 ARIZ Shawn Poindexter 75-yard touchdown pass from Tate (Havrisik kick) 17 48 4th 12:33 14 75 yards 4:14 SUU Helbig 2-yard touchdown run (Berz kick) 24 48 4th 9:50 6 69 yards 2:42 ARIZ Anthony Mariscal 33-yard touchdown run (Havrisik kick) 24 55 4th 8:51 3 21 yards 0:50 ARIZ Branden Leon 1-yard touchdown run (Havrisik kick) 24 62 4th 4:57 10 75 yards 3:54 SUU Frank Harris III 23-yard touchdown pass from Helbig (Manny Berz kick) 31 62 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 31 62

Statistics	Southern Utah	Arizona
First downs	30	26
Total yards	463	626
Rushing attempts–yards	54–193	38–268
Passing yards	270	358
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	27-44-1	15-22
Time of possession	37:08	22:52

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern Utah	Passing	Chris Helbig	27/44, 270 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jay Green Jr.	15 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Landen Measom	5 receptions, 74 yards
Arizona	Passing	Khalil Tate	13/29, 349 yards, 5 TDs
	Rushing	Gary Brightwell	9 carries, 86 yards
	Receiving	Tony Ellison	4 receptions, 111 yards, 1 TD

After playing Houston, Arizona hosted the Southern Utah Thunderbirds for third and final non-conference game of the season. This was the first ever meeting between the two schools. Arizona won to give Sumlin his first win as a Wildcat coach.

At Oregon State

See also: 2018 Oregon State Beavers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Arizona	-5.5

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	7	7	14	35
Beavers	7	0	0	7	14

Location: Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR

Date: September 22, 2018

TV: P12N

Statistics

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ARIZ ORST 1st 12:37 5 58 yards 1:18 ARIZ J. J. Taylor 40-yard touchdown run (Lucas Havrisik kick) 7 0 1st 0:56 13 85 yards 5:13 ORST Trevon Bradford 8-yard touchdown pass from Conor Blount (Jordan Choukair kick) 7 7 2nd 8:25 10 90 yards 4:26 ARIZ Shun Brown 21-yard touchdown pass from Khalil Tate (Havrisik kick) 14 7 3rd 10:39 12 75 yards 4:21 ARIZ Shawn Poindexter 16-yard touchdown pass from Tate (Havrisik kick) 21 7 4th 13:25 9 94 yards 3:32 ARIZ Gary Brightwell 8-yard touchdown run (Havrisik kick) 28 7 4th 6:54 13 75 yards 6:29 ORST Timmy Hernandez 25-yard touchdown pass from Blount (Jordan Choukair kick) 28 14 4th 5:26 3 75 yards 1:28 ARIZ Taylor 62-yard touchdown run (Lucas Havrisik kick) 35 14 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 35 14

Statistics	Arizona	Oregon State
First downs	29	18
Total yards	594	238
Rushing attempts–yards	50–442	44–97
Passing yards	152	141
Passing (Comp–Att–Int)	9–17–0	17–24–0
Time of possession	27:05	32:55

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing	Khalil Tate	9/17, 152 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	J. J. Taylor	27 carries, 284 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Shawn Poindexter	4 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD
Oregon State	Passing	Conor Blount	17/24, 137 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Jermar Jefferson	19 carries, 82 yards
	Receiving	Timmy Hernandez	4 receptions, 51 yards, 1 TD

After defeating Southern Utah at home for Sumlin's first win as coach, Arizona opened the Pac-12 regular season on the road at Corvallis against Oregon State. Arizona won the previous meeting over Oregon State 49–28 at Tucson last season. Arizona leads the all-time series over Oregon State at 23–15–1.

USC

See also: 2018 USC Trojans football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Arizona	+3.0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Trojans	7	10	7	0	24
Wildcats	0	0	7	13	20

Location: Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

Date: September 29, 2018

TV: ESPN2

Statistics

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP USC ARIZ 1st 5:52 12 80 yards 4:40 USC Vavae Malepeai 1-yard touchdown run (Michael Brown kick) 7 0 2nd 11:12 4 8 yards 2:20 USC Brown 42-yard field goal 10 0 2nd 5:08 8 65 yards 5:12 USC Aca'Cedric Ware 26-yard touchdown run (Brown kick) 17 0 3rd 10:36 4 70 yards 2:06 USC Ware 69-yard touchdown run (Brown kick) 24 0 3rd 7:44 7 84 yards 2:52 ARIZ Stanley Berryhill 33-yard touchdown pass from Khalil Tate (Lucas Havrisik kick) 24 7 4th 9:34 1 32 yards 0:08 ARIZ Cedric Peterson 32-yard touchdown pass from Tate (Lucas Havrisik kick) 24 14 4th 1:40 8 65 yards 2:23 ARIZ Gary Brightwell 1-yard touchdown run (Havrisik kick failed) 24 20 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 24 20

Statistics	USC	Arizona
First downs	17	20
Total yards	450	330
Rushing attempts–yards	47–253	37–98
Passing yards	197	232
Passing (Comp–Att–Int)	16–24–0	16–33–1
Time of possession	32:51	27:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
USC	Passing	JT Daniels	16/24, 197 yards, 0 TDs
	Rushing	Aca'Cedric Ware	21 carries, 173 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Josh Falo	3 receptions, 54 yards
Arizona	Passing	Khalil Tate	16/23, 232 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	J. J. Taylor	18 carries, 50 yards
	Receiving	Shawn Poindexter	5 receptions, 81 yards

After winning its first Pac-12 game of the season against Oregon State on the road, Arizona faced USC in Arizona's family weekend game in Tucson. The Wildcats have lost four games in a row to the Trojans. UA lost 38–31 in 2013, 38–30 in 2015, and last previous meeting 49–35 at Los Angeles in 2017, and 28–26 at Tucson in 2014 in a close games. Arizona's last win in the series came in 2012 in Tucson. Arizona trails the all-time series by USC with 8–32.

California

See also: 2018 California Golden Bears football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Arizona	+2.0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Bears	0	14	0	3	17
Wildcats	10	0	7	7	24

Location: Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

Date: October 6, 2018

TV: FS1

Statistics

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP CAL ARIZ 1st 9:42 11 75 yards 5:18 ARIZ Tony Ellison 31-yard touchdown pass from Khalil Tate (Josh Pollack kick) 0 7 1st 1:49 9 36 yards 3:19 ARIZ Pollack 46-yard field goal 0 10 2nd 14:02 7 75 yards 2:47 CAL Brandon McIlwain 25-yard touchdown run (Greg Thomas kick) 7 10 2nd 0:41 7 75 yards 2:13 CAL McIlwain 23-yard touchdown run (Thomas kick) 14 10 3rd 3:19 6 20 yards 2:40 ARIZ Azizi Hearn 34-yard fumble return touchdown (Pollack kick) 14 17 4th 3:13 1 0 yards 0:08 ARIZ Scottie Young Jr. 24-yard interception return touchdown (Pollack kick) 14 24 4th 0:16 10 57 yards 2:57 CAL Thomas 35-yard field goal 17 24 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 17 24

Statistics	California	Arizona
First downs	25	14
Total yards	476	265
Rushing attempts–yards	34–161	34–124
Passing yards	315	141
Passing (Comp–Att–Int)	32–43–3	15–25–1
Time of possession	34:46	25:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
California	Passing	Brandon McIlwain	32/43, 315 yards, 0 TDs, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Brandon McIlwain	20 carries, 107 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Maurice Ways	8 receptions, 97 yards
Arizona	Passing	Khalil Tate	15/25, 141 yards, 1 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	J. J. Taylor	15 carries, 73 yards
	Receiving	Tony Ellison	3 receptions, 41 yards, 1 TD

After losing against USC at home, Arizona played again at home facing California in Tucson. In the previous meeting, Arizona won over California 45–44 in double overtime in Berkeley and captured a 49–45 crazy comeback win in Tucson in 2014. Arizona leads the all-time series lead over California with 17–14–2. The Golden Bears have not defeated the Wildcats since 2009 and has not won in Tucson since 2004.

The first half was a low-scoring affair. Arizona would score a pair of defensive touchdowns to get the win.

At Utah

See also: 2018 Utah Utes football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Arizona	+13.5

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	3	7	10
Utes	14	14	7	7	42

Location: Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT

Date: October 12, 2018

TV: ESPN

Statistics

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ARIZ UTAH 1st 7:47 15 75 yards 7:13 UTAH Samson Nacua 8-yard touchdown pass from Tyler Huntley (Matt Gay kick) 0 7 1st 2:47 8 69 yards 3:23 UTAH Zack Moss 1-yard touchdown run (Gay kick) 0 14 2nd 10:39 3 83 yards 1:07 UTAH Demari Simpkins 68-yard touchdown pass from Huntley (Gay kick) 0 21 2nd 1:56 9 58 yards 4:34 UTAH Huntley 3-yard touchdown run (Gay kick) 0 28 3rd 13:12 2 67 yards 0:42 UTAH Huntley 58-yard touchdown pass from Britain Covey (Gay kick) 0 35 3rd 9:16 11 56 yards 3:56 ARIZ Josh Pollack 37-yard field goal 3 35 4th 13:23 7 93 yards 1:50 ARIZ Cedric Peterson 42-yard touchdown pass from Rhett Rodriguez (Pollack kick) 10 35 4th 6:14 5 68 yards 1:57 UTAH Armand Shyne 22-yard touchdown run (Gay kick) 10 42 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 10 42

Statistics	Arizona	Utah
First downs	19	23
Total yards	318	495
Rushing attempts–yards	31–72	46–230
Passing yards	246	265
Passing (Comp–Att–Int)	20–38–0	14–19–1
Time of possession	26:50	33:10

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing	Rhett Rodriguez	20/38, 226 yards, 1 TDs
	Rushing	J. J. Taylor	14 carries, 63 yards
	Receiving	Cedric Peterson	4 receptions, 63 yards, 1 TD
Utah	Passing	Tyler Huntley	14/19, 201 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Zack Moss	15 carries, 68 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Demari Simpkins	3 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD

After defeating the California Golden Bears at home, Arizona traveled to Salt Lake City and faced the Utah Utes. The Wildcats lost the previous meeting to Utah 24–30 in last season at Tucson. Arizona last defeated the Utes in 2015 in Tucson and trails the all-time series by Utah, 19–22–2.

At UCLA

See also: 2018 UCLA Bruins football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Arizona	+3.0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	13	10	30
Bruins	7	10	7	7	31

Location: Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

Date: October 20, 2018

TV: ESPN2

Statistics

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ARIZ UCLA 1st 9:51 9 62 yards 4:11 UCLA Kazmeir Allen 16-yard touchdown pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson (J.J. Molson kick) 0 7 2nd 14:56 7 53 yards 3:22 UCLA Molson 40-yard field goal 0 10 2nd 6:38 5 71 yards 2:00 ARIZ Shawn Poindexter 13-yard touchdown pass from Rhett Rodriguez (Josh Pollack kick) 7 10 2nd 1:34 13 75 yards 5:04 UCLA Devin Asiasi 24-yard touchdown pass from Wilton Speight (Molson kick) 7 17 3rd 10:16 9 71 yards 3:09 ARIZ Pollack 39-yard field goal 10 17 3rd 7:44 3 15 yards 1:14 ARIZ Poindexter 11-yard touchdown pass from Rodriguez (Pollack kick) 17 17 3rd 4:58 5 66 yards 1:53 ARIZ Pollack 39-yard field goal 20 17 3rd 3:08 6 75 yards 1:50 UCLA Demetric Felton 25-yard touchdown pass from Speight (Molson kick) 20 24 4th 12:34 8 72 yards 2:47 ARIZ J. J. Taylor 1-yard touchdown run (Pollack kick) 27 24 4th 11:33 4 75 yards 1:01 UCLA Joshua Kelley 28-yard touchdown run (Molson kick) 27 31 4th 6:28 11 63 yards 5:05 ARIZ Pollack 29-yard field goal 30 31 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 30 31

Statistics	Arizona	UCLA
First downs	22	23
Total yards	520	460
Rushing attempts–yards	38–289	47–153
Passing yards	231	307
Passing (Comp–Att–Int)	15–34–2	17–27–0
Time of possession	27:18	32:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing	Rhett Rodriguez	15/34, 231 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	J. J. Taylor	19 carries, 154 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Shawn Poindexter	6 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TDs
UCLA	Passing	Wilton Speight	17/27, 204 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Joshua Kelley	31 carries, 136 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Theo Howard	3 receptions, 84 yards

After losing to Utah on the road, Arizona faced UCLA on the road at Rose Bowl in Pasadena. Arizona defeated the Bruins in the previous meeting 47–30 last season in Tucson. Arizona trails the all-time series by UCLA, 16–24–2.

Oregon

See also: 2018 Oregon Ducks football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Arizona	+7.5

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Ducks	0	8	0	7	15
Wildcats	10	13	14	7	44

Location: Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

Date: October 27, 2018

TV: ESPN

Statistics

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ORE ARIZ 1st 11:08 7 75 yards 2:03 ARIZ Shawn Poindexter 22-yard touchdown pass from Khalil Tate (Josh Pollack kick) 0 7 1st 4:52 4 69 yards 3:23 ARIZ Pollack 34-yard field goal 0 10 2nd 12:43 8 83 yards 1:07 ARIZ Pollack 32-yard field goal 0 13 2nd 11:30 4 58 yards 4:34 ARIZ Pollack 23-yard field goal 0 16 2nd 9:17 7 67 yards 0:42 ORE Dillon Mitchell 29-yard touchdown pass from Justin Herbert (Herbert two-point conversion run) 8 16 2nd 1:39 18 56 yards 3:56 ARIZ J. J. Taylor 1-yard touchdown run (Pollack kick) 8 23 3rd 10:30 7 93 yards 1:50 ARIZ Poindexter 8-yard touchdown pass from Tate (Pollack kick) 8 30 3rd 2:49 5 68 yards 1:57 ARIZ Shun Brown 27-yard touchdown pass from Tate (Pollack kick) 8 37 4th 9:17 14 93 yards 1:50 ORE Brenden Schooler 7-yard touchdown pass from Herbert (Adam Stack kick) 15 37 4th 3:32 10 68 yards 1:57 ARIZ J. J. Taylor 19-yard touchdown run (Pollack kick) 15 44 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 15 44

Statistics	Oregon	Arizona
First downs	18	27
Total yards	270	465
Rushing attempts–yards	23–84	51–276
Passing yards	186	189
Passing (Comp–Att–Int)	24–48–1	19–33–1
Time of possession	23:51	36:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon	Passing	Justin Herbert	24/48, 186 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Justin Herbert	6 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Dillon Mitchell	6 receptions, 69 yards, 1 TD
Arizona	Passing	Khalil Tate	19/33, 189 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	J. J. Taylor	30 carries, 212 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Shun Brown	10 receptions, 96 yards, 1 TD

Following its close loss to UCLA on the road, Arizona returned home against 19th-ranked Oregon in the homecoming game. The Ducks defeated the Wildcats 48–28 in the previous meeting on the road at Eugene. Arizona trails the all-time series to Oregon, 26–16.

Colorado

See also: 2018 Colorado Buffaloes football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Arizona	-2.0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	10	14	10	0	34
Wildcats	0	26	9	7	42

Location: Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

Date: November 2, 2018

TV: FS1

Statistics

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP COLO ARIZ 1st 5:35 11 66 yards 4:19 COLO K.D. Nixon 8-yard touchdown run (Tyler Francis kick) 7 0 1st 3:56 4 -1 yards 1:26 COLO Francis 25-yard field goal 10 0 2nd 14:33 11 44 yards 4:22 ARIZ Lucas Havrisik 49-yard field goal 10 3 2nd 10:33 4 62 yards 1:29 ARIZ Stanley Berryhill 40-yard touchdown pass from Khalil Tate (Pollack kick) 10 10 2nd 6:15 8 82 yards 2:43 ARIZ Shawn Poindexter 1-yard touchdown pass from Tate (Pollack kick) 10 17 2nd 2:50 9 89 yards 3:20 COLO Kyle Evans 17-yard touchdown pass from Steven Montez (Francis kick) 17 17 2nd 0:59 6 75 yards 1:51 ARIZ Shun Brown 12-yard touchdown pass from Tate (Pollack kick failed) 17 23 2nd 0:33 4 75 yards 0:26 COLO Travon McMillian 57-yard touchdown pass from Montez (Francis kick) 24 23 2nd 0:00 4 21 yards 0:25 ARIZ Havrisik 55-yard field goal 24 26 3rd 9:26 11 75 yards 5:34 COLO Tony Brown 20-yard touchdown pass from Montez (Francis kick) 31 26 3rd 7:11 5 66 yards 2:07 ARIZ Poindexter 39-yard touchdown pass from Tate (Tate two-point conversion pass failed) 31 32 3rd 9:17 9 62 yards 3:34 ARIZ Havrisik 41-yard field goal 31 35 3rd 2:39 7 44 yards 2:39 COLO Tyler Francis 48-yard field goal 34 35 4th 13:04 4 85 yards 1:51 ARIZ Cedric Peterson 57-yard touchdown pass from Tate (Pollack kick) 34 42 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 34 42

Statistics	Colorado	Arizona
First downs	27	27
Total yards	383	566
Rushing attempts–yards	32–40	47–216
Passing yards	343	350
Passing (Comp–Att–Int)	27–43–1	17–22–1
Time of possession	30:56	29:04

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Colorado	Passing	Steven Montez	27/42, 343 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Travon McMillian	11 carries, 59 yards
	Receiving	Juwann Winfree	8 receptions, 101 yards
Arizona	Passing	Khalil Tate	17/22, 350 yards, 5 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	J. J. Taylor	40 carries, 192 yards
	Receiving	Cedric Peterson	2 receptions, 72 yards, 1 TD

After dominating Oregon in an upset win, the Wildcats remained at home against the Colorado Buffaloes in Tucson, AZ. In previous season, Arizona defeated Colorado 45–42 in Boulder in a game where quarterback Khalil Tate broke the NCAA single-game record for most rushing yards. Colorado won the previous meeting in Tucson, 49–24, in 2016. Arizona trails the all-time series to Colorado at 5–14.

At Washington State

See also: 2018 Washington State Cougars football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Arizona	+10.5

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	7	7	14	0	28
#8 Cougars	21	34	0	14	69

Location: Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA

Date: November 17, 2018

TV: ESPN

Statistics

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ARIZ WSU 1st 10:44 9 75 yards 4:16 WSU James Williams 1-yard touchdown run (Blake Mazza kick) 0 7 1st 7:38 6 53 yards 1:48 WSU Max Borghi 1-yard touchdown run (Mazza kick) 0 14 1st 3:19 6 70 yards 1:59 ARIZ Shawn Poindexter 24-yard touchdown pass from Khalil Tate (Lucas Havrisik kick) 7 14 1st 0:19 6 49 yards 3:00 WSU Calvin Jackson Jr. 27-yard touchdown pass from Gardner Minshew (Mazza kick) 7 21 2nd 12:03 5 79 yards 2:06 WSU Dezmon Patton 11-yard touchdown pass from Minshew (Mazza kick) 7 28 2nd 10:43 4 73 yards 1:20 ARIZ Tony Ellison 37-yard touchdown pass from Tate (Havrisik kick) 14 28 2nd 7:08 7 75 yards 3:35 WSU Jackson 6-yard touchdown pass from Minshew (Mazza kick failed) 14 34 2nd 7:04 0 -1 yard 0:04 WSU Kainoa Wilson fumble recovery touchdown in end zone (Mazza kick) 14 41 2nd 3:22 6 54 yards 2:32 WSU Williams 9-yard touchdown pass from Minshew (Mazza kick) 14 48 2nd 0:10 2 80 yards 0:30 WSU Davontavean Martin 50-yard touchdown pass from Minshew (Mazza kick) 14 55 3rd 12:18 8 75 yards 2:42 ARIZ Shun Brown 2-yard touchdown pass from Tate (Havrisik kick) 21 55 3rd 1:02 11 80 yards 3:52 ARIZ Poindexter 14-yard touchdown pass from Tate (Havrisik kick) 28 55 4th 12:37 9 75 yards 3:25 WSU Jamire Calvin 2-yard touchdown pass from Minshew (Mazza kick) 28 62 4th 7:06 7 75 yards 3:02 WSU Easop Winston 9-yard touchdown pass from Minshew (Mazza kick) 28 69 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 28 69

Statistics	Arizona	Washington State
First downs	21	31
Total yards	431	605
Rushing attempts–yards	37–127	23–123
Passing yards	304	482
Passing (Comp–Att–Int)	20–34–1	44–56–0
Time of possession	26:19	33:41

Team	Category	Player(s)	Statistics
Arizona	Passing	Khalil Tate	18/30, 294 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	J. J. Taylor	20 carries, 69 yards
	Receiving	DeVaughn Cooper	3 receptions, 97 yards
Washington State	Passing	Gardner Minshew	43/55, 473 yards, 7 TDs
	Rushing	James Williams Max Borghi	5 carries, 50 yards, 1 TD 8 carries, 50 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Davontavean Martin	7 receptions, 124 yards, 1 TD

After their win over Colorado, the Wildcats traveled to Pullman to face eighth-ranked Washington State in their final road game of the season. Arizona defeated Washington State in Tucson in the previous year. After a 21–7 start, the Cougars’ powerful offense exploded for 34 second quarter points, leading 55–14 at halftime, and cruising to a 41-point victory. It was the second straight time that the Wildcats went to Washington State and lost by giving up 69 points (they were destroyed by a 69–7 score in 2016) and the third loss of the season to a team named the Cougars (they lost to BYU and Houston to start the year). Arizona leads the all-time series lead over Washington State at 27–17.

Arizona State (Territorial Cup)

See also: 2018 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

Pregame line	Over/under
Arizona	+1.5

	1	2	3	4	Total
Sun Devils	7	7	7	20	41
Wildcats	10	12	18	0	40

Location: Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

Date: November 24, 2018

TV: FS1

Statistics

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP ASU ARIZ 1st 7:06 9 86 yards 3:47 ARIZ Josh Pollack 29-yard field goal 0 3 1st 3:33 6 78 yards 1:45 ARIZ Tony Ellison 28-yard touchdown pass from Khalil Tate (Pollack kick) 0 10 1st 2:28 3 75 yards 1:05 ASU Brandon Aiyuk 58-yard touchdown pass from Manny Wilkins (Brandon Ruiz kick) 7 10 2nd 10:18 5 21 yards 2:12 ARIZ Pollack 23-yard field goal 7 13 2nd 4:25 9 70 yards 4:13 ARIZ Shawn Poindexter 23-yard touchdown pass from Tate (Tate two-point conversion run failed) 7 19 2nd 1:27 9 75 yards 2:58 ASU Eno Benjamin 10-yard touchdown run (Ruiz kick) 14 19 2nd 0:00 6 44 yards 1:18 ARIZ Pollack 36-yard field goal 14 22 3rd 13:14 2 -8 yards 0:30 ARIZ Team safety 14 24 3rd 12:17 4 3 yards 0:46 ARIZ Pollack 40-yard field goal 14 27 3rd 9:23 5 65 yards 2:54 ASU Benjamin 14-yard touchdown run (Ruiz kick) 21 27 3rd 7:51 4 75 yards 1:32 ARIZ Gary Brightwell 35-yard touchdown run (Tate two-point conversion pass failed) 21 33 3rd 2:44 9 58 yards 3:26 ARIZ Ellison 8-yard touchdown pass from Tate (Pollack kick) 21 40 4th 13:05 12 66 4:39 ASU Ruiz 27-yard field goal 24 40 4th 6:36 8 80 yards 2:25 ASU Wilkins 11-yard touchdown run (Tommy Hudson two-point conversion pass from Wilkins) 32 40 4th 3:33 4 1 yard 1:26 ASU Ruiz 39-yard field goal 35 40 4th 3:08 1 22 yards 0:07 ASU Benjamin 22-yard touchdown run (Wilkins two-point conversion pass failed) 41 40 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 41 40

Statistics	Arizona State	Arizona
First downs	20	26
Total yards	401	520
Rushing attempts–yards	31–136	44–238
Passing yards	265	282
Passing (Comp–Att–Int)	18–31–0	21–39–1
Time of possession	27:43	32:17

Team	Category	Player(s)	Statistics
Arizona State	Passing	Manny Wilkins	18/31, 265 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Eno Benjamin	21 carries, 80 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Brandon Aiyuk	5 receptions, 106 yards, 1 TD
Arizona	Passing	Khalil Tate	21/39, 282 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	J. J. Taylor	28 carries, 144 yards
	Receiving	Shawn Poindexter Tony Ellison	6 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD 3 receptions, 50 yards, 2 TDs

After being blown out by Washington State on the road, Arizona closed out the season and faced its arch-rivals, the Arizona State Sun Devils, in the 92nd meeting of the "Territorial Cup" in Tucson. Arizona lost to ASU in the previous meeting in Tempe, 42–30. The Wildcats defeated the Sun Devils 56–35 in Tucson in 2016. Arizona leads the all-time series over ASU at 49–41–1.

This game featured one of the most biggest comebacks/collapses in Arizona football history. The Wildcats, needing a win to become bowl-eligible, dominated ASU for the first three quarters to lead 40–21 going into the fourth. However, Arizona, feeling like the game was over due to their 19-point lead, began to play conservatively by draining the clock, which led to being prone to turnovers, which seemed to motivate Arizona State. The Devils capitalized on the Wildcats’ errors and scored 20 points to take the lead with over three minutes left. The Wildcats drove down the field in the final minute to possibly regain but missed a field goal attempt and the Territorial Cup remained in the Phoenix area for another year. The Wildcats ended the season with a record of 5–7 (4–5 in Pac-12 play).

Many fans blamed Sumlin and the coaching staff for the loss by calling more running plays than passing ones in the final quarter. Sumlin said that the team wanted to run the ball more to drain more time to keep the lead, but that doing so would lead to mistakes. He also believed that the loss affected the program, particularly in recruiting, which led to mixed results on the field and a period of futility, in which it became a factor in Sumlin's firing after the 2020 season.

Rankings

Preseason polls

Poll source	Date of poll	Arizona rank	Source
SB Nation	February 9, 2018	33rd	[27]
Orlando Sentinel	May 28, 2018	62nd	[28]
Athlon Sports	June 20, 2018	32nd	[29]
Sports Illustrated	August 7, 2018	19th
CBS Sports	August 7, 2018	36th

In-season polls

Further information: 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	RV	—
Coaches	RV	—
CFP	Not released															Not released

Statistics

Team

Non-conference opponents

1 2 3 4 Total All opponents 21 34 28 21 104 Arizona 7 27 34 35 103

Pac-12 opponents

1 2 3 4 Total Pac-12 opponents 14 24 7 10 55 Arizona 17 7 21 34 79

Score total by Quarters

1 2 3 4 Total All opponents 35 58 35 33 161 Arizona 24 34 55 69 182

Team Statistics
	Arizona	Opponents
Points	138	118
Points per game	34.5	29.5
Points off turnovers	7	10
First Downs	108	99
Rushing	49	47
Passing	49	42
Penalty	10	10
Rushing Yards	1,061	844
Long rushing yards	72	74
Rushing Attempts	174	181
Average per rushing attempts	5.7	4.3
Average per game	247.3	192.5
Rushing TDs	9	8
Passing Yards	1,088	874
Comp–Att–INT	69–123–2	82–138–1
Average per pass	8.8	6.3
Average per catch	15.6	11.5
Average per game	272.0	218.5
Passing TDs	8	8
Total Offense	2,077	1,644
Total plays	297	317
Average per play	7.0	5.2
Average per game	519.3	411.0
Touchdown Scored	18	16
Interceptions: # – Yards	1–17	2–44
Average per INT return	17.0	22.0
TDs	0	0
Kickoff: # – Yards	20–1296	20–1110
Average per kick	64.6	59.9
Net kickoffs average	43.1	43.9
Kickoff Returns: # – Yards	16–320	4–73
Average per kickoff return	20.0	18.2
TDs	1	0
Punts: # – Yards	12–536	20–840
Average per punt	44.6	41.0
Net punt average	39.2	39.8
Punt Returns: # – Yards	5–34	3–45
Average per punt return	6.8	15.0
TDs	0	0
Fumbles – Fumbles Lost: # - Yards	6–2–0	5–0–0
TDs	0	0
Penalties – Yards	29–264	29–292
Average per game	66.0	73.0
3rd–Down Conversions	19/43 (45%)	23/52 (44%)
4th–Down Conversions	3/5 (66%)	8/10 (75%)
Sacks by - Yards	5–20	4–30
Miscellaneous Yards	0	5
Average per game of possession	27:11	32:49
Time of possession	1:48:45	2:11:15
Field Goals–Attempts	4–8	2–4
PAT–Attempts	11–12 (92%)	14–14 (100%)
Onside kicks	0–0	0–0
Red-Zone Scores	14–16 (92%)	13–17 (80%)
Red-Zone touchdowns	11–16 (69%)	11–17 (67%)

Offense

Rushing

Note: G = Games played; ATT = Attempts; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average yard per carry; LG = Longest run; TD = Rushing touchdowns

Name	GP	Att	Gain	Loss	Net	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
#21 J. J. Taylor	4	71	485	8	477 yards	6.7	3 TDs	62	119.2
#23 Gary Brightwell	4	44	272	9	262 yards	6.0	1 TDs	43	65.7
#25 Anthony Mariscal	4	11	70	2	68 yards	6.2	1 TDs	33	17.0
#6 Shun Brown	4	1	37	0	37 yards	37.0	0 TDs	27	9.2
#14 Khalil Tate (QB)	4	23	74	43	31 yards	1.3	2 TDs	12	7.7
#86 Stanley Berryhill (WR)	4	1	17	0	17 yards	17.0	0 TDs	17	4.2
#16 Jake Glatting (P)	4	1	8	0	8 yards	8.0	0 TDs	8	2.0
#38 Branden Leon	3	3	21	0	21 yards	7.0	1 TDs	15	7.0
#4 Rhett Rodriguez (QB)	3	3	9	2	7 yards	2.3	0 TDs	8	2.3
#20 Darrius Smith	2	15	68	6	62 yards	4.1	1 TDs	14	31.0
Total	4	174	1,061	72	989 yards	5.7	9 TDs	62	247.2

Passing

Note: G = Games played; COMP = Completions; ATT = Attempts; COMP % = Completion percentage; YDS = Passing yards; TD = Passing touchdowns; INT = Interceptions; EFF = Passing efficiency

Name	GP	Att-Cmp-Int	QBR	Pct	Yds	TD	Lng	Avg/G
#14 Khalil Tate	4	63–116–2	148.86	54.3%	1,039 yards	8 TDs	75	259.7
#4 Rhett Rodriguez	3	6–7–0	144.51	85.7%	49 yards	0 TDs	16	16.3
Total	4	69–123–2	145.61	56.1%	1,088 yards	8 TDs	75	272.0

Receiving

Note: G = Games played; REC = Receptions; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average yard per catch; LG = Longest catch; TD = Receiving touchdowns

Name	GP	Att	Yards	Avg	TD	Long	Avg/G
#19 Shawn Poindexter	4	16	369 yards	23.0	2 TDs	75	92.2
#9 Tony Ellison	4	12	241 yards	20.3	2 TDs	55	60.2
#6 Shun Brown	4	18	223 yards	12.3	3 TDs	65	55.7
#7 DeVaughn Cooper	4	3	79 yards	26.3	0 TDs	53	19.7
#86 Stanley Berryhill	4	4	66 yards	16.5	0 TDs	28	16.5
#18 Cedric Peterson	4	4	34 yards	8.5	1 TDs	16	8.5
#21 J. J. Taylor (RB)	4	4	27 yards	6.7	0 TDs	18	6.7
#85 Jamie Nunley (TE)	4	2	21 yards	10.5	0 TDs	11	5.2
#81 Bryce Wolma (TE)	4	2	13 yards	6.5	0 TDs	11	3.2
#25 Anthony Mariscal (RB)	4	1	3 yards	3.0	0 TDs	3	0.75
#82 Zach Williams (TE)	1	1	10 yards	10.0	0 TDs	10	10.0
#20 Darrius Smith (RB)	2	1	3 yards	3.0	0 TDs	3	1.5
#80 Zach Peters (TE)	1	1	-1 yards	-1.0	0 TDs	0	-1.0
#40 Thomas Reid III	0	0	0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0.0
#83 Jailen Bailey	0	0	0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0.0
#1 Drew Dixon	0	0	0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0.0
#5 Brian Casteel	0	0	0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0.0
#88 Tre Adams	0	0	0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0.0
Total	4	69	1,088 yards	15.7	8 TDs	75	272.0

Defense

Note: G = Games played; Solo = Solo tackles; Ast = Assisted tackles; Total = Total tackles; TFL-Yds = Tackles for loss-yards lost; Sack = Sacks; INT = Interceptions; PD = Passes defended; FF = Forced fumbles; FR = Forced recoveries

Name	GP	Tackles				Sacks	Passing Defense		Interceptions				Fumbles		Blkd Kick
		Solo	Ast	Total	TFL-Yds	No-Yds	BrUp	QBH	No.-Yds	Avg	TD	Long	Rcv-Yds	FF
#1 Tony Fields II	2	13	8	21	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#2 Lorenzo Burns	2	5	1	6	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	3	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#3 Jarrius Wallace	2	3	0	3	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#4 Antonio Parks	0	0	0	0	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#5 Christian Young	1	0	3	3	0.5–1 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#6 Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles	2	4	4	8	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#7 Colin Schooler	2	11	14	25	4.0–9 yards	0–0 yards	1	2	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#8 Tim Hough	2	6	2	8	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	1	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#9 Tony Ellison (WR)	2	1	0	1	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#9 Dayven Coleman	2	3	3	6	1.5–3 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#10 Malcolm Holland	0	0	0	0	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#12 J.B. Brown	2	0	1	1	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#13 Chacho Ulloa	0	0	0	0	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#14 Kylan Wilborn	2	1	1	2	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#15 McKenzie Barnes	2	1	0	1	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	1	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#17 Jace Whittaker	0	0	0	0	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#19 Scottie Young Jr.	0	0	0	0	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#20 Azizi Hearn	2	1	0	1	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#21 Isaiah Hayes	2	15	2	17	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#26 Anthony Pandy	2	3	1	4	1.0–1 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#27 Sammy Morrison	0	0	0	0	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#31 Tristan Cooper	1	0	2	2	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#34 Jacob Colacion	0	0	0	0	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#37 Xavier Bell	2	6	3	9	0–0 yards	– yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#42 Dylan Klumph (P)	2	1	0	1	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#44 Kurtis Brown	1	0	1	1	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#45 Issaiah Johnson	0	0	0	0	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#49 Jalen Harris	2	0	1	1	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#51 Lee Anderson III	2	1	0	1	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#52 P. J. Johnson	0	0	0	0	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#56 Nick Reinhardt (LS)	2	1	0	1	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#71 Abraham Maiava	1	1	2	3	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#81 Jalen Cochran	1	1	0	1	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#86 Justin Belknap	1	2	2	4	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#91 Finton Connolly	2	0	3	3	1.0–1 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
#99 Dereck Boles	2	2	2	4	0–0 yards	0–0 yards	0	0	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0
Total	2	84	56	140	8.0–15 yards	0.0–0 yards	8	3	0–0 yards	0.0	0 TDs	0	0–0	0	0

Special teams

Kick and punt returning

Note: G = Games played; PR = Punt returns; PYDS = Punt return yards; PLG = Punt return long; KR = Kick returns; KYDS = Kick return yards; KLG = Kick return long; TD = Total return touchdowns

Pos.	Player	G	PR	PYDS	PLG	AVG	Total PR TDs	KR	KYDS	KLG	Total KOR TDs	AVG
WR	Cedric Peterson	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	32	19	0	15.0
WR	Stanley Berryhill	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	32	19	0	16.0
RB	J. J. Taylor	3	0	0	0	0	0	8	231	84	1	28.9
RB	Gary Brightwell	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
WR	Shun Brown	3	2	14	15	7.0	0	0	0	0	0	0
WR	Tony Ellison	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TE	Jamie Nunley	3	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	4	0	2.0
TE	Bryce Wolma	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	1.0

Kicking

Note: G = Games played; FGM = Field goals made; FGA = Field goals attempted; LG = Field goal long; XPT = Extra points made; XPT ATT = XPT attempted; In20 = Kicking inside the 20; 20-29 = Kicking inside the 20-29; 30-39 = Kicking inside the 30-39; 40-49 = Kicking inside the 40-49; 50 = Kicking inside the 50; TP = Total points

Pos.	Player	G	FGM	FGA	LG	I20	20-29	30-39	40-49	50+	BLK	XPT	XPT ATT	KO	KO Yards	TB	AVG	OB
K	Lucas Havrisik	2	2	4	49	0-0	1-1	0-0	1-2	0-1	1	3	4	9	581	7	64.6	1
K	Josh Pollack	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0

Punting

Note: G = Games played; P = Punts; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average per punt; LG = Punt long; In20 = Punts inside the 20; TB = Touchbacks

Pos.	Player	G	P	YDS	AVG	LG	FC	In20	50+	TB	BLK
P	Dylan Klumph	2	11	482	43.8	53	4	4	3	1	0
P	Jake Glatting	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Awards and honors

Weekly awards

• Khalil Tate

Pac-12 Rose Bowl Player of the Week, week 3 vs Southern Utah

• J. J. Taylor

Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week, week 4 vs Oregon State

All-Americans

• J. J. Taylor, RB – AP Third Team

All-Pac-12 teams

3rd Team

• J. J. Taylor, Running Back (AP-3)

2019 NFL draft

Main article: 2019 NFL draft

Team players drafted into the NFL

Player	Position	Round	Pick	NFL Team
P. J. Johnson	DT	7	229	Detroit Lions

Media affiliates

Radio

See also: 2018–19 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, 2018–19 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team, 2018 Arizona Wildcats women's soccer team , 2018 Arizona Wildcats men's soccer team , and 2018 Arizona Wildcats women's volleyball team

• ESPN Radio – (ESPN Tucson 1490 AM & 104.09 FM) – Nationwide (Dish Network, Sirius XM, TuneIn radio and iHeartRadio)
• KCUB 1290 AM – Football Radio Show – (Tucson, AZ)
• KHYT – 107.5 FM (Tucson, AZ)
• KTKT 990 AM – La Hora de Los Gatos (Spanish) – (Tucson, AZ)
• KGME 910 AM – (IMG Sports Network) – (Phoenix, AZ)
• KTAN 1420 AM – (Sierra Vista, AZ)
• KDAP 96.5 FM (Douglas, Arizona)
• KWRQ 102.3 FM – (Safford, AZ/Thatcher, AZ)
• KIKO 1340 AM – (Globe, AZ)
• KVWM 970 AM – (Show Low, AZ/Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ)
• XENY 760 – (Nogales, Sonora) (Spanish)

TV

• CBS Family - KOLD (CBS), CBSN
• ABC/ESPN Family - KGUN (ABC), ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+,
• FOX Family - KMSB (FOX), FOX/FS1, FSN
• Pac-12 Network (Pac-12 Arizona)

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