2023 Arizona Wildcats football team

2023 Arizona Wildcats football
Alamo Bowl champion
Alamo Bowl, W 38–24 vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 11
Record	10–3 (7–2 Pac-12)
Head coach	Jedd Fisch (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Brennan Carroll (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Johnny Nansen (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Arizona Stadium
Seasons ←  2022 2024  →

2023 Pac-12 Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Washington y$^		9	–	0					14	–	1
No. 6 Oregon y		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 11 Arizona		7	–	2					10	–	3
Oregon State		5	–	4					8	–	5
Utah		5	–	4					8	–	5
USC		5	–	4					8	–	5
California		4	–	5					6	–	7
UCLA		4	–	5					8	–	5
Washington State		2	–	7					5	–	7
Stanford		2	–	7					3	–	9
Arizona State*		2	–	7					3	–	9
Colorado		1	–	8					4	–	8
Championship: Washington 34, Oregon 31
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed ban for 2020 recruiting violations Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona as a member of the Pac-12 Conference during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats were led by third-year head coach Jedd Fisch and played home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. 2023 was Arizona's 124th season of competition and the program's 45th and final year in the Pac-12 Conference before it joined the Big 12 Conference in 2024.

The Wildcats ended the season on a seven-game winning streak and finished 10–3, achieving the fourth 10-win regular season in program history. The Wildcats netted a berth in the 2023 Alamo Bowl, the school's first bowl appearance since 2017, where they faced the Oklahoma Sooners. Arizona won 38–24, marking their first bowl victory since 2015. Arizona finished ranked 11th in the final AP Poll, their highest finish in the poll since the 1998 season.

Offseason

Positions key

C	Center		CB	Cornerback		DB	Defensive back		DE	Defensive end [lower-alpha 1]
DL	Defensive lineman		DT	Defensive tackle		FB	Fullback		FS	Free safety
G	Guard [lower-alpha 2]		K	Kicker [lower-alpha 3]		KR	Kickoff returner		LB	Linebacker
LS	Long snapper		MLB	Middle linebacker [lower-alpha 4]		OT	Offensive tackle		OL	Offensive lineman
OLB	Outside linebacker [lower-alpha 1]		NT	Nose tackle		P	Punter		PR	Punt returner
QB	Quarterback		RS	Return specialist		RB	Running back		S	Safety
SS	Strong safety		TE	Tight end		WR	Wide receiver

1. May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
2. Also known as offensive guard (OG)
3. Also known as placekicker (PK)
4. Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)

Team departures

Over the course of the off-season, Arizona lost 40 total players. 5 players graduated, 3 declared for the 2023 NFL draft, while the other 33 entered the transfer portal.

2023 Arizona offseason departures

Name	Pos.	Height/Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason
Anthony Simpson	WR	5′11, 205	Sophomore	Pawling, NY	Transferred to UMass
Jalen Harris	DL	6′6, 275	Senior	Gilbert, AZ	Completed college eligibility
Isaiah Rutherford	CB	6′1, 190	Junior	Sacramento, CA	Unknown
Jaydin Young	CB	6′0, 180	Sophomore	Peoria, AZ	Transferred to Oregon State
Jordan McCloud	QB	6′0, 193	Sophomore	Tampa, FL	Transferred to James Madison
Christian Roland-Wallace	CB	6′0, 205	Junior	Palmdale, CA	Transferred to USC
Christian Young	DB	6′3, 225	Senior	Houston, TX	Declared for 2023 NFL draft
Drake Anderson	RB	6′0, 180	Sophomore	Chandler, AZ	Transferred to Akron
Dorian Singer	WR	6′1, 185	Sophomore	Saint Paul, MN	Transferred to USC
Jamayre Joiner	WR	6′1, 220	Junior	Tucson, AZ	Transferred to Jacksonville State
Kolbe Cage	LB	6′1, 215	Freshman	New Orleans, LA	Transferred to Southern Miss
J.B. Brown	DL	6′2, 280	Grad Student	Long Beach, CA	Transferred to UMass
Ma'Jon Wright	lWR	6′2, 218	Freshman	Fort Lauderdale, FL	Transferred to Grambling State
Adama Fall	DB	6′2, 192	Freshman	Simi Valley, CA	Transferred to Arizona State
Jaxen Turner	DB	6′2, 210	Junior	Moreno Valley, CA	Transferred to UNLV
Jalen John	RB	5′11, 225	Sophomore	Portland, OR	Transferred to UMass
Jashon Butler	RB	5′10, 200	Junior	Lynnwood, WA	Transferred
Hunter Echols	DL	6′5, 250	Grad Student	Los Angeles, CA	Declared for 2023 NFL draft
Matthew Weerts	LB	6′1, 220	Freshman	Batavia, IL	Transferred
James Bohls	RB	6′0, 215	Freshman	San Clemente, CA	Transferred to Southern Utah
RJ Edwards	LB	6′2, 222	Junior	Las Vegas, NV	Transferred to UMass
Kevon Garcia	DE	6′2, 230	Freshman	New Orleans, LA	Transferred
Eddie Siaumau-Saniota	DE	6′3, 245	Sophomore	Pago Pago, AS	Transferred
Jerry Roberts	LB	6′2, 230	Grad Student	Erie, PA	Transferred to UMass
Malik Reed	LB	6′2, 230	Sophomore	Chandler, AZ	Transferred
Tyler Martin	LB	6′1, 245	Sophomore	Acton, MA	Transferred to UMass
Evan Branch-Hayes	DL	6′2, 300	Sophomore	Richmond, CA	Transferred to Bowling Green
Josh Donovan	OL	6′6, 325	Senior	College Station, TX	Completed college eligibility
Shontrail Key	OL	6′5, 305	Freshman	Chicago, IL	Transferred to Grambling State
Jack Buford	OT	6′4, 310	Sophomore	St. Louis, MO	Transferred to Lindenwood
Woody Jean	OL	6′4, 315	Sophomore	Deerfield Beach, FL	Transferred to Florida Atlantic
Paiton Fears	DL	6′6, 275	Senior	Mascotte, FL	Declared for 2023 NFL draft
Jake George	WR	6'1, 200	Freshman	Whittier, CA	Unknown
Kyon Barrs	DL	6′4, 310	Junior	Murrieta, CA	Transferred to USC
Dion Wilson Jr.	DL	6′6, 295	Sophomore	Perris, CA	Transferred to New Mexico State
Paris Shand	DL	6′5, 290	Sophomore	Toronto, ON	Transferred to LSU
Alex Lines	TE	6′6, 250	Sophomore	Gilbert, AZ	Transferred
Traemaine Savea	DL	6′2, 295	Senior	Utulei, American Samoa	Completed college eligibility
Jermaine Wiggins Jr.	DL	6′3, 250	Freshman	Boxford, MA	Transferred to UMass

Incoming transfers

Over the off-season, Arizona added thirteen players via transfer portal. According to 247 Sports, Arizona had the No. 51 ranked transfer class in the country. ^[1]

Arizona Incoming transfers

Name	Pos.	Height/Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school	Source
Dylan Wyatt	DB	6′1, 180	Senior	Oakland, CA	Cal Poly	[2]
Montana Lemonious-Craig	WR	6′2, 190	Sophomore	Inglewood, CA	Colorado	[3]
Justin Flowe	LB	6′3, 220	Freshman	Upland, CA	Oregon	[4]
Martell Irby	DB	5′9, 208	Junior	San Diego, CA	UCLA	[5]
David Heimuli	LB	6′0, 225	Sophomore	East Palo Alto, CA	Washington	[6]
Cruz Rushing	DB	6′0, 194	Freshman	Tucson, AZ	Florida	[7]
C. J. Flores	DB	5′11, 190	Freshman	Tucson, AZ	NAU	[8]
Orin Patu	LB	6′4, 235	Junior	Seattle, WA	California	[9]
Sio Nofoagatoto’a	DL	6′3, 315	Senior	Ili'ili, American Samoa	Indiana	[10]
Tyler Manoa	DL	6′4, 300	Senior	Hayward, CA	UCLA	[11]
Bill Norton	DL	6′6, 300	Junior	Memphis, TN	Georgia	[12]
Taylor Upshaw	DL	6′4, 255	Senior	Bradenton, FL	Michigan	[13]
Chase Randall	DL	6′2, 265	Freshman	Tucson, AZ	Valparaiso	[14]
Cash Peterman	K	6′0, 200	Sophomore	Chandler, AZ	BYU	[15]

Returning starters

Offense

Player Class Position Jayden de Laura Junior Quarterback Michael Wiley Junior Running back Jacob Cowing Senior Wide receiver Tanner McLachlan RS Senior Tight end Keyan Burnett Sophomore Tight end Jordan Morgan Grad Student Offensive lineman Reference:

Defense Player Class Position Jason Harris Sophomore Defensive lineman Jacob Manu Sophomore Linebacker Gunner Maldonado Sophomore Defensive back Reference:

Special teams Player Class Position Tyler Loop Junior Placekicker Kyle Ostendorp Senior Punter Reference:

* Bowl game not played. ^ Waiting decision for 2023 season. † Indicates player was a starter in 2021 but missed all of 2022 due to injury.

Recruiting class

Main article: 2023 college football recruiting class

Arizona signed 26 players in the class of 2023. The Wildcats' was ranked forty-fourth by 247Sports and ranked forty-fifth by Rivals.com rankings. One signees were ranked in the ESPN 300 top prospect list. Arizona also signed walk-ons during national signing period.

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

US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brayden Dorman QB	Colorado Springs, CO	Vista Ridge	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Feb 22, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 82
Leviticus Su'a LB	Santa Ana, CA	Mater Dei	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jan 20, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Carlos Wilson WR	Sacramento, CA	Inderkum	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Dec 21, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 80
Raymond Pulido OL	Apple Valley, CA	Apple Valley	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	325 lb (147 kg)	Aug 13, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Brandon Johnson RB	Palmdale, CA	Highland	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Jun 14, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Malachi Riley WR	Corona, CA	Centennial	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Dec 16, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 79
Rhino Tapaatoutai OT	Mission Hills, CA	Bishop Alemany	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	280 lb (130 kg)	Apr 18, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Taye Brown LB	Chandler, AZ	Hamilton	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Nov 26, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Emmanuel Karnley CB	Pittsburg, CA	Pittsburg	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Dec 16, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Devin Hyatt WR	Irmo, SC	IMG (FL)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Feb 1, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 78
Arian Parish S	Katy, TX	Katy	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jun 10, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
Canyon Moses CB	Midland, TX	Midland	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Feb 1, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
Elijha Payne OT	Las Vegas, NV	Desert Pines	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	286 lb (130 kg)	Jul 13, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
Tylen Gonzalez DE	Carlsbad, NM	Carlsbad	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	250 lb (110 kg)	Jun 5, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports: N/A    ESPN:    ESPN grade: 77
Nicholas Gonzalez DE	San Pedro, CA	San Pedro	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Nov 9, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 76
Dorian Thomas TE	Kent, WA	Kentridge	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Dec 21, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 76
Tristan Davis DE	Lake Oswego, OR	Lake Oswego	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Aug 2, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 76
Gavin Hunter ATH	Mililani, HI	Mililani	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jun 8, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 76
Jackson Holman TE	Mission Viejo, CA	Mission Viejo	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 2, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 76
Julien Savaiinaea DE	Honolulu, HI	Saint Louis (HI)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	240 lb (110 kg)	Jun 15, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 75
Dominic Lolesio DE	Long Beach, CA	Long Beach	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jun 8, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 75
Genesis Smith S	Chandler, AZ	Hamilton	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Aug 27, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 75
Kamuela Kaaihue LB	Honolulu, HI	Roosevelt	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jun 8, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 73
Keanu Mailoto DT	Auburn, WA	Mt. San Antonio (JC)	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	Dec 29, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports:     ESPN:    ESPN grade: 70
Charles Yates ATH	Mobile, AL	Los Angeles Pierce (JC)	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jan 7, 2023
	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:     247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings:
‡ 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 1, 2023. "2023 Player Commitments – Arizona". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 1, 2023. "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2023. "2023 Arizona Wildcats football team". 247sports.com. Retrieved February 1, 2023.

*= 247Sports Composite rating; ratings are out of 1.00. (five stars= 1.00–.98, four stars= .97–.90, three stars= .80–.89, two stars= .79–.70, no stars= <70)
†= Despite being rated as a four and five star recruit by ESPN, On3.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com, Dorman received a four star 247Sports Composite rating.
Δ= Left the Arizona program following signing but prior to the 2023 season.

2023 overall class rankings

Website	National rank	Conference rank	4 star recruits	3 star recruits	2 star recruits	1 star recruits	No star ranking
ESPN [16]	--	--	3	14	0	0	0
On3 Recruits [17]	56	6	1	11	0	0	0
Rivals [18]	36	4	1	11	0	0	0
247 Sports [19]	36	4	1	15	0	0	0

Walk-ons

Name	Pos.	Height/Weight	Hometown	High school
Tyler Mustain	ATH	6′2, 220	Tucson, AZ	Pusch Ridge
Deric English	WR	6'4, 210	Scottsdale,AZ	Saguaro
Nolan Clement	DE	6′3, 220	Scottsdale, AZ	Desert Mountain
Zarius Wells	OL	6′6, 290	Chandler, AZ	Chandler
Bryce Echols	DL	6′5, 245	Henderson, NV	Coronado
Ammon Kaufusi	DL	6′5, 257	Salt Lake City, UT	Highland

Preseason

Spring game

The Wildcats were scheduled to hold spring practices on March 13–14, 2023, with spring game is tentatively scheduled to take place in Tucson, Arizona on April 15, 2023, with Blue Team Holds off Red Team 23–19 in Spring Game. ^[20]

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year	Ref
Lott Trophy	Justin Flowe	LB	Jr.	[21]
Butkus Award				[22]
Manning Award	Jayden de Laura	QB		[23]
Maxwell Award				[24]
	Jacob Cowing	WR	Sr.	[25]
Paul Hornung Award				[26]
Biletnikoff Award				[27]
Rotary Lombardi Award	Jordan Morgan	OT		[28]
Wuerffel Trophy				[29]
Outland Trophy				[30]
	Jonah Savaiinaea		So.	[31]
Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award				[32]
	Sio Nofoagatoto’a	DL	Sr.	[33]
	Tiaoalii Savea		Jr.	[34]
	Jacob Manu	LB	So.	[35]
	Tetairoa McMillan	WR		[36]
Lou Groza Award	Tyler Loop	PK	Jr.	[37]
Ray Guy Award	Kyle Ostendorp	P	Sr.	[38]
Doak Walker Award	Michael Wiley	RB		[39]
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award				[40]

Pac-12 Media Day

The Pac-12 Media Day was held on July 21, 2023, at the TBD in Las Vegas, NV (Pac-12 Network). The preseason polls will be released in July 2023. ^[41]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	USC	413 (25)
2	Washington	367 (4)
3	Utah	359 (6)
4	Oregon	344 (1)
5	Oregon State	309
6	UCLA	248
7	Washington State	186
8	Arizona	176
9	California	132
10	Arizona State	122
11	Colorado	98
12	Stanford	54

Preseason All-Pac-12

Source: ^[42]
Second team

Position	Player	Class
Offense
WR	Jacob Cowing	Senior
Special Teams
AP	Jacob Cowing	Senior

Second Team All-Americans

Player	Position	AP	AS	CBS Sports	ESPN	PFF	Sporting News	WCFF	Designation
Jacob Cowing	WR	Y

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Northern Arizona *		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N	W 38–3	48,159
September 9	4:30 p.m.	at Mississippi State *		Davis Wade Stadium Starkville, MS	SECN	L 24–31 OT	51,648
September 16	8:00 p.m.	UTEP *		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N	W 31–10	44,182
September 23	4:00 p.m.	at Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	P12N	W 21–20	38,046
September 30	7:00 p.m.	No. 7 Washington		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N	L 24–31	50,800
October 7	7:30 p.m.	at No. 9 USC		LA Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, CA	ESPN	L 41–43 3OT	62,916
October 14	4:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Washington State		Martin Stadium Pullman, WA	P12N	W 44–6	26,155
October 28	7:30 p.m.	No. 11 Oregon State		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	ESPN	W 27–24	45,023
November 4	7:30 p.m.	No. 19 UCLA		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FS1	W 27–10	44,956
November 11	12:00 p.m.	at Colorado	No. 21	Folsom Field Boulder, CO	P12N	W 34–31	52,788
November 18	12:30 p.m.	No. 22 Utah	No. 17	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N	W 42–18	50,800
November 25	1:30 p.m.	at Arizona State	No. 15	Mountain America Stadium Tempe, AZ (Territorial Cup)	ESPN	W 59–23	53,414
December 28	7:15 pm	vs. No. 12 Oklahoma	No. 14	Alamodome San Antonio, TX (Alamo Bowl)	ESPN	W 38–24	55,853
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after October 31) - Released prior to game All times are in Mountain time

^[43]

Personnel

Roster

2023 Arizona Wildcats football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Jacob Cowing  (C) Sr RB 3 Jonah Coleman So WR 4 Tetairoa McMillan So WR 5 Montana Lemonious-Craig So RB 6 Michael Wiley  (C) Sr QB 7 Jayden de Laura  (C) Jr RB 8 D. J. Williams GS WR 9 Jackson Holman Fr WR 10 Malachi Riley Fr QB 11 Noah Fifita  Fr WR 12 Kevin Green Jr.  Fr WR 13 Jaden Clark  So QB 14 Cole Tannenbaum So WR 15 Carlos Wilson Fr WR 16 A. J. Jones  Fr QB 17 Brayden Dorman Fr RB 21 Rayshon Luke So RB 23 Stevie Rocker Jr.  So WR 25 Chris Hunter  Fr RB 28 Nazar Bombata  Sr RB 29 Brandon Johnson Fr WR 31 Deric English Fr OL 54 Jacob Reece  Fr OL 55 J. T. Hand  So OL 56 Tylen Gonzalez Fr OL 58 Sam Langi  Sr OL 59 Rhino Tapa'atoutai Fr OL 62 Joseph Borjon  So OL 63 Elijha Payne Fr OL 65 Leif Magnuson  So OL 70 Zarius Wells Fr OL 71 Jonah Savaiinaea So OL 72 Wendell Moe  Fr OL 75 Josh Baker Jr OL 76 Anthony Patt  So OL 77 Jordan Morgan  (C) Sr OL 78 Grayson Stovall  Fr OL 79 Raymond Pulido Fr WR 80 Devin Hyatt Fr WR 81 Julius Oliver Fr TE 82 Dorian Thomas Fr WR 83 Sam Graci-Glazer  Fr TE 84 Tanner McLachlan  Sr TE 85 Roberto Miranda  So TE 86 John Hart  Fr TE 87 Tyler Powell  Fr TE 88 Keyan Burnett So	Defense Pos. # Name Class CB 2 Treydan Stukes (C) Jr CB 3 Dylan Wyatt GS S 4 Isaiah Taylor  So LB 5 Jacob Manu  (C) So LB 6 Taye Brown Fr CB 7 Ephesians Prysock So LB 8 Sterling Lane II So S 9 Gunner Maldonado  (C) Jr LB 10 Justin Flowe  So DE 11 Taylor Upshaw GS S 12 Genesis Smith Fr DB 13 Martell Irby (C) Sr S 14 D. J. Warnell Jr. Jr LB 15 Daniel Heimuli Jr S 16 Gavin Hunter Fr DB 17 Charles Yates Jr. Jr LB 18 Kamuela Ka'aihue Fr CB 23 Tacario Davis So CB 24 Jai-Ayviauynn Celestine  Fr DB 25 Arian Parish Fr DB 26 Canyon Moses Fr S 27 Will Uhrich So CB 29 Devin Dunn  Fr S 30 Jax Stam  Fr S 31 Cruz Rushing Fr CB 33 Emmanuel Karnley Fr DL 34 Ammon Kaufusi Fr DB 35 C. J. Flores Fr LB 36 Dominic Hanger Fr DE 37 Nolan Clement Fr CB 39 Jeffrey Robinson  So LB 40 Ammon Allen  So DL 41 Julian Savaiinaea Fr DE 42 Dominic Lolesio Fr S 43 Dalton Johnson  So LB 44 Jeremy Mercier  Sr DL 45 Bill Norton Sr DL 46 Ta'ita'i Uiagalelei So DB 47 Rex Haynes  Fr DL 48 Orin Patu Sr DL 50 Sio Nofoagatoto'a Sr LB 51 Tyler Mustain Fr LB 52 Brandon Craddock  Fr DE 53 Christian Madoski Fr DL 54 Chase Randall So LB 55 Leviticus Su'a Fr DL 56 Bryce Echols Fr LB 57 Anthony Ward  So DL 90 Isaiah Ward  Fr DL 91 Isaiah Johnson  Fr DL 92 Tyler Manoa Sr DL 93 Jacob Kongaika So DL 95 Keanu Mailoto Fr DL 96 Nick Fernandez Fr DE 97 Tristan Davis Fr DL 98 Tiaoalii Savea Jr DL 99 Russell Davis II So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 19 Kyle Ostendorp Sr PK 33 Tyler Loop Jr LS 39 Kameron Hawkins  Jr P 49 Jordan Forbes  Fr LS 64 Seth MacKellar Sr P 99 Cash Peterman Jr	Head coach Jedd Fisch Coordinators/assistant coaches Brennan Carroll – Offensive coordinator/offensive linemen Johnny Nansen – Defensive coordinator Jimmie Dougherty – Passing game coordinator/quarterbacks Jordan Paopao – Special teams coordinator/tight ends Chuck Cecil – Defensive backs Kevin Cummings – Wide receivers Scottie Graham – Running backs Ricky Hunley – Defensive linemen Jason Kaufusi – Defensive ends/outside linebackers John Richardson – Cornerbacks Duane Akina – Secondary Tyler Owens – Director, strength & conditioning Darren Andrews – Offensive analyst Luke McNitt – Offensive analyst Michael Switzer – Offensive analyst Brett Arce – Defensive analyst Ty Nichols – Defensive analyst Carson Bicknell – Special teams analyst Teddy Bolin – Graduate assistant Dominic Caldwell – Graduate assistant Jacob Smith – Graduate assistant Aaron Van Horn – Graduate assistant Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 8/23/23

Game summaries

vs Northern Arizona

See also: 2023 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team

Northern Arizona Lumberjacks (0–0) vs Arizona Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Lumberjacks	0	3	0	0	3
Wildcats	7	7	21	3	38

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

• Date: September 2, 2023
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 88 °F (31 °C)
• Game attendance: 48,159
• Referee: Cravonne Barrett
• TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): J. B. Long (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (11:13) ARIZ – Jacob Cowing 4-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:47; Arizona 7–0) Second quarter (13:24) ARIZ – Jonah Coleman 7-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 7 plays, 78 yards, 3:04; Arizona 14–0) (0:00) NAU – Marcus Lye 49-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 49 yards, 7:43; Arizona 14–3) Third quarter (11:26) ARIZ – Tacario Davis 85-yard blocked field goal return, Tyler Loop kick (Arizona 21–3) (4:34) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 5-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 4 plays, 37 yards, 2:04; Arizona 28–3) (2:02) ARIZ – Jayden de Laura 53-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 3 plays, 63 yards, 1:07; Arizona 35–3) Fourth quarter (10:46) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 35-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 64 yards, 2:32; Arizona 38–3)

Statistics	NAU	ARIZ
First downs	17	22
Total yards	264	478
Rushing yards	41–78	27–186
Passing yards	186	292
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–29–0	20–26–1
Time of possession	35:04	24:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Northern Arizona	Passing	Kai Millner	14/22, 166 yards
	Rushing	T. J. McDaniel	14 carries, 56 yards
	Receiving	Coleman Owen	5 receptions, 90 yards
Arizona	Passing	Jayden de Laura	18/24, 285 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Michael Wiley	10 carries, 54 yards
	Receiving	Michael Wiley	6 receptions, 57 yards

at Mississippi State

See also: 2023 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team

Arizona Wildcats (1–0) at Mississippi State Bulldogs (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Wildcats	0	7	7	10	0	24
Bulldogs	14	0	7	3	7	31

at Davis Wade Stadium • Starkville, MS

• Date: September 9, 2023
• Game time: 6:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 82 °F (28 °C)
• Game attendance: 51,648
• Referee: John Love
• TV announcers (SEC Network): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst), Cole Cubelic (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (5:06) MSST – Lideatrick Griffin 23-yard pass from Will Rogers, Kyle Ferrie kick (Drive: 4 plays, 50 yards, 1:53; Mississippi State 7–0) (3:27) MSST – Jo'Quavious Marks 1-yard run, Kyle Ferrie kick (Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:22; Mississippi State 14–0) Second quarter (0:02) ARIZ – Jayden de Laura 1-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 3 plays, 77 yards, 0:38; Mississippi State 14–7) Third quarter (11:07) MSST – Lideatrick Griffin 15-yard pass from Will Rogers, Kyle Ferrie kick (Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 2:06; Mississippi State 21–7) (6:34) ARIZ– Jacob Cowing 17-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:33; Mississippi State 21–14) Fourth quarter (9:14) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 11-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 3:40; Tied 21–21) (6:47) MSST – Kyle Ferrie 36-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:27; Mississippi State 24–21) (0:05) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 36-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:31; Tied 24–24) Overtime (0:00) MSST – Jeffery Pittman 29-yard pass from Will Rogers, Kyle Ferrie kick (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Mississippi State 31–24)

Statistics	ARIZ	MSST
First downs	23	16
Total yards	431	307
Rushing yards	25–91	38–145
Passing yards	340	162
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	33–47–4	13–17–0
Time of possession	32:22	27:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing	Jayden de Laura	32/46, 342 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT
	Rushing	Jayden de Laura	8 carries, 44 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tetairoa McMillan	8 receptions, 161 yards, TD
Mississippi State	Passing	Will Rogers	13/17, 162 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Jo'Quavious Marks	24 carries, 123 yards, TD
	Receiving	Lideatrick Griffin	5 receptions, 83 yards, 2 TD

vs UTEP

See also: 2023 UTEP Miners football team

UTEP Miners (1–2) vs Arizona Wildcats (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Miners	0	3	0	7	10
Wildcats	0	14	10	7	31

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

• Date: September 16, 2023
• Game time: 8:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 89 °F (32 °C)
• Game attendance: 44,182
• Referee: Mark Duddy
• TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Jordan Kent (play-by-play), Bob Davie (analyst)

Game information

First quarter None Second quarter (14:53) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 18-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 7 plays, 92 yards, 2:38; Arizona 7–0) (5:13) UTEP – Buzz Flabiano 25-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:40; Arizona 7–3) (1:23) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 3-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 10 plays, 74 yards, 3:44; Arizona 14–3) Third quarter (8:59) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 38-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 4:33; Arizona 17–3) (2:42) ARIZ – Jacob Cowing 2-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 3:13; Arizona 24–3) Fourth quarter (9:19) ARIZ – Montana Lemonious-Craig 4-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 3 plays, 26 yards, 1:26; Arizona 31–3) (1:32) UTEP – Javoni Gardere 25-yard pass from Kevin Hurley, Buzz Flabiano kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:12; Arizona 31–10)

Statistics	UTEP	ARIZ
First downs	13	26
Total yards	332	544
Rushing yards	26–49	32–244
Passing yards	283	300
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–35–0	25–32–0
Time of possession	29:43	30:17

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UTEP	Passing	Gavin Hardison	15/31, 228 yards
	Rushing	Deion Hankins	9 carries, 34 yards
	Receiving	Torrance Burgess Jr.	3 receptions, 78 yards
Arizona	Passing	Jayden de Laura	23/29, 285 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Michael Wiley	17 carries, 87 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tetairoa McMillan	6 receptions, 89 yards, TD

at Stanford

See also: 2023 Stanford Cardinal football team

Arizona Wildcats (2–1) at Stanford Cardinal (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	7	7	7	21
Cardinal	3	7	7	3	20

at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

• Date: September 23, 2023
• Game time: 4:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 66 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 38,046
• Referee: Mike McCabe
• TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (10:35) STAN – Joshua Karty 35-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:39; Stanford 3–0) Second quarter (13:37) ARIZ – Tanner McLachlan 36-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 3 plays, 67 yards, 1:23; Arizona 7–3) (5:44) STAN – Bryce Farrell 2-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 10 plays, 50 yards, 4:58; Stanford 10–7) Third quarter (5:53) ARIZ – Jayden de Laura 7-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 5:45; Arizona 14–10) (1:49) STAN – Sedrick Irvin 1-yard run, Joshua Karty kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:04; Stanford 17–14) Fourth quarter (7:42) ARIZ – D. J. Williams 2-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:58; Arizona 21–17) (3:09) STAN – Joshua Karty 46-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:34; Arizona 21–20)

Statistics	ARIZ	STAN
First downs	20	18
Total yards	349	354
Rushing yards	37–145	34–108
Passing yards	204	246
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–30–0	18–32–0
Time of possession	28:51	31:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing	Jayden de Laura	14/26, 157 yards, TD
	Rushing	Jonah Coleman	12 carries, 75 yards
	Receiving	Jacob Cowing	8 receptions, 85 yards
Stanford	Passing	Ashton Daniels	14/26, 198 yards
	Rushing	Sedrick Irvin	10 carries, 70 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tiger Bachmeier	4 receptions, 93 yards

vs No. 7 Washington

See also: 2023 Washington Huskies football team

No. 7 Washington Huskies (4–0) vs Arizona Wildcats (3–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	14	7	7	3	31
Wildcats	0	10	7	7	24

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

• Date: September 30, 2023
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Clear, 73 °F (23 °C)
• Game attendance: 50,800
• Referee: Justin Elliott
• TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (6:02) WASH – Dillon Johnson 4-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards, 6:59; Washington 7–0) (0:38) WASH – Germie Bernard 3-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 3:13; Washington 14–0) Second quarter (9:31) ARIZ – Jacob Cowing 8-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:07; Washington 14–7) (3:31) WASH – Will Nixon 5-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:58; Washington 21–7) (0:23) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 30-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 3:08; Washington 21–10) Third quarter (6:42) WASH – Dillon Johnson 4-yard run, Grady Gross kick (Drive: 7 plays, 84 yards, 3:34; Washington 28–10) (3:03) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 1-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:39; Washington 28–17) Fourth quarter (13:24) WASH – Grady Gross 37-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 4:39; Washington 31–17) (1:08) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 10-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 2:47; Washington 31–24)

Statistics	WASH	ARIZ
First downs	26	27
Total yards	474	342
Rushing yards	26–111	31–110
Passing yards	363	232
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	30–40–0	27–39–1
Time of possession	29:51	30:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Washington	Passing	Michael Penix Jr.	30/40, 363 yards
	Rushing	Dillon Johnson	16 carries, 91 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Germie Bernard	8 receptions, 89 yards
Arizona	Passing	Noah Fifita	27/39, 232 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jonah Coleman	12 carries, 44 yards
	Receiving	Jacob Cowing	8 receptions, 61 yards, TD

at No. 9 USC

See also: 2023 USC Trojans football team

Arizona Wildcats (3–2) at No. 9 USC Trojans (5–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	Total
Wildcats	10	7	3	8	7	6	0	41
No. 9 Trojans	0	14	7	7	7	6	2	43

at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA

• Date: October 7, 2023
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Clear, 71 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 62,916
• Referee: Jeff Dahle
• TV announcers (ESPN): Dave Flemming (play-by-play), Brock Osweiler (analyst) & Kayla Burton (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (10:12) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 23-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 3:19; Arizona 3–0) (4:59) ARIZ – Jacob Cowing 23-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:21; Arizona 10–0) Second quarter (13:05) ARIZ – Tanner McLachlan 18-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 11 plays, 92 yards, 5:51; Arizona 17–0) (9:43) USC – Caleb Williams 3-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 2 plays, 12 yards, 1:22; Arizona 17–7) (13:05) USC – Kyron Hudson 5-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:50; Arizona 17–14) Third quarter (10:20) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 22-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 70 yards, 4:40; Arizona 20–14) (5:44) USC – MarShawn Lloyd 9-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:36; USC 21–20) Fourth quarter (12:54) USC – Caleb Williams 1-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:29; USC 28–20) (8:17) ARIZ – Jacob Cowing 3-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Noah Fifita two-point pass to Tetairoa McMillan (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:37; Tied 28–28) First overtime USC – Caleb Williams 18-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards; USC 35–28) ARIZ – Jacob Cowing 25-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 1 play, 25 yards; Tied 35–35) Second overtime ARIZ – Jacob Cowing 8-yard pass from Noah Fifita, two-point pass failed (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards; Arizona 41–35) USC – Austin Jones 11-yard run, two-point pass failed (Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards; Tied 41–41) Third overtime USC - Caleb Williams run for two-point conversion (USC 43-41)

Statistics	ARIZ	USC
First downs	28	23
Total yards	506	365
Rushing yards	42–203	33–146
Passing yards	303	219
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	25–35–1	14–25–0
Time of possession	35:39	24:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing	Noah Fifita	25/35, 303 yards, 5 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jonah Coleman	22 carries, 143 yards
	Receiving	Tetairoa McMillan	6 receptions, 138 yards
USC	Passing	Caleb Williams	14/25, 219 yards, TD
	Rushing	MarShawn Lloyd	15 carries, 86 yards, TD
	Receiving	Brenden Rice	4 receptions, 96 yards

at No. 19 Washington State

See also: 2023 Washington State Cougars football team

Arizona Wildcats (3–3) at No. 19 Washington State Cougars (4–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	10	10	10	14	44
No. 19 Cougars	6	0	0	0	6

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA

• Date: October 14, 2023
• Game time: 4:07 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 67 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 26,155
• Referee: Matthew Richards
• TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (10:01) WSU – Nakia Watson 1-yard run, two-point pass failed (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:59; Washington State 6–0) (8:29) ARIZ – Jonah Coleman 1-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:32; Arizona 7–6) (5:18) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 37-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 13 yards, 1:34; Arizona 10–6) Second quarter (14:53) ARIZ – Rayshon Luke 40-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:07; Arizona 17–6) (8:07) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 40-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 38 yards, 4:48; Arizona 20–6) Third quarter (10:49) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 21-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:11; Arizona 23–6) (2:57) ARIZ – Jonah Coleman 1-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 16 plays, 60 yards, 7:11; Arizona 30–6) Fourth quarter (12:37) ARIZ – DJ Williams 15-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 1 play, 15 yards, 0:05; Arizona 37–6) (6:52) ARIZ – Jonah Coleman 23-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 7 plays, 79 yards, 3:59; Arizona 44–6)

Statistics	ARIZ	WSU
First downs	26	12
Total yards	516	234
Rushing yards	37–174	22–35
Passing yards	342	199
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	34–43–0	23–33–2
Time of possession	38:39	21:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing	Noah Fifita	34/43, 342 yards
	Rushing	Rayshon Luke	10 carries, 71 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jonah Coleman	4 receptions, 98 yards
Washington State	Passing	Cam Ward	22/30, 192 yards, INT
	Rushing	Dylan Paine	3 carries, 23 yards
	Receiving	Nakia Watson	5 receptions, 88 yards

vs No. 11 Oregon State

See also: 2023 Oregon State Beavers football team

No. 11 Oregon State Beavers (6–1) vs Arizona Wildcats (4–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Beavers	7	3	0	14	24
Wildcats	3	7	3	14	27

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

• Date: October 28, 2023
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Clear, 74 °F (23 °C)
• Game attendance: 45,023
• TV announcers (ESPN): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Lauren Sisler (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (8:28) OSU – Jack Velling 22-yard pass from DJ Uiagalelei, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:32; Oregon State 7–0) (1:34) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 51-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 41 yards, 6:54; Oregon State 7–3) Second quarter (10:32) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 7-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 7 plays, 94 yards, 3:22; Arizona 10–7) (5:13) OSU – Atticus Sappington 35-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 5:19; Tied 10–10) Third quarter (11:27) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 25-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 3:33; Arizona 13–10) Fourth quarter (14:47) OSU – Silas Bolden 8-yard run, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:06; Oregon State 17–13) (8:46) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 40-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 2 plays, 40 yards, 0:45; Arizona 20–17) (2:22) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 3-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 10 plays, 55 yards, 5:20; Arizona 27–17) (1:38) OSU – Jimmy Valsin III 20-yard pass from DJ Uiagalelei, Atticus Sappington kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 0:44; Arizona 27–24)

Statistics	OSU	ARIZ
First downs	23	21
Total yards	407	363
Rushing yards	29–131	30–88
Passing yards	276	275
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	18–33–0	25–32–1
Time of possession	29:14	30:46

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Oregon State	Passing	DJ Uiagalelei	16/30, 218 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Damien Martinez	14 carries, 87 yards
	Receiving	Jack Velling	5 receptions, 71 yards, TD
Arizona	Passing	Noah Fifita	25/32, 275 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jonah Coleman	11 carries, 55 yards
	Receiving	Tetairoa McMillan	8 receptions, 80 yards, TD

vs No. 19 UCLA

See also: 2023 UCLA Bruins football team

No. 19 UCLA Bruins (6–2) vs Arizona Wildcats (5–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 19 Bruins	0	7	3	0	10
Wildcats	7	7	3	10	27

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

• Date: November 4, 2023
• Game time: 7:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Clear, 75 °F (24 °C)
• Game attendance: 44,956
• Referee: John Love
• TV announcers (FS1): Jeff Levering (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (2:27) ARIZ – Montana Lemonious-Craig 9-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 5:10; Arizona 7–0) Second quarter (1:27) ARIZ – Jacob Cowing 9-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:07; Arizona 14–0) (0:03) UCLA – Carsen Ryan 14-yard pass from Ethan Garbers, Blake Glessner kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 1:24; Arizona 14–7) Third quarter (8:15) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 37-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 55 yards, 6:45; Arizona 17–7) (2:28) UCLA – Blake Glessner 29-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 5:47; Arizona 17–10) Fourth quarter (14:37) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 11-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:51; Arizona 24–10) (4:40) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 22-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 3:12; Arizona 27–10)

Statistics	UCLA	ARIZ
First downs	17	23
Total yards	271	429
Rushing yards	29–114	35–129
Passing yards	157	300
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–33–0	25–33–1
Time of possession	24:46	35:14

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCLA	Passing	Ethan Garbers	13/21, 143 yards, TD
	Rushing	Collin Schlee	6 carries, 46 yards
	Receiving	Logan Loya	3 receptions, 42 yards
Arizona	Passing	Noah Fifita	25/32, 300 yards, 3 TD, INT
	Rushing	Jonah Coleman	17 carries, 77 yards
	Receiving	Tetairoa McMillan	4 receptions, 81 yards, TD

at Colorado

See also: 2023 Colorado Buffaloes football team

No. 21 Arizona Wildcats (6–3) at Colorado Buffaloes (4–5) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Wildcats	7	10	7	10	34
Buffaloes	14	10	7	0	31

at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO

• Date: November 11, 2023
• Game time: 12:00 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 57 °F (14 °C)
• Game attendance: 52,788
• Referee: Cravonne Barrett
• TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (11:14) COLO – Shedeur Sanders 16-yard run, Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 3 plays, 36 yards, 1:16; Colorado 7–0) (8:26) ARIZ – DJ Williams 11-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:48; Tied 7–7) (0:14) COLO – Jimmy Horn Jr. 20-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders, Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 8 plays, 48 yards, 3:04; Colorado 14–7) Second quarter (8:33) ARIZ – Jacob Cowing 3-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 5 plays, 72 yards, 2:23; Tied 14–14) (3:13) COLO – Sy'veon Wilkerson 1-yard run, Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:20; Colorado 21–14) (1:32) ARIZ - Tyler Loop 52-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 25 yards, 1:31; Colorado 21-17) (0:00) COLO - Alejandro Mata 39-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 1:32; Colorado 24-17) Third quarter (12:41) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 2-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:19; Tied 24–24) (3:22) COLO – Michael Harrison 7-yard pass from Shedeur Sanders, Alejandro Mata kick (Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 3:47; Colorado 31–24) Fourth quarter (14:55) ARIZ – DJ Williams 7-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:27; Tied 31–31) (0:00) ARIZ - Tyler Loop 24-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 67 yards, 4:57; Arizona 34-31)

Statistics	ARIZ	COLO
First downs	22	18
Total yards	421	339
Rushing yards	27–207	30–77
Passing yards	214	262
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	21–35–0	22–35–0
Time of possession	28:12	31:48

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing	Noah Fifita	21/35, 214 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jonah Coleman	11 carries, 179 yards
	Receiving	Tetairoa McMillan	9 receptions, 107 yards, TD
Colorado	Passing	Shedeur Sanders	22/35, 262 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Shedeur Sanders	13 carries, 29 yards, TD
	Receiving	Xavier Weaver	5 receptions, 84 yards

vs No. 22 Utah

See also: 2023 Utah Utes football team

No. 22 Utah Utes (7–3) vs No. 17 Arizona Wildcats (7–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Utes	0	7	3	8	18
No. 17 Wildcats	21	7	0	14	42

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

• Date: November 18, 2022
• Game time: 12:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Cloudy, 71 °F (22 °C)
• Game attendance: 50,800
• Referee: Jeff Dahle
• TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)

Game information

First quarter (10:33) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 21-yard pass from Tetairoa McMillan, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:27; Arizona 7–0) (8:32) ARIZ – Anthony Ward 2-yard blocked punt return, Tyler Loop kick (Arizona 14–0) (4:06) ARIZ – Montana Lemonious-Craig 32-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:55; Arizona 21–0) Second quarter (14:53) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 31-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 2:19; Arizona 28–0) (0:52) UTAH – Devaughn Vele 20-yard pass from Bryson Barnes, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 10 plays, 92 yards, 4:46; Arizona 28–7) Third quarter (10:00) UTAH – Cole Becker 36-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 57 yards, 5:00; Arizona 28–10) Fourth quarter (7:57) ARIZ – Jonah Coleman 1-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:25; Arizona 35–10) (0:43) UTAH – Munir McClain 2-yard pass from Bryson Barnes, Bryson Barnes run for two-point conversion (Drive: 14 plays, 88 yards, 2:44; Arizona 35–18) (0:32) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 51-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 1 play, 46 yards, 0:09; Arizona 42–18)

Statistics	UTAH	ARIZ
First downs	26	21
Total yards	438	443
Rushing yards	37–118	24–118
Passing yards	320	325
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	31–53–2	25–33–0
Time of possession	35:34	24:26

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah	Passing	Bryson Barnes	31/53, 320 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Ja'Quinden Jackson	10 carries, 47 yards
	Receiving	Devaughn Vele	9 receptions, 111 yards, TD
Arizona	Passing	Noah Fifita	22/30, 253 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jonah Coleman	14 carries, 90 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tetairoa McMillan	8 receptions, 116 yards, TD

at Arizona State

See also: 2023 Arizona State Sun Devils football team

No. 15 Arizona Wildcats (8–3) at Arizona State Sun Devils (3–8) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Wildcats	10	28	14	7	59
Sun Devils	7	0	8	8	23

at Mountain America Stadium • Tempe, AZ

• Date: November 25, 2023
• Game time: 1:30 p.m.
• Game weather: Sunny, 66 °F (19 °C)
• Game attendance: 53,414
• Referee: Mark Duddy
• TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Louis Riddick (analyst), Quint Kessenich (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter (11:57) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 35-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:03; Arizona 3–0) (7:53) ASU – Cam Skattebo 4-yard run, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:04; Arizona State 7–3) (3:45) ARIZ – Tanner McLachlan 3-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:08; Arizona 10–7) Second quarter (13:26) ARIZ – Jonah Coleman 4-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 2 plays, 61 yards, 0:44; Arizona 17–7) (7:16) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 22-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 6 plays, 77 yards, 2:40; Arizona 24–7) (2:12) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 1-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:56; Arizona 31–7) (0:42) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 21-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 4 plays, 70 yards, 0:35; Arizona 38–7) Third quarter (13:29) ARIZ – Tanner McLachlan 8-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 2 plays, 9 yards, 0:39; Arizona 45–7) (9:08) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 50-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 3 plays, 53 yards, 1:11; Arizona 52–7) (4:04) ASU – Jalin Conyers 1-yard run, Jalin Conyers run for two-point conversion (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:04; Arizona 52–15) Fourth quarter (4:04) ASU – Troy Omeire 31-yard pass from Jaden Rashada, DeCarlos Brooks run for two-point conversion (Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:02; Arizona 52–23) (3:54) ARIZ – Jacob Cowing 1-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 7 plays, 39 yards, 4:36; Arizona 59–23)

Statistics	ARIZ	ASU
First downs	24	28
Total yards	619	306
Rushing yards	25–92	42–224
Passing yards	527	82
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	30–41–1	10–23–2
Time of possession	30:03	29:57

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing	Noah Fifita	30/41, 527 yards, 5 TD, INT
	Rushing	Michael Wiley	12 carries, 66 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Tetairoa McMillan	11 receptions, 266 yards, TD
Arizona State	Passing	Jaden Rashada	10/22, 82 yards, TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Cameron Skattebo	17 carries, 108 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tre Omeire	3 receptions, 38 yards, TD

vs Oklahoma (Alamo Bowl)

See also: 2023 Oklahoma Sooners football team

Main article: 2023 Alamo Bowl

No. 14 Arizona Wildcats (9–3) vs No. 12 Oklahoma Sooners (10–2) – Game summary
(2023 Valero Alamo Bowl)

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 14 Wildcats	10	3	8	17	38
No. 12 Sooners	0	14	10	0	24

at Alamodome • San Antonio, TX

• Date: December 28, 2023
• Game time: 7:15 p.m.
• Game weather: None (indoor stadium)
• Game attendance: 55,853
• Referee: David Smith
• TV announcers (ESPN): Tom Hart (play-by-play), Jordan Rodgers (analyst) & Cole Cubelic (sideline)

Game information

First quarter (10:57) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 39-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 57 yards, 3:56; Arizona 3–0) (10:33) ARIZ – Jacob Cowing 35-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 1 play, 35 yards, 0:08; Arizona 10–0) Second quarter (13:05) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 38-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 45 yards, 4:24; Arizona 13–0) (9:42) OKLA – Gavin Sawchuk 18-yard run, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:23; Arizona 13–7) (2:53) OKLA – Nic Anderson 10-yard pass from Jackson Arnold, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 6 plays, 92 yards, 2:39; Oklahoma 14–13) Third quarter (14:29) OKLA – Brenen Thompson 63-yard pass from Jackson Arnold, Zach Schmit kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:31; Oklahoma 21–13) (6:59) OKLA – Zach Schmit 22-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 84 yards, 4:12; Oklahoma 24–13) (0:02) ARIZ – Gunner Maldonado 87-yard fumble return, Noah Fifita two-point pass to Montana Lemonious-Craig (Oklahoma 24–21) Fourth quarter (12:49) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 37-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -9 yards, 2:02; Tied 24–24) (5:28) ARIZ – Jacob Cowing 57-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 8 plays, 95 yards, 4:27; Arizona 31–24) (2:56) ARIZ – D.J. Williams 19-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 2 plays, 19 yards, 0:47; Arizona 38–24)

Statistics	ARIZ	OKLA
First downs	17	23
Total yards	383	562
Rushing yards	29–26	34–201
Passing yards	354	361
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–38–1	26–45–3
Time of possession	31:25	28:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arizona	Passing	Noah Fifita	24/38, 354 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	D.J. Williams	6 carries, 28 yards, TD
	Receiving	Tetairoa McMillan	10 receptions, 160 yards
Oklahoma	Passing	Jackson Arnold	26/45, 361 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT
	Rushing	Gavin Sawchuk	15 carries, 135 yards, TD
	Receiving	Brenen Thompson	2 receptions, 83 yards, TD

Wide receiver Jacob Cowing was named Offensive MVP.

Safety Gunner Maldonado was named Defensive MVP.

Awards and honors

Pac-12 Weekly Honors

Date	Player	Position	Award	Ref.
Week 6	Noah Fifita	QB	Freshman of the Week	[44]
Week 7				[45]
Week 9				[46]
Week 10				[47]
Week 11	Tyler Loop	PK	Special Teams Player of the Week	[48]
Week 13	Tetairoa McMillan	WR	Offensive Player of the Week	[49]
	Noah Fifita	QB	Freshman of the Week

Sources: ^[50]

National Weekly Honors

Date	Player	Position	Award

All-Pac 12

All-Pac-12

Player	Position	1st/2nd team
Jordan Morgan	OL	1st
Jacob Manu	LB
Tetairoa McMillan	WR	2nd
Tyler Loop	PK
Jonah Coleman	RB	HM
Jacob Cowing	WR
Tacario Davis	DB
Tanner McLachlan	TE
Ephesians Prysock	DB
Jonah Savaiinaea	OL
Treydan Stukes	DB
Taylor Upshaw	DL
HM = Honorable mention. Source:

Rankings

Further information: 2023 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	23	19	16	14	14	11
Coaches	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	24	22	16	15	14	11
CFP	Not released									—	21	17	15	15	14	Not released

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