2020 Arizona Wildcats football team
The 2020 Arizona Wildcats football team will represent the University of Arizona in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. This season will mark the Wildcats 121st season. The Wildcats play in the South Division (11th season) of the Pac-12 Conference and play their home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona (93rd season). Arizona is coached by Kevin Sumlin, who will be in his third season.
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Conference | Pac-12 Conference |
South Division | |
Head coach | Kevin Sumlin (3rd season) |
Offensive coordinator | Noel Mazzone (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Paul Rhoads (1st season) |
Home stadium | Arizona Stadium (Capacity: 55,675) |
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California | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oregon State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stanford | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Washington State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arizona State | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colorado | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCLA | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
USC | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Utah | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 4, 2020 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Wildcats finished the 2019 season 4–8, 2–7 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the South Division.
Offseason
The Wildcats have 13 senior graduates only graduated players noted until spring practice. As well as 2 junior players would choose to forgo their senior season in pursuit of an early NFL career.
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Khalil Tate | 14 | QB | 6'0 | 195 | Senior | Inglewood, California | Graduated |
J.J. Taylor | 21 | RB | 5'6 | 180 | Junior | Corona, California | Declared for the 2020 NFL Draft |
Cedric Peterson | 18 | WR | 5'11 | 188 | RS Senior | Moreno Valley, California | Graduated |
Daniel Egbo | 41 | WR | 6'2 | 192 | Senior | Gilbert, Arizona | Graduated |
Lee Anderson | 51 | LB | 6'1 | 246 | Senior | Moreno Valley, California | Graduated |
Matt Aargon | 26 | P | 6'5 | 211 | Senior | Tucson, Arizona | Graduated |
Justin Belknap | 86 | DL | 6'3 | 245 | RS Senior | Henderson, Nevada | Graduated |
Finton Connolly | 91 | DT | 6'5 | 300 | RS Senior | Gilbert, Arizona | Graduated |
Tristan Cooper | 31 | S | 6'2 | 198 | Senior | El Paso, Texas | Graduated |
Cody Creason | 76 | OL | 6'4 | 295 | RS Senior | Folsom, California | Graduated |
Malcolm Holland | 12 | WR | 5'11 | 189 | RS Senior | Chandler, Arizona | Graduated |
Terrance Johnson | 83 | WR | 6'2 | 211 | RS Senior | Tucson, Arizona | Graduated |
Jace Whittaker | 17 | CB | 5'11 | 185 | RS Senior | Oceanside, California | Graduated |
Recruiting
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A | ||||||
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Transfers
The Wildcats lose seven players due to various reasons.
Outgoing
Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | New school |
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Dayven Coleman | 9 | LB | 6'2 | 216 | Sophomore | Dallas, Texas | Stephen F. Austin |
Chaco Ulloa | 13 | S | 5'11 | 200 | Senior | Corona, California | TBA |
Jake Peters | 80 | TE | 6'4 | 222 | Freshman | Coto de Caza, California | Colorado |
Thomas Marcus | 84 | WR | 6'2 | 203 | Freshman | San Diego, California | Montana State |
Xavier Bell | 37 | S | 6'2 | 196 | RS Junior | Long Beach, California | TBA |
Troy Young | 11 | S | 6'0 | 205 | Junior | Prichard, Alabama | TBA |
Scottie Young Jr. | 6 | S | 5'11 | 201 | Junior | San Diego, California | TBA |
Incoming
Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Prev. school |
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Brenden Schooler | 8 | WR | 6'2 | 193 | Senior | Dana Point, California | Oregon |
Aaron Blackwell | 52 | DL | 6'3 | 298 | Senior | Peoria, Arizona | New Mexico |
Matthew Stefanski | -- | OL | 6'4 | 314 | Freshman | Frankfort, Michigan | Grand Valley State |
2020 NFL Draft
NFL Combine
The official list of participants for the 2020 NFL Combine included Arizona football players : -
Team players drafted into the NFL
Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL Team |
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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
Offense
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Defense
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Special Teams
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† Indicates player was a starter in 2019 but missed all of 2020 due to injury.
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Pac-12 Media Day
The Pac-12 Media Day was held on July 2020 in Hollywood, California.
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Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Arizona | |
2 | Arizona State | |
3 | Colorado | |
4 | UCLA | |
5 | USC | |
6 | Utah |
Preseason All Pac-12 teams
Personnel
Coaching staff
Name | Position | Year at Arizona | Alma mater |
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Kevin Sumlin | Head Coach | 3rd | Purdue |
Noel Mazzone | Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks | 3rd | New Mexico |
Paul Rhoads | Defensive Coordinator/Safeties | 1st | Missouri Western |
Taylor Mazzone | Assistant coach/Outside Receivers | 3rd | East Carolina |
Greg Burns | Assistant coach/Cornerbacks | 1st | Washington State |
Stan Eggen | Assistant coach/Defensive Line | 1st | Moorhead State |
Kyle DeVan | Assistant coach/Offensive Line | 2nd | Oregon State |
Andy Buh | Assistant coach/Linebackers | 1st | Nevada |
AJ Steward | Assistant coach/Running Backs | 1st | Kansas |
Theron Aych | Assistant coach/Inside wide receivers | 4th | Northern State |
Jeremy Springer | Tight Ends/Special teams | 3rd | UTEP |
Brian Johnson | Strength and Conditioning | 3rd | LSU |
Roster
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Quarterbacks
Running Backs
Wide Receiver
Tight End
Punter
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Offensive Lineman
Defensive lineman
Linebackers
Placekicker
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Defensive backs
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Depth chart
Starters and backups.
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Depth Chart Source: 2020 Arizona Wildcats Football Fact Book
True Freshman
Double Position : *
Schedule
Spring game
The 2020 Wildcats began spring practice in March 2, 2020 and finish with the 2020 Arizona spring game. The remainder of spring practice and the spring game were canceled on March 18, 2020, due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.
Regular season
Arizona announced its 2020 football schedule on December 4, 2018. The 2020 Wildcats' schedule consists of 6 home and 6 away games for the regular season. Arizona will host 5 Pac-12 opponents: Colorado, Oregon, Stanford, USC, and arch-rival Arizona State for the 93rd annual Territorial Cup to close out the regular season. Arizona will face the following Pac-12 opponents on the road: Oregon State, UCLA, Utah, and Washington. Arizona is not scheduled to play Pac-12 North opponents California, and Washington State for the 2020 Pac-12 regular season.
Arizona's out of conference opponents represent the Big Sky, Big 12 and Mountain West conferences. The Wildcats will host two non–conference games which are against Hawaii from the (Mountain West) and Northern Arizona from the (Big Sky) and travel to Texas Tech (Big 12).
Date | Opponent | Site | Result |
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August 29 | Hawaii* | ||
September 5 | Portland State* |
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September 12 | Stanford |
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September 19 | at Texas Tech* | ||
October 3 | at UCLA | ||
October 9 | Colorado |
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October 17 | USC |
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October 23 | at Washington |
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October 31 | Oregon![]() |
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November 7 | at Utah |
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November 21 | at Oregon State | ||
November 28 | Arizona State |
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Game summaries
Hawaii
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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5–1 (.833) [5] | August 24, 2019 | L, 45–38 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Arizona |
Uniform Combination | ||
Helmet | Jersey | Pants |
Statistics
Statistics | Hawaii | Arizona |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Hawaii | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Arizona | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
To begin the season, Arizona will host the Hawaii in the home opener. Last season, Arizona lost to Hawaii 45–38.
Portland State
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Arizona |
Statistics
Statistics | Portland State | Arizona |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Portland State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Arizona | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
After playing Hawaii, Arizona will host the Portland State. This is the first ever meeting between the two teams.
Stanford
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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14–17 (.452) [6] | October 26, 2019 | L, 41–31 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Arizona |
Statistics
Statistics | Stanford | Arizona |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Stanford | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Arizona | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
After playing against Portland State, Arizona will host the Stanford in the Pac-12 opener. Last season, Arizona lost to Stanford 41–31.
at Texas Tech
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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5–26–2 (.182) [7] | September 14, 2019 | W, 28–13 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Arizona |
Statistics
Statistics | Arizona | Texas Tech |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arizona | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Texas Tech | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
After playing Stanford in the Pac-12 opener, Arizona will travel to Lubbock, TX to face the Texas Tech in the final non-conference game. Last season, Arizona defeated Texas Tech 28–13.
at UCLA
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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17–25–2 (.409) [8] | September 28, 2019 | W, 20–17 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Arizona |
Statistics
Statistics | Arizona | UCLA |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arizona | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
UCLA | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
After playing Texas Tech and a first bye week, Arizona will travel to Pasadena, CA to face the UCLA. Last season, Arizona defeated UCLA 20–17.
Colorado
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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8–14 (.364) [9] | October 5, 2019 | W, 35–30 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Arizona |
Statistics
Statistics | Colorado | Arizona |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Colorado | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Arizona | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
After playing against UCLA, Arizona will host the Colorado. Last season, Arizona defeated Colorado 35–30.
USC
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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8–34 (.190) [10] | October 19, 2019 | L, 41–14 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Arizona |
Statistics
Statistics | USC | Arizona |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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USC | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Arizona | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
After playing against Colorado, Arizona will host the USC. Last season, Arizona lost to USC 41–14.
at Washington
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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11–22–1 (.338) [11] | October 12, 2019 | L, 51–27 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Arizona |
Statistics
Statistics | Arizona | Washington |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arizona | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Washington | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
After playing against USC, Arizona will travel to Seattle, WA to face the Washington. Last season, Arizona lost to Washington 28–13.
Oregon
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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17–27 (.386) [12] | November 16, 2019 | L, 34–6 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Arizona |
Statistics
Statistics | Oregon | Arizona |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Oregon | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Arizona | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
After playing against Washington, Arizona will host the Oregon in the homecoming game. Last season, Arizona lost to Oregon 34–6.
at Utah
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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19–24–2 (.444) [13] | September 14, 2019 | L', 35–7 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Arizona |
Statistics
Statistics | Arizona | Utah |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arizona | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Utah | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
After playing Oregon, Arizona will travel to Salt Lake City, UT to face the Utah. Last season, Arizona lost to Utah 28–13.
at Oregon State
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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24–16–1 (.598) [14] | November 2, 2019 | L, 56–38 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Arizona |
Statistics
Statistics | Arizona | Oregon State |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arizona | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Oregon State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
After playing Utah and a second bye week, Arizona will travel to Corvallis, OR to face the Oregon State in the final Pac-12 road game. Last season, Arizona lost to Oregon State 56–38.
Arizona State
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Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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49–43–1 (.532) [15] | November 30, 2019 | L, 24–14 |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Arizona |
Statistics
Statistics | Arizona State | Arizona |
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First downs | ||
Total yards | ||
Rushing yards | ||
Passing yards | ||
Turnovers | ||
Time of possession | ||
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Arizona State | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving | |||
Arizona | Passing | ||
Rushing | |||
Receiving |
Following its road finale against Oregon State, Arizona to face their arch-rivals, the Arizona State Sun Devils, in the 93rd playing of "Territorial Cup". Last season, Arizona lost to Arizona State 24–14.
Statistics
Scores by quarter (non-conference opponents)
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Scores by quarter (Pac-12 opponents)
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Scores by quarter (All opponents)
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Rankings
Awards and honors
Player | Position | Date | Ref. |
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Postseason
Bowl game
Media affiliates
Radio
- 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)
References
- "2020 Arizona Wildcats roster". ArizonaWildcats.com.
- "2020 Arizona Depth Chart". University of Arizona Department of Athletics.
- "2020 Arizona Depth Chart". University of Arizona Department of Athletics.
- "2020 Arizona Wildcats football schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
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- "Arizona vs Stanford". winsipedia.com. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
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- "Arizona vs UCLA". winsipedia.com. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
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- "Arizona vs USC". winsipedia.com. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- "Arizona vs Washington". winsipedia.com. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
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- "Arizona vs Oregon State". winsipedia.com. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
- "Arizona vs Arizona State". winsipedia.com. Retrieved June 25, 2017.