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OFFICIAL GAME NOTES · ArizonaWildcats.com Arizona Athletics Communication Services · 520-621-4163 · 1 National Championship Drive · McKale Center Room 106 · Tucson, AZ · 85721-0096 Primary Contact: Matt Ensor · [email protected] · (O) 520-621-0916 · (C) 541-513-6627 // Secondary Contact: Brett Gleason · [email protected] · (O) 520-621-0917 · (C) 509-339-5979 2020 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Arizona Returns Home to Host Colorado Overall: 0-3 Pac-12: 0-3 Game 4 · Arizona (0-3, 0-3 Pac-12) vs. Colorado (3-0, 2-0 Pac-12) Home: 0-1 Road: 0-2 @ArizonaFBall /ArizonaFootball @ArizonaFootball /ArizonaAthletics Date Opponent Time (TV)/Result Date ....................................... Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020 Nov. 7 @ Utah* Canceled Time .......................................................5:00 PM MST Nov. 14 vs. #20 USC* L, 30-34 vs. Nov. 21 @ Washington* L, 27-44 Location ................................................ Tucson, Ariz. Nov. 28 @ UCLA* L, 10-27 Stadium .......................... Arizona Stadium (50,800) Dec. 5 vs. Colorado* 5:00 PM (FS1) Surface ..........................................................FieldTurf Dec. 11 vs. Arizona State* 5:30 PM (ESPN) Head Coach Head Coach Dec. 18 Pac-12 Championship Game TBA Television ................................................................FS1 Kevin Sumlin Karl Dorrell Dec. 19 vs. TBA* TBA Arizona Record COLO Record All-Time Series .............................. COLO leads 14-8 9-18 (3rd Year) 3-0 (1st Year) at Arizona .........................................COLO leads 8-3 Last Meeting ....................Arizona 35, Colorado 30 Career Record Career Record 95-61 (13th Year) 38-27 (6th Year) All game times are MST and subject to change .............................................Oct. 5, 2019 (in Boulder) TBA games are subject to 12- or 6-day selections Trend ............................. Arizona has won 7 of last 8 vs. Colorado vs. Arizona *Pac-12 Conference Games Last UA home win ................................ 42-34 (2018) 2-0 3-2 # Rankings from AP Top 25 TV & RADIO INFORMATION ARIZONA NOTES & NUMBERS TOP CATS Live Stats: www.Arizona.StatBroadcast.com » Saturday’s showdown between Arizona and Category Player Total Colorado comes on the heels of three consecutive Television FS1 Touchdowns Stanley Berryhill III 3 Wildcat wins in the head-to-head series. The Scoring Lucas Havrisik 19 Play-by-Play ........................................................... Alex Faust Wildcats are 8-14 all-time against Colorado, losing Rushing Yards Gary Brightwell 224 the first 12 head-to-head meetings between the Analyst ...................................................................Evan Moore Passing Yards Grant Gunnell 547 two programs from 1931 to 1985. Arizona has won Sideline ................................................................................None both meetings in the series under head coach Receiving Yards Stanley Berryhill III 193 Watch Online .................................................Fox Sports Go Kevin Sumlin; 42-34 in 2018 and 35-30 in 2019. Rushing Touchdowns Michael Wiley 2 Passing Touchdowns Grant Gunnell 6 Receiving Touchdowns Stanley Berryhill III 3 Radio Arizona Wildcat Sports Properties » The Wildcats dropped the 27-10 decision at UCLA on Saturday as true freshman Will Plummer saw Receptions Stanley Berryhill III 18 Play-by-Play ......................................................Brian Jeffries his first collegiate action after Grant Gunnell was Tackles Short/Pandy 20 Analyst ............................................................. Lamont Lovett injured on the first play from scrimmage. Plummer Tackles for Loss Rourke Freeburg 3.5 TUC Flagship Stations ......................1290 AM, 107.5 FM completed 17-of-35 passes for 151 yards while Sacks Paris Shand 1.0 Statewide Affiliates ............................................See Page 5 rushing for 49 yards. Interceptions None - Kick Return Avg. Tayvian Cunningham 20.2 Listen on TuneIn ........................... ArizonaWildcats.com » Stanley Berryhill III was one of eight different Punt Return Avg. Jamarye Joiner 0.7 Satelite Radio (UA Call) ......................XM 198, Sirius 78 Wildcats to catch a pass against the Bruins and finished with team highs of five catches and 58 Arizona’s seven wins over Colorado since the yards. Included in those 153 receiving yards by 7 THE MATCHUP Pac-10 grew to 12 in 2011 are the program’s eight Cats was Drew Dixon’s first half catch of 28 most over any conference foe during that yards, besting his previous career high of 24 yards span, followed by the Wildcats’ four wins over ARIZONA Category COLO versus UCLA in 2019. California and Utah. 358.3 .....................................Total Offense .....................................409.7 125.7 ..................................Rushing Offense ...................................191.7 » The Arizona defense stymied the Bruins early, The Wildcats have averaged 377.0 passing 232.7 ................................. Passing Offense .................................. 218.0 377.0 allowing just three first-quarter points. It marked yards in their two wins over Colorado under 127.42 ........................Team Passing Efficiency ........................137.37 the sixth time during the Kevin Sumlin era that the head coach Kevin Sumlin. 22.3 ....................................Scoring Offense ....................................34.3 460.0 .................................... Total Defense.................................... 343.3 Wildcats defense has held an opponent to three or Junior offensive lineman Donovan Laie has 229.0 .................................Rushing Defense ................................. 108.0 fewer points in the first quarter. 27 started in 27 consecutive games entering 231.0 ..................................Passing Defense .................................235.3 Saturday’s game versus Colorado. He’s just 145.41 .............. Team Passing Efficiency Defense ............... 107.91 » Entering Saturday, 12 different Wildcat receivers 35.0....................................Scoring Defense ................................... 28.0 have caught at least one pass through the first outside the top 10 of the program’s longest -1.33 ................................... Turnover Margin.....................................1.33 three games. Six of Arizona’s 12 receivers with at starting streaks by an offensive lineman since 31.9% ......................3rd Down Conversion Pct. .....................46.2% least one catch are averaging over 10 yards per Arizona began tracking starts in 1993. 50.0% .....................4th Down Conversion Pct. .....................50.0% catch. 42.9% ...........3rd Down Conversion Pct. Defense............35.6% 11,735 The Wildcats have rushed for 11,735 yards since 2016, the best mark in the Pac-12 Conference. 60.0% ........... 4th Down Conversion Pct. Defense ............20.0% » Arizona has reduced its passing yards surrendered 87.5% .............................. Red Zone Offense ............................100.0% Arizona has led the conference in rushing three by nearly 100 yards each game this season after times over that stretch, and are one of just two 88.2% .............................Red Zone Defense ...........................100.0% allowing 325 yards through the air to USC, 239 38.64 ......................................Net Punting ..................................... 36.94 teams (also: Oregon) with a rushing total north 0.67 ........................................Punt Returns .......................................6.29 by Washington and 129 to UCLA. The 129 passing of 11,000 in the last four-plus years. 16.89 ................................... Kickoff Returns .....................................18.14 yards surrendered marked the eighth time in 65 ...................................First Downs Offense ................................... 67 the last decade the Wildcats have held a Pac-12 66.2 Sophomore quarterback Grant Gunnell’s career 73................................... First Downs Defense ...................................57 opponent to fewer than 150 yards passing in a completion percentage entering Saturday’s 7.33 .................................Penalties Per Game ................................6.00 game. game is 66.2%. 58.00 .........................Penalty Yards Per Game .........................63.67 27:05 ..............................Time of Possession ...............................35:11 Notes (Pg. 3) · Depth Chart (Pg. 12) · Statistics (Pg. 15) · Game Recaps (Pg. 28) · Roster (Pg. 36) 2020 Arizona Football · Official Game Notes · Game 4 · Dec. 5 · vs. Colorado · Tucson, Ariz. COVERING THE CATS · Week of Nov. 29 - Dec. 5 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Off Day Weekly Press Conference Athlete Availability No media availability No media availability No media availability Game Day » No media availability. » 12 PM, Zoom » Afternoons on Zoom » Kickoff at 5:00 PM MST » Coach Sumlin only » Players selected weekly » Postgame interviews with » Time varies Coach Sumlin and select players on Zoom. MEDIA INFORMATION FACILITIES ACCESS FOR MEDIA ARIZONA QUICK FACTS Matt Ensor and Brett Gleason of Arizona Athletics The team locker room, practice sites, sports medicine Communication Services will assist media members center and strength and conditioning center are off limits Communication Services Staff throughout the season in their coverage of Arizona Football to media unless special arrangements have been made Director (FB): Matt Ensor (M/W GOLF)