ARIZONA FOOTBALL Oct. 7, 2002

Media Relations 520-621-4163 Tom Duddleston., Rich Paige, Alyssa Quintero A Pair of 3-2 Clubs in Northwest Tilt Date Game Score Atten A 31 NAU (FSNA) 37-3 48,446 The Game – Arizona (3-2, 0-1 Pac-10) plays its first Pac-10 road S 14 Utah (FSNA) 23-17 44,243 game of the year Saturday, Oct. 12, in a 12:40 p.m. contest against S 21 at #22 Wisconsin (ESPN2) 10-31 78,582 the No. 22 Washington Huskies (3-2, 0-1) in 72,500-seat Husky S 28 North Texas 14-9 37,917 Stadium on the UW’s Seattle campus. The game will be produced by O 5 *Oregon (FSN national) 14-31 47,356 Fox Sports Net Northwest for tape-delay showing at 12:30 p.m. O 12 *at Washington (FSNA) 12:30 p.m. PDT Sunday, Oct. 13, on Fox Sports Net Arizona, with David Locke and O 17 *at Stanford (FSNA-KWBA) 2 p.m. PDT Sonny Sixkiller mikeside. Washington is No. 18 in the coaches’ poll. O 26 *Wash. State# 7:07 p.m. MST N 2 *at Ore. State 1 p.m. PST Some Game Themes – Arizona challenges a team which just saw its N 9 *UCLA% 7:07 p.m. MST 17-game home winning streak end… Recently, games in the series have N 16 *at 12:30 p.m. PST been donnybrooks, with the last four decided by a combined 17 points… N 29 *Arizona State (FSN) 1 p.m. MST Can UA quarterback Jason Johnson of Puyallup put on a good show near #Family Weekend; %Homecoming his hometown? … Can Arizona break Washington coach Rick Neuheisel’s Times subject to change; TV TBA apparent grip (3-0) on the Cats? … Can UW’s Cody Pickett approximate the 455 yards he threw for against Arizona a year ago? … On paper, Game Tickets Washington shouldn’t need to invoke the fourth-quarter magic that netted The McKale Center Ticket Office is open 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. (520- it four Pac-10 wins in the closing seconds a year ago… UA meets 621-2287). Single-game public tickets range from $6 to $28. Washington in Seattle for the third consecutive season, owing to the Arizonaathletics.com offers online purchases. Call 1-800-452- league’s scheduling policies…The Cats’ second consecutive game against 2287 toll-free. a ranked opponent… Neither team wants a 0-2 hole in league play… Arizona Football On TV The Washington game will be shown on regional cable by Fox The Series – Washington leads, 13-4-1 and has a three-game winning Sports Net, with the Northwest affiliate producing the game for streak… UA is 2-8 in games played in Seattle…UA’s last victory in Husky tape delay at 12:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 13. All other games Stadium came in 1998, 31-28, the exact score of last year’s loss to UW. have or will be selected for national or regional cablecasts or The Cats were in position to win last year, but gave up 10 points in the last local production by Fox Sports Net. five minutes… Washington has won eight of the last 10 games in the Arizona Football on Radio series… KNST 790-AM Radio (Clear Channel) is the flagship station for The Coaches – Arizona: John Mackovic (Wake Forest ’65), second live UA football broadcasts on the Wildcat Sports Network. th Brian Jeffries and Les Josephson call the play. Affiliates: KKNT year at Arizona (8-8) and 15 season as a collegiate head coach (93-72- Phoenix, KDAP Douglas, KVNA Flagstaff, KIKO Globe, KZUA 3). Mackovic has a 0-1 mark against UW. Washington: Rick Neuheisel (UCLA ’84), fourth year in Seattle (29-12) and eighth overall as a head Holbrook, KLAV Las Vegas, KWRQ Safford, KTAN Sierra coach (62-26). Neuheisel is 3-0 against Arizona. Mackovic and Neuheisel Vista, KNOT Prescott, KBLU Yuma. KTOX-Needles, KVSL met twice when they coached at Texas and Colorado, respectively, with Show Low. KNST administers UA’s Spanish language the latter winning both games, 28-24 in 1996 and 47-30 in 1997. broadcasts carried by KXEW Tucson and XENY Nogales with Joel Bojorquez and Francisco Romero. KNST’s broadcast is Arizona Last Week – Wildcat receiver Bobby Wade might have available on the Internet for $6.95 monthly, through matched Oregon’s Onterrio Smith as the biggest threat on the field, but the RealNetworks at arizonaathletics.com. It’s also available by Ducks added a 70-percent passing attack to the star tailback’s 145 yards phone/Internet using TEAMLINE, by calling 1-800-846-4700, (and two touchdowns) and stymied Arizona’s running attack to post a 31- team code 5909. 14 victory in the teams’ Pac-10 opener. UA stopped the Ducks on their John Mackovic Coach’s Shows initial possession (UO’s first unsuccessful opening gambit of the year) and Head coach John Mackovic’s weekly radio and television took a 7-0 lead with a quick four-play drive capped by Jason Johnson’s shows are produced by KNST Radio, with host Brian Jeffries scoring toss to halfback Mike Bell. Oregon answered with an 80-yard drive and the coach taping during "Tuesdays in the Huddle With for a score (Smith run of 3 yards), but Johnson found Wade for a 16-yard John Mackovic,” a public gathering at McMahon’s Steakhouse TD a few minutes later. UO quarterback Jason Fife completed passes of at noon Tuesdays. The radio show airs at 6 p.m. Tuesdays on 26 and 19 yards sandwiched around a Smith six-yard run and Smith KNST-790 AM and the TV segment is broadcast at 9 p.m. capped the four-play, 61-yard drive with a 10-yard TD run to tie the score. Wednesdays on KWBA-58. Oregon added a field goal with a quick drive to end the half, leading 17-14. Mackovic’s Weekly Media Gatherings In the third quarter, the Ducks finished the scoring with two good drives for John Mackovic meets with the media in McKale Center 106 to scores, the first following an interception off Johnson for the only turnover points in the contest. Wade had a career-high 12 receptions and totaled preview games at 1 p.m. Mondays. He will review games on 151 yards, but UA suffered three possessions of three-and-out in the Sundays in a 3 p.m. teleconference. Media can call the SID second half despite reasonable field position throughout. Smith hurt the office for information: 520-621-4163. Mackovic is available Cats with 145 rushing yards, while Fife completed 18-of-26 passes for 244 briefly after all practices. Mackovic will appear on the weekly yards. Johnson had 302 yards passing on 23-for-41 (56%), but Arizona Pac-10 Coaches Teleconference at 10 a.m. (MST/PDT) managed only 30 net yards rushing. Arizona played without a number of Tuesdays beginning Sept. 17. Pac-10 Satellite Feed: Every injured starters including its twin 2001 All-Pac-10 selections in linebacker Wednesday, noon PT, GE2, Transponder 11. Lance Briggs and halfback Clarence Farmer. The Cats also were without its two starting cornerbacks, Michael Jolivette and Darrell Brooks. Arizona Check arizonaathletics.com for football news, and punted eight times, its most to date, and couldn’t take advantage of the information on all 19 sports programs. Ducks’ 110 yards on 13 penalties. UA lost its 12th league game in 14 tries. Dawgs Data and Match-up Notes… , Seattle. Enrollment: 34,000. Colors: Purple & Gold; Conference: Pac-10. 2001 Record: 8-4. …Washington lost to Cal last week, 34-27, snapping a 19-game winning streak dating to 1977 against the Bears. The loss also snapped a 17-game home victory streak… The Huskies fourth-quarter heroics of recent years gave them nine points in the final stanza, but not enough to overcome a 34-18 deficit… John Anderson booted five field goal attempts, connecting on four. He’s hit 10-of-13 for UW this season and has 49 made FGs in his four-year career…Soph wide receiver Reggie Williams is a career 1,000-yard receiver in only one- plus season. He hit the UW top-10 career yardage chart last week vs. California (8-116), with 1,444. He has 85 catches and five touchdowns in his short career… The receiver on the other side, Patrick Reddick, tallied a team season-best 10 catches for 105 yards against the Bears, who held the Huskies out of the end zone in the passing game… Tailback Rich Alexis leads the club with 76.8 yards rushing per game, but was held to three yards on one carry against Cal. He was slowed by injury and didn’t practice last week, nor play extensively against the Bears…The Huskies have a minus-4 turnover ratio (13 for UW, 9 for opponents). Cal scored two TDs off Husky turnovers… QB Cody Pickett had a big game against UA last year – scoring throws of 21, 78 and 75 yards, a career-high 455 passing yards on 49 attempts (29 completions), plus a rushing touchdown – to overcome four interceptions. He now has seven 300-yard games and a career completion percentage of 60 percent. This year he’s attempted about 45 passes per game and had a whopping 59 attempts last week, completing 35… UW has 11 sacks through five games, led by DE Manase Hopoi with four. The Dawgs had a total of 20 sacks in 2001… (Arizona has 10 sacks this year)… Washington has several assistants with UA ties – former UA running backs coach Bobby Kennedy (WR) was on Mackovic’s first Arizona staff a year ago and former offensive coordinator Steve Axman (QB) was on Larry Smith’s UA staffs in the early 1980s. Brent Myers (OL) was hired by UA’s Dick Tomey in spring 2000, but left to take a UW job during spring practice…

Arizona in Some Statistical Rankings Missed Starts Due to Injury: 25 (Briggs-1, Brooks-1, Farmer-1, Category/Figure NCAA Pac-10 Jolivette-3, Willrodt-2, Freitas-1, Hardt-1, Fraser-1, Safranek-5, Torrey- Rushing/90.2 109 10 5, Parada-3.) Passing/290.4 14 3 Pass Eff./134.7 34 8 Game Captains The team will elect permanent team captains near the close of the Total Offense/380.6 59 9 season. Each week prior to that honor, game captains are selected by Scoring/19.6 102 10 head coach John Mackovic. The game captains for Northern Arizona - Rush Def./175.4 89 10 - QB Jason Johnson, LB Lance Briggs, FS Jarvie Worcester and TE Pass Eff. Def./119.3 61 6 James Hugo. Utah – LB Ray Wells, OT Makoa Freitas, WR Bobby Pass Def./163.4 16 2 Wade. Wisconsin – Hugo, Wells, Freitas, DT Young Thompson. North Total Def./338.8 41 4 Texas – Thompson, J. Johnson, Wade, Worcester. Oregon: Freitas, Scoring Def./18.2 23 3 Wade, Wells, CB David Hinton Net Punting/30.3 106 10 Punt Ret./13.1 30 3 Pac-10 Nominees Wide receiver Bobby Wade (offense), linebacker Spencer Larsen KOR/16.3 109 9 (defense) and Wade (special teams) were UA’s nominations for Pac-10 Turnover Margin/.20 52 7 players of the week. Wade had a career-high 12 catches for 151 yards Fumbles Lost/2 4 1 and a score, and added 77 yards on kick returns for 228 all-purpose Fumbles Rec./5 59 5 yards. Larsen notched his first career sack and totaled eight hits in the Passes Had Int./430th 30 3 first start of this career. Passes Intercepted/2 104 10 Turnovers Gained/7 97 10 Miscellany of Late… Turnovers Lost/6 11 3 …Bobby Wade’s career-high 12 receptions against Oregon moved him Recpt/Gm – Wade 8.5 5 1 into No. 10 on the all-time Pac-10 receptions chart with 177. He trails Rec Yds/Gm- Wade 116.2 8 1 list newcomer Kareem Kelly of USC and former Cal wideout Bobby Shaw , tied with 180 at No. 8… Wade’s 12 catches are the second- Receiving Yds – Wade 581 12 2 highest total in an Arizona game, behind the 14 by Jeremy McDaniel in All-Purpose – Wade 155.6 16 1 a triple-overtime contest at Cal in 1996. Jim Greth (1966 vs. Iowa State) FG/Gm – Keel 1.5 18 4 and Dave Hibbert (1958 at Texas Tech) also had 12 catches in a single Tot Off – Johnson 269.8 19 2 game…With 40 grabs, Wade needs 14 more to post a second single- PassComp/Gm- Johnson 19.2 21 3 season on the UA’s top 10 chart (62 for the No. 4 spot last year)… Pass Eff. – Johnson 139.8 36 9 …Arizona scored touchdowns on its first two red-zone penetrations Rushing –Farmer 77.3 67 4 against Oregon, reversing an earlier trend. The Cats missed out on a third opportunity later in the game, handing the ball back on downs… …True freshman Jason Martin came out of a potential redshirt season Injury Report for Washington Game to play cornerback against the Ducks. He broke up a pass on a play HB Clarence Farmer (knee vs. UNT, surgery Oct. 5) is out for the year. canceled by penalty elsewhere on the field… CB Michael Jolivette (knee, practice before Wisconsin) is out. LB Lance …True freshman linebacker Spencer Larsen earned his first start last Briggs (ankle vs. UNT, missed Oregon) is questionable. SS Clay Hardt week in the absence of injured Lance Briggs (who did not play). Larsen (ankle vs. UO) is questionable. (He missed a Wisconsin start but started at whip linebacker and notched eight tackles including two for played.) QB Nic Costa (groin pre-UO) is questionable. CB Darrell losses and his first career sack… Pat Howard started at Briggs’ spot Brooks (back vs. UNT, missed UO) is questionable. FB Gainus Scott and recorded seven hits in his first career starting nod… On the other (ankle, practice before UNT) is out. OG Kili Lefotu (elbow vs. Oregon) is side of the ball, redshirt freshmen running backs Mike Bell at the questionable. DE Marcus Smith (ankle vs. UNT, missed Oregon) is halfback spot and Sean Jones at the fullback spot earned their first questionable. OT Darren Safranek (knee) has not played and is out. DE formation starts though Jones was the top fullback a week ago when Andre Torrey (hip) has not played and is out. OG John Parada (knee vs. Joey Willrodt was out with an injury… Bell scored his first receiving Utah) missed three games and is questionable. OG John Vorsheck touchdown in the first series… (concussion) has not played and is out. DT Brad Brittain (knee vs. UNT, …Sophomore Bobby Gill earned his first start as the place kicker missed Oregon) is questionable. CB Luis Nunez (groin, missed last two against Oregon and knocked home two PATs but did not attempt a field games) is questionable. FB Joey Willrodt (shoulder at Wisconsin, goal… missed UNT/UO) is questionable. Makoa Freitas (wrist surgery Aug. 24) … UA’s two losses have a common statistic – first downs. The Cats had missed the NAU start but returned vs. Utah, as did center Keoki Fraser 16 against Oregon and 13 at Wisconsin, their two lowest totals of the (ankle, missed NAU) and Nunez (missed NAU/Oregon). year and the only time in the last nine games they’ve totaled less than 20… Arizona Head Coach John Mackovic John Mackovic looks to turn the corner and push his 6-2 record at Arizona in August/September beyond the wall the Cats hit in league play a year ago. It will be tough, with three of the next four league games on the road. UA’s 26th head coach is in his 18 th year as a collegiate head coach, athletics director or professional head coach, plus adds another dozen years in the game as a coordinator or assistant to give the Wildcats a mentor with more than three decades of established leadership and organization. Mackovic’s first year in Tucson opened with the team snapping a program five-game losing streak, and opened the year 3-0 to complete only the third perfect non-conference campaign in the past 11 seasons. Pacific-10 Conference play ushered in some difficult going as the club extended its league losing streak to 10 games before a breakthrough. This year he’s emphasized the mental readiness the team must have at the same juncture. Mackovic, a proven strategist, had his 2001 team unveil a sophisticated attack that produced a 2,000-yard passer, a 1,000-yard rusher and a near 1,000-yard receiver. Mackovic served notice that under his tutelage Arizona can be a productive offensive team that can score points. He’s the first UA coach to win his first two season openers since Jim Young in 1973 and 1974, when Mackovic was the offensive coordinator in Tucson. He is among the Top 25 among active Division I-A coaches in career victories and just seven shy of the 100-victory level. Mackovic’s second-year legacy at several previous coaching stops gives Arizona partisans optimism. At Wake Forest his second club improved by seven games. His second Kansas City Chiefs team went from 6-10 to 8-8. His Fighting Illini improved from 6-5-1 to 10-2 in his second season. As the District 9 representative on the Board of Trustees of the Coaches Association, Mackovic, 59, has a voice heard nationally. His focus on the total student-athlete has been underscored by nine national academic/citizenship honor winners during his collegiate career including two members, Jason Johnson a week ago and Eli Wnek last year, selected to the American Football Coaches Association “Good Works Team.” Arizona recorded a program-high four first-team Academic All-Pac-10 selections in 2001. Graduate quarterback Johnson is among top contenders for a Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete Award. The Cats’ 37-3 victory against Northern Arizona Aug. 31 was one point shy of the Wildcats’ highest point total a year ago, a 38-21 win over Nevada-Las Vegas. The team’s 510 yards in total offense was the No. 2 figure in his tenure, behind the 578 yards UA posted against Stanford a year ago. The Cats’ 416 passing yards against a quality Utah secondary is the third-highest total in Arizona history and just passed Mackovic’s Arizona best, 415 yards against Stanford a year ago.

Mackovic at a Glance: Ø 15th year as a collegiate head coach Ø Overall collegiate record: 93-72 -3 (.563) Ø Career bowl teams: Eight Ø Arizona record: 8-8 Ø Pac-10 Record: 2-7 Ø Arizona Road Record: 3-3 Ø Arizona Home Record: 5-5 Ø Walter Camp Foundation National Coach of the Year, 1979 Ø Conference Coach of the Year: ACC (’79), Big Ten (’88, ’89), SWC (’95)

Last Time Against Washington – Oct. 20, 2001, Seattle, Wash. Arizona almost did what it needed most -- win -- but in the effort at least proved it had a collective spirit in a 31-28 loss at No. 12 Washington. The sting of a fourth consecutive defeat was somewhat ameliorated by the squad putting some wild back into the Cats. UA, trailing since the first quarter, took a 28-21 lead with five minutes left after cornerback Jermaine Chatman’s second interception gave it stellar field position. But the Huskies popped a 74-yard kickoff return to help answer with a field goal within 70 seconds, then held UA on a three-and-out. A short punt gave UW possession near midfield and it drove 55 yards for the winning TD with 13 ticks left on the clock. As it had in three previous games, UA’s defense gave up at least 14 first-quarter points, but this time the Cats responded, with quarterback Jason Johnson leading UA on answering drives culminating in scoring throws of 4 and 12 yards to Bobby Wade and Andrae Thurman. A hard hit knocked Johnson out of the game with a concussion at the end of the opening period and UA’s offensive fortunes were left in the hands of redshirt freshman John Rattay. A succession of big plays (78- and 75-yard scoring throws from Cody Pickett) helped UW build its edge. Rattay responded with overall modest figures but tied the score with his 15-yard run on the first play after Johnny Jackson picked up a fumbled punt and returned it 10 yards in the third period. Shortly afterward, Jackson left the game with a neck injury and was transported to a local hospital for precautionary purposes. Without yet another injured defensive end, the Cats mustered the verve to hold UW on its next five possessions and take the lead. It disappeared, but not Arizona’s feeling that it should have won. The UA did give up 455 passing yards, the fourth-most in school history, though it held UW’s running game largely in check. UA tailback Clarence Farmer notched his third 100-yard game of the year (21-147) with a 7.0 average. UA intercepted four Pickett passes and recovered a fumble to finish with a 5-2 edge in turnovers. Rattay suffered a slight concussion on the last play of the game.

Air-a-Zona Needs a Surface Subsidiary The aerial attack featured so prominently in UA’s first five games could use some help from the rushing game. UA is averaging 90 yards per game on the ground. True, All-Pac-10 halfback Clarence Farmer is sidelined, and that hurts. But the Cats have had difficulty developing unpredictability by way of the run. Against Oregon, UA had to rely on 332 net yards – 302 through the air. In 68 plays, 41 were passes. Redshirt freshman Mike Bell carried the ball 21 times for 54 yards, but that was it. Jason Johnson was sacked five times for minus-27 yards, and scrambled once for plus three. Both Arizona scores were Johnson throws, snapping a two-game drought in that department, wherein Jason Johnson and Nic Costa combined for 138 passing yards at Wisconsin and Johnson threw for 189 vs. North Texas. Arizona had averaged 80.5 plays in its first two games, with 85 runs and 76 passes for an average of 484 yards. Since, the Cats have run 62, 62 and 69 plays. Passing has netted UA 1,452 yards compared to 451 rushing this season. The play calling is split almost exactly – 177 rushes, 176 passes. Arizona never has averaged more than 255 yards passing per game in a season and is ahead of that mark at 290.4, to rate 14th nationally. UA is averaging a decent 8.2 yards per attempt and 14.5 yards per completion and will not stop throwing – but does need to run the ball effectively to avoid pointed defenses by the opponents. Rushing, Part II Wisconsin (260), North Texas (282) and Oregon combined for 730 yards rushing, eliminating Arizona’s early No. 13 rushing defense ranking. That figure charts in at No. 89 for the Washington game. Arizona has allowed successive 100-yard rushers in Wisconsin’s Anthony Davis (16-110, 2 TD), North Texas’ Kevin Galbreath (22-104) and Oregon’s Onterrio Smith (28-145, 2 TD). The team had seven runners eclipse the century barrier a year ago. Meantime, against Wisconsin, the running of Clarence Farmer helped UA record its best rushing day of the year and eclipse the passing attack for the only time this year (154 yards).

Jason’s Quest Senior quarterback Jason Johnson rates No. 19 nationally in total offense, directing a passing attack which rates the Cats No. 14 in the country. He’s completed an average of 19.2 throws per game to rank No. 21. He posted his sixth career 300-yard game against the Ducks last week, completing 23 of 41 for 302 yards and two scores. His 23 completions are the second-highest total in his career (previously he completed 24 against Utah this year and 23 last year against Southern California). He threw for successive career yardage totals -- 381 yards in the opener and 416 vs. Utah, both among the top 5 in UA single-game individual performances. He’s suffered three interceptions in 166 throws this year (.018 percent or one every 55 attempts). It took four years -- one as a redshirt, two as a holder and one solid year last season – to demonstrate that he’s capable of leading a sophisticated passing attack. Aside from any numbers, his work ethic is a strong point. Last year he completed 169 passes for 57 percent, 2,347 yards and 19 touchdowns, all in Arizona’s top 10 for single-season marks, but did suffer 13 interceptions. Now he has six 300-yard career passing games and appears capable of that each time out. Johnson found nine different receivers in his 2002 debut, then turned to some key guys in hitting Bobby Wade and Andrae Thurman nine times each against Utah. Against Wisconsin, Wade again was a big target with seven catches for 85 yards, but UA couldn’t really get its passing game going. Against North Texas he didn’t get the Cats in the end zone through the air, but found 10 different receivers, a personal high. Last week he helped Wade achieve a career high with 12 receptions. A graduate student in Judaic studies, Johnson’s the reigning first-team Academic All-Pac-10 quarterback, a member of the 2002 AFCA “Good Works Team” which cites scholastic and civic responsibility, and UA’s nominee for the National Football Foundation Scholar-Athlete post-graduate studies program. Behind Johnson, redshirt freshman Nic Costa saw action in the opener and at Wisconsin and had average success, but is blessed with a strong arm.

Catching the Ball Arizona wide receiver Bobby Wade has proven indispensable to UA’s offensive efforts, and this year leads the Pacific-10 Conference in receptions per game (8.0), receiving yardage per game (116.2) and all-purpose yardage (155.6), plus is second in total receiving yards (581). His work last week was a bright spot, as has been the case each week. He’s been named to the Shrine East-West Game roster (joining teammate Lance Briggs)… In his last eight games Wade has gathered in 64 receptions for 987 yards and eight touchdowns, recording six of his career nine 100-yard receiving games in the span. Wade had nine catches for a career-high 175 yards against Utah, but saw his streak of five 100-yard games end at Wisconsin, catching seven balls for 85 yards. He led the way with four catches for a modest 37 yards against North Texas. The efforts have pushed him past Theopolis “T” Bell into No. 2 on the school career chart with 177 catches. He’s third in the UA record book with 19 scoring receptions, and No. 2 with 2,543 receiving yards, passing former Cats Jon Horton (2,415) and Theo Bell (2,509) last week. His 62 receptions a year ago were the No. 4 single-season figure. He has a streak of 36 consecutive games with a reception – No. 11 nationally and six shy of UA’s record of 42 by Dennis Northcutt (1996-99). He and his mates in the receiving corps -- junior Andrae Thurman, sophomores Lance Relford and Ricky Williams, freshman Biren Ealy and junior college transfer Juan Valentine – give Arizona a deep group. Including tight ends and backs, 13 different receivers have receptions. Thurman broke out with his best day against Utah, matching Wade’s nine catches and totaling 165 yards, both career bests. The two- pronged 100-yard receiving duo was the first for UA since then freshman Wade and Northcutt did it in 1999 at Washington State. Nine players average more than 12 yards per catch with tight ends James Hugo (22.5) and Justin Levasseur (18.0) and WR Ricky Williams (18.5) leading a the way. Ealy had his first career grab against the Ducks, for 28 yards. But Wade’s the go-to guy.

Briggs a Bulwark in LB Corps Despite missing the Oregon game with an ankle injury, senior inside linebacker Lance Briggs leads Arizona with 35 tackles and five hits for losses. He had eight tackles against North Texas and was all over the field at Wisconsin, recording 15 tackles, second only to his initial game as a linebacker when he had 16 to open his true sophomore year at Utah in 2000. His total of 206 tackles in those two seasons came on the move. With 245 career hits (4 as a true freshman fullback on special teams in 1999, 35 in 2002), he’ll move close to former UA All-American and NFL draftee Sean Harris (1991-94), a swift and rugged linebacker like Briggs who recorded 320 tackles. Briggs is a preseason All-American and clearly the top physical presence behind the line for the Wildcats. Beside him, senior Ray Wells brings a full year’s experience. Sophomores Pat Howard and Kirk Johnson add the youth factor. Wells posted 10 tackles against North Texas, his career high. Howard missed the first two games after preseason knee arthroscopy, played at Wisconsin, then stepped up with six tackles against UNT, including one for a loss and a recovered fumble. He added seven tackles against the Ducks. In the meantime, true freshman Spencer Larsen has played in all five games on the kickoff teams and made tackles on the first two scrimmage plays of his career against NAU. He earned a start last week at whip linebacker and posted eight tackles and his first sack among two TFL. He has 16 tackles in the last two games. On the outside, junior Joe Siofele is the returning starter at whip linebacker, but has yet to start at the spot while filling in at defensive end in the absence of projected starter Andre Torrey. Siofele notched a career-high 11 tackles against Oregon. Junior Matt Molina has started two games at whip and knocked down two passes and contributed 11 tackles. Briggs, though, is clearly UA’s primary sideline-to-sideline guy with some pop in his pads and the Cats need him on the field.

Flex-able Despite some difficulty in 2001 – surrendering a school-record 34.3 points per game, for one -- Arizona kept its double-eagle flex defensive scheme. But in the off season coordinator Larry Mac Duff and head coach John Mackovic looked at ways to improve and did add some wrinkles to continue the gap-control, pressure style that pushed Arizona to the top of the national statistics in total defense and rushing defense in the 1990s. Injuries have basically sidelined the personnel involved in some of those tweaks at this juncture, however. Arizona is 16th nationally in pass defense (163.4 yards per game), No. 23 in scoring defense (18.2) and No. 41 in total defense. Building Blocks? The Wildcats have blocked two punts (both by since-injured Michael Jolivette and blocked a field goal (Carlos Williams) this year. But opponents have blocked three field goals (two by North Texas, one by Utah) and blocked a punt (Wisconsin). That and some difficulty in net punting (10th in league), kickoff coverage (8th), kickoff returns (109th nationally, 9th in league) and field-goal kicking (54%) have made special-teams play an adventure, to say the least. Still, the Cats are 30th nationally in punt returns (13.1 yards per play), place kicker Sean Keel is No. 18 nationally with 1.5 field goals per game, and returners Bobby Wade and Andrae Thurman pose a threat in the open field. True freshman Danny Baugher took over the starting punter role against North Texas but has not shown the big leg he’s been seen to have in practice. (Walk-on punter Ramey Peru, who had started last year and early this year, left the team before the Oregon game.) Baugher carries a 37.9 yards per punt individual mark, but the Cats check in at 30.3 in the net punting department.

Secondary Infirmary Junior cornerback Michael Jolivette’s knee injury in practice before the Wisconsin game took one of the Cats’ best defenders out of the lineup. Then last week the other starter, Darrell Brooks, also was out of the lineup with a sore back, as was backup Luis Nunez (groin). UA had to play true freshman Jason Martin in his first action of the yea to back up starters David Hinton and Gary Love. Jolivette, also a stalwart on special teams, blocked two punts against Northern Arizona to earn Pac-10 Special Teams Player of the Week honors earlier this year. He is a leadership key the Cats miss. Arizona’s off-season work in the secondary centered on stopping the litany of big plays that plagued the defense in 2001. Jolivette intercepted five passes and set an Arizona single-season record in breaking up 20 passes a year ago. Michael’s been a fixture of UA’s secondary since his first game in 2000. Since, he’s intercepted five passes in each of his first two years (after redshirting the ’99 season). Across from Jolivette, redshirt freshman Darrell Brooks wrested the top role, then was hurt against North Texas and missed the Oregon game. Senior David Hinton started at Wisconsin in Jolivette’s place, while junior Gary Love earned his first base-defense starts at corner (started at nickel vs. Utah) against North Texas and Oregon. Hinton caused a fumble and intercepted a pass vs. the Mean Green, then added six tackles against the Ducks. Love had three hits and broke up a pass against UO. Junior Luis Nunez also has played on the edge, but is nursing a groin pull. At free safety, senior Jarvie Worcester is the dean of the secondary and a fifth-year player with three years’ experience. He’s the fourth-leading tackler on the club with 28 hits and has one of UA’s two interceptions... Junior Clay Hardt is the starter at strong safety but missed his start at Wisconsin with an ankle sprain, then aggravated it against Oregon and is questionable for the Washington game. Sophomore Tony Wingate had his first career start at the Kat safety spot for Hardt against UNT, and added four tackles, a pass deflection and a tackle for loss in extended playing time against the Ducks. True freshman Lamon Means has seen some snaps at free safety… Note: DBs have broken up 18 opponent passes in 130 attempts (14%)…

Getting to the QB Entering the season Arizona was No. 7 nationally among I-A teams with 74 quarterback sacks from 2000-2001. The team has 10 this year with nine players in on the action. The Cats had two against Oregon last week – a career first for Spencer Larsen and a shared sack by Young Thompson and Copeland Bryan. Bryan’s half-sack was his first, too. Arizona had one disputed sack at Wisconsin (statisticians didn’t count it) and one against North Texas, both by team leader Joe Siofele, who has three playing a different position (DE) than his career at OLB. Meantime, opponents have collected 14 sacks on about 181 passing plays the Cats have used, decent protection considering the varying lineups used along the front. On defense, more pressure up front would help; no one covers Pac-10 receivers forever.

Three-and-Out Arizona held an accomplished Oregon offense at times and the Ducks had three possessions of three-and-out among 13 total possessions. The Wildcats had forced opponents into 20 three-and-out possessions among 41 total possessions entering the North Texas game – plus three other four-play drives. UA held the Mean Green to only two three-and-out possessions among 10 total. Still, 25- of-64 is not a bad rate – 39 percent -- for forcing the other team into the minimum number of plays. Opposing defenses have forced Arizona into possessions of three plays or less only 13 times (discounting end-of-half or eat-the-clock final possessions.

Thrown to the Lions Coaches had to move whip linebacker Joe Siofele to defensive end in the first three games due to Andre Torrey’s injured hip. He joined sophomore end Fata Avegalio (his first career start), sophomore tackle Carlos Williams (his first career start) and senior tackle Young Thompson. Then in the Utah game, sophomore Vince Feula had his first career start ahead of Williams. In the Wisconsin game, redshirt freshman Brad Brittain had his first start ahead of Feula. True freshman end Marcus Smith, junior college end Javier Martinez and junior college tackle Carl Tuitavuki also have seen action. It’s not exactly an old vets brigade on the defensive front. Brittain was hurt (knee) vs. North Texas and that reduces the depth. Notes: …If junior college transfer defensive end Andre Torrey is able to return from a hip injury, it will further change the complexion of UA’s front. He was arguably the best pass rusher in the group during spring ball, but has yet to play… Linemen had big plays against UNT. Thompson caused a fumble, with a nice punch-out tackle, that Arizona recovered to lead to its first touchdown. On special teams, Williams blocked the field goal that Gary Love returned to give UA the eventual winning points. Siofele recorded UA’s lone sack in the red-zone stop that led to the blocked field goal return, plus had a stop on a goal-line stand that turned away the Mean Green without points.

Failed Goals UA did not attempt a field goal against Oregon. The previous week the team tried four field goals last week and came up empty. Two were blocked. Ouch. Senior Sean Keel had hit six field goals in the first three games to rate No. 5 nationally and third in the Pac-10 at 2.0 per game. He missed from 26 and 32 yards after the blocked try against UNT, then gave way to Bobby Gill – who had his 44-yard attempt blocked. Keel also had a 52-yard try blocked against Utah. He’s missed from 29 and had a 52-yard attempt blocked (Utah). He’s hit from 19, 21, 24, 27, 39 and 48 yards. Sophomore Gill came on for the team’s final try in the opener and hit a 26-yarder in his first career attempt. Seven-for-13 overall is less than last year’s 64% success rate (9-for-14, all by Keel). Note: …Six of the made FGs this year came on red-zone penetrations, giving UA 18 points against a potential of 42… Gill earned the start against Oregon and knocked home his only kicks, two PAT attempts… Conversions Arizona has a decent edge in third-down conversion rate with 44 percent against opponents’ 31 percent. A reasonable 6-for-15 mark against Oregon followed two weeks of 11-for-31 converting. Yet, last season the team finished with a 39 percent rate and has used some good plays to improve. In the opener UA converted 13-of-21 3rd down plays and 1-for-1 on 4th down to hang on to the ball at a 64 percent conversion rate. Against Utah it was a more modest 7-for-18. Opponents have managed only 22 third-down conversions in 72 tries. Oregon was not effective against an inspired UA defense with a 2-for-12 effort. North Texas was most effective at 7-for-16.

Time… Is On My Side Arizona has a cumulative 10-minute edge in possession, thanks to the Utah contest. In the last three games the Cats have had deficits, although the Ducks only enjoyed a mere +80 seconds. Wisconsin used an eight-minute, 31-second scoring drive to help accrue an eight- minute edge in time of possession against the Cats. The Mean Green had a more modest 150-second edge. The running games unleashed by all three opponents pointed the way. Against Utah the Wildcats showed their best ball control with a deep-ball passing attack to build a whopping 13-minute edge, 36:32 to 23:28; against Northern Arizona UA built an 8:14 edge.

The Almost-Red Zone Arizona did a credible job against Oregon by scoring two touchdowns in three penetrations of the UO 20 yard-line, but missed a solid chance by not punching in a fourth-quarter opportunity with 1st-and-goal at the Ducks’ 7 yard-line. The Wildcats have scored 11 times in 17 trips inside the red zone, but only five touchdowns. Oregon, as it did the previous year, was perfect with three touchdowns in three penetrations. Against the Mean Green, three missed field goals gave Arizona one score in four trips. UNT scored two field goals in its four trips, UA blocked another FG try and held on downs. Against Wisconsin the Cats had to settle for a field goal after Andrae Thurman’s 35-yard punt return set UA up with the ball at the Wisconsin 21 yard-line. UA reached the 10 but the Badgers stiffened. Earlier, UA ended a 76-yard drive at the Utah 4 and settled for a field goal, ended a 50-yard drive at the Utah 2 yard-line and settled for a field goal, and recovered a fumble at the Utah 19 and settled for a field goal. Not exactly punching it in. Defensively, Arizona opponents have scored five touchdowns in 12 eight incursions. NAU managed to penetrate Arizona’s red zone once, and kicked a field goal, while Arizona had two of its three scoring-zone touchdowns (and two field goals) in five trips. Note: …One of the TDs against Northern Arizona came on a fourth- down play from the 20 itself, a toss from Jason Johnson to James Hugo. Arizona: 17 Scoring Zone Possessions – 11 scores; 65% scoring, 29% TD (5) Opponents: 15 Scoring Zone Possessions – 12 scores; 80% scoring, 53% TD (8)

Turnabout is Fair Play The Cats have held turnovers to a relative minimum, and helped the season margin by getting three takeaways against North Texas and keeping things even against Oregon. Arizona is No. 11 nationally with only six turnovers, but is No. 97 nationaly with only seven turnovers gained, rating the team No. 57 in margin at +.20 per game. The Ducks scored after UA’s lone turnover, an interception. In the UNT game, both teams used some kicking mishaps to score miscue points – the Mean Green blocked a field goal and drove for a three- pointer of its own; Arizona blocked a field goal and recovered it for a 70-yard scoring play. Arizona also recovered a fumble deep in UNT’s territory and punched it in for seven points. UA was somewhat sloppy against Utah, coughing up three turnovers that led to 14 points plus ruined a 52-yard drive. The takeaways last week improved UA to +1 in the turnover department with a game margin of +.25. UA’s lone takeaway vs. the Utes was a recovered fumble at the Utah 19 yard-line, which resulted in Sean Keel’s third field goal of the game. In the opener, Jarvie Worcester intercepted a pass and Gary Love recovered a fumble on punt coverage, but UA did not capitalize with points. Also versus NAU, two blocked punts by Michael Jolivette created short fields for touchdown and field-goal scoring drives. The Cats did not turn the ball over in that contest. Turnovers: Arizona 6, Opponents 7 Turnover Points: Arizona 10, Opponents 28 Miscue Points: Arizona 27, Opponents 31 (includes turnover, blocked/botched kick possessions

Arizona 2002 Game-by-Game Starters WR LT LG C RG RT QB TE/WR FB/WR FB/WR WR PK NAU Wade C.Johnsn Higgin. Sampay Parada Phillips J.Johnson Hugo Farmer Willrodt Thurman Keel Utah Wade C.Johnsn Freitas Fraser Sampay Phillips J.Johnson Hugo Farmer Willrodt Thurman Keel @Wisc Wade C.Johnsn Freitas Fraser Lefotu Phillips J.Johnson Hugo Farmer Willrodt Relford Keel N.Texas Wade C.Johnsn Freitas Fraser Lefotu Phillips J.Johnson Relford Valentine Williams Thurman Keel Oregon Wade C.Johnsn Freitas Fraser Lefotu Phillips J.Johnson Hugo Bell Jones Thurman Gill Wash DE DT DT DE WLB MLB RLB/NB CB SS CB FS Punter NAU Avegalio Williams Thompson Siofele Molina Briggs Wells Brooks Hardt Jolivette Worcester Peru Utah Avegalio Feula Thompson Siofele Molina Briggs Love Brooks Hardt Jolivette Worcester Peru @Wisc Avegalio Brittain Thompson Siofele Molina Briggs Wells Brooks Hardt Hinton Worcester Peru N.Texas Avegalio Brittain Feula Siofele Molina Briggs Wells Brooks Hardt Love Worcester Baugher Oregon Avegalio Williams Thompson Siofele Larsen Howard Wells Hinton Hardt Love Worcester Baugher Eddie Lynch Athletics Pavilion Grand Opening The UA athletics department celebrated the grand opening of the new $14 million Eddie Lynch Athletics Pavilion Sept. 14, prior to the Utah game. Parts of the facility have been in use since July – the 19,000 square foot Estes Family strength and conditioning center and the 5,300 square foot Kasser Family Medical Treatment Center. The 10,000 square foot Jim Click Hall of Champions was unveiled with its new exhibits highlighting Arizona athletics heritage. The Lynch Pavilion represents the most dynamic event in Arizona athletics facility history since Arizona Stadium skybox construction in the late 1970s. The pavilion was paid for with private funds raised by the athletics department. Travel Plans The team departs Tucson via air charter at 1 p.m. Friday, with scheduled arrival in Seattle at 3:15 p.m. The team will quarter in Bellevue at the Hyatt Regency Bellevue, 900 Bellevue Way NE (425-462-1234) and depart immediately following the game. No practice or walk- through at Husky Stadium on Friday is planned.

NOTES… …The loss of halfback Clarence Farmer for the season will take one big-play aspect away from Arizona. On his 17 career touchdown runs, the junior All-Pac-10 back has averaged 25.7 yards. He added a 70-yard score to the mix this year at Wisconsin, UA’s longest play of the year… Farmer did not redshirt his freshman year but cannot get a season of eligibility restored because he played in four games this season… …Three starters along the offensive front missed the season opener because of injury, but two have returned to action. Left guard Makoa Freitas injured his hand a week before the opener and had surgery. Center Keoki Fraser suffered an ankle injury in camp that kept him out of the first game. Right tackle Darren Safranek had off-season surgery (shoulder/knee) and hasn’t been able to practice yet. Backup guard and placements snapper John Vorsheck suffered a concussion that kept him out of the first three games. The losses gave UA a different look vs. NAU, with sophomore Chris Johnson at left tackle, senior Aaron Higginbotham at left guard, junior Reggie Sampay at center, freshman John Parada at right guard, and junior Brandon Phillips at right tackle. Parada was hurt against Utah and missed the next three games , so backup center Kili Lefotu started in his place at guard. Offensive line coach Charlie Dickey also has played mid- year transfer Matt Lamatsch at tackle. Coaches moved Freitas to guard a week into. He’s been a tackle for most of his UA career… …The Cats have yet to field projected (post-spring) lineups because of injuries on both sides of the ball… …The two blocked punts by Michael Jolivette against Northern Arizona are a school record… …Net punting is hurting UA’s field position. The Cats are No. 102 nationally with a 30.5 net punting figure… …First-time starting halfback Mike Bell scored his first career receiving touchdown (19 yards) against Oregon after notching his first rushing touchdown a week earlier against North Texas on a 14-yard jaunt immediately after UA recovered a fumble… …The Cats’ five-wide formation to open the North Texas game saw two players earn their initial starting roles – wide receivers Juan Valentine and Ricky Williams… Several more had their first starts the next week against Oregon – halfback Mike Bell, fullback Sean Jones, place kicker Bobby Gill, linebacker Spencer Larsen and linebacker Patrick Howard… …Senior linebacker Lance Briggs and senior wide receiver Bobby Wade have accepted invitations to join the West roster for the Shrine East-West Game early in 2003 in Palo Alto, Calif. They’re currently among 19 Pacific-10 Conference players on the team to be coached by Washington State’s Mike Price… …In-game coaching duties spot head coach John Mackovic, defensive coordinator Larry Mac Duff, offensive line coach Charlie Dickey, special teams coordinator Scott Pelluer, wide receivers coach Rob Ianello and defensive line coach Marty on the sideline this year. The high view in the coaches booth is used by offensive coordinator Rick Dykes, defensive ends coach Charlie Camp, secondary coach Steve Bernstein, running backs coach Jay Boulware and graduate assistants Jeff Rodgers and Terry Samuel.

Arizona When It… Has more first downs than opponent… 2-0 Has fewer first downs… 1-2 Has more time of possession… 2-0 Has less time of possession… 1-2 Has more total offense… 2-0 Has less total offense… 1-2 Has more rushing yards… 1-0 Has fewer rushing yards… 2-2 Has a 100-yard rusher… 0-1 Has no 100-yard rusher… 3-1 Has more passing yards… 3-1 Has fewer passing yards… 0-1 Has fewer turnovers… 2-0 Has more turnovers… 1-1 Has equal turnovers… 0-1 Has fewer penalties… 1-1 Has more penalties… 0-1 Has the same number of penalties… 2-0 Has fewer penalty yards… 2-1 Has more penalty yards… 1-1 Has higher net punting… 1-0 Has lower net punting… 2-2 Has more sacks… 0-0 Has fewer sacks… 2-1 Has the same number of sacks… 1-1 Blocks a kick… 2-0 Has a kick blocked… 2-1 Leads at the half… 3-0 Trails at the half… 0-2 Leads after 3 quarters… 3-0 Trails after 3 quarters… 0-2 Uses two quarterbacks… 1-1 Uses one quarterback… 2-1 Allows a 100-yard rusher… 1-2 Allows a 200-yard passer 0-2 2002 Arizona Football Depth Chart Washington Week, Oct. 12

WR 4 Andrae Thurman, 6-0, 185, *Jr., 2L, Avondale, Ariz. (Westview) 18 Lance Relford, 6-0, 200, *Jr., 2L, Houston, Texas (Booker T. Washington) 84 Ricky Williams, 6-3, 210, *So., SQ, , Calif. (Verbum Dei) 81 Juan Valentine, 6-1, 200, Jr., JC, Houston, Texas (Clear Lake/Tyler JC) LT 59 Chris Johnson, 6-3, 295, *So ., SQ, Houston, Texas (North Shore) 76 Matt Lamatsch, 6-7, 315, Jr., JC, Clafkin, Kan. (Clafkin HS/Butler County CC) LG 77 Makoa Freitas, 6-4, 295, Sr., 3L, Manoa, Hawaii (Kamehameha) 73 Aaron Higginbotham, 6-5, 295, *Sr., 2L, Calimesa, Calif. (Yucaipa) C 67 Keoki Fraser, 6-3, 300, *So ., 1L, Kailua, Hawaii (Kailua) 66 Kili Lefotu, 6-5, 298, Fr., HS, Riverside, Calif. (Arlington) RG 66 Kili Lefotu, 6-5, 298, Fr., HS, Riverside, Calif. (Arlington) 75 Reggie Sampay, 6-3, 285, Jr., 2L, Houston, Texas (North Shore) RT 68 Brandon Phillips, 6-8, 330, *Jr., 1L, Chandler, Ariz. (Corona del Sol) 76 Matt Lamatsch, 6-7, 315, Jr., JC, Clafkin, Kan. (Clafkin HS/Butler County CC) TE 89 James Hugo, 6-6, 266, *Sr., 3L, The Woodlands, Texas (Oak Ridge) 88 Justin Levasseur, 6-4, 245, *Jr., 1L, Antioch, Calif. (Antioch) 87 Steve Fleming, 6-6, 250, *So., 1L, Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral) WR 1 Bobby Wade, 5-11, 185, Sr., 3L, Phoenix, Ariz. (Desert Vista) 18 Lance Relford, 6-0, 200, *Jr., 2L, Houston, Texas (Booker T. Washington) 82 Biren Ealy, 6-2, 175, Fr., HS, Houston, Texas (Cypress Falls) QB 10 Jason Johnson, 6-2, 215, *Sr., 3L, Puyallup, Wash. (Rogers) 7 Nic Costa, 5-11, 200, *Fr., RS, Aloha, Ore. (Aloha) 15 Ryan O’Hara, 6-6, 195, Fr., Pasadena, Calif. (Muir) HB 26 Mike Bell, 6-0, 210, *Fr., RS, Phoenix, Ariz. (Tolleson) 34 Chris Harris, 5-11, 190, *So ., SQ, Elysian Fields, Texas (Elysian Fields) FB 35 Sean Jones, 5-11, 230, *Fr., RS, Houston, Texas (North Shore) 37 Joey Willrodt, 6-1, 240, *Sr., SQ, Salinas, Calif. (Palma/Moorpark JC)

DE 98 Fata Avegalio, 6-3, 255, *So ., 1L, Pago Pago, American Samoa (Leone) 85 Javier Martinez, 6-4, 260, *Jr., JC, Pico Rivera, Calif. (St. Paul/Cerritos CC) DT 92 Carlos Williams, 6-4, 291, So ., 1L, Denver, Colo. (Montbello) 90 Carl Tuitavuki, 6-3, 350, Jr., JC, Oakland, Calif. (San Leandro/Ricks CC) DT 93 Young Thompson, 6-2, 305, Sr., 3L, Aloa, American Samoa (Samoana) 99 Vince Feula, 6-0, 300, *So ., SQ, La Mirada, Calif. ((La Mirada) DE 42 Joe Siofele, 6-2, 255, *Jr., 2L, Waipahu, Hawaii (St. Louis) 55 Marcus Smith, 6-5, 220, Fr., HS, San Diego, Calif. (Mission Bay) ROV 7 Ray Wells, 6-0, 220, *Sr., 1L, San Diego, Calif. (Mt. Miguel/Mesa JC) 25 Kirk Johnson, 6-1, 215, So ., 1L, Oakland, Calif. (Skyline) MLB 27 Lance Briggs, 6-2, 245, Sr., 3L, Sacramento, Calif. (Elk Grove) 44 Pat Howard, 5-11, 220, *So ., 1L, La Marque, Texas (La Marque) 51 Spencer Larsen, 6-1, 225, Fr., HS, Gilbert, Ariz. (Highland) WLB 49 Matt Molina, 6-2, 240, *Jr., 1L, Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral) or 51 Spencer Larsen, 6-1, 225, Fr., HS, Gilbert, Ariz. (Highland) KAT 33 Clay Hardt, 6-2, 200, *Jr., 2L, Marana, Ariz. (Marana) 30 Tony Wingate, 6-1, 200, *So ., SQ, Tucson, Ariz. (Sahuaro) CB 9 Gary Love, 5-10, 180, Jr., 2L, Los Angeles, Calif. (Jefferson) 3 Jason Martin, 5-10, 175, Fr., HS, Pasadena, Calif. (Muir) FS 47 Jarvie Worcester, 6-0, 204, *Sr., 3L, La Jolla, Calif. (La Jolla). 33 Clay Hardt, 6-2, 200, *Jr., 2L, Marana, Ariz. (Marana) 19 Lamon Means, 6-3, 190, Fr., HS, Galena Park, Texas, (Galena Park) CB 2 David Hinton, 6-1, 175, *Sr., 2L, San Diego, Calif. (Lincoln Prep) 13 Luis Nunez, 5-11, 190, Jr., JC, Chula Vista, Calif. (Hilltop/Southwestern CC)

PK 3 Sean Keel, 6-0, 187, Jr., 2L, Littleton, Colo. (Mullen) or 28 Bobby Gill, 5-11, 190, *So., SQ, Littleton, Colo. (Mullen) (KO) 34 Ryan Slack, 6-1, 195, So ., 1L, Tucson, Ariz. (Salpointe Catholic) P 43 Danny Baugher, 5-10, 185, Fr., HS, Phoenix, Ariz. (Mountain Pointe) 20 James Molina, 5-11, 195, Jr., SQ, Tucson, Ariz. (Pueblo/East Los Angeles CC) Hold 10 Jason Johnson, 6-2, 215, *Sr., 3L, Puyallup, Wash. (Rogers) Snaps LS 50 Ben DalMolin, , 6-0, 210, So., 1L, Globe, Ariz. (Globe) PK 42 Joe Siofele, 6-2, 255, *Jr., 2L, Waipahu, Hawaii (St. Louis) 65 John Vorsheck, 6-4, 305, *Sr., 1L, Laguna Hills, Calif. (Laguna Hills/Saddleback CC) Returns 1 Bobby Wade (P/KO), 4 Andrae Thurman (KO/P), 9 Gary Love (KO) The Last Time Arizona... Returned a punt for a TD: Bobby Wade (60 yards) at Washington, 2000 Returned a blocked punt for a TD: Andrae Thurman vs. SDSU, 2000 (34 yards, B. Nash block) Returned a blocked FG for a TD: Gary Love vs. North Texas, 2002 (60 yards, C. Williams block) Returned a kickoff for TD: Chris McAlister (100 yards) at Hawaii 1998 Returned an interception for a TD Brandon Nash (13 yards) at Arizona State, 2001 Returned a fumble for a TD: DE Austin Uku (2 yards) vs. WSU, 2001 Blocked a punt for a safety: Andrae Thurman at San Diego State, 2001 Scored a safety: Blocked punt (Andrae Thurman), at San Diego State, 2001 Did not score: at Washington, 1991 (UW 54-0) Did not score a touchdown: vs. Oregon State, 2001 (OSU 38-3) A back ran for 200 yards: Trung Canidate (33-221) at OSU, 1999 A back ran for 100 yards: Clarence Farmer (20-131 – 1 TD) at Wisconsin, 2002 A quarterback ran for 100 yards Ortege Jenkins (11-104) vs. UCLA, 2000 A quarterback passed for 300 yards Jason Johnson (23-41-1-302-2) vs. Oregon, (20-36-0-381-3) vs. NAU, both 2002 A quarterback passed for 400 yards Jason Johnson (24-35-1-416-2) vs. Utah, 2002 Team 400 yards passing vs. Utah, 2002 (24-35-1-416-2) A receiver had 100 yards Bobby Wade (12-151, 1 TD) vs. Oregon, 2002 Two receivers had 100 yards Bobby Wade (9-175) and Andrae Thurman (9-165) vs. Utah, 2002 Two players rushed for 100 yards: C. Farmer (33-107) and O. Jenkins (11-104) vs. UCLA, 2000 A player intercepted two passes Michael Jolivette (CB) vs. Southern California, 2001 Blocked a punt: Michael Jolivette (2) vs. Northern Arizona, 2002 Blocked a field goal: Carlos Williams vs. North Texas, 2002 Blocked a PAT kick: Peter Hansen at USC, 2000; Antonio Pierce at USC, 2000 Scored a 2-pt. conversion: Jason Johnson to Andrae Thurman pass at San Diego State, 2001 Missed a PAT kick: Sean Keel at Arizona State, 2001 Made a field goal: Sean Keel (27 yards) at Wisconsin, 2002 (1-for-1) Missed a field goal: Bobby Gill (44 yards, blocked); Sean Keel (26 blocked, 26, 32 missed) all vs. North Texas, 2002 (0-for-4) Beat a ranked team: 31-15 at USC (No.18), 2000 Lost to a ranked team: 14-31 vs. Oregon (No. 8), 2002; 10-31 at Wisconsin (No. 22), 2002 Beat an unranked team: 14-9 vs. North Texas, 2002 Lost to an unranked team: 34-41 vs. USC, 2001 Won as a ranked team: 53-47 vs. Washington State (Arizona No. 22), 2000 Won as an unranked team: 14-9 vs. North Texas, 2002 Lost as a ranked team: 24-27 vs. UCLA, 2000 (Arizona No. 23) Lost as an unranked team: 14-31 vs. Oregon, 2002 Played in tie-breaker game: 53-47 vs. Washington State, 2000 (3 OT)

The last time an Opponent... Returned a punt for a TD: Eric Guliford (68 yards), at Arizona State, 1991 Recovered a blocked punt for a TD: Kenny Farley (24 yards), at Oregon State, 2001 Returned a kickoff for TD: JaWarren Hooker (89), Washington, 1997 Returned an interception for a TD: Kris Richard (58 yards) vs. USC, 2001; Kevin Arbet (70) yards vs. USC, 2001 Returned a fumble for a TD: Coy Wire (89 yards), Stanford, 2001 Scored a safety: Oregon (UA=s Ortege Jenkins lateral into endzone), 1999 Did not score: Illinois, 1996 (UA 41-0) Did not score a touchdown: North Texas, 2002 (14-9); Northern Arizona, 2002 (37-3) Made a field goal: Scott Campbell, 32 yards, at Wisconsin (1-for-1) Missed a field goal: Mark Jensen at California (48 yards), 2001 Rushed for 250 yards at Wisconsin (47-260), 2002 Rushed for 275 yards North Texas (60-282), 2002 A back ran for 100 yards: Onterrio Smith (28-145, 2 TD) vs. Oregon, 2002 Two backs ran for 100 yards: Brian Allen (23-143) and Kenneth Tolon (12-100) vs. Stanford, 2001 A back ran for 200 yards: Reuben Droughns (45-202) vs. Oregon, 1999 A quarterback passed for 300 yards Cody Pickett (29-49-455-4-3) at Washington, 2001 Blocked a punt: Alex Lewis, at Wisconsin, 2002 Blocked a field goal: Koryee Wyatt (Sean Keel 26-yd attempt); Dan McGee (Bobby Gill- 44-yd attempt), vs. North Texas, 2002 Blocked a PAT kick: Idaho, 2001 (Sean Keel attempt) Scored a 2-pt. conversion: QB John Welsh to Kevin O=Connell vs. Idaho, 2001 2002 Arizona Football Arizona Wildcats Combined Team Statistics (as of Oct 07, 2002) All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES...... (3-2-0) (3-1-0) (0-1-0) (0-0-0) CONFERENCE...... (0-1-0) (0-1-0) (0-0-0) (0-0-0) NON-CONFERENCE...... (3-1-0) (3-0-0) (0-1-0) (0-0-0)

DATE OPPONENT W/L SCORE ATTEND TEAM STATISTICS ARIZ OPP ------08-31-02 NAU W 37-3 48446 FIRST DOWNS...... 97 83 09-14-2002 UTAH W 23-17 44243 Rushing...... 21 35 Sep 21, 2002 at WIS L 10-31 78582 Passing...... 67 43 Sep 28, 2002 NORTH TEXAS W 14-9 37917 Penalty...... 9 5 *10-05-2002 OREGON DUCKS L 14-31 47356 RUSHING YARDAGE...... 451 877 * denotes conference game Yards gained rushing... 640 955 Yards lost rushing..... 189 78 RUSHING GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Rushing Attempts...... 177 200 ------Average Per Rush...... 2.5 4.4 Farmer, C. 4 84 360 51 309 3.7 2 70 77.2 Average Per Game...... 90.2 175.4 Bell, Mike 5 56 202 24 178 3.2 1 18 35.6 TDs Rushing...... 3 5 Scott, Gainus 3 8 29 0 29 3.6 0 9 9.7 PASSING YARDAGE...... 1452 817 Jones, Sean 4 1 6 0 6 6.0 0 6 1.5 Att-Comp-Int...... 176-100-4 130-74-2 Costa, Nic 2 6 24 24 0 0.0 0 19 0.0 Average Per Pass...... 8.2 6.3 Willrodt, Joey 3 1 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 0 -0.3 Average Per Catch...... 14.5 11.0 Team 4 4 0 2 -2 -0.5 0 0 -0.5 Average Per Game...... 290.4 163.4 Johnson, Jason 5 17 19 87 -68 -4.0 0 9 -13.6 TDs Passing...... 7 5 Total...... 5 177 640 189 451 2.5 3 70 90.2 TOTAL OFFENSE...... 1903 1694 Opponents...... 5 200 955 78 877 4.4 5 60 175.4 Total Plays...... 353 330 Average Per Play...... 5.4 5.1 PASSING GP Effic Att-Cmp-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G Average Per Game...... 380.6 338.8 ------KICK RETURNS: #-YARDS.... 8-130 11-256 Johnson, Jason 5 139.84 166-96-3 57.8 1417 7 52 283.4 PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS.... 13-170 15-158 Costa, Nic 2 49.40 10-4-1 40.0 35 0 14 17.5 INT RETURNS: #-YARDS..... 2-5 4-40 Total...... 5 134.70 176-100-4 56.8 1452 7 52 290.4 FUMBLES-LOST...... 6-2 10-5 Opponents...... 5 119.33 130-74-2 56.9 817 5 33 163.4 PENALTIES-YARDS...... 33-248 43-336 PUNTS-AVG...... 28-36.0 34-41.0 RECEIVING GP No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME.. 30:57 29:03 ------3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS..... 37/85 22/72 Wade, Bobby 5 40 581 14.5 4 52 116.2 4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS..... 2/4 3/7 Thurman, Andre 5 20 310 15.5 1 44 62.0 Relford, Lance 5 8 117 14.6 0 29 23.4 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long Farmer, C. 4 7 68 9.7 0 27 17.0 ------Williams, Ricky 5 6 111 18.5 0 46 22.2 Hinton, David 1 5 5.0 0 5 Bell, Mike 5 6 77 12.8 1 25 15.4 Worcester, J. 1 0 0.0 0 0 Valentine, Juan 5 4 43 10.8 0 15 8.6 Total...... 2 5 2.5 0 5 Levasseur, J. 5 3 54 18.0 0 23 10.8 Opponents...... 4 40 10.0 0 25 Hugo, James 5 2 45 22.5 1 25 9.0 Ealy, Biren 4 1 28 28.0 0 28 7.0 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd Jones, Sean 4 1 8 8.0 0 8 2.0 ------Fleming, Steve 5 1 7 7.0 0 7 1.4 Baugher, Danny 14 527 37.6 48 1 0 2 1 Willrodt, Joey 3 1 3 3.0 0 3 1.0 Peru, Ramey 13 480 36.9 59 1 4 3 0 Total...... 5 100 1452 14.5 7 52 290.4 Team 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Opponents...... 5 74 817 11.0 5 33 163.4 Total...... 28 1007 36.0 59 2 4 5 1 Opponents...... 34 1393 41.0 73 7 7 8 2 FIELD GOALS FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk ------PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Keel, Sean 6-11 54.5 1-1 3-6 1-2 1-1 0-1 48 2 ------Gill, Bobby 1-2 50.0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 26 1 Wade, Bobby 11 116 10.5 0 25 Jolivette, M. 1 19 19.0 0 19 |------PATs ------| Thurman, Andre 1 35 35.0 0 35 SCORING TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Points Total...... 13 170 13.1 0 35 ------Opponents...... 15 158 10.5 0 31 Keel, Sean 0 6-11 8-8 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 26 Wade, Bobby 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long Farmer, C. 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 ------Bell, Mike 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Wade, Bobby 5 81 16.2 0 25 Love, Gary 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Love, Gary 2 32 16.0 0 22 Hugo, James 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Thurman, Andre 1 17 17.0 0 17 Thurman, Andre 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total...... 8 130 16.2 0 25 Gill, Bobby 0 1-2 3-3 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Opponents...... 11 256 23.3 0 35 Total...... 11 7-13 11-11 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 98 Opponents...... 10 7-8 10-10 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 91 ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G ------SCORE BY QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th Total Wade, Bobby 5 0 581 116 81 0 778 155.6 ------Farmer, C. 4 309 68 0 0 0 377 94.2 Arizona Wildcats.... 31 37 24 6 - 98 Thurman, Andre 5 0 310 35 17 0 362 72.4 Opponents...... 10 47 24 10 - 91 Bell, Mike 5 178 77 0 0 0 255 51.0 Relford, Lance 5 0 117 0 0 0 117 23.4 TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G Total...... 5 451 1452 170 130 5 2208 441.6 ------Opponents...... 5 877 817 158 256 40 2148 429.6 Johnson, Jason 5 183 -68 1417 1349 269.8 2002 Arizona Football Arizona Wildcats Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Oct 07, 2002) All games

|------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |---Pass Def---| |-Fumbles-| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf ------27 Briggs, Lance 4 25 10 35 5.0-15 1.0-7 . . . . 1 . . 42 Siofele, Joe 5 23 8 31 3.0-16 3.0-16 . 1 . 1-0 . . . 7 Wells, Ray 5 21 9 30 . . . . . 1-0 1 . . 47 Worcester, J. 5 20 8 28 . . 1-0 2 . . . . . 33 Hardt, Clay 5 14 5 19 2.5-9 1.0-5 . 2 . 1-6 . . . 6 Brooks, Darrell 4 16 2 18 1.0-2 . . 2 . . 2 . . 9 Love, Gary 5 9 7 16 . . . 2 . 1-0 . . . 2 Hinton, David 5 13 1 14 . . 1-5 . . . 1 . . 44 Howard, Pat 3 9 5 14 1.0-1 . . . . 1-0 . . . 91 Brittain, Brad 5 6 7 13 1.0-2 1.0-2 ...... 49 Molina, Matt 5 9 2 11 1.0-5 1.0-5 . 2 . . 1 . . 51 Larsen, Spencer 5 7 4 11 1.5-2 1.0-1 ...... 93 Thompson, Young 5 6 4 10 1.0-5 1.0-5 . . . . 2 . . 25 Johnson, Kirk 5 5 3 8 ...... 8 Jolivette, M. 2 6 1 7 . . . 4 . . . 2 . 55 Smith, Marcus 4 4 3 7 1.0-3 ...... 98 Avegalio, Fata 5 4 2 6 1.5-4 0.5-3 ...... 85 Martinez, J. 5 5 1 6 1.0-1 . . . 1 . . . . 30 Wingate, Tony 5 3 2 5 0.5-1 . . 1 . . . . . 99 Feula, Vince 5 4 . 4 ...... 18 Relford, Lance 5 3 1 4 ...... 13 Nunez, Luis 2 4 . 4 . . . 2 . . . . . 32 Farmer, C. 4 3 . 3 ...... 92 Williams, C. 5 2 1 3 ...... 1 . 90 Tuitavuki, Carl 5 2 1 3 ...... 34 Harris, Chris 2 1 1 2 ...... 83 Bryan, Copeland 4 . 2 2 1.0-2 0.5-1 ...... 23 Scott, Gainus 3 2 . 2 ...... 11 Goodman, Gens 3 1 . 1 ...... 41 McKee, Scott 3 1 . 1 ...... 1 Wade, Bobby 5 1 . 1 ...... 1 . . 87 Fleming, Steve 5 1 . 1 ...... Total...... 5 230 90 320 22-68 10-45 2-5 18 1 5-6 9 3 . Opponents...... 5 203 124 327 39-171 14-106 4-40 16 6 2-0 3 4 .