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OFFICIAL GAME NOTES // www.arizonawildcats.com @ArizonaFBall /ArizonaFootball /ArizonaFBall /ArizonaAthletics Arizona Athletics Communication Services // 520-621-4163 • 1 National Championship Drive • McKale Center Room 106 • Tucson, AZ • 85721-0096 Contacts: Molly O’Mara (momara.arizona.edu) • 520-621-4283 (o) • 520-444-1068 (c) // Blair Willis ([email protected]) • 520-621-0914 (o) • 520-419-2979 (c) 2014 Schedule/Results Buffs Roam into Desert for 100th Anniversary of UA Homecoming Overall: 6-2 Pac-12: 3-2 Home: 3-1 Road: 3-1 Game 9 » Colorado (2-7, 0-6 Pac-12) at No. 21 Arizona (6-2, 3-2 Pac-12) Aug. 29 UNLV W, 58-13 (ESPN) Sept. 4 at UTSA W, 26-23 (FOX Sports1) Date ..................................... Saturday, Nov. 8 Sept. 13 Nevada W, 35-28 (Pac-12 Net) Time .......................................... 6 p.m. (MST) Sept. 20 California W, 49-45 (Pac-12 Net) Location .....................................Tucson, Ariz. Oct. 2 at #2 Oregon W, 31-24 (ESPN) Oct. 11 USC % L, 28-26 (ESPN2) Stadium ............... Arizona Stadium (56,029) Oct. 25 at Washington St. W, 59-37 (Pac-12 Net) Surface ............................................. FieldTurf Head Coach Head Coach Nov. 1 at #25 UCLA L, 17-7 (ESPN) Television ..............................Pac-12 Network » Nov. 8 Colorado ^ 6 p.m. (Pac-12 Net) Mike MacIntyre Rich Rodriguez Nov. 15 Washington 1:30 p.m. (FOX) All-Time Series .......................CU leads, 13-3 Colorado Record Arizona Record Nov. 22 at Utah TBA In Tucson ................................... CU leads, 7-1 6-15 (2nd Year) 22-12 (3rd Year) Career Record Career Record Nov. 28 Arizona State 1:30 p.m. (FOX) Last Meeting ..........Arizona 44, Colorado 20 Dec. 5 Pac-12 Championship* TBA (FOX) 22-36 (5th Year) 142-96-2 (21st Year) Times listed are local to site ...............................Oct. 26, 2013 (at Boulder) vs. Arizona vs. Colorado TBA games are subject to 12 or 6-day selections Streak ...................UA has won two straight 0-1 2-0 % Family Weekend ^ Homecoming * Santa Clara, Calif. Television & Radio Information Hard Edge Notes & Numbers Top Cats Live Stats: arizonalivestats.com » This year marks the 100th anniversary of Category Player Total Television Pac-12 Network UA’s first-ever Homecoming in 1914. Touchdowns Cayleb Jones 9 Play-by-Play ....................................... Kevin Calabro Analyst ................................................. Glenn Parker Scoring Casey Skowron 75 » UA is 56-35-5 all-time in its Homecoming Sideline ....................................................Jill Savage Rush Yards Nick Wilson 610 games, including a 56-31 victory over CU on Watch Online ..........................................Pac-12.com Pass Yards Anu Solomon 2,605 Nov. 10, 2012. Radio Arizona IMG Sports Network Pass Touchdowns Anu Solomon 21 Play-by-Play .........................................Brian Jeffries » The Wildcats have won three of the last Receptions Cayleb Jones 50 Analyst ...............................................Lamont Lovett four in the series after losing each of the Rec. Yards Cayleb Jones 716 Sideline ................................................Dana Cooper first 10 contests. Flagship Stations .......................1290 AM, 107.5 FM Tackles Scooby Wright III 97 Statewide Affiliates ............................... See Page 7 Tackles For Loss Scooby Wright III 18.5 » LB Scooby Wright is a semifinalist for Listen on TuneIn ........... www.arizonawildcats.com Sacks Scooby Wright III 12.0 the Chuck Bednarik Award. Wright is the Satellite Radio .....................XM (197), SIRIUS (139) only FBS player to rank among the top 20 Interceptions William Parks 2 Spanish Radio (Home games only) 990 AM in tackles, TFL, sacks and forced fumbles. Punting Avg. Drew Riggleman 47.2 Play-by-Play ................................ Francisco Romero Punt Return Avg. DaVonte’ Neal 21.7 Analyst ................................................Marco Rincon » Wright is the Pac-12 Defensive Player of The Matchup the Week for the second week in a row. Statistical Comparison Arizona’s offensive line has com- » Arizona averages 27.9 first downs per Category COLO ARIZ 144 bined for 144 career starts. Total Offense 473.1 506.0 game, ranking No. 3 in FBS. Rushing Offense 169.3 179.3 » UA is one of 11 teams to have five players Scooby Wright leads the squad with Passing Offense 303.8 326.8 97 tackles. Jared Tevis is second with 129.8 135.7 with 20 or more receptions this season. 97 Team Passing Efficiency 74 stops. Scoring Offense 30.9 36.4 Total Defense 444.1 449.4 » The Wildcats (No. 21) are ranked for the Rushing Defense 197.4 156.1 fifth-straight week in the Associated Press Arizona’s defense has 56 tackles for Passing Yards Allowed 246.7 293.3 Top 25 Poll. 56 loss, which is No. 26 nationally. Team Passing Efficiency Defense 146.5 144.1 Scoring Defense 38.7 26.9 » The Wildcats are 11-1 under Rodriguez Arizona has outscored opponents by Turnover Margin -0.6 0.4 when winning the turnover battle. exactly 40 points in both the first and 3rd Down Conversion Pct 40.6% 43.2% 40 third quarters of games. 4th Down Conversion Pct 51.9% 78.6% » UA leads the Pac-12 for fewest tackles for 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense 35.2% 39.7% loss allowed per game (4.50). Anu Solomon’s 21 passing touch- 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense 60.0% 46.2% 21 downs represent a new UA freshman Red Zone Offense 86.5% 81.6% » UA has produced four all-purpose plays record (No. 11 among all QBs). Red Zone Defense 92.7% 88.5% of 80+ yards this season, most in a single Net Punting 38.8 39.7 campaign since 2009. Scooby Wright’s 12.0 sacks are tied Punt Returns 5.7 15.6 12 for fourth-most in a single season in Kickoff Returns 23.7 19.1 » UA has 13 players with a pass reception, the UA record books. First Downs Offense 245.0 223.0 including nine with a TD this season. First Downs Defense 192.0 193.0 Anu Solomon has a thrown 12 TDs Penalties Per Game 7.6 6.6 » Arizona is bowl eligible for the third- 1 against one interception in the 2nd Penalty Yards Per Game 72.0 61.3 straight season under Rodriguez. half this season. Time of Possession 33:30 27:57 Quick Reads » Last Meeting — page 9 • Depth Chart — page 12 • 2014 Statistics — page 22 • Roster — page 38 2014 Arizona Football Game Notes Covering the Cats (Week of Nov. 3) MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY Weekly Press Conference Pac-12 Weekly Teleconference Practice (approx. 3:45 p.m.) Practice (approx. 3:45 p.m.) Afternoon Walk-Thru Game Day Practice (evening) » 1:30-2 p.m. (MST) » 10:30 a.m. - 12:120 p.m. » Closed to media » No media availability (closed) » No media availability » Kickoff at 6 p.m. » No media availability » Lowell-Stevens Football Facility » Rich Rodriguez (11:05 a.m.) » Post-practice interviews with » Weekly injury report released by » Closed to media » Postgame interviews with » Weekly awards/honors » Rich Rodriguez Coach Rodriguez, defensive staff Communicaiton Services Coach Rodriguez and select announced by Communication » Select Players Practice (approx. 3:45 p.m.) and defensive players by request » Weekly game captains an- players Services staff » Photo/video (first 4 periods) nounced post-practice No Practice » Post-practice interviews with Rich Rodriguez Radio Show » Follow @ArizonaFball on Twitter Coach Rodriguez, offensive staff » Champs! (7-8 p.m. MST) for announcements and offensive players by request » 1290 AM (990 AM in Phoenix) Media Information Weekly Press Conference Arizona Quick Facts Communication Services Staff Molly O’Mara and Blair Willis of Arizona Head Coach Rich Rodriguez and select Director: Jeremy Sharpe Athletics Communication Services will as- players are available each Monday at 1:30 sist media throughout the season in its cov- p.m. in the Lowell-Stevens Football Facility Associate Director (FB): Molly O’Mara (FB, WGLF) erage of Arizona football including issuing (Room 370) for an approximate half-hour O: (520) 621-4283 a weekly news release, daily news items, press conference. There is no weekly press C: (520) 444-1068 home game statistical packages, adminis- conference during bye weeks. A live web E: [email protected] tering news conferences, practice and press stream is available at: http://pac-12.com/ Assistant Director (FB): Blair Willis (FB, BA) box operations, credentialing and road- videos/university-arizona. O: (520) 621-0914 game access, among other services. Any C: (520) 419-2979 questions about media policies should be Pac-12 Weekly Teleconference E: [email protected] directed to Associate Director of Communi- Head Coach Rich Rodriguez is available at Associate Director: Cory Walton (MBB, MGLF) cation Services Molly O’Mara at momara@ 11:05 a.m. (PT) each week during the sea- Assistant Director: TBA (WBB, WTN) arizona.edu or (520) 621-4283. son on the Pac-12 Football Coaches Weekly Assistant: Danny Martinez (VB, S&D, SVB, SB) Teleconference. For information in regards Office Phone: (520) 621-4163 Interview Requests to obtaining the phone number to take part Office Fax: (520) 621-2681 The Arizona Athletics Communication Ser- in the weekly teleconference, please call the Arizona Stadium Press Box: (520) 621-9393 vices office will make every attempt to fulfill Pac-12 Conference office (925-932-4411), Mailing Address: McKale Center, Room 106 phone interview requests for media mem- or the UA Communication Services Office University of Arizona bers. Interview requests for head coach Rich (520-621-4163). 1 National Championship Dr. Rodriguez, his staff and UA players should Tucson AZ 85721-0096 be directed to Molly O’Mara (momara@ ar- Facilities Access for Media izona.edu) or Blair Willis (bmw23@arizona. The team locker room, sports medicine cen- The University of Arizona edu). To make a request by phone, call 520- ter and strength and conditioning center are Location: Tucson, Ariz. 621-4163. Please submit requests well in off limits to media unless special arrange- Nickname: Wildcats advance to allow time for an interview to be ments have been made through Molly Colors: Cardinal and Navy (PMS 200 and 281) scheduled.