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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: Daniel Berk · [email protected] · (O) 520-621-1814 · (C) 314-363-5842 // Secondary Contact: Brett Gleason · [email protected] · (O) 520-621-0917 · (C) 509-339-5979 2019 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Wildcats Open 2019 Season with Road Contest at Hawai'i Overall: 0-0 Pac-12: 0-0 Game 1 · Arizona (0-0, 0-0 Pac-12) at Hawai’i (0-0, 0-0 Mountain West) Home: 0-0 Road: 0-0 @ArizonaFBall /ArizonaFootball @ArizonaFootball /ArizonaAthletics Date Opponent Time (TV)/Result Date ........................................................Aug. 24, 2019 Aug. 24 @ Hawai’i 7:30 PM (CBS Sports Network) Time .......................................................7:30 PM MST Sept. 7 vs. Northern Arizona 7:45 PM (Pac-12 Networks) at Sept. 14 vs. Texas Tech 7:30 PM (ESPN) Location ........................................Honolulu, Hawai'i Sept. 28 vs. UCLA* TBA Stadium .............................................. Aloha Stadium Oct. 5 @ Colorado* TBA Surface ...................................................................Turf Oct. 12 vs. #13 Washington*% TBA Head Coach Head Coach Oct. 19 @ USC* TBA Television ................................CBS Sports Network Kevin Sumlin Nick Rolovich Oct. 26 @ #25 Stanford* TBA Arizona Record Hawai'i Record Nov. 2 vs. Oregon State*^ TBA All-Time Series .............................Arizona leads 5-0 Nov. 16 @ #11 Oregon* TBA 5-7 (2nd Year) 18-22 (4th Year) Nov. 23 vs. #14 Utah* TBA at Hawai’i ......................................Arizona leads 3-0 Nov. 30 @ Arizona State* TBA (ABC or ESPN or ESPN2) Last Meeting ........................ Arizona 47, Hawai'i 28 Career Record Career Record 91-50 (12th Year) 18-22 (4th Year) All game times are MST and subject to change ........................................... Sept. 17, 2016 (in Tucson) TBA games are subject to 12- or 6-day selections Streak ...........................Arizona has won 5 in a row vs. Hawai’i vs. Arizona *Pac-12 Conference Games %Family Weekend ^Homecoming Last UA road win .....................................27-6 (1998) 0-0 0-1 # Rankings from AP Top 25 TV & RADIO INFORMATION ARIZONA NOTES & NUMBERS TOP CATS (returners) Live Stats: www.Arizona.StatBroadcast.com » The Arizona Wildcats are 83-27-5 all-time in the Category Player Total first game of the season. Television CBS Sports Network Touchdowns Khalil Tate 28 Play-by-Play .............................................Carter Blackburn Scoring J.J. Taylor 42 Analysts......................... Aaron Taylor & Rick Neuheisel » The last time the Wildcats opened the season with a Rushing Yards J.J. Taylor 1,434 Sideline ......................................................................Jenny Dell true road game was in 2010 at Toledo. The Wildcats Passing Yards Khalil Tate 2,530 Watch Online ............................................. CBSSports.com beat the Rockets 41-2 in front of 25,907 fans. Receiving Yards Cedric Peterson 268 Radio Arizona IMG Sports Network Rushing Touchdowns J.J. Taylor 6 » The Wildcats are 5-5 the last 10 times they have Passing Touchdowns Khalil Tate 26 Play-by-Play ......................................................Brian Jeffries opened the season on the road. Arizona opened on Analyst ............................................................. Lamont Lovett Receiving Touchdowns Cedric Peterson 4 the road five straight times from 1997 to 2001. Sideline ...............................................................Dana Cooper Receptions Cedric Peterson 18 Flagship Stations .................................1290 AM, 107.5 FM Tackles Colin Schooler 119 Statewide Affiliates ............................................See Page 5 » Arizona has never started a season earlier than Tackles for Loss Colin Schooler 21.5 Listen on TuneIn ........................... ArizonaWildcats.com Aug. 24. Prior to Saturday’s game in Honolulu, the Sacks Colin Schooler/JB Brown 3.5 Satelite Radio (UA Call) ......................XM 198, Sirius 78 earliest the Wildcats have ever started a season Interceptions Scottie Young Jr. 3 came on Aug. 28, 1999 at Penn State. Radio Westwood One Sports Kick Return Avg. J.J. Taylor 24.5 Play-by-Play ...................................................... Ryan Radtke Punt Return Avg. Chacho Ulloa 9.0 Analyst ..............................................................Derek Rackley » The Wildcats are 8-2 in their last 10 season-opening games overall. 457.7 In Coach Kevin Sumlin’s first year, Arizona led THE MATCHUP (2018 stats) » Head Coach Kevin Sumlin is 8-3 in his career in the Pac-12 in total offense with457.7 yards per season openers. He is 1-1 when opening a season game. ARIZONA Category HAWAI’I on the road. Arizona rushed for 202.4 yards per game last 457.7 ......................................Total Offense ......................................419.9 202.4 year, which led the Pac-12. The Cats have led 202.4 .................................Rushing Offense ................................. 109.6 » Seven different Wildcats were named to preseason the Pac-12 in rushing each of the past 3 years. 255.2 ................................. Passing Offense .................................. 310.3 watch lists this summer with quarterback Khalil 141.13 .........................Team Passing Efficiency ....................... 147.30 Tate, linebacker Colin Schooler and running back 14.18 The Wildcats averaged 14.18 yards per 31.3 .....................................Scoring Offense .................................... 30.8 completion last season, which topped the Pac- 432.0 .................................... Total Defense.....................................439.7 J.J. Taylor all earning multiple watch list honors. 12 and ranked 16th in the country. 162.5 ..................................Rushing Defense ................................ 204.6 269.5 .................................Passing Defense ..................................235.1 » Tate enters the season with 43 career passing 77.1 Arizona allowed opponents to score in the red 142.67 ............. Team Passing Efficiency Defense ................152.11 touchdowns, which ranks tied for sixth all-time at zone just 7 7.1 percent of the time, which ranked 32.6 ...................................Scoring Defense .................................... 35.1 Arizona. He also has 4,364 passing yards, which 21st in the country and second in the conference. -0.33 .................................. Turnover Margin.................................. -0.64 is 12th all-time at Arizona. Tate’s 6,236 career total 44% .........................3rd Down Conversion Pct. .........................33% offense yards ranks seventh in school history. 28 Senior CB Jace Whittaker enters 2019 with 28 50% .........................4th Down Conversion Pct. ........................ 58% career PBU, which is 9th all-time at Arizona. With 41% ................3rd Down Conversion Pct. Defense................42% 5 more, he would move into the top 4 all-time. 61% ................ 4th Down Conversion Pct. Defense ................64% » Tate’s 26 passing touchdowns last season were 84% ................................. Red Zone Offense ..................................84% only two off the school record of 28 shared by Nick 119 Junior linebacker Colin Schooler finished with 77% .................................Red Zone Defense .................................85% Foles, Willie Tuitama and Anu Solomon. 119 tackles last season, marking the second- 38.9.........................................Net Punting ........................................38.3 most tackles by an Arizona defender since 2000. 10.1 ..........................................Punt Returns ..........................................8.6 » Taylor, a third-team Associated Press All-American 19.3 ..................................... Kickoff Returns ......................................21.6 last season, enters the season with 2,542 career 152.4 Senior quarterback Khalil Tate posted a passing 282 ..................................First Down Offense .................................302 rushing yards, which is 10th all-time at Arizona. He efficiency total of 152.4 last season, which is the 284 ..................................First Down Defense ..................................297 needs 30 yards to move into ninth place. third-best mark in school history. 7.9 ....................................Penalties Per Game ...................................6.9 75.7 ............................Penalty Yards Per Game ...........................52.6 28:16 ..............................Time of Possession ..............................29:18 Notes (Pg. 3) · Depth Chart (Pg. 12) · Statistics (Pg. 15) · Roster (Pg. 32) 2019 Arizona Football · Official Game Notes · Game 1 · August 24 · at Hawai’i · Honolulu, Hawai’i COVERING THE CATS · Week of Aug. 18 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, LSFF Room 370 » Afternoons in the LSFF » Kickoff at 7:30 PM MST » Coach Sumlin only Sands Club. Players » Postgame interviews with selected weekly. Coach Sumlin and select Kevin Sumlin Radio Show » 2:15 PM players. » 7 PM at Playground Tucson MEDIA INFORMATION PAC-12 WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE ARIZONA QUICK FACTS Daniel Berk and Brett Gleason of Arizona Athletics