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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: Adam Gonzales · [email protected] · (C) 520-591-6239 // Secondary Contact: Brett Gleason · [email protected] · (C) 509-339-5979 2021 SCHEDULE/RESULTS Wildcats Open Jedd Fisch Era Against BYU in Las Vegas Overall: 0-0 Pac-12: 0-0 Game 1 · Arizona (0-0, 0-0 Pac-12) vs. BYU (0-0, 0-0 Independent) Home: 0-0 Road: 0-0 @ArizonaFBall /ArizonaFootball @ArizonaFootball /ArizonaAthletics Date Opponent Time (TV)/Result Date .......................................Saturday, Sept. 4, 2021 Sept. 4 BYU (Las Vegas, Nev.) 7:30 PM (ESPN) Time .......................................................7:30 PM MST Sept. 11 vs. San Diego State 7:00 PM (Pac-12 Networks) vs. Sept. 18 vs. Northern Arizona 7:00 PM (Pac-12 Networks) Location ........................................... Las Vegas, Nev. Sept. 25 @ #11 Oregon* TBA Stadium ........................Allegiant Stadium (65,000) Oct. 9 vs. UCLA*% TBA Surface ..........................................................FieldTurf Oct. 16 @ Colorado* TBA Head Coach Head Coach Oct. 22 vs. #20 Washington* 7:30 PM (ESPN2) Television ............................................................ESPN Jedd Fisch Kalani Sitake Oct. 30 @ #15 USC* TBA Arizona Record BYU Record Nov. 6 vs. California*^ TBA All-Time Series ........................Arizona leads 12-11-1 Nov. 13 vs. #24 Utah* TBA 0-0 (1st Year) 38-26 (6th Year) Nov. 19 @ Washington State* 7:00 PM (Pac-12 Networks) at Neutral .............................................Series tied 1-1 Nov. 27 @ #25 Arizona State* TBA Last Meeting ............................. BYU 28, Arizona 23 Career Record Career Record 1-1 (1st Year) 38-26 (6th Year) All game times are MST and subject to change .............................................Sept. 1, 2018 (in Tucson) TBA games are subject to 12- or 6-day selections Streak ................................. BYU has won 2 in a row vs. BYU vs. Arizona *Pac-12 Conference Games %Family Weekend ^Homecoming Last UA neutral win ..............................31-21 (2008) 0-0 2-0 # Rankings from AP Top 25 TV & RADIO INFORMATION ARIZONA NOTES & NUMBERS Live Stats: www.Arizona.StatBroadcast.com » The Jedd Fisch era begins on Saturday as the Wildcats open the 2021 season in Las Vegas with Television ESPN a matchup vs. BYU in Allegiant Stadium, the home Play-by-Play.........................................................Dave Flemming of the Las Vegas Raiders. Analyst ..........................................................................Rod Gilmore Sideline .........................................................Stormy Buonantony » Saturday’s game will kick off at 7:30 p.m. MST on Watch Online ............................................................Watch ESPN ESPN. Dave Flemming and Rod Gilmore will be on TOP RETURNING CATS the call with Stormy Buonantony as the sideline Category Player Total reporter. Radio Arizona Wildcat Sports Properties Touchdowns Berryhill/Wiley 3 Play-by-Play...............................................................Brian Jeffries » Arizona coaches are 19-10-2 all-time in their first Scoring Lucas Havrisik 27 Rushing Yards Michael Wiley 222 Analyst ..................................................................... Lamont Lovett game as head coach. Passing Yards Will Plummer 388 TUC Flagship Stations ..............................1290 AM, 107.5 FM » Arizona is 83-27-5 all-time in season openers Receiving Yards Stanley Berryhill III 227 Statewide Affiliates ....................................................See Page 5 and has faced the Cougars nine other times in Rushing Touchdowns Michael Wiley 3 Listen Online .......................................................TuneIn app ($$) the season opener. The Wildcats are 4-4-1 all- Passing Touchdowns - - ....................................................................... The Varsity app (free) time vs. BYU in the season opener. The last time Receiving Touchdowns Stanley Berryhill III 3 Satellite Radio................XM 198 (SXM app 960), Sirius 113 Arizona and BYU faced off in the season opener, Receptions Stanley Berryhill III 23 the Cougars came away victorious with a score of Tackles Pandy/Short 30 28-23 in Tucson to kick off the 2018 season. Tackles for Loss Rourke Freeburg 3.5 THE MATCHUP 2020 STATS Sacks Paris Shand 1.0 » Head coach Jedd Fisch announced in his weekly Interceptions Anthony Pandy 2 ARIZ Category BYU press conference that both Gunner Cruz and Will Kick Return Avg. Tayvian Cunningham 19.3 369.4 .....................................Total Offense .................................... 522.2 Plummer will share the quarterback duties week Punt Return Avg. Jamarye Joiner 7.0 156.4 ..................................Rushing Offense ...................................190.1 one vs. BYU. Cruz, who arrived on campus for spring 213.0 .................................. Passing Offense ...................................332.1 ball, will be making his first official appearance for 110.72 ........................Team Passing Efficiency .......................189.35 11 11 players on the 2021 roster were on the 2018 17.4 ......................................Scoring Offense ....................................43.5 Arizona while Plummer played in three games last team that last faced BYU. 473.0 .................................... Total Defense...................................... 317.4 season with one start against Colorado. 270.6 .................................Rushing Defense .................................. 119.9 17 Head coach Jedd Fisch brought in 17 FBS 202.4 .................................Passing Defense .................................. 197.5 » Arizona returns 33 different players who have transfers to Tucson, with some of them 148.20 ............. Team Passing Efficiency Defense ..............123.42 started at least one game for the Wildcats in their arriving for spring practice and the rest during 39.8 ....................................Scoring Defense ....................................15.3 career. Donovan Laie leads the way with 29 career the summer/fall. Of those 17 transfers, they -1.80................................... Turnover Margin.....................................0.75 starts. Laie, who has started every game of his combined to start 81 games at their previous schools. Linebacker Treshaun Hayward leads 32.9% .....................3rd Down Conversion Pct. .....................49.2% career, could become the ninth offensive lineman the way with 18 career starts. 25.0% .....................4th Down Conversion Pct. .....................54.5% to have started 30 or more consecutive games 42.9% ...........3rd Down Conversion Pct. Defense............39.2% 62.5% ........... 4th Down Conversion Pct. Defense ............40.0% since Arizona began tracking game-by-game 29 Offensive lineman Donovan Laie has started 69.2% ............................. Red Zone Offense ..............................90.2% starters in 1993. the first 29 games of his career. Only eight 89.3% .............................Red Zone Defense ............................. 76.0% other offensive linemen have started 30 or 38.83 ......................................Net Punting .......................................41.57 » Head coach Jedd Fisch brought in 17 FBS transfers more consecutive games since Arizona began 7.00 ........................................Punt Returns .......................................3.90 to Tucson, with some of them arriving for spring tracking game-by-game starters in 1993. 17.07 .................................... Kickoff Returns ...................................20.56 practice and the rest during the summer/fall. When Arizona takes the field vs. BYU on 106 .................................First Downs Offense ................................308 721 Of those 16 transfers, they combined to start 81 Saturday, it will have been 721 days since the 108 ................................ First Downs Defense .................................216 games at their previous schools Wildcats faced a non-conference opponent. 6.80 ................................Penalties Per Game ................................4.33 58.80 .........................Penalty Yards Per Game ........................ 36.83 28:01 ..............................Time of Possession ..............................29:57 Notes (Pg. 3) · Depth Chart (Pg. 11) · Statistics (Pg. 14) · Indiv. Single-Game Highs (Pg. 29) · Roster (Pg. 33) 2021 Arizona Football · Game 1 · Sept. 4 · vs. BYU · Las Vegas, Nev. COVERING THE CATS · Week of Aug. 29 – Sept. 4 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY No media availability Press Conference Media Availability No media availability Press Conference No media availability Game Day » 12 PM, Sands Club » 12 PM, Sands Club » 12 PM, Sands Club » Kickoff at 7:30 PM MST » Coach Fisch only » Coordinators » Coach Fisch only » Postgame interviews with » Players selected weekly Coach Fisch and select players. MEDIA INFORMATION FACILITIES ACCESS FOR MEDIA ARIZONA QUICK FACTS Adam Gonzales 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: Matt