Arizona Football – 2004 Prospectus March 2004 2004 Schedule Date Opponent Site - Time 2003 Arizona Football Results (2-10, 1-7) Sept 4 Northern Arizona Tucson - 7 p.m. MST Date Game Score Atten Sept. 11 Utah Tucson - 7 p.m. MST A 30 Texas-El Paso 42-7 40,264 Sept. 18 Wisconsin Tucson - 7 p.m. MST S 6 #13 LSU (TBS national) L 13-59 46,110 Sept. 25 Open S 13 Oregon (TBS national) L 10-48 40,462 Oct. 2 *Washington State Tucson - 7 p.m. MST S 20 at #25 Purdue L 7-59 52,310 Oct. 9 at *UCLA Los Angeles - 12:30 p.m. PDT S 27 #19 TCU (*FSNA/KWBA-58) OT L 10-13 40,515 Oct. 16 at *Oregon Eugene - 12:30 p.m. PDT O 4 at #14 Wash. State (FSNA) L 7 -30 34,923 Oct. 23 *California# Tucson - 4 p.m. MST Oct. 30 *Oregon State^ Tucson - 4 p.m. MST O 11 UCLA^ (FSN national) L 21-24 44,481 Nov. 6 at *Washington Seattle - 12:30 p.m. PST O 25 at California L 14-42 33,249 Nov. 13 at *Southern California Los Angeles - 12:30 p.m. PST N 1 at Oregon State (*FSNA) L 23-52 36,168 Nov. 20 Open N 8 Washington% (*FSNA) W 27-22 48,319 Nov. 26 *Arizona State Tucson - 1 p.m. MST N 15 #2 USC (TBS national) L 0-45 39,201 #Family Weekend ^Homecoming N 28 at Arizona State (FSN nat’l) L 7-28 55,498 Game times subject to change. Television to be announced. ^Family Weekend; %Homecoming *Tape Delay Arizona Football Quick Facts 2003 Record: 2-10 Pac-10 Record: 1-7, 10th place Home/Road Records: 2-5, 0-5 National Rankings: – Pac-10 Honors: Sophomore TB Mike Bell, 2nd-team offense. Honorable Mention All-Pac-10: Sophomore FE Darrell Brooks, Junior center Keoki Fraser, senior ILB Joe Siofele, sophomore DE Marcus Smith. Second-Team Pac-10 All-Academic: Senior DB/special teams player Lee Patterson. Honorable Mention Pac-10 All-Academic: Sophomore punter Danny Baugher, sophomore OT Tanner Bell, sophomore QB Nic Costa, redshirt freshman PK Nick Folk. Offensive Starters Returning (11): QB Kris Heavner, 6-2, 220, So (8).; TB Mike Bell, 6-0, 215, Jr. (10); TE Steve Fleming, 6-6, 265, Sr. (9); WR Mike Jefferson, 6-1, 210, So. (4); WR Biren Ealy, 6-2, 200, Jr. (10); WR Ricky Williams, 6-2, 215, Sr. (6); OT Chris Johnson, 6-3, 323, Sr. (12); C Keoki Fraser, 6-3, 300, Sr. (12); FB Gilbert Harris, 6-2, 222, Jr. (8); OG Kili Lefotu, 6-5, 310, Jr. (11); OT John Abramo, 6-4, 298, Jr. (4), OT Tanner Bell, 6-8, 314, Jr. (4); OT Brandon Phillips, 6-8,310, Sr.* (3) (*Medical hardship) Defensive Starters Returning (8): DL Marcus Smith, 6-6-6, 240, Jr. (6); DB Darrell Brooks, 6-1, 202, Jr. (10); DB Lamon Means, 6-3, 200, Jr. (12); DL Copeland Bryan, 6-4, 250, Jr. (10); DL Paul Philipp, 6-3, 290, So (7).; DL Carlos Williams (6-4, 298, Sr. (7); LB Patrick Howard, 5-11, 228, Sr. (5); LB Kirk Johnson, 6-1, 230, Sr. (6). Specialists Returning (3): PK/KO Nick Folk, 6-2, 205, So.; P Danny Baugher, 5-10, 202, Jr.; KOR/PR Syndric Steptoe, 5-9, 180, So.; Returning Lettermen: 45 (24 offense, 20 defense, three specialty) Lettermen Lost: 19 (9 offense, 7 defense, 2 kicker) Offensive Style: Multiple/Spread Defensive Alignment: Multiple/4-3 Arizona Coaching Staff Head Coach: Mike Stoops (Iowa ’86), 1st year at Arizona, 1st year as a head coach. Assistants: Mark Stoops (Iowa ’89), defensive coordinator/Secondary, 1st year. Mike Canales (Utah State ’84), offensive coordinator/QBs, 1st year. Kasey Dunn (Idaho ’92), RBs, 1st year. Tim Kish (Otterbein ’76), LBs, 1st year. John Peterson (Ohio State ’91), C/G, 1st year. Joe Robinson (LSU ’85), DEs/Special Teams, 1st year. Mike Tuiasosopo (Pacific Lutheran ’89), DTs, 1st year. Charlie Williams (Colorado State ’82), WRs, 1st year. Eric Wolford (Kansas State ’94), OT/Tes, 1st year. ’97), quarterbacks, 1st year. Marty Long (The Citadel ’87), DT, 8th year. Marcus Bell (Arizona ‘###), defensive graduate assistant, 1st year. Gene Johnson (Louisiana Tech ‘##), offensive graduate assistant, 1st year. Corey Edmond (North Carolina State ’93), strength and conditioning coach, 1st year. Mark Hill (Tennessee-Chattanooga ’99), assistant strength coach. Erick Harper (Kansas State ’92), director of football operations, 1st year. Dan Berezowitz (Wisconsin-Whitewater ’94), recruiting coordinator, 4th year. Arizona Football – 2004 Prospectus Spring Football Schedule Note: Days and times subject to change Tuesday, March 23 Practice, 3:45 p.m. Thursday, March 25 Practice, 3:45 p.m Friday, March 26 Practice, 3:45 p.m Football Alumni Golf Tournament (Arizona National), 7:30 a.m. Saturday, March 27 Practice, 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, March 30 Practice, 3:45 p.m Thursday, April 1 Practice, 3:45 p.m., Coaches Clinic Friday, April 2 Practice, 3:45 p.m., Coaches Clinic Saturday, April 3 Practice, 9:45 a.m., Coaches Clinic Tuesday, April 6 Practice, 3:45 p.m Thursday, April 8 Practice, 3:45 p.m Friday, April 9 Practice, 3:45 p.m. Saturday, April 10 Pratice, 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, April 13 Practice, 3:45 p.m Thursday, April 15 Practice, 3:45 p.m Friday, April 16 Wildcat Extravaganza Golf Tournament, Arizona National Saturday, April 17 Spring Game, 2 p.m., Arizona Stadium Spring Practice Media Notes **Practices will be held on both the football practice fields and in Arizona Stadium, as determined by the coaching staff. **Practices may be closed to the public and media at the discretion of the head coach. Generally the first 20-30 minutes of practice will be open to the media. **Media attending open practices must stay in areas marked off for that purpose in the practice facility. In Arizona Stadium, media must stay beyond the perimeter of the playing field. **Photographers admitted to practice may not use tripods adjacent to the fields during live practice periods, nor circulate around the fields without being accompanied by a member of the ICA Media Relations staff. Photographers and videographers may shoot close-up action only if accompanied by a member of the UA sports information staff. **No wide-action videography of full-team drills is permitted. **Players will be available to the media after practices if class or meeting schedules permit. **Coach Mike Stoops will address the media after each practice. Other coaching staff members also will be available on request. 2003 Pacific-10 Conference Standings League All Bowl Appearance Streak Southern California 7-1 12-1 W, Rose Bowl vs. Michigan W 9 Washington State 6-2 10-3 W, Holiday Bowl vs. Texas W 1 Oregon 5-3 8-5 L, Sun Bowl vs. Minnesota L 1 California 5-3 8-6 W, Insight vs. Va. Tech W 3 Oregon State 4-4 8-5 W, Las Vegas Bowl vs. UNM W 1 UCLA 4-4 6-7 L, Silicon Valley vs. Fresno St. L 5 Washington 4-4 6-6 (Last Bowl: 2002 Sun Bowl) W 1 Arizona State 2-6 5-7 (Last Bowl: 2002 Holiday) W 1 Stanford 2-6 4-7 (Last Bowl: 2001 Seattle) L 3 Arizona 1-7 2-10 (Last Bowl: 1998 Holiday) L 2 Arizona Football – 2004 Prospectus 2003 Arizona Football New Direction For UA Football Following its worst season in 47 years, Arizona football took a new direction on Nov. 29, 2003, with the hiring of Oklahoma defensive coordinator Mike Stoops. Over the next months, Stoops assembled an outstanding coaching staff, bringing in coaches with winning backgrounds from a nice sampling of successful programs. Considering the timetable, UA’s new staff performed admirably during the recruiting process. The Wildcats head into spring football following a firm off-season emphasis on strength and conditioning – two strength coaches Stoops lured from OU provided the impetus. When asked countless times about his timetable for success, Stoops has said each and every time that his first Arizona team will, above all, expect to win every football game. It’s a sparkling and confident attitude, and it has permeated the program. The Wildcats are eager to see how Stoops’ national championship background as a coordinator will fare in the Pac-10, a league with nine coaches having less than four years’ tenure. He’s the new guy on the block, but there aren’t many hardened bullies around. One thing his background is sure to restore in Tucson: Arizona will be a tough bunch. Head Coach Mike Stoops Arizona athletics director Jim Livengood signed one of the nation’s top coaches last November in luring Mike Stoops away from a powerhouse Oklahoma program, where he had worked the past five seasons as a top lieutenant to his brother, Bob Stoops. Livengood had one clear thing in mind: winning football. In Norman, Mike Stoops helped his brother rebuild the mired OU program (from 5-5-1, 3-8, 4-8 and 5-6 teams in the preceding four years) into an overnight success as a 7-5 bowl team in 1999 -- and a national championship club a year later at 13-0. The pace of that improvement was appealing to Livengood, albeit largely the responsibility of the elder Stoops. After interviewing Mike for the job, it was clear to Livengood that he was no less a man for the task at Arizona than his brother had been when hired from the coordinator ranks by OU.