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: Blair Willis ([email protected]) • 520-621-0914 (o) • 520-419-2979 (c) // Daniel Berk ([email protected]) • 520-626-9395 (o) • 314-363-5842 (c) 2018 Schedule/Results Friday Night Lights Shine as Cats Seek to Build Late-Season Momentum Overall: 4-5 Pac-12: 3-3 Home: 3-2 Road: 1-3 Sept. 1 BYU L, 28-23 (ESPN) Game 10 » Colorado (5-3, 2-3 Pac-12) at Arizona (4-5, 3-3 Pac-12) Sept. 8 at Houston L, 45-18 (ABC/ESPN2) Date ..........................................Friday, Nov. 2 Sept. 15 Southern Utah W, 62-31 (Pac-12 Net) Time ...............................................7:30 (MST) Sept. 22 at Oregon State W, 35-14 (Pac-12 Net) Location .....................................Tucson, Ariz. Sept. 29 USC L, 24-20 (ESPN2) Stadium .................... Arizona Stadium (53,646) Oct. 6 California % W, 24-17 (FS1) Surface ............................................. FieldTurf Oct. 12 at Utah (Friday) L, 42-10 (ESPN) Head Coach Head Coach Oct. 20 at UCLA L, 31-30 (ESPN2) Television ..................................................FS1 Mike MacIntyre Kevin Sumlin Oct. 27 #19 Oregon ^ W, 44-15 (ESPN) All-Time Series ............ Colorado leads, 14-6 Colorado Record Arizona Record 4-5 (1st Year) »Nov. 2 Colorado (Friday) 7:30 p.m. (FS1) at Tucson ........................ Colorado leads, 8-2 30-41 (6th Year) Nov. 17 at Washington State TBA Career Record Career Record Last Meeting ..........Arizona 45, Colorado 42 90-48 (11th Year) Nov. 24 Arizona State TBA 46-62 (9th Year*) ................................. Oct. 7, 2017 (at Boulder) vs. Arizona vs. Colorado Times listed are local to site 0-0 TBA games are subject to 12 or 6-day selections Streak ............... Arizona has won 5 of last 6 1-4 % Family Weekend ^ Homecoming # Rankings from AP Top 25 Television & Radio Information Arizona Notes & Numbers Top Cats Live Stats: www.arizona.statbroadcast.com » Arizona is coming off its first win over a Television FS1 Category Player Total ranked team and has two of its last three Touchdowns J.J. Taylor 7 Play-by-Play .......................................... Brian Custer games at home. Analyst ......................................................Ben Leber Scoring J.J. Taylor 42 Sideline ....................................................... Jen Hale » UA has at least one win against an AP Top Rushing Yards J.J. Taylor 1,029 Watch Online ............................FOX Sports Go App 25 team in 13 of the past 15 seasons. Passing Yards Khalil Tate 1,604 Radio Arizona IMG Sports Network Pass Touchdowns Khalil Tate 14 Play-by-Play .........................................Brian Jeffries » The Wildcats have won five of the seven Receptions Shun Brown 46 Analyst ...............................................Lamont Lovett meetings between these schools since CU Sideline ................................................Dana Cooper joined the Pac-12 Conference. Receiving Yards Shawn Poindexter 582 Flagship Stations .......................1290 AM, 107.5 FM Tackles Colin Schooler 92 Statewide Affiliates ............................... See Page 5 » The winning team in this series has scored Tackles For Loss Colin Schooler 16.0 Listen on TuneIn ........... www.arizonawildcats.com at least 38 points in all seven meetings since Sacks PJ Johnson 3.0 Satellite Radio (UA call) ......... XM (84), SIRIUS (84) the Buffs joined the conference. Interceptions Scottie Young Jr. 3 Spanish Radio www.arizonawildcats.com Kick Return Avg. J.J. Taylor 23.5 Play-by-Play ................................ Francisco Romero » Running back J.J. Taylor leads all Power 5 Analyst ................................................Marco Rincon players with 1,579 all-purpose yards and his Punt Return Avg. Shun Brown 8.9 average of 175.4 ypg is currently most for a The Matchup UA player since at least 2000. Statistical Comparison Running back J.J. Taylor leads all FBS 1,579 players with 1,579 all-purpose yards Category COLO ARIZ » Arizona’s defense is limiting Pac-12 teams this season. Total Offense 439.6 441.7 to 23.8 points per game, the second-best Rushing Offense 177.4 205.3 improvement of any Power 5 school from Taylor is the third player in Arizona Passing Offense 262.3 236.3 non-conference to conference play. 210 history with multiple games rushing Team Passing Efficiency 145.95 128.83 for 210+ yards. Scoring Offense 32.0 29.6 » Currently averaging 27.4 ppg allowed, Total Defense 364.9 421.7 UA’s defense is allowing 10.9 fewer points Khalil Tate averages 28.5 yards per Rushing Defense 142.0 183.4 per game than it did in Marcel Yates’ first Passing Yards Allowed 222.9 238.2 season in 2016. 28.5 pass on 31 career touchdown throws. Team Passing Efficiency Defense 119.62 133.19 Scoring Defense 23.9 27.4 » Arizona leads the Pac-12 with 12 turnovers LB Colin Schooler is second in FBS Turnover Margin 0.88 0.22 forced in conference games. 16.0 and leads all Power 5 players with 3rd Down Conversion Pct 36.6% 39.8% 16.0 tackles-for-loss. 4th Down Conversion Pct 43.8% 52.9% » LB Colin Schooler is one of seven Power 5 3rd Down Conversion Pct Defense 35.0% 40.8% players with 90+ tackles this season. The Wildcats have only 12 seniors 4th Down Conversion Pct Defense 56.3% 62.5% 12 on the roster, including six that have Red Zone Offense 85.7% 82.4% » S Scottie Young Jr. is tied for the Pac-12 started this season. Red Zone Defense 80.0% 72.4% lead with three interceptions this season. Net Punting 37.5 39.3 Three of the four UA losses this year Punt Returns 7.4 9.7 » S Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles set a new 10 have been by a combined 10 points. Kickoff Returns 21.4 19.8 career-high with three pass breakups last First Downs Offense 176.0 209.0 week vs. Oregon. First Downs Defense 160.0 206.0 Arizona’s defense limited Oregon to Penalties Per Game 6.4 7.7 » WR Shun Brown had a career-high 10 3 3-for-16 on third downs last week. Penalty Yards Per Game 58.6 71.3 catches against Oregon. He is 14 shy of UA’s Time of Possession 31:02 27:56 career Top 10 chart. Quick Reads » Notes— 3 • Statistics — page 14 • Game Recaps — page 25 • Roster — page 38 2018 Arizona Football Game Notes Covering the Cats (Week of Oct. 29) SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Off Day Weekly Press Conference Pac-12 Teleconference Evening practice (closed) Evening practice (closed) Game Day Off Day » No media availability. » Noon, LSFF Room 370 » Coach Sumlin at 11:25 a.m. » Kickoff at 7:30 p.m. (MST) » Coach Sumlin only » Postgame interviews with Student-Athlete Availability - Coach Sumlin and select players. Evening practice (closed) » Afternoons in the LSFF Sands Club. Players selected weekly. Kevin Sumlin Radio Show » 7 p.m. at Brother John’s BBQ Evening practice (closed) Arizona Quick Facts Media Information Pac-12 Weekly Teleconference Blair Willis and Daniel Berk of Arizona Ath- Head Coach Kevin Sumlin is available at Communication Services Staff letics Communication Services will assist 11:15 a.m. (PT) each week during the sea- Director: Matt Ensor (MBB, MGOLF) media members throughout the season in son on the Pac-12 Football Coaches Weekly Associate Director (FB): Blair Willis (GYM, WGLF) their coverage of Arizona Football including Teleconference. 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