Arizona Football – 2003 Prospectus March 2003 2003 Schedule Date Opponent Site - Time 2002 Arizona Football Results (4-8, 1-7) Aug. 30 UTEP Tucson – 7 p.m. Date Game Score Atten Sept. 6 LSU Tucson – 7 p.m. A 31 NAU (FSNA) 37-3 48,446 Sept. 13 Oregon Tucson – 7 p.m. S 14 Utah (FSNA) 23-17 44,243 Sept. 20 at Purdue West Lafayette – 1 p.m. CDT S 21 at #22 Wisconsin (ESPN2) 10-31 78,582 Sept. 27 Texas Christian Tucson – 7 p.m. S 28 North Texas 14-9 37,917 Oct. 4 at Washington State Pullman – 2 p.m. PDT O 5 #8 Oregon (FSN national) 14-31 47,356 Oct. 11 UCLA Tucson – 4 p.m. O 12 at #22 Washington (FSNA) 28-32 71,016 Oct. 18 open date Oct. 25 at California Berkeley – 2 p.m. PDT O 17 at Stanford (FSNA-KWBA) 6-16 33,800 Nov. 1 at Oregon St. Corvallis – 1 p.m. PST O 26 #9 Wash. State (FSN) 13-21 46,462 Nov. 8 Washington# Tucson – 4 p.m. N 2 at Oregon State (FSNA) 3-38 36,644 Nov. 15 Southern California Tucson – 4 p.m. N 9 UCLA% (FSNA) 7-37 43,613 Nov. 22 open date N 16 at California 52-41 28,808 Nov. 28 at Arizona State Tempe – TBA N 29 Arizona State (FSN) 20-34 47,005 #Homecoming Arizona Football Quick Facts 2002 Record: 4-8 Pac-10 Record: 1-7, ninth place tie Home/Road Records: 3-4, 1-4 National Rankings: – National Honors: QB Jason Johnson, Woody Hayes National Scholar-Athlete Award, AFCA Good Works Team, East-West Shrine Game, Verizon Academic All-District VII. Pac-10 Honors: LB Lance Briggs, 1st-team defense; LB Ray Wells, 1st-team specialty player, WR Bobby Wade, 1st-team offense and 2nd-team punt returner. Honorable Mention All-Pac-10: QB Jason Johnson, DT Young Thompson, CB Darrell Brooks, FS Jarvie Worcester, TE James Hugo. QB Jason Johnson, 1st-team All-Academic offense; LB/LS Ben DalMolin, 1st- team All-Academic defense; CB Darrell Brooks, 2nd-team All-Academic defense; Honorable Mention All-Academic: QB Nic Costa, WR Gens Goodman, PK Sean Keel. Players of the Week: CB Michael Jolivette (ST vs. NAU), QB Jason Johnson (offense vs. California). Offensive Starters Returning (7): WR Andrae Thurman, 6-0, 185, Sr.; OT Brandon Phillips, 6-8, 330, Sr.; C Keoki Fraser, 6-3, 300, Jr.; OG Reggie Sampay, 6-3, 290, Sr.; OG Kili Lefotu, 605, 302, So.; OT Chris Johnson, 6-3, 295, Jr.; HB Clarence Farmer (2001), 6-0, 224, Sr.; also: HB Mike Bell (6-0, 210, So., 5 starts) and fullback rotation (Sean Jones, 65-11, 230, So; Gilbert Harris, 6-1, 215, So.). Defensive Starters Returning (6): DE Fata Avegalio, 6-3, 255, Jr.; LB Joe Siofele, 6-2, 260, Sr.; DT Carlos Williams, 6-4, 291, Jr.; SS Clay Hardt, 6-2, 200, Sr.; DB Darrell Brooks, 6-0, 191, So.; CB/NB Gary Love (7 starts), 5-10, 180, Sr. Specialists Returning (7): PK Bobby Gill, 5-11, 190, Sr.; P Danny Baugher, 5-10, 185, So.; KO Ryan Slack, 6-1, 195, Jr.; LS Ben DalMolin, 6-0, 210, Jr.; SS Joe Siofele, 6-2, 260, Sr.; KOR Gary Love, Andrae Thurman. Returning Lettermen: 46 (21 offense, 21 defense, four specialty) Lettermen Lost: 19 (9 offense, 7 defense, 2 kicker) Offensive Style: Multiple Pro Defensive Alignment: 3-4 Arizona Coaching Staff Head Coach: John Mackovic (Wake Forest ’65), 3rd year at Arizona (9-14), 16th year as a collegiate head coach: (94-78-3, .546). Assistants: Mike Deal (Indiana ’70), offensive coordinator/OL, 1st year. Mike Hankwitz (Michigan ’70), defensive coordinator, outside linebackers, 1st year. Steve Bernstein (Occidental College ’67), DB, 3rd year. Mike Borich (Western Illinois ’89), wide receivers, 1st year. Jay Boulware (Texas ’96), special teams coordinator/RB, 3rd year. Craig Bray (UNLV ’75), inside linebackers, 1st year. Charlie Dickey (Arizona ’85), TE, 12th year. Jeff Hecklinski (Western Illinois ’97), quarterbacks, 1st year. Marty Long (The Citadel ’87), DT, 8th year. Dan Berezowitz (Wisconsin-Whitewater ’94), director of football operations, recruiting, 3rd year. Graduate assistants – to be named. Arizona Football – 2003 Prospectus Spring Football Schedule Note: Days and times subject to change Thursday, March 13 Pro Timing Day, a.m./p.m. March 15-23 Spring Break recess Wednesday, March 26 Tucson area Coaches Clinic Friday, March 28 Football Alumni Golf Tournament (Arizona National or 49er Country Club) Saturday, March 29 Practice, 10 a.m. Sunday, March 30 Practice, a.m. Tuesday, April 1 Practice, 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 2 Phoenix area Coaches Clinic Thursday, April 3 Practice, 3:45 p.m. Friday, April 4 Practice, 3:45 p.m. Saturday, April 5 Practice, 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 8 Practice, 3:45 p.m. Thursday, April 10 Practice, 3:45 p.m. Friday, April 11 Wildcat Extravaganza Golf Tournament, Arizona National Saturday, April 12 Annual Spring Football Red-Blue Game, 1 p.m., Arizona Stadium Sunday, April 13 Practice, a.m. Monday, April 14 Mary Roby Academic Awards Luncheon Tuesday, April 15 Practice, 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, April 16 Team Picnic, Practice Field Thursday, April 17 Practice, 3:45 p.m. Friday, April 18 Practice, 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, April 22 Practice, 3:45 p.m. Thursday, April 24 Practice, 3:45 p.m. Spring Practice Media Notes **Practices will be held on both the football practice fields and in Arizona Stadium, as determined by the coaching staff. **Practice is open to the media and to the public, within the observation area on the west side of the practice facility. In Arizona Stadium, media must stay beyond the perimeter of the playing field. **Photographers may not use tripods adjacent to the fields during live practice periods, nor circulate around the fields. **Photographers and videographers may shoot close-up action only if accompanied by a member of the UA sports information staff. **Players will be available to the media prior to and after practices if class or meeting schedules permit. (Most afternoon practices afford only post-session interviews. **Media may schedule interviews at other times with players or coaches through the UA sports information office. **Coach John Mackovic will address the media immediately after each practice. Other coaching staff members also will be available. **Practices are open at the discretion of the head coach and may be closed at any time. 2002 Pacific-10 Conference Standings League All Bowl Appearance Streak Washington State 7-1 10-3 Rose vs. 11-2 Oklahoma, 14-34 Lost 1 Southern California 7-1 11-2 Orange vs. 11-1 Iowa, 38-17 Won 8 Arizona State 5-3 8-6 Holiday vs. 10-2 Kan. St., 27-34 Lost 1 UCLA 4-4 8-5 Las Vegas vs. 7-6 New Mex., 27-13 Won 1 Oregon State 4-4 8-5 Insight vs. 8-4 Pittsburgh, 13-38 Lost 1 California 4-4 7-5 (Last Bowl: 1996 Aloha) Won 1 Washington 4-4 7-6 Sun vs. 6-6 Purdue, 24-34 Lost 1 Oregon 3-5 7-6 Seattle vs. 6-6 Wake Forest, 17-38 Lost 4 Arizona 1-7 4-8 (Last Bowl: 1998 Holiday) Lost 1 Stanford 1-7 2-9 (Last Bowl: 2001 Seattle) Lost 5 Arizona Football – 2003 Prospectus 2003 Arizona Football Mackovic on Top Coaching changes in the Pacific-10 Conference during the offseason have left Arizona’s John Mackovic with the most collegiate career victories among all 10 coaches. At 94-78-3 in 15 years of head coaching, he leads Oregon’s Mike Bellotti (90-54-2, 13 years), Washington’s Rick Neuheisel (63-31, 8 years), Arizona State’s Dirk Koetter (38-24, 5 years), USC’s Pete Carroll (17-6, 2 years) and first-year Pac-10 coaches Jeff Tedford of California (7-5) and Buddy Teevens of Stanford (2-9). Bill Doba of Washington State and Karl Dorrell of UCLA join the fraternity this season. The dean of Pac-10 coaches is Bellotti with an eight-year tenure in Eugene. Neuheisel is next with four years in Seattle. Head Coach John Mackovic John Mackovic (Wake Forest ’65) completed his second year at Arizona (4-8) with a cumulative 9-14 record, and his 15th season overall as a collegiate head coach (94-78-3). Mackovic had a hand in the Pac-10 finishing 30-10 in non-conference games for the year, notching a 3-1 mark. After the 3-1 start this year, UA suffered the most conference losses in a single UA season, 1-7. On the way in 2002, Arizona set records or placed team or individuals in the UA top 10 in nearly 50 different offensive single- season and career categories. Despite injuries that caused key players to miss a bunch of games (and full seasons), the Cats had some punch in 2002 – and took some punches. On the student side of athlete, Mackovic’s charges performed admirably, with a second consecutive selection to the American Football Coaches Association Good Works Team (Jason Johnson) and six players (including two first-team picks) earning citations on the Pac-10’s All-Academic team. Mackovic continued to provide an open-access program and professional courtesy toward the media throughout 2002, despite some well-chronicled off-the-field adversity. Arizona’s 26th head coach, Mackovic has more than three decades of established leadership in the game as a head coach, athletics director, offensive coordinator or assistant, and a few years outside the game as a football TV analyst.