2012 Arizona Wildcats football team

The 2012 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played at Arizona Stadium in Tucson for the 84th straight year. The 2012 season was Arizona's second in the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference and the first for head coach Rich Rodriguez.

2012 Arizona Wildcats football
New Mexico Bowl champion
New Mexico Bowl, W 49–48 vs. Nevada
Conference	Pac-12 Conference
Division	South Division
2012 record	8–5 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach	Rich Rodriguez (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Calvin Magee (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Rod Smith (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Spread option
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Casteel (1st season)
Base defense	3–3–5
Home stadium	Arizona Stadium (Capacity: 51,811)

2012 Pac-12 Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 7 Stanford xy$		8	–	1					12	–	2
No. 2 Oregon x%		8	–	1					12	–	1
No. 20 Oregon State		6	–	3					9	–	4
Washington		5	–	4					7	–	6
California		2	–	7					3	–	9
Washington State		1	–	8					3	–	9
South Division
UCLA x		6	–	3					9	–	5
Arizona State		5	–	4					8	–	5
USC		5	–	4					7	–	6
Arizona		4	–	5					8	–	5
Utah		3	–	6					5	–	7
Colorado		1	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Stanford 27, UCLA 24
$ – BCS representative as conference champion % – BCS at-large representative x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

Interim head coach Tim Kish led the Cats for the last six games of the 2011 season, replacing eighth-year head coach Mike Stoops, who was fired after starting the season 1–5 (the sole victory coming against FCS Northern Arizona). Under Stoops, extending back to the 2010 season, the Wildcats had lost 10 consecutive games to FBS opponents, their last victory coming nearly a year earlier on October 30, 2010, against UCLA. Kish, who started the season as defensive coordinator, went 3–3, leading the team to a record of 4–8 (2–7 Pac-12) on the season.

Three Wildcats from the 2011 squad were drafted to the NFL. Nick Foles was selected by the Philadelphia Eagles in the third round (88th overall) of the 2012 NFL Draft. He signed a four-year contract with the team on May 21, 2012. Juron Criner was selected by the Oakland Raiders in the fifth round (168th overall). Trevin Wade was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the seventh round (245th overall).

Preseason

Incoming recruiting class and transfers

High School Recruits

DB Jamar Allah/6-1/190/Phoenix, AZ (North Canyon HS) QB Javelle Allen/6-2/204/Prosper, Texas (Prosper HS) WR Jarrell Bennett/5-10/160/New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr HS) OL Beau Boyster/6-4/275/Bellflower, Calif. (St. John Bosco HS) OL Cayman Bundage/6-2/285/Oklahoma City (Douglass HS) TE Keoni Bush-Loo/6-4/240/Honolulu (Kamehameha School) WR Wayne Capers Jr./6-1/205/Bridgeville, Pa. (Chartiers Valley HS) LB Dakota Conwell/6-2/205/Pittsburgh, Pa. (Upper Saint Clair HS) LB C.J. Dozier/6-2/210/Temecula, Calif. (Chaparral HS) WR Clive Georges/6-1/160/Key West, Fla. (Key West HS) WR Trey Griffey/6-2/190/Orlando, Fla. (Dr. Phillips HS) OL T.D. Gross/6-6/255/Santee, Calif. (Santana HS) ATH Bryan Harper/6-0/180/Ontario, Calif. (Colony HS) OL Zach Hemmila/6-3/275/Chandler (Chandler HS)

LB Cody Ippolito/6-0/210/Scottsdale, AZ (Chaparral HS) DE Kyle Kelley/6-3/230/Irvine, Calif. (Woodbridge HS) QB Josh Kern/6-5/190/San Antonio, Texas (Tom Clark HS) RB Anthony Lopez/5-10/185/Gilbert (Mesquite HS) DT Dwight Melvin/6-1/265/Laveen (Betty H. Fairfax HS) CB William Parks/6-0/175/Philadelphia, Pa. (Germantown HS) S Yamen Sanders/6-4/190/Culver City, Calif. (Culver City HS) S Leo Thomas/6-3/180/San Antonio, Texas (Houston HS) RB J.T. Washington/5-7/165/Satellite Beach, Fla. (Satellite HS) RB Lucas Petrullo/6-0/200/Scottsdale, AZ (Chaparral HS) QB Jack Nykaza/6-1/190/Wilmette, Ill. (New Trier HS) S Clint Cochrane/6-0/180/Tucson, Ariz. (Canyon del Oro HS) LB Shadow Williams/6-0/218/Tampa, Fla. (Land O' Lakes HS)

Junior College Transfers

QB Alex Cappellini/6-3/189/Phoenix, Ariz. (Orange Coast College)

QB B.J. Denker/6-3/195/Cerritos, California (Cerritos Junior College)

Division I Transfers

• QB Nick Isham/5-10/185/Hidden Hills, Calif. (Louisiana Tech)

Spring Game

Arizona held its spring Red and Blue game on April 14 at Kino Stadium in Tucson. The team's offense gained 597 yards over 98 plays, scoring 10 touchdowns. 445 yards and 6 touchdowns came through the air.[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:30 p.m.	Toledo*		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	ESPNU	W 24–17 ^OT	48,670
September 8	7:30 p.m.	No. 18 Oklahoma State*		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N	W 59–38	45,602
September 15	7:30 p.m.	South Carolina State*	No. 24	Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N	W 56–0	43,919
September 22	7:30 p.m.	at No. 3 Oregon	No. 22	Autzen Stadium Eugene, OR	ESPN	L 0–49	58,334
September 29	7:00 p.m.	No. 18 Oregon State		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N	L 35–38	44,153
October 6	Noon	at No. 18 Stanford		Stanford Stadium Stanford, CA	FOX	L 48–54 ^OT	48,204
October 20	7:00 p.m.	Washington		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	P12N	W 52–17	50,148
October 27	12:30 p.m.	No. 10 USC		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	ABC	W 39–36	47,822
November 3	7:30 p.m.	at No. 25 UCLA	No. 24	Rose Bowl Pasadena, CA	P12N	L 10–66	81,673
November 10	11:30 a.m.	Colorado		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ	FX	W 56–31	51,236
November 17	8:00 p.m.	at Utah		Rice-Eccles Stadium Salt Lake City, UT	ESPNU	W 34–24	45,031
November 23	8:00 p.m.	Arizona State		Arizona Stadium Tucson, AZ (Territorial Cup/Duel in the Desert)	ESPN	L 34–41	51,901
December 15	11:00 a.m.	vs. Nevada*		University Stadium Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)	ESPN	W 49–48	24,610
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Mountain time

Arizona plays eight of twelve regular season games at home: all three non-conference games and five of nine Pac-12 games. The Cats play neither Washington State nor California for the second straight season after the league's expansion to 12 teams.[2]

Roster

2012 Arizona Wildcats roster
2012 Arizona Wildcats roster from the University of Arizona Athletic Site
	Quarterbacks 7 B.J. Denker – Junior 9 Javelle Allen – Freshman 10 Matt Scott – Senior 12 Nick Isham – Sophomore/TR 13 Jack Nykaza – Freshman 17 Josh Kern – Freshman 19 Alex Cappellini – Sophomore/TR Running backs 2 Kylan Butler – Junior 3 Daniel Jenkins – Junior 23 Jared Baker – Freshman 25 Ka'Deem Carey – Sophomore 27 Terris Jones – Junior 32 J.T. Washington – Freshman 45 Elliot Taylor – Junior Wide receivers 4 Dan Buckner -Senior 5 Trey Griffey – Freshman 8 Richard Morrison – Junior 11 Tyler Slain – Sophomore 15 Jarrell Bennett – Freshman 16 Garic Wharton – Sophomore 20 Trevor Ermisch – Sophomore 29 Austin Hill – Sophomore 30 Johnny Jackson – Freshman 80 David Richards Freshman 81 Clive Georges – Freshman 82 Ademola Adeniran – Sophomore 84 Sean Willet – Junior 89 R.J. Aguero – Freshman		Tight ends 18 Terrence Miller – Senior 37 Ben Sullivan – Freshman 83 Michael Cooper – Sophomore 85 Dame Ndiaye – Freshman 87 Drew Robinson -Senior Fullback 31 Taimi Tutogi – Senior Offensive linemen 54 Addison Bachman – Senior 59 Beau Boyster – Freshman 60 Carter Lees – Sophomore 61 Cayman Bundage – Freshman 62 Chris Putton – Junior 65 Zach Hemmila – Freshman 67 Jack Baucus – Junior 68 Mickey Baucus – Sophomore 69 Eric Bender-Ramsay – Junior 70 T. D. Gross – Freshman 72 Trace Biskin – Senior 73 Fabbians Ebbele – Sophomore 74 Jacob Arzouman – Freshman 75 Shane Zink – Senior 77 Lene Maiava – Freshman 79 Trent Spurgeon – Sophomore Centers 76 Kyle Quinn – Senior Long Snapper 49 Tim Johnston – Freshman 50 Chase Gorham – Sophomore 63 Brian Chacon – Senior		Defensive Lines 43 Justin Washington – Junior 71 Chris Merrill – Senior 75 Kirfi Taula – Sophomore 84 Reggie Gilbert – Sophomore 90 Dan Pettinato – Sophomore 91 Sione Tuihalamaka – Junior 92 Dominique Austin – Senior 93 Lamar De Rego – Senior 94 Christian Upshaw – Senior 96 Willie Mobley – Senior 97 Dwight Melvin – Freshman 98 Tevin Hood – Junior/TR 99 Kyle Kelley – Freshman Linebackers 2 Marquis Flowers – Junior 9 C.J. Dozier – Freshman 14 Keoni Bush-Loo – Freshman 19 Hank Hobson – Sophomore 24 Dakota Conwell – Freshman 28 Anthony Lopez – Freshman 33 Jake Fischer – Senior 34 Aaron White – Freshman 34 Greg Nwoko – Senior 44 Rob Hankins – Sophomore 47 Shadow Williams – Freshman 53 Sir Thomas Jackson – Sophomore 55 Vaughn Brinkman – "Freshman" 56 Tyler Ermisch – Senior 57 Cody Ippolito – Freshman 58 Devin Gordon – Freshman		Cornerbacks 1 Bryan Harper – Freshman 5 Shaquille Richardson – Junior 6 Johnathan McKnight – Sophomore 17 Derrick Rainey – Junior 26 Jourdon Grandon – Sophomore 29 Justin Samuels – Junior 40 Brendan Murphy – Junior/TR 42 Shane Wilson – "Freshman" Safeties 4 Patrick Onwuasor – Freshman 7 Mark Watley – Senior 10 Yamen Sanders – Freshman 11 William Parks – Freshman 12 Wayne Capers Jr. – Freshman 20 Stephen Ascher – Freshman 21 Tra'Mayne Bondurant – Sophomore 27 Jamar Allah – Freshman 35 Clint Cochrane – Freshman 36 Vince Miles – Freshman 37 Keahi Hogan – Sophomore 38 Jared Tevis – Junior 46 Blake Brady – Sophomore 51 Frasier Anderson – "Freshman" Kickers/Punters 13 Kyle Dugandzic – Senior 15 John Bonano – Senior 39 Drew Riggleman – Sophomore 48 Jaime Salazar – Senior 86 Jake Smith – Junior/TR

Depth chart

Defense CB Shaquille Richardson (5) Derrick Rainey (17) ⋅ CB Jonathan McKnight (6) Brendan Murphy (40) ⋅ Offense WR Dan Buckner (4) Tyler Slavin (11) ⋅ WR Austin Hill (29) Richard Morrison (8) ⋅ LT LG C RG RT Mickey Baucus (68) Chris Putton (62) Kyle Quinn (76) Trace Biskin (72) Fabbians Ebbele (73) Chris Putton (62) Cayman Bundage (61) Addison Bachman (54) Faitele Faafoi (64) Shane Zink (75) ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ ⋅ TE Drew Robinson (87) Michael Cooper (83) ⋅ WR Terrance Miller (18) David Richards (80) ⋅ QB Matt Scott (10) B.J. Denker (7) Richard Morrison (8) RB Ka’Deem Carey (25) Daniel Jenkins (3) Jared Baker (23) Special Teams PK John Bonano (15) P Kyle Dugandzic (13) KR Jared Baker (23) PR Sean Willett (84) LS Brian Chacon (63)

Returning starters

Offense Player Class Position Matt Scott RS Senior Quarterback Dan Buckner RS Senior Wide Receiver Fabbians Ebbele Redshirt Sophomore Right Tackle Carter Lees RS Sophomore Left Guard Trace Biskin Senior Right Guard Mickey Baucus RS Sophomore Left Tackle Michael Cooper Sophomore Tight End

Defense Player Class Position Shaquille Richardson Junior Cornerback Marquis Flowers Junior Safety Reggie Gilbert Sophomore Defensive End Dame Ndiaye Sophomore Defensive End Rob Hankins Sophomore Linebacker

Special teams Player Class Position Jaime Salazar Senior/JC Punter Kyle Dugandzic Senior/JC Punter Jesse Ortiz Redshirt Sophomore Kicker Ka'Deem Carey Sophomore Kickoff Return John Bonano Kicker

Departures

Position	Player	Notes
QB	Nick Foles	drafted to Philadelphia Eagles
LB	Rob Hankins	retired from a concussion injury
WR	Juron Criner	drafted to Oakland Raiders
CB	Trevin Wade	drafted to Cleveland Browns
QB	Bryson Beirne	graduated
RB	Keola Antolin	graduated
RB	David Hill	graduated
WR	David Roberts	graduated
WR	Gino Crump	graduated/undrafted to Arizona Cardinals
WR	David Douglas	graduated
WR	Sean Lieb	graduated
DL	C.J. Parish	graduated
DL	Mohammed Usman	graduated
DL	Lolomana Mikaele	graduated
LB	Derek Earls	graduated
LB	Bilal Muhammed	graduated
DB	Robert Golden	graduated
DB	Lyle Brown	graduated
DB	Trevor Foster	graduated
DB	Adam Gottschalk	graduated
LB	Joseph Perkins	graduated
K	Alex Zendejas	graduated

Coaching staff

• Rich Rodriguez – Head Coach
• Jeff Casteel- Defensive Coordinator/LB's Coach
• Calvin Magee – Associate Head Coach, Co-Offensive Coordinator, RB's
• Rod Smith – Co-Offensive Coordinator/QB's Coach
• Robert Anae – Offensive Line Coach
• Tony Dews – Wide Receivers Coach
• Tony Gibson – Secondary/Safeties Coach; Defensive Special Teams
• Bill Kirelawich – Defensive Line Coach
• Spencer Leftwich – Tight Ends Coach; Offensive Special Teams
• David Lockwood – Cornerbacks Coach
• Chris Allen – Associate AD, Strength and Conditioning
• Mike Parrish – Director of Operations
• Charlie Ragle – Assistant DFO
• Matt Dudek – On-Campus Recruiting
• Parker Whiteman – Director, Skill Development
• Frank Davis -Asst. Strength Coach
• Matt Caponi -Defensive Graduate Assistant
• Cory Zirbel -Offensive Graduate Assistant
• Billy Kirelawich Operations Coordinator

Game notes and scoring summaries

Toledo

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Rockets	0	14	0	3	0	17
Wildcats	3	7	7	0	7	24

See also: 2012 Toledo Rockets football team

1st quarter scoring: ARIZ – J. Bonano 26-yard field goal; 3–0

2nd quarter scoring: TOL – Alonzo Russell 59-yard pass from Terrance Owens (Jeremiah Detmer kick); 3–7, ARIZ – A. Hill 30-yard pass from M. Scott (J. Bonano kick); 10–7, TOL – David Fluellen 1-yard run (Detmer kick); 10–14

3rd quarter scoring: ARIZ – K. Carey 73-yard run (Bonano kick); 17–14

4th quarter scoring: TOL – Detmer 40-yard field goal; 17–17

OT scoring: ARIZ – T. Miller 10-yard pass from Scott (Bonano kick); 24–17

Oklahoma State

See also: 2012 Oklahoma State Cowboys football team

#18 Oklahoma State Cowboys (1–0) at Arizona Wildcats (1–0)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Oklahoma St	14	0	17	7	38
Arizona	10	13	14	22	59

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, Arizona

• Date: September 8
• Game time: 7:30 p.m. MDT
• Game weather: Humid • 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind ENE 14 miles per hour (23 km/h; 12 kn)
• Game attendance: 45,602
• Referee: Shawn Hochuli
• TV: Pac-12 Network
• Box Score

Game information
Oklahoma St Wes Lunt 37/60, 436 Yds, 4 TD, 3 INT Joseph Randle 23 Rush, 123 Yds Tracy Moore 8 Rec, 106 Yds, 3 TD Arizona Matt Scott 28/41, 320 Yds, 2 TD Ka'Deem Carey 26 Rush, 134 Yds, 3 TD Austin Hill 5 Rec, 124 Yds

Arizona's first ever televised footbal game on the Pac-12 Network.

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP OKST ARIZ 1 13:03 8 61 1:57 Oklahoma St Tracy Moore 9-yard touchdown reception from Wes Lunt, Quinn Sharp kick good 7 0 1 7:50 7 64 2:26 Oklahoma St Tracy Moore 30-yard touchdown reception from Wes Lunt, Quinn Sharp kick good 14 0 1 5:19 7 75 2:31 Arizona Richard Morrison 15-yard touchdown reception from Matt Scott, John Bonano kick good 14 7 1 3:00 6 25 1:43 Arizona 22-yard field goal by Jake Bonano 14 10 2 14:18 5 9 1:57 Arizona 46-yard field goal by Jake Bonano 14 13 2 11:46 7 66 1:43 Arizona 24-yard field goal by John Bonano 14 16 2 3:22 10 66 2:51 Arizona Ka'Deem Carey 1-yard touchdown run, John Bonano kick good 14 23 3 9:59 13 75 5:01 Arizona Ka'Deem Carey 13-yard touchdown reception from Matt Scott, John Bonano kick good 14 30 3 7:47 9 75 2:12 Oklahoma St Tracy Moore 9-yard touchdown reception from Wes Lunt, Quinn Sharp kick good 21 30 3 4:54 7 81 1:34 Oklahoma St Jeremy Smith 10-yard touchdown run, Quinn Sharp kick good 28 30 3 3:16 5 75 1:38 Arizona Matt Scott 8-yard touchdown run, John Bonano kick good 28 37 3 0:06 9 75 3:04 Oklahoma St 25-yard field goal by Quinn Sharp 31 37 4 10:24 Arizona Interception returned 48 yards for touchdown by Jonathan McKnight, 2-point pass good 31 45 4 4:35 3 33 1:34 Arizona Ka'Deem Carey 25-yard touchdown run, John Bonano kick good 31 52 4 2:58 7 73 1:32 Oklahoma St Tracy Moore 22-yard touchdown reception from Wes Lunt, Quinn Sharp kick good 38 52 4 1:57 5 44 0:59 Arizona Ka'Deem Carey 1-yard touchdown run, John Bonano kick good 38 59 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 38 59

South Carolina State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
#24 Wildcats	7	21	14	14	56

See also: 2012 South Carolina State Bulldogs football team

1st quarter scoring: ARZ- Matt Scott pass complete to Richard Morrison for 15 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. (John Bonano extra point GOOD.) 7–0

2nd quarter scoring: ARZ- Matt Scott pass complete to Taimi Tutogi for 14 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. (John Bonano extra point GOOD.) 14–0, ARZ- Ka'Deem Carey rush for 7 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. (John Bonano extra point GOOD.) 21–0, ARZ- Matt Scott rush for 10 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. (John Bonano extra point GOOD.) 28–0

3rd quarter scoring: ARZ- Matt Scott pass complete to Dan Buckner for 27 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. (John Bonano extra point GOOD.) 35–0, ARZ-Daniel Jenkins rush for 5 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. (John Bonano extra point GOOD.) 42–0

4th quarter scoring: ARZ-B.J. Denker pass complete to Sean Willet for 17 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. (John Bonano extra point GOOD.) 49–0, ARZ-Jared Baker rush for 4 yards for a TOUCHDOWN. (John Bonano extra point GOOD.) 56–0

Oregon

	1	2	3	4	Total
#22 Wildcats	0	0	0	0	0
#3 Ducks	7	6	15	21	49

See also: 2012 Oregon Ducks football team

1st quarter scoring: Daryl Hawkins 17 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Rob Beard Kick). Oregon 7–0

2nd quarter scoring: Rob Beard 27 Yd FG. Oregon 10–0; Rob Beard 41 Yd FG. Oregon 13–0.

3rd quarter scoring: Colt Lyerla 1 Yd Run (Jackson Rice Pass To Rob Beard For 2-Pt Conversion), Oregon 21–0; Bralon Addison 55 Yd Pass From Marcus Mariota (Rob Beard Kick). Oregon 28–0.

4th quarter scoring: Ifo Ekpre-Olomu 54 Yd Interception Return (Rob Beard Kick), Oregon 35–0; Bryan Bennett 8 Yd Run (Rob Beard Kick), Oregon 42–0; Troy Hill 29 Yd Interception Return (Rob Beard Kick). Oregon 49–0.

Oregon State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Beavers	7	10	7	14	38
Wildcats	0	7	21	7	35

See also: 2012 Oregon State Beavers football team

Arizona leads, 21–13–1.

1st quarter scoring: OSU – Markus Wheaton 2-yard pass from Sean Mannion (Trevor Romaine kick). 7–0

2nd quarter scoring: OSU – Trevor Romaine 30 Yd Field Goal. 10–0, OSU-Tyler Anderson 1 Yd Run (Romaine Kick). 17–0, ARZ-Ka'Deem Carey 1 Yd Run (John Bonano Kick). 17–7

3rd quarter scoring: ARZ – Austin Hill 3 Yd Pass From Matt Scott (Bonano Kick). 17–14, ARZ – Carey 24 Yd Run (Bonano Kick). 21–17, OSU – Storm Woods 1 Yd Run (Romaine Kick). 24–21, ARZ – Dan Buckner 16 Yd Pass From Scott (Bonano Kick). 28–24

4th quarter scoring: OSU – Markus Wheaton 20 Yd Pass From Sean Mannion (Romaine Kick). 31–28, ARZ – Hill 7 Yd Pass From Scott (Bonano Kick). 35–28, OSU – Connor Hamlett 9 Yd Pass From Mannion (Romaine Kick). 38–35

Stanford

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Wildcats	0	13	20	15	0	48
#18 Cardinal	7	7	20	14	6	54

See also: 2012 Stanford Cardinal football team

1st quarter scoring: STAN – Zach Ertz 11-yard pass from Josh Nunes (Jordan Williamson kick)

2nd quarter scoring: ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 13-yard run (John Bonano kick); ARIZ – Bonano 33-yard field goal; STAN – Levine Toilolo 12-yard pass from Nunes (Williamson kick); ARIZ – Bonano 33-yard field goal.

3rd quarter scoring: ARIZ – Carey 1-yard run (Bonano kick); STAN – Nunes 2-yard run (Williamson kick); ARIZ – Austin Hill 12-yard pass from Matt Scott (Bonano kick); STAN – Stepfan Taylor 6-yard (Williamson kick); ARIZ – Hill 17-yard pass from Scott (Scott pass attempt failed ); STAN – Kelsey Young 55-yard run (Nunes pass attempt failed).

4th quarter scoring: ARIZ – Carey 8-yard run (Scott pass to Hill); ARIZ – Terrence Miller 9 yrd pass from Scott (Bonano kick); STAN – Nunes 1 yrd run (Williamson kick); STAN – Nunes 3 yrd run (Williamson kick).

OT (Overtime) Scoring STAN- Stepfan Taylor 21 yrd run.

Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	3	14	0	0	17
Wildcats	10	21	14	7	52

See also: 2012 Washington Huskies football team

1st quarter scoring: UW – Travis Coons kick 43 yrd field goal; ARI – David Richards 27 yrd from Matt Scott (John Bonano kick); ARI – Bonano kick 24 yrd field goal

2nd quarter scoring: ARI – Scott 1 yrd run (Bonano kick); ARI – Garic Wharton 33 yrd pass from Scott (Bonano kick); UW – Austin Sefrian Jenkins 6 yrd pass from Keith Price (Coons kick); ARI – Austin Hill 53 yrd pass from Scott (Bonano kick); UW – Bishop Sarkey 1 yrd runn (Coons kick)

3rd quarter scoring: ARI – Hill 17 yrd pass from Scott (Bonano kick); ARI – Richard Morrison 63 yrd punt return td (Bonano kick)

4th quarter scoring: ARI – Ka'Deem Carey 2 yrd run (Bonano kick)

USC

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Trojans	0	21	7	8	36
Wildcats	10	3	13	13	39

See also: 2012 USC Trojans football team

1st quarter scoring: ARI-Johnny Jackson 8 Yd Pass From Matt Scott (John Bonano Kick) 7–0, ARI-John Bonano 27 Yd Field Goal 10–0

2nd quarter scoring: USC-Xavier Grimble 12 Yd Pass From Matt Barkley (Andre Heidari Kick) 10–7, USC-Marqise Lee 49 Yd Pass From Barkley (Heidari Kick) 10–14, ARI-Bonano 44 Yd Field Goal 13–14, USC-D.J. Morgan 3 Yd Run (Heidari Kick) 13–21

3rd quarter scoring: USC-Lee 44 Yd Pass From Barkley (Heidari Kick) 13–28, ARI-Matt Scott 10 Yd Run (Bonano Kick) 20–28, ARI-Dan Buckner 9 Yd Pass From Scott (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) 26–28

4th quarter scoring: ARI-Ka'Deem Carey 7 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) 32–28, ARI-David Richards 7 Yd Pass From Scott (Bonano Kick) 39–28, USC-Silas Redd 10 Yd Run (Barkley Pass To Lee For Two-Point Conversion) 39–36

UCLA

	1	2	3	4	Total
#22 Wildcats	0	3	7	0	10
Bruins	21	21	10	14	66

See also: 2012 UCLA Bruins football team

UCLA's homecoming game. UCLA leads 11–4–2 in Los Angeles (8–4–1 in the Rose Bowl) and Arizona leads 11–8 at Tucson.

1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Johnathan Franklin 37-yard run (Ka'imi Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Brett Hundley 6-yard run (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Jordan Payton 17-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick)

2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Damien Thigpen 1-yard run (Fairbairn Kick); ARIZ – John Bonano 28-yard field goal; Jonathan Franklin 2-yard run (Fairbairn Kick); UCLA – Joseph Fauria 1-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick)

3rd quarter scoring: UCLA – Fairbairn 25-yard field goal; ARIZ – Ka'Deem Carey 2-yard -run (Bonano kick); UCLA – Joseph Fauria 28-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick)

4th quarter scoring: UCLA – Steven Manfro 14-yard run (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Melvin Emesibe 1-yard run (Fairbairn kick)

Colorado

	1	2	3	4	Total
Buffaloes	10	7	0	14	31
Wildcats	7	21	21	7	56

See also: 2012 Colorado Buffaloes football team

UA's Homecoming Weekend. The referee for this game is Jack Folliard.

1st quarter scoring: COL – Christian Powell 7-yard run (Will Oliver kick); ARI – Ka'Deem Carey 10-yard run (John Bonano kick); COL – Will Oliver 18 yrd field goal

2nd quarter scoring: ARI – Carey 13-yard run (Bonano kick); ARI – Carey 30-yard run (John Bonano kick); COL – Powell 1 yrd-run (Oliver kick); ARI- Dan Buckner 21 yard-pass from B.J. Denker (Bonano kick)

3rd quarter scoring: ARI – Buckner 9 yard-pass from Denker (Bonano kick); ARI – Carey 8-yard run (Bonano kick); ARI – B.J. Denker 10-yard run (Bonano kick)

4th quarter scoring: COL – Donta Abron 10-yard run (Oliver kick); COL – Scott Fernandez 71-yard pass from Connor Wood (Will Oliver kick); ARI – Ka'Deem Carey 3-yard run (Bonano kick)

Utah

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	14	0	17	34
Utes	0	14	10	0	24

See also: 2012 Utah Utes football team

1st quarter scoring: ARIZ-John Bonano 44 Yd field goal (3–0)

2nd quarter scoring: UTA-Coleman Petersen 3 Yd Run (Petersen Kick) (3–7); ARIZ- Ka'Deem Carey 1 Yd Run (Bonano Kick) (10–7); ARIZ- Matt Scott 10 Yd Run (Bonano Kick) (17–7); UTA-Jake Murphy 34 Yd Pass From Travis Wilson (Petersen Kick) (14–17)

3rd quarter scoring: UTA- Coleman Petersen 24 Yd (17–17); UTA-DeVonte Christopher 36 Yd Pass From Wilson (Coleman Petersen Kick) (17–24)

4th quarter scoring: ARIZ-Daniel Jenkins 2 Yd Run (Bonano Kick) (24–24); ARIZ-Austin Hill 18 Yd Pass From Scott (John Bonano Kick) (31–24); ARIZ-Bonano 24 Yd Field Goal (34–24)

Arizona State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Arizona State Sun Devils	0	14	3	24	41
Arizona Wildcats	6	3	18	7	34

See also: 2012 Arizona State Sun Devils football team and Territorial Cup

Arizona wore red helmets for the first time since the 1980 season for their rivalry game with Arizona State.[3]

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Arizona State Arizona 1 07:59 11 69 03:38 Arizona Ka'Deem Carey 1-yard touchdown run, John Bonano kick no good 0 6 2 09:42 6 75 02:13 Arizona State Marion Grice 52-yard touchdown run, Alex Garoutte kick good 7 6 2 06:16 9 62 03:12 Arizona State Marion Grice 2-yard touchdown run, Alex Garoutte kick good 14 6 2 00:00 7 62 02:00 Arizona 33-yard field goal by John Bonano 14 9 2 12:29 10 66 02:31 Arizona State 26-yard field goal by Jon Mora 17 9 3 09:22 11 83 03:07 Arizona Austin Hill 22-yard touchdown reception from Matt Scott, John Bonano kick good 17 16 3 06:23 8 68 01:35 Arizona Garic Wharton 40-yard touchdown reception from Matt Scott, 2-point run good 17 24 3 04:14 7 19 02:04 Arizona 23-yard field goal by John Bonano 17 27 4 11:51 12 56 02:57 Arizona State 39-yard field goal by Jon Mora 20 27 4 07:17 6 56 01:22 Arizona State Marion Grice 4-yard touchdown run, Alex Garoutte kick good 27 27 4 05:34 1 8 00:04 Arizona State Cameron Marshall 8-yard touchdown run, Alex Garoutte kick good 34 27 4 02:51 3 2 00:26 Arizona State Michael Eubank 1-yard touchdown run, Alex Garoutte kick good 41 27 4 01:54 5 75 00:57 Arizona State David Richards 17-yard touchdown reception from Matt Scott, John Bonano kick good 41 34 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 41 34

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Nevada (New Mexico Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Nevada Wolf Pack	21	10	14	3	48
Arizona Wildcats	7	21	0	21	49

See also: 2012 Nevada Wolf Pack football team

Scoring summary

Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Nevada Arizona 1 12:12 8 75 02:48 Nevada Stefphon Jefferson 16-yard touchdown run, Allen Hardison kick good 7 0 1 04:43 8 48 03:05 Nevada Zach Sudfeld 17-yard touchdown reception from Cody Fajardo, Allen Hardison kick good 14 0 1 04:29 1 28 00:14 Nevada Zach Sudfeld 28-yard touchdown reception from Cody Fajardo, Allen Hardison kick good 21 0 1 01:52 11 72 02:37 Arizona Ka'Deem Carey 21-yard touchdown run, John Bonano kick good 21 7 2 12:46 9 71 02:20 Arizona Matt Scott 1-yard touchdown run, John Bonano kick good 21 14 2 10:23 8 59 01:21 Arizona Ka'Deem Carey 1-yard touchdown run, John Bonano kick good 21 21 2 05:57 11 76 04:26 Nevada Stefphon Jefferson 14-yard touchdown run, Allen Hardison kick good 28 21 2 04:22 6 75 01:35 Arizona Ka'Deem Carey 9-yard touchdown run, Allen Hardison kick good 28 28 2 00:02 16 65 04:22 Nevada 27-yard field goal by Allen Hardison 31 21 3 09:19 11 89 04:13 Nevada Richy Turner 33-yard touchdown reception from Cody Fajardo, Allen Hardison kick good 38 28 3 01:33 15 84 06:26 Nevada Cody Fajardo 1-yard touchdown run, Allen Hardison kick good 45 28 4 14:44 7 89 01:49 Arizona Austin Hill 63-yard touchdown reception from Matt Scott, John Bonano kick good 45 35 4 01:48 10 29 04:27 Nevada 25-yard field goal by Allen Hardison 48 35 4 00:46 6 75 01:06 Arizona Austin Hill 2-yard touchdown reception from Matt Scott, John Bonano kick good 48 42 4 00:19 3 51 00:23 Arizona Tyler Slavin 2-yard touchdown reception from Matt Scott, John Bonano kick good 48 49 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 48 49

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Rankings

See also: 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	NR	NR	24	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR
Coaches	NR	NR	25	21	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	NR
Harris	Not released						RV	NR	NR	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	NR	Not released
BCS	Not released							NR	NR	22	NR	NR	24	NR	NR	Not released

Statistics

Scores by quarter (all opponents)

1 2 3 4 Total Arizona 20 41 35 43 139 All opponents 14 14 17 10 55

Scores by quarter (Pac-12 opponents)

1 2 3 4 Total Arizona 36 75 116 64 291 Pac-12 Opponents 55 104 75 109 343

Notes

Arizona Wildcats linebacker Rob Hankins retired due to a concussion injury.

Radio

• KCUB 1290 AM Tucson
• KHYT 107.5 FM Tucson
• KTKT 990 AM Tucson (Spanish)
• KFNX 1100 AM Phoenix
• KTAN 1420 AM Sierra Vista
• KDAP 96.5 FM Douglas, Arizona
• KWRQ 102.3 FM Safford, Arizona/Thatcher, Arizona
• KIKO 1340 AM Globe, Arizona
• KVWM 970 AM Show Low, Arizona/Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona
• XENY 760 Nogales, Sonora (Spanish)

Television

• Football Radio Show – KCUB 1290 in Tucson
• La Hora de Los Gatos – KTKT 990 in Tucson

Television Affiliates

• Fox Sports Arizona
• KWBA Tucson
• KGUN Tucson
• Comcast Channel 17

References

1. "Passing Highlights Spring Game". arizonawildcats.com. University of Arizona Athletics. April 14, 2012. Archived from the original on November 26, 2012. Retrieved January 11, 2013.
2. "Arizona Football 2012 Schedule". arizonawildcats.com. Retrieved October 22, 2012.
3. "#RedOut Set For Friday Rivalry Game." Archived November 27, 2012, at the Wayback Machine ArizonaWildcats.com. Retrieved November 19, 2012