# 2011 Arizona Wildcats football team

The 2011 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played their home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. This was the first year for Arizona in the newly reconfigured Pac-12 Conference; they played in the Pac-12 South Division. They finished the season 4–8, 2–7 in Pac-12 play.
The team was coached by interim head coach Tim Kish for the last six games of the season after eighth-year head coach Mike Stoops was fired as head coach on October 10 after starting the season 1–5 (their sole victory was against FCS Northern Arizona). Including the previous season, the Wildcats under Stoops had lost 10 consecutive games against FBS opponents, with their last victory over a FBS team taking place nearly a year earlier on October 30, 2010, against UCLA. Kish, the team's defensive coordinator, was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season. Kish finished the season 3–3, including a Duel in the Desert victory over Arizona State to reclaim the Territorial Cup. Rich Rodriguez was named the Wildcats' new full-time head coach starting in 2012.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Northern Arizona* | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | FSAZ | W 41–10 | 51,761 |
| September 8 | 5:00 p.m. | at No. 9 Oklahoma State* | Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK | ESPN | L 14–37 | 54,654 |
| September 17 | 7:45 p.m. | No. 6 Stanford | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | ESPN | L 10–37 | 49,636 |
| September 24 | 7:15 p.m. | No. 10 Oregon | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | ESPN2 | L 31–56 | 56,096 |
| October 1 | 12:30 p.m. | at USC | Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA | FSN | L 41–48 | 63,707 |
| October 8 | 12:30 p.m. | at Oregon State | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | FCS Pacific | L 27–37 | 40,403 |
| October 20 | 6:00 p.m. | UCLA | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | ESPN | W 48–12 | 46,565 |
| October 29 | 7:30 p.m. | at Washington | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | FSN | L 31–42 | 59,825 |
| November 5 | 5:00 p.m. | Utah | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | FCS | L 21–34 | 50,389 |
| November 12 | 11:30 a.m. | at Colorado | Folsom FieldBoulder, CO | FCS | L 29–48 | 48,111 |
| November 19 | 7:30 p.m. | at Arizona State | Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ (Territorial Cup) | FSAZ | W 31–27 | 72,694 |
| November 26 | 2:00 p.m. | Louisiana–Lafayette* | Arizona, StadiumTucson, AZ | | W 45–37 | 38,819 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||

## Game summaries
### vs Northern Arizona

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lumberjacks | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 41 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
* Date: September 3, 2011
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 95 °F (35 °C)
* Game attendance: 51,761
* Referee: Michael Mothershed
* TV: Fox Sports Arizona
| Statistics | NAU | ARIZ |
| First downs | 16 | 24 |
| Total yards | 259 | 487 |
| Rushing yards | 33–80 | 20–75 |
| Passing yards | 179 | 412 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–26–1 | 34–42–0 |
| Time of possession | 36:13 | 23:47 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Northern Arizona | Passing | Cary Grossart | 20/26, 179 yards, TD, INT |
| Northern Arizona | Rushing | Zach Bauman | 27 carries, 99 yards |
| Northern Arizona | Receiving | Ify Umodu | 7 receptions, 90 yards |
| Arizona | Passing | Nick Foles | 34/42, 412 yards, 5 TD |
| Arizona | Rushing | Ka'Deem Carey | 9 carries, 59 yards |
| Arizona | Receiving | Juron Criner | 6 receptions, 151 yards, TD |

### at No. 9 Oklahoma State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| #9 Cowboys | 14 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 37 |
at Boone Pickens Stadium • Stillwater, OK
* Date: September 8, 2011
* Game time: 5:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 81 °F (27 °C)
* Game attendance: 54,654
* Referee: Scott Novak
* TV: ESPN
| Statistics | ARIZ | OKST |
| First downs | 21 | 25 |
| Total yards | 439 | 594 |
| Rushing yards | 21–41 | 31–197 |
| Passing yards | 398 | 397 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 37–51–0 | 42–53–1 |
| Time of possession | 28:38 | 31:22 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona | Passing | Nick Foles | 37/51, 398 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Rushing | Keola Antolin | 13 carries, 22 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | Dan Buckner | 10 receptions, 142 yards, TD |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Brandon Weeden | 42/53, 397 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Joseph Randle | 15 carries, 121 yards, 2 TD |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | Justin Blackmon | 12 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD |
This game was a rematch of the 2010 Alamo Bowl, just nine months earlier, which Oklahoma State won 36–10.

### vs No. 6 Stanford

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #6 Cardinal | 10 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 37 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
* Date: September 17, 2011
* Game time: 7:45 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 78 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 49,636
* Referee: Michael Batlan
* TV: ESPN
| Statistics | STAN | ARIZ |
| First downs | 24 | 19 |
| Total yards | 567 | 333 |
| Rushing yards | 39–242 | 23–51 |
| Passing yards | 325 | 282 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 20–31–0 | 28–39–0 |
| Time of possession | 35:48 | 24:12 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stanford | Passing | Andrew Luck | 20/31, 325 yards, 2 TD |
| Stanford | Rushing | Stepfan Taylor | 22 carries, 153 yards |
| Stanford | Receiving | Levine Toilolo | 4 receptions, 102 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Passing | Nick Foles | 24/33, 239 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Rushing | Keola Antolin | 9 carries, 69 yards |
| Arizona | Receiving | Dan Buckner | 4 receptions, 71 yards |

### vs No. 10 Oregon

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #10 Ducks | 14 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 56 |
| Wildcats | 3 | 6 | 15 | 7 | 31 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
* Date: September 24, 2011
* Game time: 7:15 p.m.
* Game weather: High clouds 88 °F (31 °C)
* Game attendance: 56,096
* Referee: Land Clark
* TV: ESPN2
| Statistics | ORE | ARIZ |
| First downs | 29 | 26 |
| Total yards | 516 | 480 |
| Rushing yards | 47–415 | 35–82 |
| Passing yards | 101 | 398 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–20–0 | 34–57–0 |
| Time of possession | 25:14 | 34:46 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oregon | Passing | Darron Thomas | 11/20, 101 yards, 2 TD |
| Oregon | Rushing | LaMichael James | 23 carries, 288 yards, 2 TD |
| Oregon | Receiving | David Paulson | 3 receptions, 22 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Passing | Nick Foles | 34/57, 398 yards, 3 TD |
| Arizona | Rushing | Keola Antolin | 13 carries, 55 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | David Douglas | 7 receptions, 120 yards |
Oregon's 56 points is the most points Arizona has allowed at home since LSU scored 59 points in 2003 at Arizona Stadium.

### at USC

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 12 | 15 | 14 | 41 |
| Trojans | 17 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 48 |
at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA
* Date: October 1, 2011
* Game time: 12:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 85 °F (29 °C)
* Game attendance: 63,707
* Referee: Jay Stricherz
* TV: FSN
| Statistics | ARIZ | USC |
| First downs | 37 | 26 |
| Total yards | 554 | 582 |
| Rushing yards | 33–129 | 25–114 |
| Passing yards | 425 | 468 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 41–53–2 | 32–39–1 |
| Time of possession | 33:50 | 26:10 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona | Passing | Nick Foles | 41/53, 425 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | Keola Antolin | 15 carries, 87 yards |
| Arizona | Receiving | Dan Buckner | 6 receptions, 88 yards |
| USC | Passing | Matt Barkley | 32/39, 468 yards, 4 TD, INT |
| USC | Rushing | Curtis McNeal | 7 carries, 74 yards, TD |
| USC | Receiving | Robert Woods | 14 receptions, 255 yards, 2 TD |

### at Oregon State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 6 | 14 | 7 | 27 |
| Beavers | 0 | 27 | 3 | 7 | 37 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
* Date: October 8, 2011
* Game time: 12:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy, 59 °F (15 °C)
* Game attendance: 40,403
* Referee: Terry Leyden
* TV: FCS Pacific
| Statistics | ARIZ | OSU |
| First downs | 23 | 22 |
| Total yards | 431 | 408 |
| Rushing yards | 19–53 | 35–128 |
| Passing yards | 378 | 280 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 31–45–2 | 33–43–2 |
| Time of possession | 24:07 | 35:53 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona | Passing | Nick Foles | 31/45, 378 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | Keola Antolin | 6 carries, 28 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | Dan Buckner | 8 receptions, 144 yards, TD |
| Oregon State | Passing | Sean Mannion | 32/41, 267 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Jovan Stevenson | 17 carries, 99 yards, TD |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Markus Wheaton | 6 receptions, 54 yards |

### vs UCLA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bruins | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 |
| Wildcats | 14 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 48 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
* Date: October 20, 2011
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 88 °F (31 °C)
* Game attendance: 46,565
* Referee: Jack Folliard
* TV: ESPN
| Statistics | UCLA | ARIZ |
| First downs | 15 | 32 |
| Total yards | 323 | 573 |
| Rushing yards | 25–37 | 46–254 |
| Passing yards | 286 | 319 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–35–0 | 28–44–1 |
| Time of possession | 24:13 | 35:47 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UCLA | Passing | Kevin Prince | 17/35, 286 yards, TD |
| UCLA | Rushing | Derrick Coleman | 5 carries, 15 yards |
| UCLA | Receiving | Nelson Rosario | 4 receptions, 78 yards |
| Arizona | Passing | Nick Foles | 26/39, 291 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | Keola Antolin | 8 carries, 77 yards |
| Arizona | Receiving | Gino Crump | 9 receptions, 103 yards |
This was Tim Kish's first game as head coach for Arizona. Before halftime, a streaker dressed as a referee and ran off the field, and a fight ensued, leading to two players being ejected and four Arizona players being suspended.

### at Washington

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 10 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 31 |
| Huskies | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: October 29, 2011
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Mostly cloudy, 52 °F (11 °C)
* Game attendance: 59,825
* Referee: Jack Wood
* TV: FSN
| Statistics | ARIZ | WASH |
| First downs | 25 | 24 |
| Total yards | 424 | 489 |
| Rushing yards | 19–36 | 43–179 |
| Passing yards | 388 | 310 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 32–50–3 | 17–31–3 |
| Time of possession | 27:43 | 32:17 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona | Passing | Nick Foles | 32/50, 388 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | Keola Antolin | 9 carries, 27 yards |
| Arizona | Receiving | Juron Criner | 11 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD |
| Washington | Passing | Keith Price | 16/30, 277 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| Washington | Rushing | Chris Polk | 34 carries, 144 yards, 4 TD |
| Washington | Receiving | Chris Polk | 4 receptions, 100 yards, TD |

### vs No. Utah

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Utes | 3 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
* Date: November 5, 2011
* Game time: 5:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 59 °F (15 °C)
* Game attendance: 51,839
* Referee: Shawn Hochuli
* TV: Fox College Sports
| Statistics | UTAH | ARIZ |
| First downs | 20 | 28 |
| Total yards | 332 | 457 |
| Rushing yards | 40–133 | 32–131 |
| Passing yards | 199 | 326 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–21–0 | 25–43–2 |
| Time of possession | 30:34 | 29:26 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| UTAH | Passing | Jon Hays | 12/21, 199 yards, 2 TD |
| UTAH | Rushing | John White | 27 carries, 109 yards, 2 TD |
| UTAH | Receiving | DeVonte Christopher | 3 receptions, 79 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Passing | Nick Foles | 25/43, 326 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | Daniel Jenkins | 6 carries, 57 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | David Douglas | 10 receptions, 156 yards, 2 TD |

### at Colorado

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 3 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 29 |
| Buffaloes | 7 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 48 |
at Folsom Field • Boulder, Colorado
* Date: November 12, 2011
* Game time: 11:30 a.m.
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 57 °F (14 °C)
* Game attendance: 48,111
* Referee: Jay Stricherz
* TV: Fox College Sports
| Statistics | ARIZ | COLO |
| First downs | 23 | 27 |
| Total yards | 412 | 500 |
| Rushing yards | 23–60 | 45–273 |
| Passing yards | 352 | 227 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 35–53–3 | 17–27–1 |
| Time of possession | 27:08 | 32:52 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona | Passing | Nick Foles | 35/53, 352 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | Keola Antolin | 7 carries, 42 yards |
| Arizona | Receiving | Gino Crump | 10 receptions, 95 yards |
| Colorado | Passing | Tyler Hansen | 16/26, 213 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Colorado | Rushing | Rodney Stewart | 24 carries, 181 yards, 3 TD |
| Colorado | Receiving | Toney Clemons | 5 receptions, 115 yards, TD |

### at Arizona State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 14 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| Sun Devils | 7 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 27 |
at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, Arizona
* Date: November 29, 2011
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 68 °F (20 °C)
* Game attendance: 72,694
* Referee: Michael Batlan
* TV: Fox Sports Arizona
| Statistics | ARIZ | ASU |
| First downs | 26 | 28 |
| Total yards | 494 | 548 |
| Rushing yards | 28–101 | 23–61 |
| Passing yards | 393 | 487 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 36–52–0 | 36–65–2 |
| Time of possession | 32:05 | 27:55 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona | Passing | Nick Foles | 35/51, 370 yards, 2 TD |
| Arizona | Rushing | Ka'Deem Carey | 13 carries, 92 yards |
| Arizona | Receiving | Juron Criner | 9 receptions, 134 yards, TD |
| Arizona State | Passing | Brock Osweiler | 36/65, 487 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Cameron Marshall | 16 carries, 22 yards, 2 TD |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Gerell Robinson | 11 receptions, 199 yards, TD |

### vs Louisiana-Lafayette

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 7 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 37 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 45 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
* Date: November 26, 2011
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 68 °F (20 °C)
* Game attendance: 38,819
* Referee: Land Clark
| Statistics | ULL | ARIZ |
| First downs | 20 | 25 |
| Total yards | 408 | 494 |
| Rushing yards | 25–80 | 32–121 |
| Passing yards | 328 | 373 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–37–0 | 37–48–2 |
| Time of possession | 23:53 | 34:38 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | Passing | Blaine Gautier | 24/36, 315 yards, TD |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | Rushing | Alonzo Harris | 13 carries, 45 yards, TD |
| Louisiana-Lafayette | Receiving | Javone Lawson | 5 receptions, 137 yards |
| Arizona | Passing | Nick Foles | 33/43, 352 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | Keola Antolin | 19 carries, 69 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | Juron Criner | 9 receptions, 129 yards, 2 TD |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Final |
| AP | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |