# 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.

## 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.

## Schedule

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

## Roster
### Depth chart

Defense :
* S
* Tra'Mayne Bondurant (21)
* Wayne Capers Jr. (12)
* FS
* Jourdon Grandon (26)
* Vince Miles (36)
| WLB | MLB | SLB |
| ⋅ | Jake Fischer (33) | ⋅ |
| C.J. Dozier (9) | Dakota Conwell (24) | ⋅ |
* BANDIT
* Jared Tevis (38)
* Patrick Onwuasor (4)
* CB
* Shaquille Richardson (5)
* Derrick Rainey (17)
| DE | NT | DE |
| Reggie Gilbert (84) | Sione Tuihalamaka (91) | Dan Pettinato (90) |
| Justin Washington (43) | Tevin Hood (98) | Willie Mobley (96) |
* 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)

### 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 summaries
### vs Toledo

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Rockets | 0 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 |
| Wildcats | 3 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
* Date: September 1, 2012
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 93 °F (34 °C)
* Game attendance: 48,670
* Referee: Shawn Smith
* TV: ESPNU
| Statistics | TOL | ARIZ |
| First downs | 24 | 33 |
| Total yards | 358 | 624 |
| Rushing yards | 47–161 | 41–237 |
| Passing yards | 197 | 387 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–47–0 | 30–47–1 |
| Time of possession | 31:49 | 28:11 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Toledo | Passing | Terrance Owens | 11/22, 134 yards, TD |
| Toledo | Rushing | David Fluellen | 20 carries, 72 yards, TD |
| Toledo | Receiving | Alonzo Russell | 3 receptions, 71 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Passing | Matt Scott | 30/46, 387 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | Ka'Deem Carey | 20 carries, 147 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | Austin Hill | 7 receptions, 139 yards, TD |

### vs No. 18 Oklahoma State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 18 Cowboys | 14 | 0 | 17 | 7 | 38 |
| Wildcats | 10 | 13 | 14 | 22 | 59 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
* Date: September 8, 2012
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Humid and Gusty, 80 °F (27 °C)
* Game attendance: 45,602
* Referee: Shawn Hochuli
* TV: Pac-12 Network
| Statistics | OKST | ARIZ |
| First downs | 30 | 32 |
| Total yards | 636 | 501 |
| Rushing yards | 32–200 | 49–181 |
| Passing yards | 436 | 320 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 37–60–3 | 28–41–0 |
| Time of possession | 27:56 | 32:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oklahoma State | Passing | Wes Lunt | 37/60, 436 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT |
| Oklahoma State | Rushing | Joseph Randle | 23 carries, 123 yards |
| Oklahoma State | Receiving | Tracy Moore | 8 receptions, 106 yards, 4 TD |
| Arizona | Passing | Matt Scott | 28/41, 320 yards, 2 TD |
| Arizona | Rushing | Ka'Deem Carey | 26 carries, 126 yards, 3 TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | Austin Hill | 5 receptions, 124 yards |
Arizona's first ever televised football game on the Pac-12 Network.

### vs South Carolina State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 24 Wildcats | 7 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
* Date: September 15, 2012
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 83 °F (28 °C)
* Game attendance: 43,919
* TV: Pac-12 Network
| Statistics | SCST | ARIZ |
| First downs | 8 | 43 |
| Total yards | 154 | 689 |
| Rushing yards | 29–65 | 56–323 |
| Passing yards | 89 | 366 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–25–1 | 36–46–0 |
| Time of possession | 24:58 | 35:02 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| South Carolina State | Passing | Richard Cue | 12/25, 89 yards, INT |
| South Carolina State | Rushing | Julius Pendergrass | 9 carries, 24 yards |
| South Carolina State | Receiving | Tyler McDonald | 4 receptions, 47 yards |
| Arizona | Passing | Matt Scott | 30/36, 288 yards, 3 TD |
| Arizona | Rushing | Daniel Jenkins | 12 carries, 76 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | Dan Buckner | 6 receptions, 85 yards, TD |

### at #3 Oregon

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #22 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| #3 Ducks | 7 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 49 |
at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR
* Date: September 22, 2012
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Mostly Cloudy, 65 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 58,334
* Referee: Land Clark
* TV: ESPN
| Statistics | ARIZ | ORE |
| First downs | 19 | 25 |
| Total yards | 332 | 495 |
| Rushing yards | 32–89 | 53–228 |
| Passing yards | 243 | 267 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 27–52–4 | 21–36–1 |
| Time of possession | 26:27 | 33:33 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona | Passing | Matt Scott | 22/44, 210 yards, 3 INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | Ka'Deem Carey | 21 carries, 79 yards |
| Arizona | Receiving | David Richards | 7 receptions, 50 yards |
| Oregon | Passing | Marcus Mariota | 20/35, 260 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Oregon | Rushing | Kenjon Barner | 20 carries, 86 yards |
| Oregon | Receiving | Bralon Addison | 3 receptions, 83 yards, TD |

### vs No. 18 Oregon State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 18 Beavers | 7 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 21 | 7 | 35 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
* Date: September 29, 2012
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear with full moon, 86 °F (30 °C)
* Game attendance: 44,153
* Referee: Jack Folliard
* TV: Pac-12 Network
| Statistics | OSU | ARIZ |
| First downs | 30 | 28 |
| Total yards | 613 | 545 |
| Rushing yards | 43–180 | 23–142 |
| Passing yards | 433 | 403 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 29–45–0 | 31–53–2 |
| Time of possession | 36:41 | 23:19 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Oregon State | Passing | Sean Mannion | 29/45, 433 yards, 3 TD |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Storm Woods | 29 carries, 161 yards, TD |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Markus Wheaton | 10 receptions, 166 yards, 2 TD |
| Arizona | Passing | Matt Scott | 31/53, 403 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | Ka'Deem Carey | 17 carries, 115 yards, 2 TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | Dan Buckner | 6 receptions, 119 yards, TD |

### at No. 18 Stanford

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 13 | 20 | 15 | 0 | 48 |
| #18 Cardinal | 7 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 54 |
at Stanford Stadium • Palo Alto, CA
* Date: October 6, 2012
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 63 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 48,204
* Referee: Jack Wood
* TV: Fox
| Statistics | ARIZ | STAN |
| First downs | 38 | 27 |
| Total yards | 617 | 617 |
| Rushing yards | 34–126 | 43–257 |
| Passing yards | 491 | 360 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 45–69–1 | 21–34–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:21 | 31:39 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona | Passing | Matt Scott | 45/69, 491 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | Ka'Deem Carey | 29 carries, 132 yards, 3 TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | Austin Hill | 11 receptions, 165 yards, 2 TD |
| Stanford | Passing | Josh Nunes | 21/34, 360 yards, 2 TD |
| Stanford | Rushing | Stepfan Taylor | 31 carries, 142 yards, 2 TD |
| Stanford | Receiving | Levine Toilolo | 5 receptions, 141 yards, TD |

### vs Washington

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Wildcats | 10 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 52 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
* Date: October 20, 2012
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 79 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 50,148
* Referee: Land Clark
* TV: Pac-12 Network
| Statistics | WASH | ARIZ |
| First downs | 25 | 23 |
| Total yards | 613 | 545 |
| Rushing yards | 29–124 | 49–277 |
| Passing yards | 256 | 256 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 29–52–2 | 14–22–1 |
| Time of possession | 32:26 | 27:34 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Washington | Passing | Keith Price | 29/52, 256 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Washington | Rushing | Bishop Sankey | 19 carries, 87 yards, TD |
| Washington | Receiving | Austin Seferian-Jenkins | 8 receptions, 110 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Passing | Matt Scott | 14/22, 256 yards, 4 TD, INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | Ka'Deem Carey | 29 carries, 172 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | Dan Buckner | 5 receptions, 86 yards |

### vs No. 10 USC

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #9 Trojans | 0 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 36 |
| Wildcats | 10 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 39 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
* Date: October 27, 2012
* Game time: 12:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny and Clear, 78 °F (26 °C)
* Game attendance: 47,822
* Referee: Michael Batlan
* TV: ABC
| Statistics | USC | ARIZ |
| First downs | 28 | 30 |
| Total yards | 618 | 588 |
| Rushing yards | 26–125 | 43–219 |
| Passing yards | 493 | 369 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 31–49–2 | 27–51–1 |
| Time of possession | 30:02 | 29:58 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| USC | Passing | Matt Barkley | 31/49, 493 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| USC | Rushing | D.J. Morgan | 9 carries, 63 yards, TD |
| USC | Receiving | Marqise Lee | 16 receptions, 345 yards, 2 TD |
| Arizona | Passing | Matt Scott | 27/50, 369 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | Ka'Deem Carey | 28 carries, 119 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | Austin Hill | 10 receptions, 259 yards |

### at No. 25 UCLA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #24 Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| #25 Bruins | 21 | 21 | 10 | 14 | 66 |
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
* Date: November 3, 2012
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Dark, 70 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 81,673
* Referee: Terry Leyden
* TV: Pac-12 Network
| Statistics | ARIZ | UCLA |
| First downs | 18 | 36 |
| Total yards | 257 | 611 |
| Rushing yards | 40–121 | 63–308 |
| Passing yards | 136 | 303 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–30–0 | 25–30–0 |
| Time of possession | 26:16 | 33:44 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona | Passing | Matt Scott | 15/25, 124 yards |
| Arizona | Rushing | Ka'Deem Carey | 16 carries, 54 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | Austin Hill | 5 receptions, 57 yards |
| UCLA | Passing | Brett Hundley | 23/28, 288 yards, 3 TD |
| UCLA | Rushing | Johna Franklin | 24 carries, 162 yards, 2 TD |
| UCLA | Receiving | Joseph Fauria | 5 receptions, 81 yards, 2 TD |

### vs Colorado

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 10 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 56 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
* Date: November 10, 2012
* Game time: 11:30 a.m.
* Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 52 °F (11 °C)
* Game attendance: 51,236
* Referee: Jack Folliard
* TV: Fox
| Statistics | COLO | ARIZ |
| First downs | 24 | 21 |
| Total yards | 437 | 574 |
| Rushing yards | 56–224 | 38–438 |
| Passing yards | 213 | 136 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–20–1 | 12–14–0 |
| Time of possession | 41:48 | 18:12 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Colorado | Passing | Nick Hirschman | 12/13, 123 yards, INT |
| Colorado | Rushing | Christia Powell | 37 carries, 137 yards, 2 TD |
| Colorado | Receiving | Scott Fernandez | 1 reception, 71 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Passing | B.J. Denker | 12/14, 136 yards, 2 TD |
| Arizona | Rushing | Ka'Deem Carey | 25 carries, 366 yards, 5 TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | David Richards | 3 receptions, 39 yards |

### at Utah

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 3 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 34 |
| Utes | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
* Date: November 17, 2012
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy with Rain, 50 °F (10 °C)
* Game attendance: 45,031
* Referee: Land Clark
* TV: ESPNU
| Statistics | ARIZ | UTAH |
| First downs | 27 | 21 |
| Total yards | 480 | 449 |
| Rushing yards | 46–320 | 36–136 |
| Passing yards | 160 | 313 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–27–0 | 29–41–0 |
| Time of possession | 24:57 | 35:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona | Passing | Matt Scott | 12/27, 160 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Rushing | Ka'Deem Carey | 26 carries, 204 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | Austin Hill | 6 receptions, 96 yards, TD |
| Utah | Passing | Travis Wilson | 28/40, 311 yards, 2 TD |
| Utah | Rushing | John White | 27 carries, 112 yards |
| Utah | Receiving | DeVonte Christopher | 3 receptions, 84 yards, TD |

### vs Arizona State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sun Devils | 0 | 14 | 3 | 24 | 41 |
| Wildcats | 6 | 3 | 18 | 7 | 34 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
* Date: November 23, 2012
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 71 °F (22 °C)
* Game attendance: 51,901
* Referee: Jay Stricherz
* TV: ESPN
| Statistics | ASU | ARIZ |
| First downs | 24 | 36 |
| Total yards | 460 | 522 |
| Rushing yards | 55–269 | 57–292 |
| Passing yards | 191 | 230 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–29–0 | 19–39–3 |
| Time of possession | 29:18 | 30:42 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona State | Passing | Taylor Kelly | 16/29, 191 yards |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Marion Grice | 18 carries, 156 yards, 3 TD |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Jamal Miles | 5 receptions, 39 yards |
| Arizona | Passing | Matt Scott | 19/39, 230 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | Ka'Deem Carey | 25 carries, 172 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | Garic Wharton | 6 receptions, 89 yards, TD |
Arizona wore red helmets for the first time since the 1980 season for their rivalry game with Arizona State.

### vs Nevada (New Mexico Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wolf Pack | 21 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 48 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 21 | 0 | 21 | 49 |
at University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM
* Date: December 15, 2012
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: Mostly Cloudy, 47 °F (8 °C)
* Game attendance: 24,610
* Referee: Brad Allen
* TV: ESPN
| Statistics | NEV | ARIZ |
| First downs | 39 | 31 |
| Total yards | 659 | 578 |
| Rushing yards | 73–403 | 36–196 |
| Passing yards | 256 | 382 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–32–2 | 28–47–2 |
| Time of possession | 39:10 | 20:50 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Nevada | Passing | Cody Fajardo | 22/31, 256 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Nevada | Rushing | Stefphon Jefferson | 34 carries, 180 yards, 2 TD |
| Nevada | Receiving | Richy Turner | 6 receptions, 96 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Passing | Matt Scott | 28/47, 382 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | Ka'Deem Carey | 28 carries, 172 yards, 3 TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | Austin Hill | 8 receptions, 175 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 | — | — | 24 | 22 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | |
| Coaches | — | — | 25 | 21 | RV | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | RV | RV | — | |
| Harris | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | RV | — | — | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | — | Not released |
| BCS | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | 22 | — | — | 24 | — | — | 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 |