# 2016 Arizona Wildcats football team

The 2016 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2016 season. The season was the Wildcats's 117th overall, 39th as a member of the Pac-12 Conference, and its sixth within the Pac-12 South Division. The team played their home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona for the 88th straight year. They were led by fifth-year head coach Rich Rodriguez. They finished the season 3–9, 1–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the South Division.

## Preseason
### Draft picks

The NFL Draft will take place from April 28 through 30, 2016 and will be hosted by the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, IL. The two following members of 2015 Arizona Wildcats football team were selected in the 2016 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | Team |
| Will Parks | S | 6th | No. 219 | Denver Broncos |
| Scooby Wright | LB | 7th | No. 250 | Cleveland Browns |

### Departures

The Wildcats would lose twenty-one senior football players to graduation as well as two junior football players (Junior linebacker and 2014 Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year, Scooby Wright and unanimous first team All-American junior wide receiver Cayleb Jones) who would choose to forego their senior season in pursuit of an earlier NFL career. The Wildcats would lose six more players from the 2015 team due to various reasons (transfers and withdrawals will be filled out once spring practice occurs). Notable departures from the 2015 squad included.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Year | Notes |
| Cayleb Jones | #1 | WR | RS junior | foregoing for the senior season, declaring in the 2016 NFL draft, signed an undrafted free agent pick to the Philadelphia Eagles |
| Scooby Wright | #33 | LB | Junior | foregoing for the senior season, declaring in the 2016 NFL draft, to Cleveland Browns |
| Jerrard Randall | #8 | QB | RS senior | Graduated |
| David Richards | #4 | WR | RS senior | Graduated, signed an undrafted free agent pick to Atlanta Falcons |
| Johnny Jackson | #30 | WR | RS senior | Graduated |
| Jared Baker | #23 | RB | RS senior | Graduated, signed an undrafted free agent pick to Arizona Cardinals |
| Cayman Bundage | #61 | OL | Senior | Graduated |
| David Catalano | #68 | OL | RS senior | Graduated |
| Kaige Lawrence | #75 | OL | RS senior | Graduated |
| Lene Maiava | #77 | OL | RS senior | Graduated, signed an undrafted free agent pick to Seattle Seahawks |
| Reggie Gilbert | #8 | DL | RS senior | Graduated, signed an undrafted free agent pick to Green Bay Packers |
| Jeff Worthy | #55 | DL | Senior | Graduated |
| Antonio Smothers | #4 | LB | Senior | Graduated |
| Hayden Gregory | #49 | LB | RS senior | Graduated |
| Sir Thomas Jackson | #53 | LB | RS senior | Graduated |
| Jamar Allah | #7 | S | RS senior | Graduated |
| Will Parks | #11 | S | RS senior | Graduated, to Denver Broncos |
| Anthony Lopez | #28 | S | RS senior | Graduated |
| Trevor Niemann | #38 | S | Senior | Graduated |
| Casey Skoworn | #41 | PK | RS senior | Graduated |
| Drew Riggleman | #39 | K | Senior | Graduated |
| Jose Romero | #54 | LS | RS senior | Graduated |
| Griffin Goudreau | #63 | LS | Senior | Graduated |
| Sharif Williams | #90 | DL | RS freshman | Medically retired from the knee injury |
| Jonathan Haden | #7 | RB | RS junior | Transfer to TBA |
| T.D. Gross | #90 | OL | RS senior | Graduated |
| Kendal Franklin | #43 | LB | RS freshman | Dismissed, Transfer to McNeese State |
| Derrick Turituri | #45 | LB | RS junior | dismissed from the football program |
| Anthony Fotu | #42 | DL | Senior | dismissed from the football program |

### Transfers

In addition to the 2016 recruiting class, Arizona added two transfer football players in 2016 season. Linebacker Michael Barton transferred to Arizona in January from California. As a graduate transfer, Barton is immediately eligible to play in 2016, and he will have 1 year of his eligibility remaining. In 2011, Barton was a 4-star recruit out of De LaSalle High School in Concord, CA.
Wide receiver Zach Benjamin transferred to Arizona in May from Florida. Benjamin is immediately eligible to play in 2016, and he will have 2 years of eligibility remaining. In 2013, Benjamin was a 3-star recruit out of De LaSalle High School in Tampa, FL.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Michael Barton | 14 | Linebacker | 6'1" | 186 | RS senior | Concord, CA | transferred to Arizona in January from California. As a graduate transfer, Barton is immediately eligible to play in 2016 season, and he will have 1 year of eligibility remaining. |
| Zach Benjamin | 87 | Wide receiver | 6'1" | 186 | RS junior | Tampa, FL | transferred to Arizona in May from South Florida, Benjamin is immediately eligible to play in 2016 season, and he will have 2 years of eligibility remaining. |

### Recruiting
#### Position key

| Back | B | Center | C | Cornerback | CB | Defensive back | DB |
| Defensive end | DE | Defensive lineman | DL | Defensive tackle | DT | End | E |
| Fullback | FB | Guard | G | Halfback | HB | Kicker | K |
| Kickoff returner | KR | Offensive tackle | OT | Offensive lineman | OL | Linebacker | LB |
| Long snapper | LS | Punter | P | Punt returner | PR | Quarterback | QB |
| Running back | RB | Safety | S | Tight end | TE | Wide receiver | WR |
Arizona inked two junior college transfer players in February 2016, including 2-star walk-on safety Jalen Jenkins (Mesa CC) and 2-star wide receiver Shawn Poindexter (Glendale CC). All junior college transfers will enroll at Arizona in February 2016, participate in spring practice and be eligible to play in 2016.
Four freshmen signed financial aid agreements with Arizona in 2015 and will join with the junior college transfer as January 2016 enrollees. Financial aid agreements are binding on schools but non-binding on players. Early freshmen enrollees include 4-star offensive guard Michael Eletise (Kaiser) and 4-star quarterback Khalil Tate (Junipero Serra). Additionally, 4-star inside linebacker Kahi Neves (Brighton) expected to sign a financial aid agreement and enroll in January 2016.
National Signing Day is February 3, 2016. The incoming players listed below include the three junior college transfers that have signed binding letters of intent during the junior college transfer signing period, and the two incoming freshmen who have signed financial aid agreements to enroll in January 2016.
The Wildcats would go on to land another top 10 recruiting class in 2016 (#44 by Scout, #51 by Rivals, #45 by ESPN, and #43 by 247). The Wildcats has finish another top 10 in the Pac-12 recruitment class (#No. 9 by 247, Scout and ESPN, and #No.10 by Rivals)
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Antonio Parks CB (LQ) | Reserve, LA | East St. John HS | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | 171 lb (78 kg) | Jul 4, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Keenan Walker OT (LQ) | Scottsdale, AZ | Chaparral HS | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 282 lb (128 kg) | Apr 26, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Harper Sherman OT (LQ) | New Westminster, BC, Canada | New Westminster Secondary School | N/A | 260 lb (120 kg) | Aug 2, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Jamie Nunley TE-Y (LQ) | Murrieta, CA | Vista Murrieta HS | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jun 6, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Justin Holt DT | Tucson, AZ | Salpointe Catholic HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 301 lb (137 kg) | Mar 7, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Michael Eletise OG | Honolulu, Hawaii | Kaiser HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 313 lb (142 kg) | Jul 28, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Khalil Tate QB-DT | Gardena, CA | Junipero Serra HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) | Mar 16, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Gavin Robertson S | Auburn, WA | Auburn Mountainview HS | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jul 18, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Kahi Neves LB | South Jordan, UT | Brighton HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 233 lb (106 kg) | Dec 12, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Russell Halimon RB | Acworth, GA | Allatoona HS | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 184 lb (83 kg) | Apr 18, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Devaughn Cooper WR | Harbor City, CA | Narbonne HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 171 lb (78 kg) | Jul 18, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Isaiah Hayes CB | Calabasas, CA | Calabasas HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Jun 10, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Jacob Colacion ILB | La Habra, CA | La Habra HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Jul 7, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| J. J. Taylor RB | Corona, CA | Centennial HS | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Jul 18, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Bryson Cain OT | Temecula, CA | Great Oak HS | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 263 lb (119 kg) | Aug 24, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Tristan Cooper S | El Paso, TX | Andress HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jan 24, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Jarrius Wallace S | Marrero, LA | John Ehret HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Jan 24, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Jessie Britt RB | Auburndale, FL | Auburndale HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jan 25, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Francisco Nelson DE | Lakeland, FL | Kathleen HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Jan 30, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Shawn Poindexter WR | Glendale, AZ | Glendale CC | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Feb 2, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Jalen Cochran LB | Canton, MI | Canton HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) | Feb 3, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Chacho Ulloa DB | Corona, CA | Centennial High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Feb 3, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Lorenzo Burns CB | Temecula, CA | Linfield Christian School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 150 lb (68 kg) | Feb 3, 2016 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ||||||
| Justus Lee WR | Argyle, TX | Liberty Christian School | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | February 2, 2016 (Walk-On) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Jalen Jenkins S | Chandler, AZ | Mesa CC | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | February 2, 2016 (Walk-On) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Josh McCauley C | Mesa, AZ | Red Mountain HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 264 lb (120 kg) | February 2, 2016 (Walk-On) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Donald Reiter LS | Phoenix, AZ | Brophy College Preparatory | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | February 2, 2016 (Walk-On) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Gunther Johnson QB | Anthem, AZ | Boulder Creek HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | February 2, 2016 (Walk-On) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Jake Laudenslager RB | Kentfield, CA | Marin Catholic HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 21 lb (9.5 kg) | February 2, 2016 (Walk-On) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Joshua Mason WR | San Diego, CA | San Diego HS | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | February 2, 2016 (Walk-On) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Jordan Bogardus WR | Eastvale, CA | Norco HS | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) | February 2, 2016 (Walk-On) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Peyton Morris S | Norco, CA | Norco High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | February 2, 2016 (Walk-On) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Edgar Gastelum PK | Yuma, AZ | Arizona Western College | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | February 2, 2016 (Walk-On) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Corey Selenski OLB | Dana Point, CA | Dana Hills HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | February 2, 2016 (Walk-On) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Lee Anderson III LB | Moreno Valley, CA | Rancho Verde HS | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | February 2, 2016 (Walk-On) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Richard Merritt LB | Clovis, CA | Buchanan HS | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | February 2, 2016 (Walk-On) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 44 Rivals: 51 247Sports: 43 ESPN: 45 ||||||
| ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Arizona Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016. "2016 Arizona Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016. "2016 Player Commitments – Arizona". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016. "2016 Arizona Wildcats football team". 247sports.com. Retrieved February 3, 2016. ||||||
* RB Russell Halimon and WR Jessie Britt will grayshirt for the 2016 season because their enrollments were delayed and they did not receive scholarships.

### 2016 spring football practice

The 2016 Wildcats had spring practice from February 12, 2016, to March 25, 2016.
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Navy Blue | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| White | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
* Date: March 4, 2016
* Game time: TBA p.m. MT
* Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
* TV: Pac-12 Network

### 2016 returning missionaries

The returning missionaries will be filled in when national signing day occurs. Arizona had seven returning players on offense, five on defense and five on special teams that started games in 2015.
Offense
| Player | Class | Position |
| Anu Solomon (12) | rsJr | QB |
| Nick Wilson (28) | Jr | RB |
| Tyrell Johnson (2) | Jr | WR |
| Trey Griffey (5) | rsSr | WR |
| Nate Phillips (6) | Sr | WR |
| Samajie Grant (10) | Sr | WR |
| Layth Friekh (58) | Jr | OL |
| Jacob Alsadek (78) | rsJr | OL |
| Freddie Tagaloa (72) | rsSr | OL |
| Player | Class | Position |
| Tellas Jones (1) | rsSr | S |
| Cam Denson (3) | Jr | CB |
| Devin Holiday (13) | Sr | CB |
| DaVonte' Neal (19) | rsSr | CB |
| Jarvis McCall Jr. (29) | rsJr | CB |
| Jake Matthews (47) | Sr | LB |
| Cody Ippolito (57) | rsJr | LB |
| Parker Zellers (93) | rsJr | DL |
| Calvin Allen (94) | rsJr | DL |
| Player | Class | Position |
| Josh Pollack (9) | Jr | PK |
| Matt Aargon (26) | SR | P |
| Nick Reinhardt (56) | rsSO | LS |
† Indicates player was a starter in 2015 but missed all of 2016 due to injury.

### Fall camp

Pac-12 media days are set for July 14–15 in Hollywood, California. Prior to media days, The Wildcats were also picked by the Pac-12 media to finish fourth at South Division in the conference standings and received 87 first place votes, with the remainder going to top-picked UCLA in the South Division.
Fall camp is scheduled for August.

## Personnel
### Coaching staff

Coaching staff sources: ArizonaWildcats.com

#### Coaching changes

* December 21, 2015 – Arizona cornerbacks coach David Lockwood will not returning in next season.
* December 21, 2015 – Arizona officially promoted from football analyst to assistant coach/safeties Jahmile Addae, replacing David Lockwood.
* January 4, 2016 – Arizona defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel and defensive line coach Bill Kirelawich will not returning to UofA next season.
* January 15, 2016 – Matt Caponi leaving Arizona to be West Virginia's safeties coach, reunited with Tony Gibson.
* January 17, 2016 – Arizona hires Boise State defensive coordinator Marcel Yates, replacing Jeff Casteel.
* January 17, 2016 – Arizona hires San José defensive coach Donte Williams to be a defensive assistant for cornerbacks.
* February 10, 2016 – Arizona officially promoted from football analyst to new defensive lineman coach Vince Amey, replacing Bill Kirelawich.

### Roster

* Aug 8, 2016 – Zach Hemmila died in his sleep.
* – Orlando Bradford has dismissed from the football program after the arrest for domestic violence charges.

### Depth chart

Defense :
* NB
* Tellas Jones
* Anthony Marsical
* FS
* Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
* Chacho Ulloa
| OLB | ILB |
| DeAndre Miller | Cody Ippolito |
| John Kenny | Jake Matthews |
* SS
* Paul Magloire Jr. or Michael Barton
* Brandon Rutt
* CB
* Dane Cruikshank
* Jace Whittaker
| DE | DT | DT | DE |
| Justin Belknap | Parker Zellers | Sani Fuimaono | Jarvis McCall Jr. |
| Jack Banda | Aiulua Fanene | Luca Bruno | Isaiah Hayes |
* CB
* Davonte' Neal
* Devin Holiday
Offense :
* X
* Trey Griffey
* Cedric Peterson
* SLOT
* Shun Brown
* Tyrell Johnson
* DeVaughn Cooper
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Layth Friekh | Freddie Tagaloa | Nathan Eldridge | Jacob Alsadek | Gerhard de Beer |
| Cody Creason | Christian Boettcher (RG) | Levi Walton | ⋅ | Alex Kosinski |
* WR
* Samaje Grant
* Shawn Poindexter
* H
* Nate Phillips
* Cam Denson
* QB
* Anu Solomon or Brandon Dawkins
* Khalil Tate
* Zach Werlinger
* RB
* Nick Wilson
* J. J. Taylor
* Special teams
* PK Josh Pollack
* PK Edgar Gastelum (KO)
* P Josh Pollack
* P Matt Aragon
* KR Tyrell Johnson J. J. Taylor (PR) Shun Brown
* PR Nate Phillips
* LS Nick Reinhardt Donald Reiter
* H Matt Morin Zach Werlinger
Depth Chart Source: 2016 Arizona Wildcats Football Fact Book

### Injury report

| Player | Position | Status | Injury | Date of Injury | Date of Return (Anticipated) |
| Matt Morin | TE-H | Out | Foot | Sept. 1st | Sept. 8 |
| Tony Ellison | WR | Out | Knee | Sept. 1st | TBA |
| Anu Solomon | QB | Questionable | Knee | Sept. 8 | TBA |
| Tellas Jones | S | Questionable | Ankle | Sept. 8 | TBA |
| Jacob Colacion | DL | Out | Knee | TBA | TBA |
| Keenan Walker | OL | Out | Knee | TBA | TBA |
| Brion Anduze | TE | Out | Knee | TBA | 2017 |
| Sammy Morrison | CB | Questionable | Undisclosed injury | TBA | TBA |
| Cody Ippolito | LB | Questionable | Suspension | TBA | TBA |
| Nate Phillips | WR | Questionable | Undisclosed injury | Sept 3 | Sept 17 |
| Jamardre Cobb | TE-FB | Out | Knee | Sept 15 | TBA |

## Regular season
### Schedule

Arizona announced its 2016 football schedule on November 24, 2015. The 2016 schedule consists of 7 home, 4 away, and 1 neutral site game in the regular season. Arizona will face all five Southern Division opponents: Arizona State, Colorado, UCLA, USC and Utah. They will also face four Northern Division opponents: Oregon State, Stanford, Washington, and Washington State. Arizona is not scheduled to play Pac-12 North opponents California or Oregon.
The team will scheduled to play three non-conference games, two home games against Hawaii of the MWC, Grambling State of the FCS' SWAC and travel to Glendale, AZ to play BYU of the (NCAA Division I FBS independent) for the Cactus Kickoff at University of Phoenix Stadium, a non—conference game at a neutral site one neutral site game.
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 3 | 7:30 p.m. | vs. BYU* | University of Phoenix StadiumGlendale, AZ (Cactus Kickoff) | FS1 | L 16–18 | 50,528 |
| September 10 | 7:45 p.m. | Grambling State* | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | P12N | W 31–21 | 45,686 |
| September 17 | 7:45 p.m. | Hawaii* | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | P12N | W 47–28 | 50,116 |
| September 24 | 7:30 p.m. | No. 9 Washington | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | P12N | L 28–35 $^{OT}$ | 48,747 |
| October 1 | 7:30 p.m. | at UCLA | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | ESPN | L 24–45 | 68,013 |
| October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 24 Utah | Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | FS1 | L 23–36 | 45,917 |
| October 15 | 12:30 p.m. | USC | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | FOX | L 14–48 | 55,463 |
| October 29 | 8:00 p.m. | Stanford | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | FS1 | L 10–34 | 46,740 |
| November 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at No. 25 Washington State | Martin StadiumPullman, WA | P12N | L 7–69 | 33,547 |
| November 12 | 8:00 p.m. | No. 16 Colorado | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | FS1 | L 24–49 | 41,068 |
| November 19 | 8:30 p.m. | at Oregon State | Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR | P12N | L 17–42 | 35,059 |
| November 25 | 7:30 p.m. | Arizona State | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ (rivalry) | ESPN | W 56–35 | 50,197 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||
    Schedule Source: FBschedules.com
Legend :
* Arizona win
* Arizona loss

### vs BYU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 0 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 18 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 16 |
at University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, AZ
* Date: September 3, 2016
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: None (Retractable roof closed)
* Game attendance: 50,528
* Referee: Kevin Mar
* TV: FS1
| Statistics | BYU | ARIZ |
| First downs | 24 | 17 |
| Total yards | 415 | 328 |
| Rushing yards | 47–213 | 26–115 |
| Passing yards | 202 | 213 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–29–0 | 20–30–2 |
| Time of possession | 37:37 | 22:23 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| BYU | Passing | Taysom Hill | 21/29, 202 yards, TD |
| BYU | Rushing | Jamaal Williams | 29 carries, 162 yards |
| BYU | Receiving | Moroni Laulu-Pututau | 4 receptions, 49 yards |
| Arizona | Passing | Anu Solomon | 20/30, 213 yards, 2 INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | Nick Wilson | 17 carries, 142 yards, 2 TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | Nate Phillips | 7 receptions, 69 yards |

### vs Grambling State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 31 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
* Date: September 10, 2016
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Partly cloudy, 87 °F (31 °C)
* Game attendance: 45,686
* Referee: Land Clark
* TV: Pac-12 Network
| Statistics | GRAM | ARIZ |
| First downs | 28 | 21 |
| Total yards | 462 | 445 |
| Rushing yards | 36–60 | 47–222 |
| Passing yards | 402 | 223 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 31–44–3 | 15–30–0 |
| Time of possession | 32:57 | 27:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Grambling State | Passing | Trevon Cherry | 16/25, 209 yards, 3 INT |
| Grambling State | Rushing | Martez Carter | 13 carries, 43 yards, TD |
| Grambling State | Receiving | Chad Williams | 13 receptions, 152 yards |
| Arizona | Passing | Brandon Dawkins | 15/29, 223 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Rushing | Nick Wilson | 24 carries, 116 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | Samajie Grant | 5 receptions, 95 yards |
Arizona played their home opener against Grambling State, which was the Wildcats' first home game since the 2011–2013's expansion to over 56,000 in Tucson. This was the first-ever meeting between the two teams. (Arizona attempted to hire legendary longtime Grambling head coach Eddie Robinson in 1968, which would have made him the first African American head coach of an NCAA Division I-A football program at a predominantly White college, but Robinson declined the offer.) Arizona played their home opener against Grambling State, which was the Wildcats' first home game since the 2011–2013's expansion to over 56,000 in Tucson. This was the first-ever meeting between the two teams. (Arizona attempted to hire legendary longtime Grambling head coach Eddie Robinson in 1968, which would have made him the first African American head coach of an NCAA Division I-A football program at a predominantly White college, but Robinson declined the offer.)
Grambling's legendary World Famed Tiger Band performed with the Arizona marching band for the National Anthem, and also during the halftime show in Tucson. Both bands famously performed for the first NFL Super Bowl in 1967.

### vs Hawaii

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rainbow Warriors | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Wildcats | 20 | 14 | 10 | 3 | 47 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
* Date: September 17, 2016
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 84 °F (29 °C)
* Game attendance: 50,116
* Referee: Brad Van Vark
* TV: Pac-12 Network
| Statistics | HAW | ARIZ |
| First downs | 25 | 28 |
| Total yards | 429 | 582 |
| Rushing yards | 38–168 | 49–347 |
| Passing yards | 429 | 582 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–43–1 | 16–21–0 |
| Time of possession | 31:36 | 28:24 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Hawaii | Passing | Dru Brown | 10/18, 144 yards |
| Hawaii | Rushing | Steve Lakalaka | 16 carries, 63 yards, 2 TD |
| Hawaii | Receiving | John Ursua | 5 receptions, 83 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Passing | Brandon Dawkins | 16/21, 235 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Rushing | J.J. Taylor | 18 carries, 168 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | Shun Brown | 5 receptions, 92 yards, TD |

### vs No. 9 Washington

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| #9 Huskies | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
* Date: September 24, 2016
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 74 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 48,474
* Referee: Michael Mothershed
* TV: Pac-12 Network
| Statistics | WASH | ARIZ |
| First downs | 24 | 23 |
| Total yards | 512 | 475 |
| Rushing yards | 51–352 | 43–308 |
| Passing yards | 160 | 167 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–21–1 | 19–31–1 |
| Time of possession | 34:58 | 25:02 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Washington | Passing | Jake Browning | 14/21, 160 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Washington | Rushing | Lavon Coleman | 11 carries, 181 yards, TD |
| Washington | Receiving | Chico McClatcher | 2 receptions, 72 yards |
| Arizona | Passing | Brandon Dawkins | 19/31, 167 yards, TD, INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | Brandon Dawkins | 13 carries, 176 yards, 2 TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | Shun Brown | 7 receptions, 114 yards |

### at UCLA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
| Bruins | 14 | 0 | 10 | 21 | 45 |
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
* Date: October 1, 2016
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Dark, 74 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 68,013
* Referee: Terry Leyden
* TV: ESPN
| Statistics | ARIZ | UCLA |
| First downs | 22 | 20 |
| Total yards | 387 | 475 |
| Rushing yards | 49–242 | 32–125 |
| Passing yards | 145 | 350 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13–31–0 | 20–37–0 |
| Time of possession | 31:32 | 28:28 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona | Passing | Brandon Dawkins | 8/17, 73 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Rushing | Khalil Tate | 15 carries, 79 yards |
| Arizona | Receiving | Shun Brown | 4 receptions, 50 yards, TD |
| UCLA | Passing | Josh Rosen | 20/37, 350 yards, 3 TD |
| UCLA | Rushing | Nate Starks | 17 carries, 80 yards, TD |
| UCLA | Receiving | Kenneth Walker III | 4 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TD |

### at No. 24 Utah

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 23 |
| #24 Utes | 3 | 9 | 17 | 7 | 36 |
at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT
* Date: October 8, 2016
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 59 °F (15 °C)
* Game attendance: 45,917
* Referee: Michael Batlan
* TV: FS1
| Statistics | ARIZ | UTAH |
| First downs | 21 | 23 |
| Total yards | 475 | 455 |
| Rushing yards | 37–127 | 45–210 |
| Passing yards | 348 | 245 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–29–3 | 13–29–0 |
| Time of possession | 24:10 | 35:50 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona | Passing | Brandon Dawkins | 11/20, 243 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | Brandon Dawkins | 14 carries, 49 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | Trey Griffey | 4 receptions, 109 yards |
| Utah | Passing | Troy Williams | 13/29, 245 yards, TD |
| Utah | Rushing | Armand Shyne | 19 carries,109 yards, TD |
| Utah | Receiving | Evan Moeai | 3 receptions, 81 yards |

### vs USC

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Trojans | 14 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 48 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
* Date: October 15, 2016
* Game time: 12:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny and Clear, 93 °F (34 °C)
* Game attendance: 55,463
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV: Fox
| Statistics | USC | ARIZ |
| First downs | 25 | 20 |
| Total yards | 574 | 343 |
| Rushing yards | 43–320 | 44–201 |
| Passing yards | 254 | 142 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 22–35–0 | 11–26–2 |
| Time of possession | 35:24 | 24:36 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| USC | Passing | Sam Darnold | 20/32, 235 yards, 5 TD |
| USC | Rushing | Aca'Cedric Ware | 12 carries, 103 yards, TD |
| USC | Receiving | JuJu Smith-Schuster | 9 receptions, 132 yards, 3 TD |
| Arizona | Passing | Matt Morin | 4/8, 84 yards, TD, INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | Khalil Tate | 14 carries, 72 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | Cam Denson | 1 reception, 51 yards |

### vs Stanford

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cardinal | 0 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
* Date: October 29, 2016
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 83 °F (28 °C)
* Game attendance: 46,740
* Referee: Land Clark
* TV: FS1
| Statistics | STAN | ARIZ |
| First downs | 17 | 15 |
| Total yards | 341 | 286 |
| Rushing yards | 42–237 | 44–170 |
| Passing yards | 104 | 116 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–31–1 | 5–20–1 |
| Time of possession | 33:52 | 26:08 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Stanford | Passing | Keller Chryst | 14/30, 104 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Stanford | Rushing | Christian McCaffrey | 23 carries, 169 yards, 2 TD |
| Stanford | Receiving | Trenton Irwin | 5 receptions, 34 yards |
| Arizona | Passing | Brandon Dawkins | 5/15, 116 yards, TD, INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | Brandon Dawkins | 17 carries, 65 yards |
| Arizona | Receiving | Trey Griffey | 2 receptions, 55 yards, TD |

### at No. 25 Washington State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Cougars | 24 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 69 |
at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA
* Date: November 5, 2016
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear and Sunny, 61 °F (16 °C)
* Game attendance: 33,547
* Referee: Steve Strimling
* TV: Pac-12 Network
| Statistics | ARIZ | WSU |
| First downs | 14 | 34 |
| Total yards | 286 | 614 |
| Rushing yards | 30–158 | 32–140 |
| Passing yards | 128 | 474 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–23–2 | 47–52–0 |
| Time of possession | 22:32 | 37:28 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona | Passing | Anu Solomon | 9/13, 122 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Rushing | Samajie Grant | 8 carries, 77 yards |
| Arizona | Receiving | Cam Denson | 4 receptions, 77 yards, TD |
| Washington State | Passing | Luke Falk | 32/35, 311 yards, 4 TD |
| Washington State | Rushing | James Williams | 12 carries, 72 yards, TD |
| Washington State | Receiving | River Cracraft | 2 receptions, 90 yards, TD |

### vs No. 16 Colorado

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #16 Buffaloes | 7 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
* Date: November 12, 2016
* Game time: 8:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 69 °F (21 °C)
* Game attendance: 41,068
* Referee: Michael Batlan
* TV: FS1
| Statistics | COLO | ARIZ |
| First downs | 25 | 23 |
| Total yards | 388 | 412 |
| Rushing yards | 46–175 | 52–257 |
| Passing yards | 213 | 155 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–27–1 | 12–26–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:13 | 29:47 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Colorado | Passing | Sefo Liufau | 19/27, 213 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Colorado | Rushing | Phillip Lindsay | 25 carries, 119 yards, 3 TD |
| Colorado | Receiving | Shay Fields | 6 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD |
| Arizona | Passing | Brandon Dawkins | 9/19, 107 yards |
| Arizona | Rushing | Samajie Grant | 16 carries, 113 yards, 2 TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | Shun Brown | 2 receptions, 58 yards |

### at Oregon State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Beavers | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
at Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR
* Date: November 19, 2016
* Game time: 8:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy, 55 °F (13 °C)
* Game attendance: 35,059
* Referee: Mark Duddy
* TV: Pac-12 Network
| Statistics | ARIZ | OSU |
| First downs | 23 | 26 |
| Total yards | 350 | 475 |
| Rushing yards | 40–162 | 46–210 |
| Passing yards | 188 | 265 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–31–1 | 16–19–0 |
| Time of possession | 24:24 | 35:36 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona | Passing | Brandon Dawkins | 10/17, 106 yards, TD, INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | Brandon Dawkins | 15 carries, 88 yards |
| Arizona | Receiving | Nate Phillips | 6 receptions, 58 yards, TD |
| Oregon State | Passing | Marcus McMaryion | 16/19, 265 yards, 5 TD |
| Oregon State | Rushing | Ryan Nall | 23 carries, 124 yards, TD |
| Oregon State | Receiving | Jordan Villamin | 6 receptions, 124 yards, TD |

### vs Arizona State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sun Devils | 7 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 35 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 21 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
* Date: November 25, 2016
* Game time: 7:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 65 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 50,197
* Referee: Terry Leyden
* TV: ESPN
| Statistics | ASU | ARIZ |
| First downs | 31 | 19 |
| Total yards | 492 | 588 |
| Rushing yards | 38–120 | 48–511 |
| Passing yards | 372 | 77 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 43–60–1 | 3–8–0 |
| Time of possession | 35:56 | 24:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona State | Passing | Manny Wilkins | 43/58, 372 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Manny Wilkins | 23 carries, 79 yards |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Fred Gammage | 12 receptions, 116 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Passing | Brandon Dawkins | 3/8, 77 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Rushing | Brandon Dawkins | 12 carries, 183 yards, 2 TD |
| Arizona | Receiving | Nate Phillips | 2 receptions, 68 yards, TD |

### Attendance

| Season | Games | Sellouts | W–L–T (%) | Attendance | Average | Best |
| 2016 | 7 | 1 | 2–1–0 (.667) | 65,000 | – | – |

## Statistics
### Team

Team Statistics :
| | Arizona | Opponents |
| Points | 47 | 39 |
| First downs | 38 | 52 |
| 3rd down | 10–28 | 16–30 |
| 4th down | 1–4 | 1–1 |
| Rushing | 337 | 273 |
| Passing | 436 | 604 |
| Penalty | 11–85 | 20–151 |
| Rushing yards | 337 | 273 |
| Rushing attempts | 73 | 96 |
| Average per rush | 4.4 | 4.5 |
| Rushing TDs | 2 | 1 |
| Passing yards | 213 | 202 |
| Comp–att | 35–59 | 51–74 |
| Passing TDs | 1 | 1 |
| Touchdowns | 3 | 2 |
| Passing | 1 | 1 |
| Rushing | 2 | 1 |
| Defensive | 0 | 0 |
| Yards per game | 7.1 | 7.0 |
| Total offense | 773 | 877 |
| Total plays | 76 | 56 |
| Average per yards/game | 5.9 | 5.5 |
| Interceptions | 0 | 2 |
| Yards | 0 | 1 |
| Long | 0 | 0 |
| Touchdowns | 0 | 0 |
| Kick returns: # – Yards | 2–42 | 3–65 |
| TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Long | 0 | 0 |
| Punts | 6 | 4 |
| Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Average | 47.5 | 45.7 |
| Punt returns: # – Yards | 1–27 | 1–6 |
| TDs | 0 | 0 |
| Long | 0 | 0 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles – fumbles lost | 1–0 | 1–0 |
| Forced fumbles | 1 | 0 |
| Fumble recoveries | 0 | 0 |
| Fumble Recoveries – Yards | 0 | 0 |
| Opposing TD's | 0 | 0 |
| Tackles | 66 | 48 |
| Solo Tackles | 58 | 44 |
| Tackles for loss | 7 | 8 |
| TFL yards | −16 | −39 |
| Takeaways | 0–0 | 0–2 |
| Field goals | 2–2 | 1–2 |
| Sacks | 4 | 1 |
| Yards | −30 | −5 |
| Possession | 37:23 | 22:23 |

### Offense

Passing Statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | RAT | CMP | ATT | YDS | CMP% | TD | INT |
| 12 | Anu Solomon | QB | 113.0 | 20 | 30 | 213 | 66.7 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Brandon Dawkins | QB | 136.3 | 50 | 81 | 625 | 61.7 | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | Khalil Tate | QB | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 10 | Zach Werlinger | QB | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| | TOTALS | | | 70 | 111 | 838 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Rushing Statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | CAR | YDS | LONG | TD |
| 28 | Nick Wilson | RB | 43 | 257 | 49 (TDs) | 3 |
| 13 | Brandon Dawkins | QB | 44 | 391 | 79 (TDs) | 7 |
| 25 | J. J. Taylor | RB | 38 | 261 | 61 (TDs) | 2 |
| 34 | Zach Green | RB | 15 | 54 | 12 | – |
| 2 | Tyrell Johnson | WR | 7 | 43 | 24 (TDs) | 1 |
| | TOTALS | | 147 | 1,006 | 225 (TDs) | 13 |
Receiving Statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | REC | YDS | LONG | TD |
| 6 | Shun Brown | WR | 13 | 213 | 56 (TDs) | 1 |
| 11 | Nate Phillips | WR | 12 | 109 | 24 | – |
| 10 | Samajie Grant | WR | 11 | 130 | 70 | – |
| 5 | Trey Griffey | WR | 10 | 159 | 34 (TDs) | 1 |
| 20 | Shawn Poindexter | WR | 6 | 82 | 25 | – |
| 2 | Tyrell Johnson | WR | 4 | 4 | 20 | – |
| 8 | Trevor Wood | TE | 3 | 24 | 12 | – |
| 17 | Josh Kern | TE | 3 | 16 | 7 (TDs) | 1 |
| 3 | Cam Denson | WR | 2 | 19 | 11 | – |
| 23 | J. J. Taylor | RB | 2 | 18 | 18 | – |
| 28 | Nick Wilson | RB | 2 | 11 | 8 | – |
| 7 | Devaughn Cooper | WR | 1 | 15 | 15 | – |
| 34 | Zach Green | RB | 1 | 3 | 3 | – |
| | TOTALS | | 70 | 803 | 303 (TDs) | 3 |

### Defense

Defensive Statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | SOLO | AST | TOT | TFL-YDS | SACKS | INT-YDS-TDS | BU | PD | QBH | FR–YDS | FF | BLK | SAF |
| 1 | Tellas Jones | S | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 6 | Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles | S | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 2 – 1- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 9 | Dane Cruikshank | CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 1 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 11 | Michael Barton | ILB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 13 | Devin Holiday | CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 14 | Paul Magloire Jr. | SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 17 | Jace Whittaker | CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 1 – 22- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 19 | Davonte' Neal | CB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 20 | Chacho Ulloa | S | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 21 | Isaiah Hayes | FS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 25 | Anthony Mariscal | S | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 29 | Jarvis McCall Jr. | FS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 1 – 6- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 32 | DeAndre' Miller | OLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 47 | Jake Matthews | SS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 56 | John Kenny | OLB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 57 | Cody Ippolito | ILB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 60 | Luca Bruno | DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 62 | Aiulua Fanene | NT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 86 | Justin Belknap | DE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 92 | Jack Banda | DE | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 93 | Parker Zellers | NT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | – |
| 99 | Sani Fuimaono | DT | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | – |
| | TOTAL | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 – 0- 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 – 0 | 0 | – | – |
| | OPPONENTS | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0–0 | 0 – 0 – 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0–0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, Yards: Yards, TDS: Touchdowns, BU: Passes Broken Up, PD: Passes Defended, QBH: Quarterback Hits, FF: Forced Fumbles, FR: Fumbles Recovered, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties

### Special teams

Kicking Statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | XPM | XPA | XP% | FGM | FGA | FG% | 0–19 | 20–29 | 30–39 | 40–49 | 50+ | LNG |
| 9 | Josh Pollack | PK | 14 | 14 | 100.0% | 4 | 5 | 80.0% | 0–0 | 2–2 | 1–1 | 1–1 | 0–1 | 46 |
| 82 | Edgar Gastelum | PK | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | TOTALS | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Kick Return Statistics :
| # | NAME | POS |
| 2 | Tyrell Johnson | KOR |
| 25 | J. J. Taylor | KOR |
| 6 | Shun Brown | KOR |
| | TOTALS | |
Punting Statistics :
| # | NAME | POS | PUNTS | AVG | LONG |
| 9 | Josh Pollack | P | 15 | 48.1 | 65 |
| 26 | Matt Aragon | P | | | |
| | TOTALS | | | | |
Punt Return Statistics :
| # | NAME | POS |
| 11 | Nate Phillips | PR |
| 25 | J. J. Taylor | PR |
| | TOTALS | |

#### Non-conference opponents

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Arizona | 20 | 17 | 34 | 23 | 94 |
| All opponents | 14 | 23 | 7 | 23 | 67 |

#### Pac-12 opponents

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Arizona | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 28 |
| Pac-12 opponents | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

#### Score total by quarters

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Arizona | 27 | 24 | 34 | 37 | 0 | 122 |
| All opponents | 14 | 37 | 14 | 30 | 7 | 102 |

## Awards and honors
### Weekly awards
#### Week 1

Nick Wilson
* Coaches Offensive Player of the Week (Week 1 vs BYU)
Jamie Nunley
* Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (Week 1 vs BYU)
Matthew Stagg
* Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Week 1 vs BYU)
Dane Cruikshank
* Coaches Defensive Player of the Week (Week 1 vs BYU)
Issac Steele
* Scout Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 1 vs BYU)
Justin Belknap
* Hard Edge Player of the Week (Week 1 vs BYU)
Jalen Cochran
* Student Player of the Week (Week 1 vs BYU)
Zach Werlinger
* Community Service Award (Week 1 vs BYU)

#### Week 2

Parker Zellers
* Hard Edge Player of the Week (Week 2 vs Grambling State)
Bryson Cain
* Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (Week 2 vs. Grambling State)
Richard Merritt
* Co-Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Week 2 vs. Grambling State)
Lee Anderson III
* Co-Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Week 2 vs. Grambling State)
Richie Estrada
* Student Player of the Week (Week 2 vs. Grambling State)
Nick Reinhardt
* Scout Special Team Player of the Week (Week 2 vs. Grambling State)

#### Week 3

Brandon Dawkins
* Co-Coaches Offensive Player of the Week (Week 3 vs Hawaii)
J. J. Taylor
* Co-Coaches Offensive Player of the Week (Week 3 vs Hawaii)
Demetrius Flannigan-Fowles
* Coaches Defensive Player of the Week (Week 3 vs Hawaii)
Josh Pollack
* Coaches Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 3 vs Hawaii)
Nate Phillips
* Hard Edge Player of the Week (Week 3 vs Hawaii)
Tyrell Johnson
* Student Player of the Week (Week 3 vs Hawaii)
Zach Benjamin
* Scout Offensive Player of the Week (Week 3 vs Hawaii)
Larry Tharpe Jr.
* Scout Defensive Player of the Week (Week 3 vs Hawaii)
Jarrius Wallace
* Scout Special Teams Player of the Week (Week 3 vs Hawaii)

##### Week 14

* Bye

### Award watch lists
#### Anu Solomon

* Maxwell Award Watch list – College Football Player of the Year
* Walter Camp Award Watchlist – Player of the Year
* Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Award Watchlist
* Davey O'Brien Award Watch list – the collegiate American football player judged to be the best of all NCAA quarterbacks

#### Nick Wilson

* Doak Walker Award Watch list – The nation's top college football running back

#### Paul Magloire Jr.

* Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List

## Postseason games

Senior Bowl
All Star Game

## Media affiliates
### Radio

* ESPN Radio – (ESPN Tucson 1490 AM & 104.09 FM) – Nationwide (Dish Network, Sirius XM, TuneIn radio and iHeartRadio)
* KCUB 1290 AM – Football Radio Show – (Tucson, AZ)
* KHYT – 107.5 FM (Tucson, AZ)
* KTKT 990 AM – La Hora de Los Gatos (Spanish) – (Tucson, AZ)
* KGME 910 AM – (IMG Sports Network) – (Phoenix, AZ)
* KTAN 1420 AM – (Sierra Vista, AZ)
* KDAP 96.5 FM (Douglas, Arizona)
* KWRQ 102.3 FM – (Safford, AZ/Thatcher, AZ)
* KIKO 1340 AM – (Globe, AZ)
* KVWM 970 AM – (Show Low, AZ/Pinetop-Lakeside, AZ)
* XENY 760 – (Nogales, Sonora) (Spanish)

### TV

* KOLD (CBS)
* KGUN (ESPN College Football on ABC/ABC)
* FOX (Fox Sports Media Group)
* FS1 (Fox Sports Media Group)
* ESPN (ESPN Family)
* ESPN2 (ESPN Family)
* ESPNU (ESPN Family)
* CBS Sports Network
* Pac-12 Network (Pac-12 Arizona)

## NFL draft
### 2017 NFL draft

The 2017 NFL draft was held at the Philadelphia Museum of Art in Philadelphia on April 27 through April 29, 2017. The following Arizona players were either selected or signed as free agents following the draft.