# 2020 Arizona Wildcats football team

The 2020 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Arizona was led by third-year head coach Kevin Sumlin, in the Wildcats' 121st season. The Wildcats played in the South Division (11th season) of the Pac-12 Conference, and played their home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona (93rd season).
On August 11, the Pac-12 Conference initially canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On September 24, the conference announced that a six-game conference-only season would begin on November 6, with the Pac-12 Championship Game to be played December 18. Teams not selected for the championship game would be seeded to play a seventh game.
On December 12, 2020, Sumlin was fired after three seasons following a 70–7 loss to ASU in the Territorial Cup on December 11, 2020. He finished at Arizona with an overall record of 9–20 and 6–17 against the Pac-12. On December 23, 2020, the University of Arizona hired Jedd Fisch as the 32nd head coach.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Khalil Tate | 14 | QB | 6'0 | 195 | Senior | Inglewood, California | Graduated |
| J. J. Taylor | 21 | RB | 5'6 | 180 | Junior | Corona, California | Declared for the 2020 NFL draft |
| Cedric Peterson | 18 | WR | 5'11 | 188 | RS senior | Moreno Valley, California | Graduated |
| Daniel Egbo | 41 | WR | 6'2 | 192 | Senior | Gilbert, Arizona | Graduated |
| Lee Anderson | 51 | LB | 6'1 | 246 | Senior | Moreno Valley, California | Graduated |
| Matt Aargon | 26 | P | 6'5 | 211 | Senior | Tucson, Arizona | Graduated |
| Finton Connolly | 91 | DT | 6'5 | 300 | RS senior | Gilbert, Arizona | Graduated |
| Tristan Cooper | 31 | S | 6'2 | 198 | Senior | El Paso, Texas | Graduated |
| Cody Creason | 76 | OL | 6'4 | 295 | RS senior | Folsom, California | Graduated |
| Malcolm Holland | 12 | WR | 5'11 | 189 | RS senior | Chandler, Arizona | Graduated |
| Terrance Johnson | 83 | WR | 6'2 | 211 | RS senior | Tucson, Arizona | Graduated |
| Jace Whittaker | 17 | CB | 5'11 | 185 | RS senior | Oceanside, California | Graduated |

### Recruiting

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Will Plummer QB | Gilbert, AZ | Gilbert High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Jan 30, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 78 ||||||
| Frank Brown RB | Baytown, TX | Ross Sterling High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Jan 14, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| Derick Mourning LB | Katy, TX | Patricia E. Paetow High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Feb 2, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| Regen Terry DE | Florence, AZ | Florence High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 230 lb (100 kg) | Dec 9, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| Edric Whitney CB | Pflugerville, TX | Weiss High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Feb 5, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 76 ||||||
| Roberto Miranda TE | Berlin, Germany | Schul- und Leistungssportzentrum | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Oct 15, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| Majon Wright S | Fort Lauderdale, FL | Cardinal Gibbons High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Dec 15, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| Paris Shand DE | Windsor, CT | Loomis Chaffee School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 240 lb (110 kg) | Feb 8, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| Jalen John RB | Lake Oswego, OR | Lakeridge High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 206 lb (93 kg) | Jul 15, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| Dyelan Miller WR | Peoria, AZ | Centennial High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Jul 4, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74 ||||||
| Leif Magnuson OT | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | Bethlehem Catholic High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 260 lb (120 kg) | Jan 22, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74 ||||||
| Dion Wilson ATH | Vista, CA | Vista High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Jul 19, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74 ||||||
| Jabar Triplett LB | Baton Rouge, LA | Southern University Laboratory School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Oct 13, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 74 ||||||
| Tyler Loop K | Allen, TX | Lovejoy High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Sep 8, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73 ||||||
| Shontrail Key DE | Chicago, IL | Morgan Park High School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 250 lb (110 kg) | Feb 5, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73 ||||||
| Josh Baker OL | Eureka, MO | Eureka High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 280 lb (130 kg) | Jun 7, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: ESPN grade: 73 ||||||
| Woody Jean OG | Deerfield Beach, FL | Deerfield Beach High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 270 lb (120 kg) | Jun 25, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73 ||||||
| Khary Crump CB | Culver City, CA | Culver City High School | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Apr 13, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 73 ||||||
| Stacey Marshall TE | Montgomery, AL | Hutchinson Community College (JC) | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Dec 18, 2019 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 70 ||||||
| Anthony Patt OT | San Marcos, CA | San Marcos High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 265 lb (120 kg) | Apr 6, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: ||||||
| Sam Langi OL | San Mateo, CA | College of San Mateo (JC) | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 315 lb (143 kg) | Mar 28, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ||||||
| Isaiah Mays CB | Berkeley, CA | City College of San Francisco (JC) | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | Jul 16, 2020 |
| Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| ‡ 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 July 16, 2020. "2020 Player Commitments – Arizona". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 16, 2020. "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved July 16, 2020. "2020 Arizona Wildcats football team". 247sports.com. Retrieved July 16, 2020. ||||||

### Transfers

The Wildcats lose multiple players due to various reasons.
Outgoing
| Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | New school |
| Dayven Coleman | 9 | LB | 6'2 | 216 | Sophomore | Dallas, Texas | Stephen F. Austin |
| Chaco Ulloa | 13 | S | 5'11 | 200 | Senior | Corona, California | Montana State |
| Jake Peters | 80 | TE | 6'4 | 222 | Freshman | Coto de Caza, California | Colorado |
| Thomas Marcus | 84 | WR | 6'2 | 203 | Freshman | San Diego, California | Montana State |
| Justin Belknap | 86 | DL | 6'3 | 245 | RS senior | Henderson, Nevada | Montana |
| Troy Young | 11 | S | 6'0 | 205 | Junior | Prichard, Alabama | UAB |
| Scottie Young Jr. | 6 | S | 5'11 | 201 | Junior | San Diego, California | West Virginia |
| Xavier Bell | 37 | S | 6'2 | 196 | RS junior | Long Beach, California | Portland State |
| Tony Fields II | 1 | LB | 6'1 | 220 | Senior | Las Vegas, Nevada | West Virginia |
| Colin Schooler | 7 | LB | 6'1 | 230 | Junior | Dana Point, California | Texas Tech |
| Brenden Schooler | 8 | WR | 6'2 | 193 | Senior | Dana Point, California | Texas |
Incoming
| Name | No. | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Prev. school |
| Aaron Blackwell | 52 | DL | 6'3 | 298 | Senior | Peoria, Arizona | New Mexico |
| Roy Lopez | 51 | DL | 6'2 | 310 | Senior | Tempe, Arizona | New Mexico State |
| Matthew Stefanski | -- | OL | 6'4 | 314 | Freshman | Frankfort, Michigan | Grand Valley State |

### 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 |

### Returning starters

Offense
† Indicates player was a starter in 2019 but missed all of 2020 due to injury.

## Preseason
### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Doak Walker Award | Gary Brightwell | RB | Sr. |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Colin Schooler | LB | SR |

### Pac-12 Media Day

The Pac-12 Media Day was held in July 2020 in Hollywood, California.
Media poll (South Division) :
| Predicted finish | Team |
| 1 | Arizona |
| 2 | Arizona State |
| 3 | Colorado |
| 4 | UCLA |
| 5 | USC |
| 6 | Utah |

### Preseason All-Pac-12 teams
## Personnel
### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Year at Arizona | Alma mater |
| Kevin Sumlin | Head coach | 3rd | Purdue |
| Noel Mazzone | Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | 3rd | New Mexico |
| Paul Rhoads | Defensive coordinator/safeties | 1st | Missouri Western |
| Taylor Mazzone | Assistant coach/outside Receivers | 3rd | East Carolina |
| Greg Burns | Assistant coach/cornerbacks | 1st | Washington State |
| Stan Eggen | Assistant coach/defensive line | 1st | Moorhead State |
| Kyle DeVan | Assistant coach/offensive line | 2nd | Oregon State |
| Andy Buh | Assistant coach/linebackers | 1st | Nevada |
| AJ Steward | Assistant coach/running backs | 1st | Kansas |
| Theron Aych | Assistant coach/inside wide receivers | 4th | Northern State |
| Jeremy Springer | Tight ends/Special teams | 3rd | UTEP |
| Brian Johnson | Strength and Conditioning | 3rd | LSU |

### Depth chart

Starters and backups.
Defense :
* FS
* Jarrius Wallace
* Rhedi Short
* Isaiah Mays
| BUCK | WILL | MIKE | SAM |
| Jalen Harris | Anthony Pandy | Derick Mourning | Kwabena Watson |
| Issaiah Johnson | Derrion Clark | Parker Henley | Rourke Freeburg |
* SS
* Jaxen Turner
* Christian Young
* CB
* Christian Roland-Wallace
* Malik Hausman
* McKenzie Barnes
| DE | NT | DE |
| Jalen Harris | Roy Lopez | Aaron Blackwell |
| Issaiah Johnson | Myles Tapusoa | Trevon Mason |
| – | Regen Terry | Paris Shand |
* CB
* Lorenzo Burns
* Bobby Wolfe
Offense :
* WR
* Jalen "Boobie" Curry
* Drew Dixon
* Stanley Berryhill
* WR
* Brian Casteel
* Ma’jon Wright
* Thomas Reid III
| LT | LG | C | RG | RT |
| Jordan Morgan | Donovan Laie | Josh McCauley | Robert Congel | Paiton Fears |
| Sam Langi | Tyson Gardner | Steven Bailey | Josh Donovan | David Watson |
* TE
* Bryce Wolma
* Stacey Marshall
* Zach Williams
* WR
* Jamarye Joiner
* Tayvian Cunningham
* Dyelan Miller
* QB
* Grant Gunnell
* Rhett Rodriguez
* Kevin Doyle or Will Plummer
* Key reserves
* Offense
* Defense
* Out (Suspension)
* Out (season)
* Out (mission)
* Out (Transfer)
* RB
* Gary Brightwell
* Michael Wiley
* Nathan Tilford or Jalen John
* Special teams
* PK Lucas Havrisik
* PK Tyler Loop
* P Kyle Ostendorp
* P Tyler Loop
* KR Gary Brightwell Jamarye Joiner Stanley Berryhill
* PR Brian Casteel Christian Roland-Wallace Michael Wiley
* LS Seth MacKeller Kameron Hawkins
* H Jacob Meeker-Hackett Kyle Ostendorp
Depth Chart Source: 2020 Arizona Wildcats Football Fact Book
True Freshman Double Position : *

## Schedule
### Spring game

The 2020 Wildcats began spring practice on March 2, 2020 and finish with the 2020 Arizona spring game. The remainder of spring practice and the spring game were canceled on March 18, 2020, due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.

### Regular season

Arizona had scheduled non–conference games against Hawaii, Portland State, and Texas Tech but canceled these games on July 10 due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Original 2020 Arizona Wildcats schedule :
| Date | Opponent | Site |
| August 29 | Hawaii* | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ |
| September 5 | Portland State* | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ |
| September 12 | Stanford | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ |
| September 19 | at Texas Tech* | Jones AT&T Stadium • Lubbock, TX |
| October 3 | at UCLA | Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA |
| October 9 | Colorado | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ |
| October 17 | USC | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ |
| October 23 | at Washington | Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA |
| October 31 | Oregon | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ |
| November 7 | at Utah | Rice–Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT |
| November 21 | at Oregon State | Reser Stadium • Corvallis, OR |
| November 28 | Arizona State | Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ (Territorial Cup) |
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 7 | 12:30 p.m. | at Utah | Rice-Eccles StadiumSalt Lake City, UT | ESPN2 | No contest | |
| November 14 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 20 USC | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | FOX | L 30–34 | 0 |
| November 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at Washington | Husky StadiumSeattle, WA | FOX | L 27–44 | 253 |
| November 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at UCLA | Rose BowlPasadena, CA | FOX | L 10–27 | 0 |
| December 5 | 5:00 p.m. | Colorado | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ | FS1 | L 13–24 | |
| December 11 | 5:00 p.m. | Arizona State | Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ (Territorial Cup) | ESPN | L 7–70 | 0 |
| December 19 | | at California | California Memorial StadiumBerkeley, CA | | No contest | |
| Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Mountain time |||||||

## Game summaries
### vs No. 20 USC

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #20 Trojans | 10 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
| Wildcats | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
* Date: November 14, 2020
* Game time: 1:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 0
* Referee: Matthew Richards
* TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | USC | ARIZ |
| First downs | 26 | 26 |
| Total yards | 498 | 444 |
| Rushing yards | 32–173 | 40–158 |
| Passing yards | 325 | 286 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 30–43–0 | 24–36–1 |
| Time of possession | 29:56 | 30:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| USC | Passing | Kedon Slovis | 30/43, 325 yards, TD |
| USC | Rushing | Markese Stepp | 12 carries, 82 yards, TD |
| USC | Receiving | Amon-Ra St. Brown | 7 receptions, 113 yards |
| Arizona | Passing | Grant Gunnell | 24/36, 286 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | Gary Brightwell | 21 carries, 112 yards |
| Arizona | Receiving | Tayvian Cunningham | 5 receptions, 110 yards, TD |

### at Washington

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 |
| Huskies | 17 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 44 |
at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA
* Date: November 21, 2020
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 50 °F (10 °C)
* Game attendance: 253
* Referee: Francisco Villar
* TV announcers (Fox): Joe Davis (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (analyst)
| Statistics | ARIZ | WASH |
| First downs | 22 | 24 |
| Total yards | 331 | 472 |
| Rushing yards | 26–72 | 45–233 |
| Passing yards | 259 | 239 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 27–39–0 | 16–26–0 |
| Time of possession | 22:43 | 37:17 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona | Passing | Grant Gunnell | 27/39, 259 yards, 3 TD |
| Arizona | Rushing | Gary Brightwell | 11 carries, 55 yards |
| Arizona | Receiving | Stanley Berryhill III | 5 receptions, 65 yards, 2 TD |
| Washington | Passing | Dylan Morris | 15/25, 230 yards, 2 TD |
| Washington | Rushing | Richard Newton | 8 carries, 81 yards, 2 TD |
| Washington | Receiving | Cade Otton | 7 receptions, 100 yards, TD |

### at UCLA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Wildcats | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Bruins | 3 | 17 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA
* Date: November 28, 2020
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear, 64 °F (18 °C)
* Game attendance: 0
* Referee: Mike McCabe
* TV announcers (Fox): Aaron Goldsmith (play-by-play), Brady Quinn (analyst)
| Statistics | ARIZ | UCLA |
| First downs | 17 | 23 |
| Total yards | 300 | 410 |
| Rushing yards | 39–147 | 56–281 |
| Passing yards | 153 | 129 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–36–2 | 12–20–0 |
| Time of possession | 28:29 | 31:31 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona | Passing | Will Plummer | 17/35, 151 yards, 2 INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | Gary Brightwell | 17 carries, 57 yards |
| Arizona | Receiving | Stanley Berryhill III | 5 receptions, 58 yards |
| UCLA | Passing | Chase Griffin | 12/20, 129 yards, TD |
| UCLA | Rushing | Demetric Felton | 32 carries, 206 yards, TD |
| UCLA | Receiving | Kyle Phillips | 3 receptions, 40 yards |

### vs Colorado

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Buffaloes | 0 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Wildcats | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
* Date: December 5, 2020
* Game time: 5:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear skies, 63 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 0
* Referee: Matthew Richards
* TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play-by-play), Evan Moore (analyst)
| Statistics | COLO | ARIZ |
| First downs | 18 | 23 |
| Total yards | 499 | 422 |
| Rushing yards | 46–407 | 43–268 |
| Passing yards | 92 | 154 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–20–2 | 19–32–1 |
| Time of possession | 29:03 | 30:57 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Colorado | Passing | Sam Noyer | 12/19, 92 yards, 2 INT |
| Colorado | Rushing | Jarek Broussard | 25 carries, 301 yards |
| Colorado | Receiving | Dimitri Stanley | 2 receptions, 44 yards |
| Arizona | Passing | Will Plummer | 19/32, 154 yards, INT |
| Arizona | Rushing | Michael Wiley | 7 carries, 122 yards |
| Arizona | Receiving | Brian Casteel | 3 receptions, 71 yards |

### vs Arizona State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Sun Devils | 21 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 70 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
* Date: December 11, 2020
* Game time: 5:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Mostly clear, 62 °F (17 °C)
* Game attendance: 0
* Referee: Michael Mothershed
* TV announcers (ESPN): Jason Benetti (play-by-play) Andre Ware (analyst), Stormy Buonantony (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | ASU | ARIZ |
| First downs | 17 | 18 |
| Total yards | 486 | 350 |
| Rushing yards | 50–259 | 36–137 |
| Passing yards | 227 | 213 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 10–13–0 | 26–46–3 |
| Time of possession | 31:01 | 27:53 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Arizona State | Passing | Jayden Daniels | 9/11, 203 yards, 2 TD |
| Arizona State | Rushing | Rachaad White | 10 carries, 133 yards. 3 TD |
| Arizona State | Receiving | Curtis Hodges | 1 reception, 74 yards, TD |
| Arizona | Passing | Will Plummer | 7/13, 83 yards |
| Arizona | Rushing | Gary Brightwell | 17 carries, 49 yards |
| Arizona | Receiving | Ma'Jon Wright | 8 receptions, 85 yards |
Arizona committed seven turnovers as Arizona State scored 70 points, the most points scored in the history of the Territorial Cup. The Wildcats used three different quarterbacks in the game, none of which broke 100 yards passing; Will Plummer finished 7-of-13 for 83 yards, Grant Gunnell went 12-of-17 for 78 yards with one interception and one lost fumble, and Rhett Rodriguez finished 7-of-16 for 52 yards with two interceptions. Running back Gary Brightwell lost three fumbles. The defeat was so devastating that head coach Kevin Sumlin was fired the following day.

## Statistics
### Scores by quarter

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Opponents | 51 | 66 | 44 | 38 | 199 |
| Arizona | 24 | 16 | 10 | 37 | 87 |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL club |
| 6 | 195 | Roy Lopez | DT | Houston Texans |
| 6 | 196 | Gary Brightwell | RB | New York Giants |

## 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

* CBS Family – KOLD (CBS), CBSN
* ABC/ESPN Family – KGUN (ABC), ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, ESPN+,
* FOX Family – KMSB (FOX), FOX/FS1, FSN
* Pac-12 Network (Pac-12 Arizona)
* NBC – KVOA, NBC Sports, NBCSN