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2022 Arizona Wildcats football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
Record5–7 (3–6 Pac-12)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrennan Carroll (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorJohnny Nansen (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 USC y   8 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 10 Utah y$   7 – 2     10 – 4  
No. 8 Washington   7 – 2     11 – 2  
No. 15 Oregon   7 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 17 Oregon State   6 – 3     10 – 3  
No. 21 UCLA   6 – 3     9 – 4  
Washington State   4 – 5     7 – 6  
Arizona   3 – 6     5 – 7  
California   2 – 7     4 – 8  
Arizona State†   1 – 7     1 – 9  
Stanford   1 – 8     3 – 9  
Colorado   1 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Utah 47, USC 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Jedd Fisch, and played their home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. It was the Wildcats' 123rd season overall and 44th as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. The Wildcats finished 5–7 overall (3–6 in conference play) and failed to qualify for a bowl game.

Offseason

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Position key

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Positions key
C Center CB Cornerback DB Defensive back DE Defensive end[a]
DL Defensive lineman DT Defensive tackle FB Fullback FS Free safety
G Guard[b] K Kicker[c] KR Kickoff returner LB Linebacker
LS Long snapper MLB Middle linebacker[d] OT Offensive tackle OL Offensive lineman
OLB Outside linebacker[a] NT Nose tackle P Punter PR Punt returner
QB Quarterback RS Return specialist RB Running back S Safety
SS Strong safety TE Tight end WR Wide receiver
  1. ^ a b May sometimes be referred to as an edge rusher (EDGE)
  2. ^ Also known as offensive guard (OG)
  3. ^ Also known as placekicker (PK)
  4. ^ Also known as inside linebacker (ILB)

Team departures

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Over the course of the off-season, Arizona lost 48 total players. 18 players graduated, while the other 28 entered the transfer portal.

2022 Arizona offseason departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Stanley Berryhill #1 WR 5'11 190 Redshirt Junior Tucson, AZ Declared for 2022 NFL draft
Rashie Hodge Jr. #35 LB 5'11 214 Junior Phoenix, AZ Declared for 2022 NFL draft
Leevel Tatum III #97 DL 6'1 284 Senior Fresno, CA Graduated/Declared for 2022 NFL draft
Mohamed Diallo #26 DL 6'4 306 Redshirt Senior Toronto, CAN Graduated/Declared for 2022 NFL draft
Trevon Mason #90 DL 6'5 305 Graduated Student Arlington, TX Graduated/Declared for 2022 NFL draft
Lucas Havrisik #43 PK 6'2 188 Graduated Student Riverside, CA Graduated/Declared for 2022 NFL draft
Christian Young #5 DB 6'3 217 Senior Houston, TX Graduated
Anthony Pandy #8 LB 6'1 228 Graduated Student Carson, CA Graduated
Luke Ashworth #13 QB 6'2 208 Senior Phoenix, AZ Graduated
Thomas Reid III #16 WR 6'3 221 Graduated Student Chesapeake, VA Graduated
Jacob Meeker-Hackett #32 PK 6'0 215 Graduated Student Tucson, AZ Graduated
Donte Smith #38 LB 5'10 222 RS senior Round Rock, TX Graduated
Clay Markoff #44 RB 5'10 239 Graduated Student Olympia, WA Graduated
Josh McCauley #50 OL 6'4 310 Graduated Student Mesa, AZ Graduated
Matthew Stefanski #54 OL 6'4 324 RS senior Frankfort, MI Graduated
David Watson #67 OL 6'5 290 RS senior Tucson, AZ Graduated
Donovan Laie #78 OL 6'5 323 Senior Oceanside, CA Graduated
Connor Hutchings #80 TE 6'5 230 Graduated Student Phoenix, AZ Graduated
Bryce Wolma #81 TE 6'4 237 Graduated Student Saline, MI Graduated
Tristen D'Angelo #84 WR 6'3 200 RS senior Anthem, AZ Graduated

Coaching staff departures

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During the off-season, Arizona lost 2 position coaches and 1 support staff members. The two position coaches that departed the team were defensive coordinator Don Brown and linebackers coach Keith Dudzinski. Brown took an upgrade by becoming the 30th head coach to return at UMass, while Dudzinski was return to became the defensive coordinator at UMass. Furthermore, Brown and Dudzinski were the final 2 coaches that were under current head coach Jedd Fisch.

Name Position New Team New Position
Don Brown Defensive Coordinator UMass Head Coach
Keith Dudzinski Assistant coach, Linebackers & Co-Special Teams Coordinator UMass Defensive coordinator
Ryan Partridge Director of High School Scouting and Recruiting coordinator UMass Wide receivers coach

Outgoing transfers

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Twenty-four players elected to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal during or after the 2021 season.

Arizona Outgoing transfers
Name No. Pos. Height Weight Hometown Year New school Sources
Boobie Curry #2 WR 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 211 pounds (96 kg) Redshirt Senior Houston, TX Transferred to Buffalo
BJ Casteel #5 WR 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 197 pounds (89 kg) Redshirt Senior Pasadena, CA Transferred to Nevada
Jaden Mitchell #7 WR 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 182 pounds (83 kg) Redshirt Freshman Las Vegas, NV Transferred to Texas State
Rhedi Short #7 DB 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 196 pounds (89 kg) Redshirt Senior Pasadena, CA Transferred to Montana State
Tayvian Cunningham #11 WR 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 183 pounds (83 kg) Redshirt Graduate Vacaville, CA TBD
Brayden Zermeno #12 QB 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 216 pounds (98 kg) Freshman Los Angeles, CA Transferred to UConn
Jalen Johnson #13 WR 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 pounds (95 kg) Redshirt Sophomore Corona, CA TBD
Logan Kraut #14 DB 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 197 pounds (89 kg) Freshman Santa Rosa, CA Transferred to UC Davis
McKenzie Barnes #15 CB 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 pounds (84 kg) Junior Fresno, CA Transferred to Hawaii
Regen Terry #17 DL 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 284 pounds (129 kg) Redshirt Freshman Florence, AZ Transferred to Boston College
Jabar Triplett #17 LB 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 229 pounds (104 kg) Redshirt Freshman Baton Rouge, LA Transferred to Grambling State
Ma'Jon Wright #18 WR 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 218 pounds (99 kg) Freshman Fort Lauderdale, FL TBD

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Nick Moore #18 QB 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 182 pounds (83 kg) Freshman Newhall, CA TBD
Darrius Smith #20 RB 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 187 pounds (85 kg) Redshirt Junior Houston, TX Transferred to Jacksonville State
Malik Hausman #23 DB 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 187 pounds (85 kg) Redshirt Senior Las Vegas, NV Transferred to Hawaii
Javione Carr #25 DB 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 182 pounds (83 kg) Freshman Arlington, TX Transferred to Kansas State
Jakelyn Morgan #27 DB 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 pounds (77 kg) Freshman Tyler, TX Transferred to Louisiana Tech
Jackson Bailey #29 LB 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 229 pounds (104 kg) Freshman DeSoto, TX Transferred to Louisiana–Monroe
Thor Canales #46 LB 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 224 pounds (102 kg) Freshman Plano, TX TBD
Rourke Freeburg #47 LB 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 pounds (100 kg) Redshirt Senior Scottsdale, AZ Transferred to Toledo
Lucas Eckardt #51 OL 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 pounds (100 kg) Freshman Spring Grove, IL Transferred to Colorado
David Watson #67 OL 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 290 pounds (130 kg) Redshirt Sophomore Tucson, AZ Transferred to Adams State
Edgar Burrola #72 OL 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 305 pounds (138 kg) Redshirt Junior Las Vegas, NV TBD
Zach Williams #82 TE 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 235 pounds (107 kg) Redshirt Sophomore Johns Creek, GA TBD
Colby Powers #83 TE 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 pounds (100 kg) Freshman Spring, TX Transferred to Tulsa
Stacey Marshall Jr. #87 TE 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 262 pounds (119 kg) Senior Montgomery, AL Transferred to Marshall
Alex Navarro-Silva #91 DL 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 280 pounds (130 kg) Sophomore Chino, CA TBD
Myles Tapusoa #99 DT 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 345 pounds (156 kg) Senior Rose Park, UT TBD

† Note: Players with a dash in the new school column didn't land on a new team for the 2022 season.

Acquisitions

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Incoming transfers

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Over the off-season, Arizona added nine players from the transfer portal. According to 247 Sports, Arizona had the 27th ranked transfer class in the country.[1] The first transfer was quarterback Jayden de Laura. de Laura transferred from Washington State. On the offensive side, Arizona also added Florida State running back D.J. Williams, UTEP wide receiver Jacob Cowing and New Mexico offensive lineman Jack Buford. However, Arizona only took 5 defensive transfers in UCLA defensive back DJ Warnell and UCLA defensive lineman Tiaoalii Savea, Michigan linebacker Anthony Solomon, USC Trojans linebacker Hunter Echols and Utah linebacker Jeremy Mercier.

Arizona Incoming transfers
Name No. Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Sources
Jacob Cowing #6 WR 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 pounds (77 kg) Sophomore Maricopa, AZ UTEP [2]
Jayden de Laura #7 QB 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 pounds (86 kg) Sophomore Honolulu, HI Washington State
Anthony Solomon #10 LB 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 pounds (98 kg) Junior Fort Lauderdale, FL Michigan
DJ Warnell #14 DB 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 201 pounds (91 kg) Sophomore La Marque, TX UCLA
Jeremy Mercier #20 LB 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 235 pounds (107 kg) Junior Chandler, AZ Utah
Hunter Echols #31 LB 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 245 pounds (111 kg) Redshirt Senior Los Angeles, CA USC
D.J. Williams #37 RB 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 210 pounds (95 kg) Redshirt Junior Lake Placid, FL Florida State
Anthony Ward #57 LB 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 225 pounds (102 kg) Freshman Ontario, CA Washington
Jack Buford #59 OT 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 310 pounds (140 kg) Sophomore St. Louis, MO New Mexico
Tanner McLachlan #84 TE 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 255 pounds (116 kg) Sophomore Lethbridge, AB Southern Utah
Tiaoalii Savea #98 DL 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 275 pounds (125 kg) Freshman Las Vegas, NV UCLA

2022 recruiting class

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Main article: 2022 college football recruiting class

Arizona signed 25 players in the class of 2022. The Wildcats' recruiting class ranks 19th in the nation for 247Sports and 22nd in Rivals rankings. Four signees were ranked in the ESPN 300 top prospect list. Arizona also signed walk-ons during national signing day period.

See also: American football positions, Glossary of American football, and Recruiting (college athletics)
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tetairoa McMillan
WR 		Waimanalo, HI Servite High School (CA) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Dec 17, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 83
Rayshon Luke
RB 		Bellflower, CA St. John Bosco High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jan 8, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Keyan Burnett
TE 		Anaheim, CA Servite High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Aug 1, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Ephesians Prysock
S 		Mission Hills, CA Bishop Alemany High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Dec 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Sterling Lane
LB 		Westlake Village, CA Oaks Christian School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Aug 20, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Kevin Green Jr.
WR 		Mission Hills, CA Bishop Alemany High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Dec 11, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Tyler Martin
LB 		Cambridge, MA Buckingham Browne & Nichols School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Sep 16, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Grayson Stovall
OG 		Chandler, AZ Hamilton High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 275 lb (125 kg) Jan 21, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Russell Davis II
DE 		Chandler, AZ Hamilton High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jul 3, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Jonah Coleman
RB 		Stockton, CA Lincoln High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Mar 1, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Tacario Davis
CB 		Long Beach, CA Millikan High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Feb 21, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
A.J. Jones
WR 		Ontario, CA Colony High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jul 5, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Jai-Ayviauynn Celestine
ATH 		Miami, FL Miami Palmetto Senior High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Dec 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Noah Fifita
QB 		Anaheim, CA Servite High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 5, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Isaiah Johnson
DT 		Chandler, AZ Chandler High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 285 lb (129 kg) Jul 13, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:2/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Jacob Manu
LB 		Anaheim, CA Servite High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Oct 10, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Jermaine Wiggins Jr.
DE 		Boxford, MA Bridgton Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Mar 19, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Jonah Savaiinaea
OG 		Honolulu, HI Saint Louis School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 330 lb (150 kg) Jun 22, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Taitai Uiagelelei
DE 		Santa Ana, CA Mater Dei High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Dec 15, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 74
Tyler Powell
TE 		Phoenix, AZ Brophy Prep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Aug 13, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 74
Jacob Reece
OG 		Salt Lake City, UT Brighton High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 290 lb (130 kg) Dec 7, 2021 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 72
Wendell Moe
OL 		Long Beach, CA Long Beach Poly High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 330 lb (150 kg) Apr 30, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings:   Rivals: #22  247Sports: #19  ESPN: #24
  • ‡ 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 January 14, 2022.
  • "2022 Player Commitments – Arizona". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  • "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
  • "2022 Arizona Wildcats football team". 247sports.com. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

*= 247Sports Composite rating; ratings are out of 1.00. (five stars= 1.00–.98, four stars= .97–.90, three stars= .80–.89, two stars= .79–.70, no stars= <70)
†= Despite being rated as a four and five star recruit by ESPN, On3.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com, McMillan received a four star 247Sports Composite rating.
Δ= Left the Arizona program following signing but prior to the 2022 season.

2022 overall class rankings

Website National rank Conference rank 5 star recruits 4 star recruits 3 star recruits 2 star recruits 1 star recruits No star ranking
ESPN [3] #24 #2 - 6 17 0 0 0
On3 Recruits [4] #27 #2 - 5 17 0 0 0
Rivals [5] #19 #1 1 4 15 3 0 0
247 Sports [6] #21 #2 - 5 17 0 0 0

Walk-ons

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Name Pos. Height Weight Hometown High school
Joe Borjon OL 6'8 330 La Puente, CA Mt. San Antonio College (JC)
Jax Stam DB 5'11 195 Peoria, AZ Liberty High School
Jacob Rich Kongaika DL 6'2 280 Santa Ana, CA Mater Dei High School
Cole Tannebaum QB 6'4 200 Brentwood, CA Oaks Christian School
John Hart TE 6'4 232 Peoria, AZ Sunrise Mountain High School
Rex Haynes WR 6'4 195 San Diego, CA Cathedral Catholic High School
Matthew Moore WR 6'3 203 Pomona, CA Carlsbad High School (California)
Sam Graci-Glazer WR 6'3 160 Tampa, FL IMG Academy
Gavin Smith WR 5'11 180 Scottsdale, AZ Notre Dame Prep
Jake George WR 6'3 190 Whittier, CA La Serna High School
Javier Perkins OL 6'4 295 Wauwatosa, WI Wauwatosa West High School
Devin Dunn CB 5'11 195 Chandler, AZ Chandler High School
Brandon Craddock LB 6'0 218 Phoenix, AZ Sandra Day O'Connor High School
Will Uhrich S 6'1 195 Burlingame, CA Burlingame High School
Jordan Forbes P 6'1 205 Mesa, AZ Desert Ridge High School

2023 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for 2023 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Brayden Dorman
QB 		Colorado Springs, CO Vista Ridge High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Feb 22, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 82
Carlos Wilson
WR 		Sacramento, CA Inderkum High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Dec 21, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars   ESPN grade: 80
Raymond Pulido
OL 		Apple Valley, CA Apple Valley High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 325 lb (147 kg) Aug 13, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Brandon Johnson
RB 		Palmdale, CA Highland High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Jun 14, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Malachi Riley
WR 		Corona, CA Centennial High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Dec 16, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 79
Rhino Tapaatoutai
OT 		Mission Hills, CA Bishop Alemany High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 280 lb (130 kg) Apr 18, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Taye Brown
LB 		Chandler, AZ Hamilton High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Nov 26, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Emmanuel Karnley
CB 		Pittsburg, CA Pittsburg High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Dec 16, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 78
Arian Parish
S 		Katy, TX Katy High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jun 10, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Canyon Moses
CB 		Midland, TX Midland High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Feb 1, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Elijha Payne
OT 		Las Vegas, NV Desert Pines High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 286 lb (130 kg) Jul 13, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN: N/A
Justin Johnson
S 		Inglewood, CA Inglewood High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Apr 5, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Tylen Gonzalez
DE 		Carlsbad, NM Carlsbad High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Jun 5, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 77
Nicholas Gonzalez
DE 		San Pedro, CA San Pedro High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Nov 9, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Dorian Thomas
TE 		Kent, WA Kentridge High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Dec 21, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Tristan Davis
DE 		Lake Oswego, OR Lake Oswego High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Aug 2, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Gavin Hunter
ATH 		Mililani, HI Mililani High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 8, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Jackson Holman
TE 		Mission Viejo, CA Mission Viejo High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jul 2, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 76
Julien Savaiinaea
DE 		Honolulu, HI Saint Louis School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 240 lb (110 kg) Jun 15, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Dominic Lolesio
DE 		Long Beach, CA Long Beach Polytechnic High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Jun 8, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Genesis Smith
S 		Chandler, AZ Hamilton High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Aug 27, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 75
Kamuela Kaaihue
LB 		Honolulu, HI Roosevelt High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jun 8, 2022 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN:3/5 stars   ESPN grade: 73
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:

2023 overall class rankings

Website National rank Conference rank 5 star recruits 4 star recruits 3 star recruits 2 star recruits 1 star recruits No star ranking
ESPN [7] -- -- - 2 14 0 0 0
On3 Recruits [8] #56 #6 - 1 11 0 0 0
Rivals [9] #36 #4 -- 1 11 0 0 0
247 Sports [10] #36 #4 - 1 15 0 0 0

Coaching staff additions

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Name Previous Position/Team New Position/Team
Johnny Nansen Defensive line coach (UCLA) Defensive coordinator (Arizona)
Jason Kaufusi Assistant coach, Outside linebackers (UCLA) Outside linebackers/Defensive ends (Arizona)
Jordan Paopao Tight ends (UNLV) Special teams coordinator/Tight ends (Arizona)

Returning starters

[edit]

Offense

† Indicates player was a starter in 2021 but missed all of 2022 due to injury.

Preseason

[edit]

Spring game

[edit]

The 2022 Wildcats spring game is tentatively scheduled to take place in Tucson, Arizona on April 9, 2022. The Wildcats were scheduled to hold spring practices on March 2 to April 7, 2022.

See also: Arizona Wildcats football
ARZ Red at ARZ Blue
Quarter 1 2 34Total
ARZ Red 0 10 14024
ARZ Blue 7 0 7721

at Arizona Stadium, Tucson, AZ

  • Date: April 9, 2022
  • Game time: TBD MDT
  • TV: P12N

Award watch lists

[edit]

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year Ref
Lott Trophy Kyon Barrs DL Jr. [11]
Maxwell Award Jacob Cowing WR [12]
Biletnikoff Award Dorian Singer So. [13]
[14]
Lou Groza Award Tyler Loop PK [15]
Ray Guy Award Kyle Ostendorp P Jr. [16]
Wuerffel Trophy Jordan Morgan OL [17]
Polynesian College Football Player Of The Year Award Jonah Savaiinaea Fr. [18]
Tetairoa McMillan WR
Tiaoalii Savea DL So.
Manning Award Jayden de Laura QB [19]

Pac-12 Media Day

[edit]

The Pac-12 Media Day was held on July 29, 2022 at the Novo Theater, LA Live (Pac-12 Network) with Jedd Fisch (HC), Jacob Cowing (WR) and Christian Young (DB).[20] The preseason polls will be released on July 28, 2022. Arizona was picked to finish 11th in the annual Pac-12 football media poll released by the league Thursday.[21]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Utah 384 (26)
2 Oregon 345 (2)
3 USC 341 (5)
4 UCLA 289
5 Oregon State 246
6 Washington 212
7 Washington State 177
8 Stanford 159
9 California 154
10 Arizona State 123
11 Arizona 86
12 Colorado 58

Preseason All-Pac-12 and All-American honors

[edit]

First team

Position Player Class Team
Special teams
PK Kyle Ostendorp Senior Arizona

Second team

Position Player Class Team
Offense
WR Jacob Cowing Senior Arizona
Defense
DL Kyon Barrs Senior Arizona

Source:[22]

Pre-season All-American Honors
Player Position AP CBS Sports ESPN Sporting News WCFF Designation
Kyle Ostendorp P (#19) 2nd team [23] 2nd team [24] 2nd team [25] 2nd team [26] 2nd team [27] Unanimous

Roster

[edit]
2022 Arizona Wildcats football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 1 Anthony Simpson So
WR 2 Jacob Cowing Jr
WR 4 Tetairoa McMillan Fr
WR 5 Dorian Singer So
RB 6 Michael Wiley Jr
QB 7 Jayden de Laura So
RB 8 Drake Anderson Jr
QB 9 Gunner Cruz  So
WR 10 Jamayre Jones  Jr
QB 11 Noah Fifita Fr
WR 12 Kevin Green Jr. Fr
QB 14 Cole Tannenbaum Fr
QB 15 Will Plummer So
WR 16 A. J. Jones Fr
RB 20 Rayshon Luke Fr
RB 21 Jalen John So
RB 23 Stevie Rocker Jr. So
RB 24 Jonah Coleman Fr
WR 25 Chris Hunter Fr
WR 26 Jaden Clark  Fr
WR 27 Rex Haynes Fr
RB 28 Nazar Bombata  Jr
RB 29 Jashon Butler  Jr
RB 32 D. J. Williams Sr
RB 33 James Bohls  Fr
OL 54 Jacob Reece Fr
OL 55 J. T. Hand  Fr
OL 56 Josh Donovan  Sr
OL 57 Shontrail Key  Fr
OL 58 Sam Langi  Jr
OL 62 Joseph Borjon So
OL 65 Leif Magnuson  Fr
OL 71 Jonah Savaiinaea Fr
OL 72 Wendell Moe Fr
OL 73 Woody Jean  Fr
OL 74 Paiton Fears  Sr
OL 74 Josh Baker So
OL 76 Anthony Patt  Fr
OL 77 Jordan Morgan Jr
OL 78 Grayson Stovall Fr
WR 80 Matthew Moore Fr
WR 81 Jake George Fr
WR 82 Gavin Smith Fr
WR 83 Sam Graci-Glazer Fr
TE 84 Tanner McLachlan  Jr
TE 85 Roberto Miranda  Fr
TE 86 John Hart Fr
TE 87 Tyler Powell Fr
TE 89 Keyan Burnett Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 1 Jalen Harris Sr
CB 2 Isaiah Rutherford Jr
S 3 Jaydin Young So
CB 4 Christian Roland-Wallace Jr
S 5 Christian Young Sr
DE 6 Jason Harris  Fr
CB 7 Ephesians Prysock Fr
LB 8 Sterling Lane II Fr
S 9 Gunner Maldonado So
LB 10 Anthony Solomon Sr
LB 11 Kolbe Cage  Fr
CB 13 Isaiah Mays  Jr
S 14 D. J. Warnell Jr. So
S 16 Dalton Johnson  Fr
S 18 Isaiah Taylor  Fr
CB 19 Adama Fall  Fr
CB 20 Treydan Stukes So
S 21 Jaxen Turner Jr
CB 23 Tacario Davis Fr
CB 24 Jai-Ayviauynn Celestine Fr
S 27 Will Uhrich Fr
CB 29 Devin Dunn Fr
S 30 Jax Stam Fr
DL 31 Hunter Echols  Sr
LB 32 Mojo Weerts  Fr
S 35 Samuel Chung Fr
LB 36 R. J. Edwards So
DE 37 Kevon Garcia  Fr
LB 38 Dante Smith  Jr
CB 39 Jeffrey Robinson  Fr
LB 40 Ammon Allen  Fr
DE 41 Eddie Siaumau-Sanitoa  So
LB 44 Jeremy Mercier  Jr
LB 45 Issaiah Johnson  Jr
DE 46 Ta'ita'i Uiagalelei Fr
LB 47 Victor Zayas  Fr
LB 48 Jerry Roberts  Sr
LB 50 Brandon Craddock Fr
LB 53 Malik Reed So
LB 54 Tyler Martin Fr
DL 55 Evan Branch-Haynes  Fr
LB 57 Anthony Ward  Fr
LB 59 Jacob Manu Fr
DL 90 Isaiah Ward Fr
DL 91 Isaiah Johnson Fr
DL 92 Kyon Barrs Jr
DL 93 Jacob Kongaika Fr
DL 94 Dion Wilson Jr. So
DL 95 Paris Shand So
DL 96 Traemaine Savea Sr
DL 97 Jermaine Wiggins Jr. Fr
DL 98 Tiaoali Savea So
DL 99 Russell Davis II Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 19 Kyle Ostendorp Jr
K 33 Tyler Loop So
LS 39 Kameron Hawkins So
P 42 Brady Weinberg Fr
P 49 Jordan Forbes Fr
LS 64 Seth MacKellar Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 10/23/22

Schedule

[edit]
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 312:30 p.m.at San Diego State*
CBSW 38–2034,046
September 108:00 p.m.Mississippi State*
FS1L 17–3946,275
September 178:00 p.m.No. 1 (FCS) North Dakota State*
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
FS1W 31–2841,211
September 242:30 p.m.at California
P12NL 31–4937,216
October 16:30 p.m.Colorado
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
P12NW 43–2036,591
October 86:00 p.m.No. 12 Oregon
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
P12NL 22–4950,800
October 152:30 p.m.at Washington
P12NL 39–4963,189
October 294:00 p.m.No. 10 USCdagger
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
P12NL 37–4544,006
November 54:30 p.m.at No. 14 Utah
P12NL 20–4551,919
November 128:30 p.m.at No. 12 UCLA
FOXW 34–2844,430
November 1912:00 p.m.Washington State
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ
P12NL 20–3140,717
November 251:00 p.m.Arizona State
  • Arizona Stadium
  • Tucson, AZ (rivalry)
FS1W 38–3549,865

[28]

Game summaries

[edit]

at San Diego State

[edit]
See also: 2022 San Diego State Aztecs football team
Arizona Wildcats (0–0) at San Diego State Aztecs (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 10 14 7738
Aztecs 0 10 10020

at Snapdragon Stadium • San Diego, CA

  • Date: September 3, 2022
  • Game time: 12:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 100 °F (38 °C)
  • Game attendance: 34,046
  • Referee: Francisco Villar
  • TV announcers (CBS): Brad Nessler (play-by-play), Gary Danielson (analyst), Jenny Dell (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:06) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 25-yard field goal (Drive: 16 plays, 66 yards, 5:35; Arizona 3–0)
  • (3:19) ARIZ – Jacob Cowing 17-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 2:59; Arizona 10–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:31) SDSU – Jack Browning 44-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 48 yards, 4:48; Arizona 10–3)
  • (10:19) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 6-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:12; Arizona 17–3)
  • (4:49) SDSU – Tyrell Shavers 11-yard pass from Braxton Burmeister, Jack Browning kick (Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 3:37; Arizona 17–10)
  • (0:28) ARIZ – Jacob Cowing 4-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 6 plays, 54 yards, 2:07; Arizona 24–10)
Third quarter
  • (12:40) ARIZ – Jacob Cowing 25-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:20; Arizona 31–10)
  • (7:46) SDSU – Jaylon Armstong 0-yard blocked punt return, Jack Browning kick (Drive: 3 plays, -2 yards, 1:03; Arizona 31–17)
  • (3:36) SDSU – Jack Browning 23-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 37 yards, 3:19; Arizona 31–20)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:02) ARIZ – D. J. Williams 10-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:34; Arizona 38–20)
Statistics ARIZ SDSU
First downs 25 14
Total yards 461 232
Rushes/yards 39–162 42–170
Passing yards 299 62
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–35–1 7–16–1
Time of possession 32:37 27:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Jayden de Laura 22/35, 299 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing D. J. Williams 14 carries, 88 yards, TD
Receiving Jacob Cowing 8 receptions, 152 yards, 3 TD
San Diego State Passing Braxton Burmeister 5/10, 51 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Cam Davis 8 carries, 39 yards
Receiving Kenan Christon 2 receptions, 19 yards

vs Mississippi State

[edit]
See also: 2022 Mississippi State Bulldogs football team
Mississippi State Bulldogs (1–0) vs Arizona Wildcats (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs 15 3 71439
Wildcats 7 3 7017

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: September 10, 2022
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 84 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 46,275
  • Referee: Kyle Olson
  • TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play-by-play), Petros Papadakis (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:57) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 34-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:55; Arizona 7–0)
  • (9:14) MSST – Jo'quavious Marks 9-yard run (Drive: 8 plays, 70 yards, 3:13; Arizona 7–6)
  • (5:27) MSST – Caleb Ducking 9-yard pass from Will Rogers (Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 1:03; Mississippi State 12–7)
  • (0:40) MSST – Ben Raybon 39-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 19 yards, 3:46; Mississippi State 15–7)
Second quarter
  • (12:55) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 43-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:27; Mississippi State 15–10)
  • (0:33) MSST – Ben Raybon 22-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 76 yards, 6:19; Mississippi State 18–10)
Third quarter
  • (10:45) MSST – Austin Williams 5-yard pass from Will Rogers, Ben Raybon kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:15; Mississippi State 25–10)
  • (7:37) ARIZ – Jacob Cowing 2-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 2 plays, 4 yards, 0:48; Mississippi State 25–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:17) MSST – Austin Williams 4-yard pass from Will Rogers, Ben Raybon kick (Drive: 4 plays, 11 yards, 1:49; Mississippi State 32–17)
  • (3:18) MSST – Caleb Ducking 2-yard pass from Will Rogers, Ben Raybon kick (Drive: 12 plays, 69 yards, 5:58; Mississippi State 39–17)
Statistics MSST ARIZ
First downs 27 19
Total yards 426 316
Rushes/yards 24–106 22–40
Passing yards 320 276
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 40–49–1 27–54–3
Time of possession 36:57 23:03
Team Category Player Statistics
Mississippi State Passing Will Rogers 39/48, 313 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Dillon Johnson 11 carries, 60 yards
Receiving RaRa Thomas 5 receptions, 63 yards
Arizona Passing Jayden de Laura 23/45, 220 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Michael Wiley 6 carries, 49 yards, TD
Receiving Tetairoa McMillan 4 receptions, 69 yards

vs North Dakota State

[edit]
See also: 2022 North Dakota State Bison football team
North Dakota State Bison (2–0) vs Arizona Wildcats (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bison 7 7 14028
Wildcats 7 10 7731

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: September 17, 2022
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear, 86 °F (30 °C)
  • Game attendance: 41,211
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (FS1): Alex Faust (play-by-play), Petros Papadakis (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (5:18) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 6-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:45; Arizona 7–0)
  • (0:59) NDSU – Hunter Luepke 31-yard pass from Cam Miller, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:12; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (5:45) ARIZ – Jayden de Laura 7-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 4:44; Arizona 14–7)
  • (0:50) NDSU – Cam Miller 2-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:55; Tied 14–14)
  • (0:00) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 36-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 56 yards, 0:50; Arizona 17–14)
Third quarter
  • (9:40) NDSU – Hunter Luepke 6-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 6 plays, 76 yards, 2:45; North Dakota State 21–17)
  • (5:41) ARIZ – Jonah Coleman 2-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:59; Arizona 24–21)
  • (2:07) NDSU – Hunter Luepke 38-yard run, Griffin Crosa kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:34; North Dakota State 28–24)
Fourth quarter
  • (4:53) ARIZ – Jacob Cowing 22-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 4:06; Arizona 31–28)
Statistics NDSU ARIZ
First downs 21 23
Total yards 407 394
Rushes/yards 45–283 36–165
Passing yards 124 229
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 10–12–0 20–28–0
Time of possession 31:18 28:42
Team Category Player Statistics
North Dakota State Passing Cam Miller 10/12, 124 yards, TD
Rushing Hunter Luepke 18 carries, 115 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Hunter Luepke 3 receptions, 65 yards, TD
Arizona Passing Jayden de Laura 20/28, 229 yards, TD
Rushing Michael Wiley 9 carries, 51 yards, TD
Receiving Dorian Singer 6 receptions, 88 yards

at California

[edit]
See also: 2022 California Golden Bears football team
Arizona Wildcats (2–1) at California Golden Bears (2–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 14 10 0731
Golden Bears 7 14 141449

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA

  • Date: September 24, 2022
  • Game time: 2:37 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 37,216
  • Referee: Mark Duddy
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): J. B. Long (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (14:17) CAL – Jaydn Ott 73-yard run, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 0:43; California 7–7)
  • (11:16) ARIZ – Jonah Coleman 1-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:01; Tied 7–7)
  • (5:28) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 1-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 9 plays, 92 yards, 4:23; Arizona 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (11:56) CAL – J. Michael Sturdivant 16-yard pass from Jack Plummer, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 3:22; Tied 14–14)
  • (10:00) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 24-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:56; Arizona 21–14)
  • (3:40) CAL – DeCarlos Brooks 3-yard run, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 13 plays, 82 yards, 6:16; Tied 21–21)
  • (0:40) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 37-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 41 yards, 2:53; Arizona 24–21)
Third quarter
  • (9:17) CAL – Keleki Latu 3-yard pass from Jack Plummer, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 4:03; California 28–24)
  • (4:59) CAL – Jaydn Ott 18-yard run, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 2:14; California 35–24)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:53) CAL – Jeremiah Hunter 37-yard pass from Jack Plummer, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 2:53; California 42–24)
  • (12:36) ARIZ – Jacob Cowing 14-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:17; California 42–31)
  • (4:56) CAL – Jaydn Ott 72-yard run, Dario Longhetto kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:55; California 49–31)
Statistics ARIZ CAL
First downs 31 27
Total yards 536 599
Rushes/yards 26–135 38–354
Passing yards 401 245
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 27–45–2 18–28–0
Time of possession 26:46 33:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Jayden de Laura 27/45, 402 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Michael Wiley 14 carries, 79 yards, TD
Receiving Jacob Cowing 7 receptions, 133 yards, TD
California Passing Jack Plummer 18/28, 245 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jaydn Ott 19 carries, 274 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Jeremiah Hunter 5 receptions, 82 yards

vs Colorado

[edit]
See also: 2022 Colorado Buffaloes football team
Colorado Buffaloes (0–4) vs Arizona Wildcats (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Buffaloes 7 6 7020
Wildcats 13 13 10743

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: October 1, 2022
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 81 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 36,591
  • Referee: Steven Strimling
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): J. B. Long (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:58) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 8-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:02; Arizona 7–0)
  • (6:35) COL – Owen McCown 1-yard run, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 3:23; Tied 7–7)
  • (1:19) ARIZ – Jacob Cowing 3-yard pass from Jayden de Laura (Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 5:16; Arizona 13–7)
Second quarter
  • (8:16) ARIZ – Dorian Singer 5-yard pass from Jayden de Laura (Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:11; Arizona 19–7)
  • (3:42) ARIZ – Tanner McLachlan 8-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:48; Arizona 26–7)
  • (1:05) COL – Daniel Arias 14-yard pass from Owen McCown (Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 0:50; Arizona 26–13)
Third quarter
  • (8:10) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 23-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 2:52; Arizona 33–13)
  • (4:57) COL – Anthony Hankerson 7-yard run, Cole Becker kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:13; Arizona 33–20)
  • (1:22) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 29-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:35; Arizona 36–20)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:57) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 5-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 11 plays, 57 yards, 4:32; Arizona 43–20)
Statistics COL ARIZ
First downs 19 36
Total yards 340 673
Rushes/yards 31–154 34–178
Passing yards 186 495
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–30–0 34–49–0
Time of possession 24:43 35:17
Team Category Player Statistics
Colorado Passing Owen McCown 14/30, 186 yards, TD
Rushing Anthony Hankerson 12 carries, 68 yards, TD
Receiving Jordyn Tyson 1 reception, 42 yards
Arizona Passing Jayden de Laura 33/46, 484 yards, 6 TD
Rushing Michael Wiley 16 carries, 77 yards
Receiving Jacob Cowing 12 receptions, 180 yards, TD

vs No. 12 Oregon

[edit]
See also: 2022 Oregon Ducks football team
No. 12 Oregon Ducks (4–1) vs Arizona Wildcats (3–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 12 Ducks 7 21 21049
Wildcats 3 10 3622

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: October 8, 2022
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 69 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 50,800
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (5:13) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 38-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 44 yards, 3:40; Arizona 3–0)
  • (2:53) ORE – Noah Whittington 55-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:20; Oregon 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (12:01) ORE – Bo Nix 2-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 7 plays, 90 yards, 2:59; Oregon 14–3)
  • (4:42) ORE – Moliki Matavao 3-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 9 plays, 86 yards, 4:13; Oregon 21–3)
  • (3:43) ARIZ – D. J. Williams 52-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:59; Oregon 21–10)
  • (0:34) ORE – Jordan James 1-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:09; Oregon 28–10)
  • (0:00) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 36-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 56 yards, 0:34; Oregon 28–13)
Third quarter
  • (11:13) ORE – Bo Nix 2-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:47; Oregon 35–13)
  • (9:44) ORE – Bucky Irving 23-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:09; Oregon 42–13)
  • (5:04) ORE – Bo Nix 25-yard run, Camden Lewis kick (Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 2:15; Oregon 49–13)
  • (0:28) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 30-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 1:00; Oregon 49–16)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:51) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 11-yard pass from Jayden de Laura (Drive: 10 plays, 85 yards, 4:20; Oregon 49–22)
Statistics ORE ARIZ
First downs 29 23
Total yards 580 356
Rushes/yards 41–306 25–115
Passing yards 274 241
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–29–0 24–42–1
Time of possession 33:19 26:41
Team Category Player Statistics
Oregon Passing Bo Nix 20/25, 265 yards
Rushing Noah Whittington 6 carries, 92 yards, TD
Receiving Chase Cota 3 receptions, 60 yards
Arizona Passing Jayden de Laura 24/42, 241 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Jonah Coleman 9 carries, 74 yards
Receiving Jacob Cowing 6 receptions, 77 yards

at Washington

[edit]
See also: 2022 Washington Huskies football team
Arizona Wildcats (3–3) at Washington Huskies (4–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 7 7 101539
Huskies 7 14 21749

at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA

  • Date: October 15, 2022
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 73 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 63,189
  • Referee: Francisco Villar
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:25) WASH – Jalen McMillan 23-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 5 plays, 46 yards, 2:45; Washington 7–0)
  • (1:48) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 46-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 2:01; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (13:46) WASH – Cameron Davis 1-yard run, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:54; Washington 14–7)
  • (2:23) ARIZ – Dorian Singer 39-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:27; Tied 14–14)
  • (0:08) WASH – Sam Adams II 4-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 2:15; Washington 21–14)
Third quarter
  • (14:14) WASH – Rome Odunze 45-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 2 plays, 48 yards, 0:45; Washington 28–14)
  • (12:16) ARIZ – Jonah Coleman 3-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:58; Washington 28–21)
  • (8:15) WASH – Michael Penix Jr. 8-yard run, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 3:51; Washington 35–21)
  • (4:01) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 48-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:14; Washington 35–24)
  • (1:56) WASH – Rome Odunze 48-yard pass from Michael Penix Jr., Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:05; Washington 42–24)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:14) ARIZ – Tanner McLachlan 20-yard Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:42; Washington 42–31)
  • (9:51) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 26-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Jayden de Laura two-point pass to Jonah Coleman (Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 1:31; Washington 42–39)
  • (5:30) WASH – Cameron Davis 19-yard run, Peyton Henry kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:21; Washington 49–39)
Statistics ARIZ WASH
First downs 31 31
Total yards 526 595
Rushes/yards 33–126 29–79
Passing yards 400 516
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–35–0 36–44–0
Time of possession 28:45 31:15
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Jayden de Laura 25/34, 400 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Jonah Coleman 14 carries, 53 yards, TD
Receiving Tetairoa McMillan 7 receptions, 132 yards, 2 TD
Washington Passing Michael Penix Jr. 36/44, 516 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Cameron Davis 8 carries, 41 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Rome Odunze 9 receptions, 169 yards, 2 TD

vs No. 10 USC

[edit]
See also: 2022 USC Trojans football team
No. 10 USC Trojans (6–1) vs Arizona Wildcats (3–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 10 Trojans 10 7 141445
Wildcats 10 3 16837

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: October 29, 2022
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 79 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 44,006
  • Referee: Michael Mothershed
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:56) USC – Denis Lynch 45-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 47 yards, 4:04; USC 3–0)
  • (7:01) ARIZ – Dorian Singer 23-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:55; Arizona 7–3)
  • (2:57) USC – Raleek Brown 6-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:04; USC 10–7)
  • (0:49) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 42-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 50 yards, 2:08; Tied 10–10)
Second quarter
  • (12:33) USC – Brenden Rice 2-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:16; USC 17–10)
  • (6:59) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 25-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 67 yards, 5:34; USC 17–13)
Third quarter
  • (12:07) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 29-yard goal (Drive: 7 plays, 74 yards, 2:53; USC 17–16)
  • (10:58) USC – Tahj Washington 5-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:09; USC 24–16)
  • (5:08) USC – Tahj Washington 47-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 1 plays, 47 yards, 0:12; USC 31–16)
  • (3:58) ARIZ – Dorian Singer 19-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:10; USC 31–23)
  • (1:42) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 10-yard run (Drive: 3 plays, 57 yards, 1:06; USC 31–29)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:38) USC – Kyle Ford 5-yard pass from Caleb Williams, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:04; USC 38–29)
  • (6:24) USC – Travis Dye 2-yard run, Denis Lynch kick (Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 5:23; USC 45–29)
  • (1:26) ARIZ – Dorian Singer 5-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Jayden de Laura two-point pass to Jacob Cowing (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:58; USC 45–37)
Statistics USC ARIZ
First downs 26 28
Total yards 621 543
Rushes/yards 32–210 26–163
Passing yards 411 380
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 31–45–0 26–43–1
Time of possession 30:51 29:09
Team Category Player Statistics
USC Passing Caleb Williams 31/45, 411 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Travis Dye 20 carries, 113 yards, TD
Receiving Tahj Washington 7 receptions, 118 yards, 2 TD
Arizona Passing Jayden de Laura 26/43, 380 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Jayden de Laura 8 carries, 54 yards
Receiving Dorian Singer 7 receptions, 141 yards, 3 TD

at No. 14 Utah

[edit]
See also: 2022 Utah Utes football team
Arizona Wildcats (3–5) at No. 14 Utah Utes (6–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 7 3 01020
No. 14 Utes 14 14 31445

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT

  • Date: November 5, 2022
  • Game time: 5:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 46 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 51,919
  • Referee: Mike McCabe
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:53) UTAH – Jaylen Dixon 7-yard run, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 2:26; Utah 7–0)
  • (7:07) ARIZ – Jayden de Laura 3-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:40; Tied 7–7)
  • (1:35) UTAH – Nate Johnson 8-yard run, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:32; Utah 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (11:21) UTAH – Ja'Quinden Jackson 2-yard run, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:41; Utah 21–7)
  • (3:23) UTAH – Nate Johnson 9-yard run, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 1 plays, 9 yards, 0:07; Utah 28–7)
  • (0:44) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 30-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:39; Utah 28–10)
Third quarter
  • (4:31) UTAH – Jadon Redding 27-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 41 yards, 4:49; Utah 31–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:16) UTAH – Thomas Yassmin 12-yard pass from Cameron Rising, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 4:49; Utah 37–10)
  • (4:10) UTAH – Charlie Vincent 2-yard run, Jadon Redding kick (Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 4:29; Utah 45–10)
  • (2:31) ARIZ – Team safety (Utah 45–12)
  • (0:57) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 2-yard pass from Noah Fifita, Noah Fifita two-point pass to Tetairoa McMillan (Drive: 5 plays, 58 yards, 1:29; Utah 45–20)
Statistics ARIZ UTAH
First downs 14 27
Total yards 387 457
Rushes/yards 25–156 55–306
Passing yards 231 151
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–30–0 13–25–0
Time of possession 22:01 37:59
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Jayden de Laura 10/20, 159 yards
Rushing Michael Wiley 6 carries, 64 yards
Receiving Tetairoa McMillan 4 receptions, 78 yards, TD
Utah Passing Cameron Rising 13/25, 151 yards, TD
Rushing Ja'Quinden Jackson 13 carries, 97 yards, TD
Receiving Devaughn Vele 5 receptions, 57 yards

at No. 12 UCLA

[edit]
See also: 2022 UCLA Bruins football team
Arizona Wildcats (3–6) at No. 12 UCLA Bruins (8–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Wildcats 14 7 01334
No. 12 Bruins 0 14 7728

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

  • Date: November 12, 2022
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear, 58 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 44,430
  • Referee: Matthew Richards
  • TV announcers (FOX): Noah Eagle (play-by-play), Mark Helfrich (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:47) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 10-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 3:15; Arizona 7–0)
  • (3:50) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 22-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:01; Arizona 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:12) UCLA – Zach Charbonnet 1-yard run, Nicholas Barr-Mira kick (Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 4:42; Arizona 14–7)
  • (8:11) UCLA – Hudson Habermehl 51-yard pass from Dorian Thompson-Robinson, Nicholas Barr-Mira kick (Drive: 5 plays, 99 yards, 1:34; Tied 14–14)
  • (2:01) ARIZ – Jayden de Laura 3-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 6:10; Arizona 21–14)
Third quarter
  • (3:38) UCLA – Zach Charbonnet 1-yard run, Nicholas Barr-Mira kick (Drive: 12 plays, 89 yards, 4:40; Tied 21–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:20) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 35-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 57 yards, 5:18; Arizona 24–21)
  • (10:22) UCLA – Zach Charbonnet 5-yard run, Nicholas Barr-Mira kick (Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:58; UCLA 28–24)
  • (6:34) ARIZ – Tetairoa McMillan 17-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:41; Arizona 31–28)
  • (1:07) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 23-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 30 yards, 4:40; Arizona 34–28)
Statistics ARIZ UCLA
First downs 22 26
Total yards 436 465
Rushes/yards 36–124 37–220
Passing yards 312 245
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–29–0 26–39–0
Time of possession 34:20 25:40
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Jayden de Laura 22/28, 315 yards, 2 TD,
Rushing Michael Wiley 21 carries, 97 yards, TD
Receiving Jacob Cowing 9 receptions, 118 yards
UCLA Passing Dorian Thompson-Robinson 26/39, 245 yards, TD
Rushing Zach Charbonnet 24 carries, 181 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Hudson Habermehl 3 receptions, 64 yards, TD

vs Washington State

[edit]
See also: 2022 Washington State Cougars football team
Washington State Cougars (6–4) vs Arizona Wildcats (4–6) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Cougars 7 14 10031
Wildcats 0 6 01420

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: November 19, 2022
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 67 °F (19 °C)
  • Game attendance: 40,717
  • Referee: Francisco Villar
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Jordan Kent (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:31) WSU – Nakia Watson 4-yard pass from Cameron Ward, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 3:29; Washington State 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (9:06) WSU – Cameron Ward 17-yard run, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:45; Washington State 14–0)
  • (6:38) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 38-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 54 yards, 2:28; Washington State 14–3)
  • (1:27) WSU – Nakia Watson 2-yard run, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 5:04; Washington State 21–3)
  • (0:30) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 47-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 0:57; Washington State 21–6)
Third quarter
  • (4:45) WSU – Dean Janikowski 23-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 13 yards, 2:20; Washington State 24–6)
  • (4:09) WSU – Derrick Langford Jr. 35-yard interception return, Dean Janikowski kick (Drive: 2 plays, 3 yards, 0:36; Washington State 31–6)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:41) ARIZ – Jayden de Laura 11-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 2:41; Washington State 31–13)
  • (1:16) ARIZ – Dorian Singer 47-yard pass from Jayden de Laura, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, 0:51; Washington State 31–20)
Statistics WSU ARIZ
First downs 22 19
Total yards 354 441
Rushes/yards 37–161 22–84
Passing yards 193 357
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–36–0 28–46–4
Time of possession 33:00 27:00
Team Category Player Statistics
Washington State Passing Cam Ward 25/36, 193 yards, TD
Rushing Cameron Ward 8 carries, 59 yards, TD
Receiving Donovan Ollie 3 receptions, 53 yards
Arizona Passing Jayden de Laura 28/46, 357 yards, TD, 4 INT
Rushing Michael Wiley 7 carries, 50 yards
Receiving Dorian Singer 9 receptions, 176 yards, TD

vs Arizona State

[edit]
See also: 2022 Arizona State Sun Devils football team and Duel in the Desert
Arizona State Sun Devils (3–8) vs Arizona Wildcats (4–7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Sun Devils 0 14 14735
Wildcats 7 3 21738

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: November 25, 2022
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny, 64 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 49,865
  • Referee: Steve Strimling
  • TV announcers (FS1): Adam Alexander (play-by-play), Devin Gardner (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:51) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 51-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 4 plays, 80 yards, 2:31; Arizona 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:17) ARIZ – Tyler Loop 29-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 28 yards, 3:28; Arizona 10–0)
  • (10:35) ASU – Xazavian Valladay 4-yard run, Carter Brown kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:42; Arizona 10–7)
  • (0:58) ASU – Elijhah Badger 4-yard pass from Trenton Bourguet, Carter Brown kick (Drive: 16 plays, 80 yards, 5:24; Arizona State 14–10)
Third quarter
  • (12:43) ARIZ – Jonah Coleman 9-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:17; Arizona 17–14)
  • (7:08) ASU – Giovanni Sanders 9-yard pass from Trenton Bourguet, Carter Brown kick (Drive: 11 plays, 72 yards, 5:29; Arizona State 21–17)
  • (6:07) ASU – Michael Wiley 12-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:01; Arizona 24–21)
  • (4:00) ARIZ – Michael Wiley 72-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 2 plays, 64 yards, 0:38; Arizona 31–21)
  • (0:01) ASU – Xazavian Valladay 1-yard run, Carter Brown kick (Drive: 8 plays, 74 yards, 3:52; Arizona 31–28)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:04) ASU – Jalin Conyers 4-yard pass from Trenton Bourguet, Carter Brown kick (Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 3:03; Arizona State 35–31)
  • (8:53) ARIZ – D. J. Williams 1-yard run, Tyler Loop kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:11; Arizona 38–35)
Statistics ASU ARIZ
First downs 39 18
Total yards 537 480
Rushes/yards 38–161 28–280
Passing yards 376 200
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 37–49–1 12–23–1
Time of possession 37:39 22:21
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona State Passing Trenton Bourguet 37/49, 376 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Xazavian Valladay 24 carries, 97 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Giovanni Sanders 8 receptions, 120 yards, TD
Arizona Passing Jayden de Laura 12/23, 200 yards, INT
Rushing Michael Wiley 12 carries, 214 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Dorian Singer 3 receptions, 91 yards

Awards and honors

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Pac-12 Weekly Honors
Date Player Position Award Ref.
Week 1 Jayden de Laura QB Offensive Player of the Week [29]
Jalen Harris DE Defensive linemen of the Week
Week 3 Hunter Echols DL Defensive lineman Player of the Week [30]
Week 5 Tetairoa McMillan WR Freshman Player of the Week [31]
Week 7 [32]
Week 11 Jacob Manu LB [33]

Sources: [34]

National Weekly Honors
Date Player Position Award
November 14 Jayden de Laura QB Maxwell Award Player of the Week
November 14 Michael Wiley RB Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award honorable mention

All-Pac 12

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All-Pac-12
Player Position 1st/2nd team
Dorian Singer WR 2nd
Jacob Cowing WR HM
Jayden de Laura QB HM
Michael Wiley RB HM
Tyler Loop K HM
Jordan Morgan OL HM
Jonah Savaiinaea OL HM
HM = Honorable mention. Source:

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