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2014 Arizona Wildcats football team

The 2014 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season was the Wildcats's 115th overall, 37th as a member of the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12) and its fourth within the Pac-12 South Division. The team was led by head coach Rich Rodriguez, in his third year, and played its home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona for the 86th straight year.

They ultimately finished 10–4, achieving the third 10-win regular season in program history. The Wildcats won the Pac-12 South Division for the first time, advancing to the Pac-12 Football Championship Game at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, where they faced the Oregon Ducks. The Wildcats played in the first year of the New Year's Six bowls, netting a berth in the 2014 Fiesta Bowl, the school's third major-bowl appearance, where they faced the Boise State Broncos. Arizona lost the game to Boise State, 38–30.

Departures

Before the season

Top returning players

Arrivals

Spring football

On April 12, 2014, Arizona capped off its spring football camp with a scrimmage at Arizona Stadium which was open to the public.

2014 Arizona Wildcats Football Spring Game – Game summary

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: April 12, 2014
  • Game time: 1:00 pm PST
  • Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
  • TV: Pac-12 Network

Recruiting class

Preseason awards watchlists

Regular season

Schedule

Personnel

Roster

Depth chart

Source:[6]

On April 12, 2014, the Wildcats will play the White and Navy Blue game, the program's annual spring game. Arizona plays seven of twelve regular season games at home: two of three non-conference games and five of nine in Pac-12 play. For the second-straight year the Cats face neither Stanford nor Oregon State.

Game summaries

vs UNLV

UNLV Rebels (0–0) vs Arizona Wildcats (0–0) – Game summary

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: August 29, 2014
  • Game time: 7:30 P.M.
  • Game weather: Clear, 93 °F (34 °C)
  • Game attendance: 50,103
  • Referee: Cooper Castleberry
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Neely (play-by-play), Mike Bellotti (analyst), Dawn Davenport (sideline reporter)

at UTSA

Arizona Wildcats (1–0) at UTSA Roadrunners (1–0) – Game summary

at Alamodome • San Antonio, TX

  • Date: September 4, 2014
  • Game time: 5:00 P.M.
  • Game weather: None (Indoor stadium)
  • Game attendance: 33,472
  • Referee: Steve Barth
  • TV announcers (FS1): Tim Brando (play by play), Joel Klatt (analyst)

vs Nevada

Nevada Wolf Pack (2–0) vs Arizona Wildcats (2–0) – Game summary

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: September 13, 2014
  • Game time: 8:00 P.M.
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 84 °F (29 °C)
  • Game attendance: 48,504
  • Referee: Michael Mothershed
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Kevin Calabro (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst), Lewis Johnson (sideline reporter)

vs California

California Golden Bears (2–0) vs Arizona Wildcats (3–0) – Game summary

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: September 20, 2014
  • Game time: 7:00 P.M.
  • Game weather: Partly cloudy, 83 °F (28 °C)
  • Game attendance: 45,595
  • Referee: Terry Leyden
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Roxy Bernstein (play by play), Glenn Parker (analyst), Jill Savage (sideline reporter)

at No. 2 Oregon

Arizona Wildcats (4–0) at No. 2 Oregon Ducks (4–0) – Game summary

at Autzen Stadium • Eugene, OR

  • Date: October 2, 2014
  • Game time: 7:30 P.M.
  • Game weather: Mostly clear, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 50,024
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Rece Davis (play by play), Jesse Palmer (analyst), David Pollack (analyst), Samantha Ponder (sideline reporter)

vs USC

USC Trojans (3–2) vs No. 10 Arizona Wildcats (5–0) – Game summary

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: October 11, 2014
  • Game time: 7:30 P.M.
  • Game weather: Clear, 78 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 56,754
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Dave Pasch (play by play), Brian Griese (analyst), Tom Luginbill (sideline reporter)

at Washington State

No. 15 Arizona Wildcats (5–1) at Washington State Cougars (2–5) – Game summary

at Martin Stadium • Pullman, WA

  • Date: October 25, 2014
  • Game time: 3:00 P.M.
  • Game weather: Mostly clear, 65 °F (18 °C)
  • Game attendance: 32,952
  • Referee: Terry Leyden
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Ted Robinson (play by play), Glenn Parker (analyst), Jill Savage (sideline reporter)

at No. 22 UCLA

No. 12 Arizona Wildcats (6–1) at No. 22 UCLA Bruins (6–2) – Game summary

at Rose Bowl • Pasadena, CA

  • Date: November 1, 2014
  • Game time: 7:30 P.M.
  • Game weather: Partly Cloudy, 55 °F (13 °C)
  • Game attendance: 80,246
  • Referee: Chris Coyte
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Mark Jones (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Jessica Mendoza (sideline reporter)

vs Colorado

Colorado Buffaloes (2–7) vs No. 19 Arizona Wildcats (6–2) – Game summary

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: November 8, 2014
  • Game time: 6:00 P.M.
  • Game weather: Clear, 75 °F (24 °C)
  • Game attendance: 50,177
  • Referee: Michael Batlan
  • TV announcers (Pac-12 Network): Kevin Calabro (play by play), Glenn Parker (analyst), Jill Savage (sideline reporter)

vs Washington

Washington Huskies (6–4) vs No. 14 Arizona Wildcats (7–2) – Game summary

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: November 15, 2014
  • Game time: 1:30 P.M.
  • Game weather: Clear, 70 °F (21 °C)
  • Game attendance: 47,757
  • Referee: Jack Folliard
  • TV announcers (Fox): Gus Johnson (play-by-play), Charles Davis (analyst), Molly McGrath (sideline reporter)

at No. 17 Utah

No. 15 Arizona Wildcats (8–2) at No. 17 Utah Utes (7–3) – Game summary

at Rice-Eccles Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT

  • Date: November 22, 2014
  • Game time: 1:30 P.M.
  • Game weather: Rain, 47 °F (8 °C)
  • Game attendance: 52,435
  • Referee: Terry Leyden
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Mark Jones (play by play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), Jessica Mendoza (sideline reporter)

vs No. 13 Arizona State

No. 13 Arizona State Sun Devils (9–2) vs No. 11 Arizona Wildcats (9–2) – Game summary

at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

  • Date: November 28, 2014
  • Game time: 1:30 P.M.
  • Game weather: Sunny and clear, 80 °F (27 °C)
  • Game attendance: 56,083
  • Referee: Mark Duddy
  • TV announcers (Fox): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst), Jenny Taft (sideline reporter)

vs No. 2 Oregon (Pac-12 Championship Game)

No. 7 Arizona Wildcats (10–2) vs No. 2 Oregon Ducks (11–1) – Game summary
(2014 Pac-12 Football Championship Game)

at Levi's Stadium • Santa Clara, CA

  • Date: December 5, 2014
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Rain, 60 °F (16 °C)
  • Game attendance: 45,618
  • Referee: Land Clark
  • TV announcers (Fox): Tim Brando (play-by-play), Joel Klatt (analyst) & Jenny Taft (sideline)

Oregon quarterback Marcus Mariota was named MVP.

vs No. 20 Boise State (Fiesta Bowl)

No. 20 Boise State Broncos (11–2) vs No. 10 Arizona Wildcats (10–3) – Game summary
(2014 Vizio Fiesta Bowl)

at University of Phoenix Stadium • Glendale, AZ

Boise State wide receiver Thomas Sperbeck was named Offensive MVP.

Boise State linebacker Tanner Vallejo was named Defensive MVP.

Statistics

Team

Offense

Defense

Special teams

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Scores by quarter (all opponents)

Scores by quarter (Pac-12 opponents)

Rankings

Postseason

Awards

Pac-12 Conference awards

Scooby Wright III
Rich Rodriguez

Reference:[8]

Team awards

Reference:[9]

All-American Teams

All-Americans

Scooby Wright III

Pac-12 All-Conference Team

The Wildcats saw 10 of its players honored as members of the 2014 Pac-12 All-Conference team. The first team had one such honoree, while the second team had two. Seven other Cats would land Honorable Mention status.

Scooby Wright III, LB, So.
Steven Gurrola, OL, Sr.
Drew Riggleman, P, Jr.
Austin Hill, WR, Sr.
Cayleb Jones, WR, So.
Jonathan McKnight, CB, Sr.
Dan Pettinato, DE, Sr.
Anu Solomon, QB, Fr.
Jared Tevis, S, Sr.
Nick Wilson, RB, Fr.

All-Academic Teams

NCAA Academic All-Americans

Pac-12 Conference All-Academic players

The Wildcats had six players selected to the Pac-12 Conference All-Academic Team. One player garnered first team honors, while two players landed on the second team, the Wildcats had 3 players granted honorable mention. In order to be eligible for the academic team a player must maintain a minimum 3.0 overall grade-point average and play in at least 50 percent of their team's games.

Jared Tevis, S, Sr., 3.28 GPA
Jared Baker, RB, Jr., 3.30 GPA
Jake Matthews, LB, So., 3.55 GPA
Calvin Allen, DE, Fr., 3.23 GPA
Abraham Mendivil, WR, Fr., 3.29 GPA
Casey Skowron, PK, Jr., 3.37 GPA

Reference:[10]

Records broken

Player of the Week

Anu Solomon

Cayleb Jones

Terris Jones-Grigsby

Austin Hill

Samajie Grant

Nate Phillips

Nick Wilson

Steven Gurrola

Parker Zellers

Dan Pettinato

Jared Tevis

Scooby Wright III

Davonte' Neal

Tyrell Johnson

Jourdon Grandon

Drew Riggleman

Casey Skowron

Notes

Media affiliates

Radio

TV

References

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  2. ^ "Maxwell Football Club Announces Maxwell And Bednarik Watch Lists For 2014". Maxwell Football Club. July 7, 2014. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  3. ^ Leigh, Brian (July 18, 2014). "Walter Camp Award Watch List 2014: Full List and Bleacher Report Favorites". Bleacher Report. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  4. ^ "Maxwell Football Club Announces Maxwell And Bednarik Watch Lists For 2014". Maxwell Football Club. July 7, 2014. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  5. ^ Richardson, Steve (July 10, 2014). "2014 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List Unveiled". Football Writers Association of America. Retrieved July 22, 2014.
  6. ^ "2014 Arizona Football Game Notes - Game 5 at Oregon (as of Sept. 28)" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Football Statistics". Pac-12 Conference. Retrieved September 27, 2014.
  8. ^ "Pac-12 awards: Rich Rodriguez named Coach of the Year". December 2, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  9. ^ "Dargan and Mariota Share Oregon's Football MVP Honors". GoDucks.com. November 30, 2014. Archived from the original on December 9, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.
  10. ^ "Pac-12 All-Academic Team" (PDF). Pac-12 Conference. December 2, 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 9, 2014. Retrieved December 2, 2014.