2015 Arizona Wildcats football team

The 2015 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It marked the Wildcats's 116th overall season, 38th as a member of the Pac-12 Conference and its 5th within the Pac-12 South Division. The team was led by head coach Rich Rodriguez, in his fourth year, and played its home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, AZ for the 87th straight year. They finished the season 7–6, 3–6 in Pac-12 play to finish in fifth place in the South Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated New Mexico.

2015 Arizona Wildcats football
New Mexico Bowl champion
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
2015 record7–6 (3–6 Pac-12)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorCalvin Magee (4th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorRod Smith (4th season)
Offensive schemeNo-huddle spread option
Defensive coordinatorJeff Casteel (4th season)
Base defense3–3–5
Captain
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
(Capacity: 56,029)
Uniform
2015 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
North Division
No. 3 Stanford x$  8 –1     12 –2  
No. 19 Oregon  7 –2     9 –4  
Washington State  6 –3     9 –4  
California  4 –5     8 –5  
Washington  4 –5     7 –6  
Oregon State  0 –9     2 –10  
South Division
USC xy  6 –3     8 –6  
No. 17 Utah x  6 –3     10 –3  
UCLA  5 –4     8 –5  
Arizona State  4 –5     6 –7  
Arizona  3 –6     7 –6  
Colorado  1 –8     4 –9  
Championship: Stanford 41, USC 22
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Before the season

Previous season
Main article: 2014 Arizona Wildcats football team

Led by Rich Rodriguez in his third year as head coach, the Arizona Wildcats finished the 2014 regular season with a 10–4 record (7–2 in Pac-12 play), marking the second time the program had ten wins in a season. They won the Pac-12 South Division for the first time in school history, thereby advancing to the Wildcats' first Pac-12 Football Championship Game, where they faced the Oregon Ducks at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California before losing 51–13. The Wildcats played in one of the New Year's Six bowls in the first year of the College Football Playoff with a berth in the 2014 Fiesta Bowl, the school's third major bowl appearance, where they faced the Boise State Broncos, losing 38–30.

Recruiting class

The Wildcats would go on to land another top 10 recruiting class in 2015 (#41 by Scout, #41 by Rivals, #39 by ESPN, and #41 by 247).

The Wildcats would also add two transfer players: graduate student David Catalano (OL) from San José State who is able to play immediately, as well as John Kenny (LB) from Iowa who sit out two years to satisfy the NCAA's transfer rule.

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Matt Morin
#1 TE–H (JC)		 Murrieta, CA Riverside Community College 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 245 lb (111 kg) - Sep 15, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Anthony Fotu
#5 DT (JC)		 Oakland, CA Laney College 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 285 lb (129 kg) - Dec 17, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Keenan Walker (G)
#8 OT		 Scottsdale, AZ Chaparral High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 282 lb (128 kg) - Apr 26, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Paul Maglorie
#11 S (JC)		 Fort Lauderdale, FL Arizona Western College 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) - May 22, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Dane Cruikshank
#13 CB (JC)		 Pomona, CA Citrus College 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) - Aug 6, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Darrell Cloy Jr.
#16 TE		 Pico Rivera, CA La Habra High School/Milford Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 245 lb (111 kg) - Jul 27, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Cody Creason
#34 OG		 Folsom, CA Folsom High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 260 lb (120 kg) - Jul 27, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Devon Brewer
#51 CB		 Fresno, CA Central High School/Milford Academy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) - Jun 5, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Anthony Mariscal
#51 S		 Bakersfield, CA Liberty High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 188 lb (85 kg) - Jun 17, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Samuel Morrison
#53 CB		 Ashburn, VA Gonzaga College High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 170 lb (77 kg) - Jun 10, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Orlando Bradford
#55 RB		 Shreveport, LA Calvary Baptist Academy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 200 lb (91 kg) - Jun 6, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Harper Sherman (G)
#66 OT		 New Westminster, BC, Canada New Westminster Secondary School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 260 lb (120 kg) - Aug 1, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Alex Kosinski
#74 OG		 Larkspur, CA Redwood High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 280 lb (130 kg) -  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Finton Connolly
#77 DT		 Gilbert, AZ Campo Verde High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 250 lb (110 kg) - Nov 24, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Antonio Parks (G)
#84 CB		 Reserve, LA East St. John High School 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 171 lb (78 kg) - Jul 4, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Kendal Franklin
#89 LB		 New Orleans, LA Warren Easton High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 219 lb (99 kg) - Jul 8, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Cedric Peterson
#89 WR		 Moreno Valley, CA Rancho Verde High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 189 lb (86 kg) - Jun 20, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Shun Brown
#92 WR		 Shreveport, LA Calvary Baptist Academy 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) - Oct 11, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Darick Holmes Jr.
#105 WR		 Camarillo, CA Newbury Park High School 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) 165 lb (75 kg) - Mar 29, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Sharif Williams
#112 DT		 Fresno, CA Central High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 290 lb (130 kg) – Jul 28, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Jace Whittaker
#118 CB		 Oceanside, CA Oceanside High School 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 175 lb (79 kg) - Jun 25, 2013 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN:
Brion Anduze
#125 TE–DL		 Silverdale, WA Central Kitsap High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 235 lb (107 kg) - Jun 20, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Nathan Eldridge
#141 OG		 Anthem, AZ Boulder Creek High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 265 lb (120 kg) - Aug 9, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Oliver Graybar
PK/P		 Reno, NV Reno High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) -  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #41   Rivals: #41  247Sports: #42  ESPN: #39
  • ‡ 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 Signee List 2015". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Football Recruiting: Arizona". Scout.com. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  • "2015 Player Signees- Arizona". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 4, 2015.
    • Grayshirt

    Early Enrollees

    Returning starters

    Returning players that started all or a significant number of games in the 2014 season. Arizona returns 30 starters (including fifteen on offense, twelve on defense, and three on special teams).

    Offense

    † Indicates player was a starter in 2014 but missed all of 2015 due to injury and Carter Wood will end of his career of the season due to injury.

    Departures

    The Wildcats would lose 20 seniors to graduation as well as no juniors who would choose to forgo their senior season in pursuit of an earlier NFL career. The Wildcats would lose five more players from the 2014 team due to various reasons.

    NamePositionYearReason
    Austin HillWRrsSRGraduation/NFL (New York Jets—UFA)
    Blair TushausTErsSRGraduation
    Jared TevisSrsSRGraduation
    Adonis SmithRBrsSRGraduation
    Jesse ScrogginsQBrsSRGraduation
    Jonathan McKnightCBrsSRGraduation
    Dan PettinatoDLrsSRGraduation
    Brendan MurphyCBrsSRGraduation
    Ethan KeyserlingPK/PrsSRGraduation
    Terris Jones-GrigsbyRBrsSRGraduation
    Jourdon GrandonFSrsSRGraduation
    Mickey BacusCSRGraduation/NFL (forced him to end career from NFL)
    Blake BradySrsSRGraduation
    Fabbians EbbeleOLrsSRGraduation
    Chase GorhamLSSRGraduation
    Hank HobsonLBSRGraduation
    Tra'Mayne BondurantSSRGraduation
    Carter WoodOLrsSRGraduation (injury forced him to end career)
    Yamen SandersSSOTransferred to Montana
    Timmy HamiltonDEJRTransferred to Kansas
    Trevor ErmischSSRGraduation
    Steven GurrolaOLSRGraduation
    Jordan PolandOLrsFRTransferred to Arizona Western CC (after he arrest for trafficking)
    Connor BrewerQBrsSOTransferred to NAU and then to Virginia
    Kaelin DeboskieWRrsFRTransferred

    Transfers
    • David Catalano (from San José State)
    • John Kenny (from Iowa)
    • Jarek Hilgers (from Arizona State)
    • Jack Kness-Knezinskis (from Scottsdale CC)

    Offense
    • Connor Brewer (to Virginia)
    • Jordan Poland (to Arizona Western CC)
    • Kaelin DeBoskie

    Defense
    • Yamen Sanders (to Montana)
    • Timmy Hamilton (to Kansas)

    Spring football
    2015 Arizona Wildcats Football Spring Game – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Blue 30 36 20086
    White 30 30 34094

    at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

    • Date: April 10, 2015
    • Game time: 6:00 p.m. MT
    • Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
    • TV: Pac-12 Network
    Game information

    Winter/Spring 2015 "way-too-early" pre-season rankings from most major sports news outlets, issued after the end of the 2014 season tabbed the 2015 Arizona Wildcats at #13 (ESPN-Martin Rickman),[1] #14 (Sports Illustrated),[2] #17 (CBSSports),[3] and #13 (ESPN-Mark Schlabach).[4]

    Fall Camp

    In July, the defending Pac-12 South champions Arizona Wildcats were picked to finish at fourth place in the Pac-12 preseason polls. Arizona was ranked #22 in both the preseason Amway (USA Today) Coaches Poll[5] and the preseason AP Poll.,[6] with the first practice scheduled for Wednesday, Aug. 5. Camp practices are generally closed to the media and public, unless otherwise announced.

    Depth chart

    Depth Chart Source: 2015 Arizona Wildcats Football Fact Book[10]

    Personnel

    Coaching staff
    NamePositionSeasons at
    Arizona    		Alma Mater
    Rich RodriguezHead Coach4West Virginia (1986)
    Calvin MageeAssociate Head Coach, Co-Offensive Coordinator, Running Backs4South Florida (1990)
    Rod SmithCo-Offensive Coordinator, Quarterbacks4Glenville State (1997)
    Jeff CasteelDefensive Coordinator, Linebackers4CALU (1993)
    Matt CaponiAssistant Coach/Safeties4Mount Union (2005)
    Tony DewsAssistant Coach/Wide Receivers coach and Passing Game Coordinator4Liberty (1996)
    Bill KirelawichAssistant Coach/Defensive Line4Salem (1969)
    David LockwoodAssistant Coach/Cornerbacks4West Virginia (1989)
    Jim MichalczikAssistant Coach/Offensive Line2Washington State (1988)
    Charlie RagleAssistant Coach/Tight Ends/Special Teams4Eastern New Mexico (1998)
    Matt DudekDirector of On-Campus Recruiting and Player Personnel4Pittsburgh (2003)
    Mike ParrishAssistant Athletic Director, Football Operations4West Virginia (2006)
    Billy KirelawichDirector of Football Operations4West Virginia (2008)
    Jahmile AddaeFootball Analyst3West Virginia (2005)
    Dusty RutledgeOperations Coordinator1Fairmont State (1991)
    Chris AllenAssociate Athletic Director, Strength and Conditioning4West Virginia (2000)
    Parker WhitemanDirector of Skill Development4Shepherd (2006)
    Vincent AmeyFootball Analyst3Arizona State (1998)
    Wendell NealAssociate AD of Equipment Operations18Arizona (1998)
    Michael BarnettAssistant Director of Equipment Operations3Arizona (2013)
    Troy RamseyAssistant Coach/Strength and Conditioning2North Texas (2007)
    Ovid GoulbourneAssistant Coach/Strength and Conditioning3West Virginia (2009)
    Miek DiAngeloDefensive Graduate Assistant3Baldwin Wallace (2006)
    Kylan ButlerOffensive Graduate Assistant2Arizona (2013)
    Kyle QuinnOffensive Graduate Assistant1Arizona (2012)
    Brett GerchAssistant Coach/Strength and Conditioning2Appalachian State (2000)
    Miguel RevelesFootball Analyst3La Verne (2010)
    Tim CumminsVideo Coordinator11Arizona (2004)
    Brian RidenAssistant Video Coordinator5Arizona (2011)

    Coaching Staff Sources: ArizonaWildcats.com[11]

    Roster

    Offense

    Quarterbacks

    • 8 Jerrard Randall (C) - RS Senior
    • 12 Anu Solomon (C) – RS Sophomore
    • 13 Brandon Dawkins – RS Freshman
    • 14 Zach Werlinger – RS Freshman

    Wide Receivers

    • 1 Cayleb Jones - RS Junior
    • 2 Tyrell Johnson – Sophomore
    • 4 David Richards (C) – RS Senior
    • 5 Trey Griffey – RS Junior
    • 10 Samajie Grant – Junior
    • 16 Shun Brown – Freshman
    • 18 Cedric Peterson – Freshman
    • 24 Darick Holmes Jr. – Freshman
    • 30 Johnny Jackson (C) – RS Senior
    • 39 Tony Ellison – RS Freshman
    • 81 Mo Mohamed - Freshman
    • 82 Bryant O'Georgia - Sophomore
    • 84 Abraham Mendivil – RS Sophomore
    • 87 Jordan Morgan - Freshman
    • 89 Gabe Vasquez - Junior
    		  

    Running Backs

    • 5 Jamardre Cobb – RS Freshman
    • 7 Jonathan Haden – RS Freshman
    • 21 Orlando Bradford – Freshman
    • 23 Jared Baker (C) – RS Senior
    • 28 Nick Wilson – Sophomore
    • 31 Weston Barlow - Freshman
    • 32 Khaylub Thompson - Freshman
    • 34 Zach Green – RS Sophomore
    • 38 Branden Leon – Freshman
    • 40 Jarett Mitchell – RS Freshman

    Offensive Lineman

    • 53 Chase Hanlon – RS Junior
    • 55 Levi Walton – RS Freshman
    • 58 Layth Friekh – RS Freshman
    • 59 Christian Lopez – Freshman
    • 61 Cayman Bundage – Senior
    • 62 Aiulua Fanene – RS Junior
    • 64 Nathan Elridge – Freshman
    • 65 Zach Hemmila – RS Junior
    • 67 Gerhard de Beer – RS Sophomore
    • 68 David Catalano – RS Senior
    • 69 Christian Boettcher – Senior
    • 70 T.D. Gross – RS Junior
    • 72 Freddie Tagaloa – RS Junior
    • 73 Jack Knees-Knezinskis – Junior
    • 74 Alex Kosinski – Freshman
    • 75 Kaige Lawrence (C) – RS Senior
    • 76 Cody Creason – Freshman
    • 77 Lene Maiava (C) – RS Senior
    • 78 Jacob Alsadek – RS Sophomore
    		  

    Tight Ends

    • 15 Matt Morin – Junior
    • 17 Josh Kern – RS Junior
    • 48 Brian Anduze – Freshman
    • 88 Trevor Wood – Sophomore

    Defense

    Defensive Lineman

    • 8 Reggie Gilbert (C) – RS Senior
    • 42 Anthony Fotu – Junior
    • 55 Jeff Worthy (C) – Senior
    • 60 Luca Bruno – RS Sophomore
    • 86 Justin Belknap - Junior
    • 90 Shariff Williams – Freshman
    • 91 Finton Connolly – Freshman
    • 92 Jack Banda – RS Sophomore
    • 93 Parker Zellers – RS Sophomore
    • 94 Calvin Allen – RS Sophomore
    • 96 Marcus Griffin – RS Freshman
    • 98 Roc Russell – RS Sophomore
    • 99 Sani Fuimaono – Junior

    Linebackers

    • 2 Marquis Ware - RS Freshman
    • 4 Antonio Smothers – Senior
    • 18 Brandon Rutt – RS Freshman
    • 24 RJ Morgan – RS Sophomore
    • 32 DeAndre' Miller – RS Sophomore
    • 33 Scooby Wright – Junior
    • 43 Kendal Franklin – Freshman
    • 45 Derrick Turituri – Junior
    • 47 Jake Matthews - Junior
    • 48 Kevin Hamlett Jr. - RS Freshman
    • 49 Hayden Gregory- RS Senior
    • 50 Carrington Vaughn – Freshman
    • 51 Jason Sweet - RS Junior
    • 52 Alex King - RS Junior
    • 53 Sir Thomas Jackson – RS Senior
    • 54 Rob Kleifield - Freshman
    • 57 Coy Ippolito - RS Junior
    • 58 Tre Taylor - Sophomore
    • 59 Matthew Stagg - RS Junior
    		  

    Cornerbacks

    • 3 Cam Denson – Sophomore
    • 9 Dane Cruikshank – Junior
    • 10 Malcolm Holland – Freshman
    • 13 Devin Holiday – Junior
    • 15 Kwesi Mashack - RS Freshman
    • 17 Jace Whittaker – Freshman
    • 19 DaVonte' Neal – RS Junior
    • 23 Devon Brewer – Freshman
    • 27 Samuel Morrison – Freshman
    • 29 Jarvis McCall Jr. – RS Sophomore
    • 35 Isaiah Strong - RS Sophomore
    • 40 Malik Moody – Freshman
    • 44 Aaron Almond - Freshman

    Safeties

    • 1 Tellas Jones - RS Junior
    • 7 Jamar Allah (C) - Senior
    • 11 Will Parks (C) – Senior
    • 12 Demetrius Flanigan-Fowles - Freshman
    • 14 Paul Magloire – Junior
    • 20 Jared Hilgers – RS Sophomore
    • 25 Anthony Mariscal – Freshman
    • 26 Nick Fadelli – Freshman
    • 28 Anthony Lopez (C) – Senior
    • 31 Patrick Stevens - Freshman
    • 34 Thomas Sawyer - Freshman
    • 36 Samir Hinn - Freshman
    • 37 Carter Hehr - RS Sophomore
    • 38 Trevor Niemann – RS Senior
    • 41 Francisco Diochea III - Freshman
    • 46 Albert Green – Freshman

    Special Teams

    Punters

    • 26 Matt Aragon - Freshman
    • 39 Drew Riggleman (C) – RS Senior

    Kickers

    • 9 Josh Pollack – Sophomore
    • 36 Oliver Graybar – Freshman
    • 41 Casey Skowron (C) – RS Senior

    Long Snappers

    • 54 Jose Romero – RS Senior
    • 56 Nick Reinhardt – RS Freshman
    • 63 Griffin Goudreau - Senior
    Sources: 2015 Arizona Wildcats roster

    Regular season

    Schedule

    The 2015 Pac-12 schedule was officially released on September 16, 2014. On April 10, 2015, the Wildcats will play the White and Navy Blue game, the program's annual spring game. Arizona Wildcats will play four of nine games, against all four North Division schools: Oregon State, Stanford, Washington and Washington State. They will also play against five South Division opponents: Arizona State, Colorado, USC, UCLA and Utah. For their non-conference slate the Wildcats will play two of three games against UTSA of the Conference USA, Nevada of the Mountain West Conference and Northern Arizona of the FCS' Big Sky Conference. For the first year, the Cats face neither California and Oregon. The Wildcats will play all twelve games without a bye week for first time ever.

    The Wildcats opened the 2015 season with a non-conference trip to Reno, Nevada, to face Nevada, its is the first since 1921, and is the return game in a home-and-home series that brought the Wolf Pack to Tucson in 2014. In other non-conference action, Arizona hosted in-state foe: Northern Arizona.

    DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
    September 37:00 p.m.UTSA*No. 22
    		P12NW 42–3251,111
    September 124:00 p.m.at Nevada*No. 22
    		CBSSNW 44–2024,355
    September 198:00 p.m.No. 24 (FCS) Northern Arizona*No. 20
    • Arizona Stadium
    • Tucson, AZ
    		P12NW 77–1351,494
    September 265:00 p.m.No. 9 UCLANo. 16
    		ABCL 30–5656,004
    October 37:30 p.m.at No. 18 Stanford
    		P12NL 17–5546,628
    October 101:00 p.m.Oregon State
    • Arizona Stadium
    • Tucson, AZ (Family Weekend)
    		FS1W 44–752,987
    October 176:00 p.m.at Colorado
    		FS1W 38–3139,666
    October 241:00 p.m.Washington State
    • Arizona Stadium
    • Tucson, AZ
    		P12NL 42–4547,847
    October 318:00 p.m.at Washington
    		FS1L 3–4950,667
    November 78:30 p.m.at USC
    		ESPNL 30–3876,309
    November 148:00 p.m.No. 10 Utah
    • Arizona Stadium
    • Tucson, AZ
    		FS1W 37–30 2OT48,912
    November 211:30 p.m.at Arizona State
    		FS1L 37–5264,885
    December 19Noonvs. New Mexico*
    		ESPNW 45–3730,289
    • *Non-conference game
    • Homecoming
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
    • All times are in Mountain time
    Schedule Source: FBschedules.com[12]
    Legend
     Arizona win
     Arizona loss

    vs UTSA Roadrunners
    See also: 2015 UTSA Roadrunners football team
    UTSA Roadrunners at #22 Arizona Wildcats – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    UTSA 0 20 6632
    #22 Arizona 14 7 14742

    at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

    Game information

    To open up the season, Arizona will host UTSA (for the third time) for its first nonconference game and first home opener of the 2015 season at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, AZ. Last season, Arizona won the previous meeting, 26–23 at Alamodome in San Antonio, TX. Arizona lead the all-time series with 2–0.

    @ Nevada Wolf Pack
    See also: 2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
    #22 Arizona Wildcats at Nevada Wolf Pack – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    #22 Arizona 14 7 131044
    Nevada 3 10 0720

    at Mackay Stadium • Reno, NV

    Game information

    Following its game against UTSA, Arizona will host Nevada (for the sixth time) for its first true road non-conference game at Mackay Stadium in Reno, NV. Last season. Arizona won the previous meeting, 35–28 at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, AZ. Arizona lead the all-time series with 3–1–1.

    vs Northern Arizona Lumberjacks
    See also: 2015 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team
    Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at #20 Arizona Wildcats – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Northern Arizona 6 7 0013
    #20 Arizona 7 35 142177

    at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

    • Date: September 19, 2015
    • Game time: 8:00 p.m.
    • TV: Pac-12 Network
    Game information

    Following its game against Nevada, will close out the third non-conference game of the 2015 season and second home game, Arizona will host NAU for the fourteenth time. In 2013, Arizona won the previous meeting, 35–0 at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, AZ. Arizona lead the all-time series 12–1.

    vs #9 UCLA Bruins
    See also: 2015 UCLA Bruins football team
    #9 UCLA Bruins at #16 Arizona Wildcats – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    #9 UCLA 14 28 7756
    #16 Arizona 7 7 9730

    at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

    • Date: September 26, 2015
    • Game time: 5:00 pm
    • TV: ABC
    Game information

    At Arizona Stadium, Tucson

    After its final non-conference game against NAU, Arizona will begin the Pac-12 portion of its schedule against UCLA (for thirty-ninth time) at first home conference game of the 2015 season.

    In a Pac-12 South showdown that prompted College GameDay to pay its second visit to the University of Arizona campus for the first time since 2009. The Fans and the Arizona Wildcats players all wore red with the intent to "Red Out UCLA".

    Last season, UCLA won the previous meeting, 17–7 at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA. UCLA lead the all-time series 22–15–2.

    @ Stanford Cardinal
    See also: 2015 Stanford Cardinal football team
    Arizona Wildcats at Stanford Cardinal– Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Arizona 0 3 14017
    #18 Stanford 13 14 21755

    at Stanford Stadium • Stanford, CA

    • Date: October 3, 2015
    • Game time: 7:30 p.m.
    • TV: P12N
    Game information

    Following its game against UCLA, Arizona will host the Stanford (for thirty-sixth time) on the first road conference game of the 2015 season. In 2012, Stanford won the previous meeting 54–48 in OT at Stanford Stadium in Stanford, CA. Two school programs tied the all-time series with 14-14.

    vs Oregon State Beavers
    See also: 2015 Oregon State Beavers football team
    Oregon State Beavers at Arizona Wildcats – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Oregon State 0 7 007
    Arizona 13 21 10044

    at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

    • Date: October 10, 2015
    • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
    • TV: FS1
    Game information

    Following its game against Stanford, Arizona will host the Oregon State (for the thirty-seventh time) at home. In 2012, Oregon State won the previous meeting, 38–35 at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, AZ. Arizona lead the all-time series 21-14-1.

    @ Colorado Buffaloes
    See also: 2015 Colorado Buffaloes football team
    Arizona Wildcats at Colorado Buffaloes – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Arizona 17 0 02138
    Colorado 7 10 7731

    at Folsom Field • Boulder, CO

    • Date: October 17, 2015
    • Game time: 6:00 pm
    • TV: FS1
    Game information

    Following its game against Oregon State, Arizona will host the Colorado (for the eighteenth time) on the road at Folsom Field in Boulder, CO. Last season, Arizona won the previous meeting 38–20 at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, AZ. Colorado lead all-time series 13-4.

    vs Washington State Cougars
    See also: 2015 Washington State Cougars football team
    Washington State Cougars at Arizona Wildcats – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Washington State 14 17 7745
    Arizona 0 21 71442

    at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

    • Date: October 24, 2015
    • Game time: 1:00 pm
    • TV: P12N
    Game information

    Following its game against Colorado, Arizona will host the Washington State (for the forty-first time) at home for the Homecoming game. Arizona won the previous meeting, 59–27 at Martin Stadium in Pullman, WA. Arizona lead the all-time series 26-14-1.

    @ Washington Huskies (Halloween)
    See also: 2015 Washington Huskies football team
    Arizona Wildcats at Washington Huskies – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Arizona 3 0 003
    Washington 7 14 21749

    at Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA

    • Date: October 31, 2015
    • Game time: 6:00 pm
    • TV: FS1
    Game information

    Following its game against Washington State, Arizona will host the Washington (for the thirty-first time) on the road at Husky Stadium in Seattle, WA. Last season, Arizona won the previous meeting 27–26 in a game-winning field goal attempt at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, AZ. Washington lead all-time series 19-11-1.

    @ USC Trojans
    See also: 2015 USC Trojans football team
    Arizona Wildcats at USC Trojans – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Arizona 7 10 31030
    USC 0 17 02138

    at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA

    • Date: November 7, 2015
    • TV: ESPN
    Game information

    Following its game against Washington, Arizona will host the USC (for the thirty-ninth time) on the road at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, CA. Last season, USC won the previous meeting 28–26 at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, AZ. USC lead all-time series 30-8.

    vs Utah Utes
    See also: 2015 Utah Utes football team
    Utah Utes at Arizona Wildcats – Game summary
    1 2 34OT2OTTotal
    Utah 7 10 1003030
    Arizona 17 3 703737

    at Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ

    • Date: November 14, 2015
    Game information

    Following its game against USC, Arizona will play its final home conference game of the 2015 season against Utah (for the 40th time). Last season, Arizona won the previous meeting by a score of 42–10 at Rice-Eccles Stadium in Salt Lake City, UT. Utah lead the all-time series 20–18–2.

    @ Arizona State Sun Devils - Territorial Cup
    See also: 2015 Arizona State Sun Devils football team and Territorial Cup
    Arizona Wildcats at Arizona State Sun Devils – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Arizona 0 10 131437
    Arizona State 14 17 02152

    at Sun Devil Stadium • Tempe, AZ

    • Date: November 21, 2015
    • Game attendance: 64,885
    • Referee: Referee: M. Mothershed • Umpire: R. Meisenheimer • Linesman: K. Mattson • Line judge: M. Dornan • Back judge: S. Steichen • Field judge: M. Hall • Side judge: M. Weseloh • Center judge: D. Wilson
    • TV: FS1
    Game information

    Following its home finale against Utah, Arizona will face Arizona State (for the eighty-ninth time) in the 116th meeting of "The Territorial Cup" on a road finale. Arizona won the previous meeting and clinch the 2014 Pac-12 South title, 42-35 at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, AZ. Arizona lead the all-time series 48–39–1.

    vs New Mexico Lobos - New Mexico Bowl
    See also: 2015 New Mexico Lobos football team and 2015 New Mexico Bowl
    Arizona Wildcats vs New Mexico Lobos – Game summary
    1 2 34Total
    Arizona 7 21 14345
    New Mexico 3 14 14637

    at University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM

    • Date: December 19, 2015
    • Game weather: Temperature: • Wind: • Weather:
    • Game attendance: 30,289
    • Referee: Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge:
    • TV announcers:  
    Game information

    Following its road finale against Arizona State, Arizona will face New Mexico (for the sixty-seventh time) in the New Mexico Bowl on a 2015 season finale. Arizona won the previous meeting, 20-14 at Tucson in 1997 and loss the previous meeting, 36-28 at University Stadium in Albuquerque, NM in 2008. Arizona lead the all-time series 43-20–3.

    Rankings
    Further information: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
    Ranking movements
    Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
    NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
    Week
    Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
    AP 22 22 20 16 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  
    Coaches 22 20 19 16 RV RV NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  
    CFP Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released

    Team

    As of 09/04/2015.

    Non-conference opponents

    1 2 3 4 Total
    Arizona 35 49 41 38 163
    All opponents 9 37 6 13 65

    Pac-12 opponents

    1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
    Arizona 64 65 50 5237 241
    Pac-12 opponents 62 117 73 5630 311

    Score total by Quarters

    1 2 3 4OT2OT Total
    Arizona 99 114 91 9037 404
    All opponents 71 154 79 6930 376

    Offense

    Defense

    Key: POS: Position, SOLO: Solo Tackles, AST: Assisted Tackles, TOT: Total Tackles, TFL: Tackles-for-loss, SACK: Quarterback Sacks, INT: Interceptions, 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

    Awards and honors

    Preseason All-Americans

    Arizona had nine players selected as Preseason All-Americans going into the season. Anu Solomon was largely recognized on the second team of those organizations which published preseason lists. Cayleb Jones and Scooby Wright III were recognized as unanimous Preseason All-Americans, with Jones being selected to the first team of every publication.

    Drew Riggleman
    • Phil Steele Preseason First Team All-American
    Scooby Wright
    • Bleacher Report's 2015 College Football Preseason All-American Team [13]
    • USA Today Preseason First Team All-American [14]
    • CBS Sports Preseason First Team All-American[15]
    • ESPN Preseason First Team All-American [16]
    • Phil Steele Preseason First Team All-American
    • SI Preseason First Team All-American
    • Athlon Preseason First Team All-American
    • USA Today Preseason Team All-American
    • CFN Preseason First Team All-American
    • Scout.com Preseason First Team All-American
    • Lindys Preseason First Team All-American
    • Preseason All-Pac-12
    Will Parks
    • Athlon Preseason First Team All-American
    • Phil Steele Preseason First Team All-American
    Davonte' Neal
    • Athlon Preseason First Team All-American
    • Phil Steele Preseason First Team All-American
    		  
    Reggie Gilbert
    • Athlon Preseason First Team All-American
    • Phil Steele Preseason First Team
    Freddie Tagaloa
    • Athlon Preseason First Team All-American
    Nick Wilson
    • Athlon Preseason First Team All-American
    • Phil Steele Preseason First Team All-American
    Cayleb Jones
    • Athlon Preseason First Team All-American
    • Phil Steele Preseason First Team All-American
    • Preseason All-Pac-12
    Anu Solomon
    • CBS Sports Preseason First Team All-American
    • ESPN Preseason First Team All-American
    • Phil Steele Preseason First Team All-American
    • SI Preseason First Team All-American
    • Athlon Preseason First Team All-American
    • USA Today Preseason Team All-American
    • CFN Preseason First Team All-American

    Award watch lists
    Anu Solomon
    • Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List[17]
    • Manning Award Watch List[18]
    • Maxwell Award Watch List[19]
    • Davey O'Brien Award Watch List[20]
    • Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Watch List [21]
    Nick Wilson
    • Maxwell Award Watch List[19]
    • Doak Walker Award Candidate[22]
    Cayleb Jones
    • Biletnikoff Award Watch List[23]
    • Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List[24]
    Freddie Tagaloa
    • Outland Trophy Watch List[25]
    Will Parks
    • Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List[19]
    		  
    Scooby Wright
    • Lott Trophy Award List [26]
    • Butkus Award Watch List
    • Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List[19]
    • Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List[27]
    • Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List[17]
    Casey Skoworon
    • AFCA Good Works Team Nominee[28]
    • Wuerffel Trophy Watch List [29]
    Drew Riggleman
    Rich Rodriguez

    Award semifinalists

    Players

    Player of the Week honors
    Week 1[33]
    • Cayman Bundage – Offensive Player of the Week
    • DaVonte’ Neal – Special Teams Player of the Week
    • Branden Leon – Scout Offensive Player of the Week
    • Kevin Hamlett Jr./Malcolm Holland – Co-Scout Defensive Player of the Week
    • De’Andre Miller – Hard Edge Player of the Week
    • Reggie Gilbert – Student Player of the Week
    Week 2[34]
    • Nick Wilson – Offensive Player of the Week
    • Reggie Gilbert – Defensive Player of the Week
    • Will Parks/Jamar Allah – Co-Special Teams Player of the Week
    • Zach Werlinger – Scout Offensive Player of the Week
    • Isaiah Strong/Carrington Vaughn – Co-Scout Defensive Player of the Week
    • Cayman Bundage – Hard Edge Player of the Week
    • Shun Brown – Student of the Week
    • Anthony Lopez– Community Service Award
    Week 3[35]
    • Anu Solomon - Offensive Player of the Week
    • Sani Fuimaono - Defensive Player the Week
    • Casey Skowron - Special Teams Player of the Week
    • Cedric Peterson - Scout Offensive Player of the Week
    • John Kenny - Scout Defensive Player of the Week
    • Albert Green - Scout Special Teams Player of the Week
    • Jerrard Randall - Hard Edge Player of the Week
    • RJ Morgan - Student of the Week
    • Jake Matthews - Community Service Award
    Week 6[36]
    • Layth Freikh - Offensive Player of the Week
    • Will Parks - Defensive Player the Week
    • Drew Riggleman - Special Teams Player of the Week
    • Nathan Eldridge - Scout Offensive Player of the Week
    • Malik Moody - Scout Defensive Player of the Week
    • Nick Fadelli - Scout Special Teams Player of the Week
    • Jamardre Cobb - Hard Edge Player of the Week
    • Shariff Williams - Student of the Week
    • David Catalano - Community Service Award
    Week 7[37]
    • Jared Baker - Offensive Player of the Week
    • Reggie Gilbert (2x) - Defensive Player the Week
    • Cody Creason - Scout Offensive Player of the Week
    • Samir Hinn - Scout Defensive Player of the Week
    • Anthony Mariscal - Scout Special Teams Player of the Week
    • Nate Phillips/Jerrard Randall - Co-Hard Edge Player of the Week
    • Jacob Alsadek - Student of the Week
    Week 11
    Week 12
    * Week 13

    N/A

    * Week 14

    N/A

    • Bye

    All-Americans

    Each year several publications release lists of their ideal "team". The athletes on these lists are referred to as All-Americans. The NCAA recognizes five All-American lists. They are the Associated Press (AP), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), Sporting News (SN), and the Walter Camp Football Foundation (WCFF). If a player is selected to the first team of three publications he is considered a consensus All-American, if a player is selected to the first team of all five publications he is considered a unanimous All-American.

    Key:
    First team
    Consensus All-American
    Unanimous All-American

    Pac-12 All-Conference team

    The Wildcats had TBA players honored as members of the 2015 Pac-12 All-Conference team, with TBA each on the first and second teams, respectively. TBA other Wildcats earned honorable mention honors.

    • First Team
    • Second Team
    • Honorable Mention

    Pac-12 Conference All-Academic players

    The Wildcats had TBA players selected to the Pac-12 Conference All-Academic Second Team, TBA players granted honorable mention and no players selected to the First Team. 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.

    • First team
    • Second Team
    • Honorable Mention

    Postseason

    NFL Draft

    The following members of 2015 Arizona Wildcats football team were selected in the 2016 NFL Draft.

    PlayerPositionRoundPickTeam
    Scooby WrightLB
    Cayleb JonesWR

    NFL Scouting Combine

    TBA members of the 2015 team were invited to participate in drills at the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine.

    2016 NFL Combine Participants
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    † Top performer

    Media affiliates

    Radio
    See also: 2015–16 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team, 2015–16 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team, 2015 Arizona Wildcats women's soccer team, and 2015 Arizona Wildcats women's volleyball team

    TV

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