2015 Arizona Wildcats football team explained

Mode:football
Year:2015
Team:Arizona Wildcats
Conference:Pac-12 Conference
Division:South Division
Short Conf:Pac-12
Record:7–6
Conf Record:3–6
Head Coach:Rich Rodriguez
Hc Year:4th
Cooff Coach1:Calvin Magee
Cooc1 Year:4th
Cooff Coach2:Rod Smith
Cooc2 Year:4th
Def Coach:Jeff Casteel
Dc Year:4th
Off Scheme:No-huddle spread option
Def Scheme:3–3–5
Stadium:Arizona Stadium
Champion:New Mexico Bowl champion
Bowl:New Mexico Bowl
Bowl Result:W 45–37 vs. New Mexico
Uniform:File:Arizwildcats uniforms13.png

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.

Before the season

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.

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

PlayerClassPosition
Anu Solomon (12)rsSOQB
Nick Wilson (28)S0RB
Cayleb Jones (1)rsJRWR
Tyrell Johnson (2)SOWR
David Richards (4)rsSRWR
Trey Griffey (5)rsJRWR
Nate Phillips (6)JRWR
Samajie Grant (10)JRWR
Layth Friekh (58)SOOL
Cayman Bundage (61)SROL
Carter Wood (66) †SROL
T.D. Gross (70)rsJROL
Jacob Alsadek (78)rsSOOL
Lene Maiva (77)rsJROL
Freddie Tagaloa (72)rsJROL

Defense

PlayerClassPosition
Tellas Jones (1)rsJRS
Cam Denson (3)SOCB
Jamar Allah (7)SRS
Reggie Gilbert (8)rsSRDB
Will Parks (11)SRS
Devin Holiday (13)JRCB
DaVonte' Neal (19)JRCB
Anthony Lopez (28)SRS
Jarvis McCall Jr. (29)rsSOCB
Scooby Wright (33)JRLB
Derrick Turituri (45)JRLB
Jake Matthews (47)JRLB
Jeff Worthy (55)rsSRDL
Cody Ippolito (57) †rsJRLB
Parker Zellers (93)rsSODL
Calvin Allen (94)rsSODL

Special teams

PlayerClassPosition
Casey Skoworon (41)SRK
Drew Riggleman (39)SRP

† 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.

Name Position Year Reason
Austin Hill WR rsSR Graduation/NFL (New York Jets—UFA)
Blair Tushaus TE rsSR Graduation
Jared Tevis S rsSR Graduation
Adonis Smith RB rsSR Graduation
Jesse Scroggins QB rsSR Graduation
Jonathan McKnight CB rsSR Graduation
Dan Pettinato DL rsSR Graduation
Brendan Murphy CB rsSR Graduation
Ethan Keyserling PK/P rsSR Graduation
Terris Jones-Grigsby RB rsSR Graduation
Jourdon Grandon FS rsSR Graduation
Mickey Bacus C SR Graduation/NFL (forced him to end career from NFL)
Blake Brady S rsSR Graduation
Fabbians Ebbele OL rsSR Graduation
Chase Gorham LS SR Graduation
Hank Hobson LB SR Graduation
Tra'Mayne Bondurant S SR Graduation
Carter Wood OL rsSR Graduation (injury forced him to end career)
Yamen Sanders S SO Transferred to Montana
Timmy Hamilton DE JR Transferred to Kansas
Trevor Ermisch S SR Graduation
Steven Gurrola OL SR Graduation
Jordan Poland OL rsFR Transferred to Arizona Western CC (after he arrest for trafficking)
Connor Brewer QB rsSO Transferred to NAU and then to Virginia
Kaelin Deboskie WR rsFR Transferred

Transfers

Offense

Defense

Spring football

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 No. 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 No. 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[7]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Arizona 		Alma mater
4 West Virginia (1986)
Associate head coach, Co-offensive coordinator, Running backs 4 South Florida (1990)
Rod SmithCo-offensive coordinator, Quarterbacks 4 Glenville State (1997)
Defensive coordinator, Linebackers 4 CALU (1993)
Matt Caponi Assistant coach/safeties 4Mount Union (2005)
Tony Dews Assistant coach/wide receivers coach and passing game coordinator 4 Liberty (1996)
Bill Kirelawich Assistant coach/defensive line 4 Salem (1969)
David Lockwood Assistant coach/cornerbacks 4 West Virginia (1989)
Assistant coach/offensive line 2 Washington State (1988)
Assistant coach/tight ends/special teams 4 Eastern New Mexico (1998)
Matt Dudek Director of On-Campus Recruiting and Player Personnel 4 Pittsburgh (2003)
Mike Parrish Assistant Athletic Director, football operations 4 West Virginia (2006)
Billy Kirelawich Director of Football Operations 4 West Virginia (2008)
Jahmile AddaeFootball analyst 3 West Virginia (2005)
Dusty Rutledge Operations Coordinator 1 Fairmont State (1991)
Chris Allen Associate Athletic Director, strength and conditioning 4 West Virginia (2000)
Parker Whiteman Director of Skill Development 4 Shepherd (2006)
Vincent Amey Football analyst 3 Arizona State (1998)
Wendell Neal Associate AD of Equipment Operations 18 Arizona (1998)
Michael Barnett Assistant director of Equipment Operations 3 Arizona (2013)
Troy Ramsey Assistant coach/Strength and Conditioning 2 North Texas (2007)
Ovid Goulbourne Assistant coach/Strength and Conditioning 3 West Virginia (2009)
Miek DiAngelo Defensive graduate assistant 3 Baldwin Wallace (2006)
Kylan Butler Offensive graduate assistant 2 Arizona (2013)
Kyle Quinn Offensive graduate assistant 1 Arizona (2012)
Brett Gerch Assistant coach/Strength and Conditioning 2 Appalachian State (2000)
Miguel Reveles Football analyst 3 La Verne (2010)
Tim Cummins Video Coordinator 11 Arizona (2004)
Brian Riden Assistant Video Coordinator 5 Arizona (2011)
Coaching Staff Sources: ArizonaWildcats.com[8]

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 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.

Schedule Source: FBschedules.com[9]

Legend
 Arizona win
 Arizona loss

vs UTSA

See also: 2015 UTSA Roadrunners football team.

Statistics UTSA ARIZ
First downs 2925
Total yards 525329
Rushing yards 50–19338–163
Passing yards 332229
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–45–122–36–0
Time of possession 35:0924:51
Team Category Player Statistics
UTSA Passing Blake Bogenschutz25/43, 332 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Jarveon Williams21 carries, 79 yards
Receiving David Morgan II9 receptions, 109 yards, TD
Arizona Passing Anu Solomon22/36, 229 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Nick Wilson22 carries, 97 yards
Receiving Johnny Jackson8 receptions, 101 yards, TD

at Nevada

See also: 2015 Nevada Wolf Pack football team.

Statistics ARIZNEV
First downs 2515
Total yards 571328
Rushing yards 43–29042–168
Passing yards 281160
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–35–018–34–1
Time of possession 27:4232:18
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Anu Solomon24/34, 276 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Nick Wilson21 carries, 183 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Cayleb Jones5 receptions, 100 yards
Nevada Passing Tyler Stewart18/32, 160 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Don Jackson24 carries, 91 yards
Receiving Hasaan Henderson6 receptions, 58 yards, TD

vs Northern Arizona

See also: 2015 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks football team.

Statistics NAU ARIZ
First downs 1437
Total yards 346792
Rushing yards 43–7542–499
Passing yards 271293
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–26–326–39–0
Time of possession 35:5724:03
Team Category Player Statistics
Northern Arizona Passing Case Cookus8/13, 190 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Nick Butler7 carries, 33 yards
Receiving Emmanuel Butler5 receptions, 119 yards, TD
Arizona Passing Anu Solomon25/35, 285 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Jerrard Randall3 carries, 149 yards, 2 TD
Receiving David Richards8 receptions, 120 yards, 2 TD

vs No. 9 UCLA

See also: 2015 UCLA Bruins football team.

Statistics UCLA ARIZ
First downs 2332
Total yards 497468
Rushing yards 47–21359–353
Passing yards 284115
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–28–010–28–1
Time of possession 31:5528:05
Team Category Player Statistics
UCLA Passing Josh Rosen19/28, 284 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Soso Jamabo9 carries, 96 yards, TD
Receiving Jordan Payton7 receptions, 136 yards, TD
Arizona Passing Anu Solomon4/10, 55 yards, TD
Rushing Nick Wilson24 carries, 136 yards
Receiving Cayleb Jones4 receptions, 44 yards

at No. 18 Stanford

See also: 2015 Stanford Cardinal football team.

Statistics ARIZSTAN
First downs 1630
Total yards 314570
Rushing yards 34–11846–314
Passing yards 196256
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–33–021–23–0
Time of possession 22:4137:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Jerrard Randall15/28, 178 yards, TD
Rushing Jerrard Randall9 carries, 67 yards
Receiving Johnny Jackson5 receptions, 84 yards, TD
Stanford Passing Kevin Hogan17/19, 217 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Christian McCaffrey17 carries, 156 yards, TD
Receiving Michael Rector4 receptions, 72 yards, TD

vs Oregon State

See also: 2015 Oregon State Beavers football team.

Statistics OSU ARIZ
First downs 1527
Total yards 249644
Rushing yards 31–15158–368
Passing yards 98276
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–35–117–30–0
Time of possession 24:1435:46
Team Category Player Statistics
Oregon State Passing Seth Collins8/24, 56 yards, INT
Rushing Storm Woods9 carries, 60 yards
Receiving Victor Bolden3 receptions, 34 yards
Arizona Passing Anu Solomon17/30, 276 yards
Rushing Jared Baker10 carries, 123 yards
Receiving Johnny Jackson3 receptions, 92 yards

at Colorado

See also: 2015 Colorado Buffaloes football team.

Statistics ARIZCOLO
First downs 2622
Total yards 616467
Rushing yards 44–29143–128
Passing yards 325339
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–40–028–44–0
Time of possession 26:5833:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Anu Solomon22/37, 283 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jared Baker23 carries, 207 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Nate Phillips6 receptions, 106 yards
Colorado Passing Sefo Liufau28/43, 339 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Phillip Lindsay23 carries, 91 yards
Receiving Shay Fields8 receptions, 168 yards, 2 TD

vs Washington State

See also: 2015 Washington State Cougars football team.

Statistics WSU ARIZ
First downs 3424
Total yards 631483
Rushing yards 31–11732–176
Passing yards 514307
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 47–62–024–37–0
Time of possession 37:5322:07
Team Category Player Statistics
Washington State Passing Luke Falk47/62, 514 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Jamal Morrow5 carries, 59 yards
Receiving River Cracraft8 receptions, 102 yards
Arizona Passing Anu Solomon12/20, 145 yards
Rushing Jerrard Randall10 carries, 105 yards
Receiving Cayleb Jones8 receptions, 131 yards, TD

at Washington

See also: 2015 Washington Huskies football team.

Statistics ARIZWASH
First downs 2222
Total yards 330468
Rushing yards 44–12736–201
Passing yards 203267
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–42–317–25–0
Time of possession 32:0627:54
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Anu Solomon18/31, 160 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Jared Baker19 carries, 67 yards
Receiving Nate Phillips3 receptions, 56 yards
Washington Passing Jake Browning16/24, 263 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Dwayne Washington4 carries, 77 yards, TD
Receiving Joshua Perkins4 receptions, 58 yards, TD

at USC

See also: 2015 USC Trojans football team.

Statistics ARIZUSC
First downs 2423
Total yards 412472
Rushing yards 32–6040–229
Passing yards 352243
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 31–47–122–36–0
Time of possession 28:2231:38
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Anu Solomon31/46, 352 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Jared Baker13 carries, 63 yards
Receiving Nate Phillips6 receptions, 94 yards, TD
USC Passing Cody Kessler22/36, 243 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Ronald Jones19 carries, 177 yards, TD
Receiving JuJu Smith-Schuster8 receptions, 138 yards, TD

vs No. 10 Utah

See also: 2015 Utah Utes football team.

Statistics UTAH ARIZ
First downs 2424
Total yards 442460
Rushing yards 55–22334–158
Passing yards 219302
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–31–118–32–2
Time of possession 37:2422:36
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah Passing Travis Wilson20/31, 219 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Devontae Booker34 carries, 145 yards, TD
Receiving Harris Handley2 receptions, 69 yards, TD
Arizona Passing Anu Solomon17/27, 277 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Anu Solomon10 carries, 86 yards, TD
Receiving Cayleb Jones5 receptions, 126 yards, TD

at Arizona State

See also: 2015 Arizona State Sun Devils football team.

Statistics ARIZASU
First downs 1924
Total yards 449566
Rushing yards 35–11348–250
Passing yards 336316
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–43–221–32–1
Time of possession 27:3632:24
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Brandon Dawkins16/30, 301 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Brandon Dawkins21 carries, 78 yards, TD
Receiving Trey Griffey2 receptions, 138 yards, TD
Arizona State Passing Mike Bercovici21/32, 316 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Kalen Ballage18 carries, 110 yards
Receiving Devin Lucien9 receptions, 191 yards, TD

vs New Mexico (New Mexico Bowl)

See also: 2015 New Mexico Lobos football team.

See main article: 2015 New Mexico Bowl.

Statistics ARIZUNM
First downs 19 25
Total yards 503 522
Rushing yards 32–174 69–333
Passing yards 329 189
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–24–1 10–22–3
Time of possession 19:08 40:52
Team Category Player Statistics
Arizona Passing Anu Solomon 13/24, 329 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Jared Baker 12 carries, 107 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Cayleb Jones 4 receptions, 182 yards, TD
New Mexico Passing Lamar Jordan3/9, 110 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Lamar Jordan 21 carries, 135 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Delane Hart-Johnson 1 reception, 92 yards, TD
Quarterback Anu Solomon was named Offensive MVP.

Linebacker Scooby Wright III was named Defensive MVP.

Statistics

Team

As of 09/04/2015.

Non-conference opponents

Pac-12 opponents

Score total by Quarters

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 [10]
  • USA Today Preseason First Team All-American [11]
  • CBS Sports Preseason First Team All-American[12]
  • ESPN Preseason First Team All-American [13]
  • 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[14]
  • Manning Award Watch List[15]
  • Maxwell Award Watch List[16]
  • Davey O'Brien Award Watch List[17]
  • Polynesian College Football Player of the Year Watch List [18]
Nick Wilson
  • Maxwell Award Watch List
  • Doak Walker Award Candidate[19]
Cayleb Jones
  • Biletnikoff Award Watch List[20]
  • Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award Watch List[21]
Freddie Tagaloa
  • Outland Trophy Watch List[22]
Will Parks
  • Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List
 
Scooby Wright
  • Lott Trophy Award List [23]
  • Butkus Award Watch List
  • Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List
  • Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List[24]
  • Walter Camp Player of the Year Watch List
Casey Skoworon
  • AFCA Good Works Team Nominee[25]
  • Wuerffel Trophy Watch List [26]
Drew Riggleman
Rich Rodriguez

Award semifinalists

Players

Player of the Week honors

Week 1[30]
Week 2[31]
Week 3[32]
Week 6[33]
Week 7[34]
Week 11
Week 12
* Week 13N/A
* Week 14N/A

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.

All-Academic teams

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.

Postseason

NFL draft

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

Player Position Round Pick Team
LB
WR

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
Name POS HT WT Arms Hands 40 Bench press Vert jump Broad jump 3-cone drill 20-yd shuttle 60-yd shuttleRef
† Top performer

Media affiliates

Radio

See also: 2015–16 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team and 2015–16 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team.

TV

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TCU Leads the 2015 Way-Too-Early Top 25 Rankings. Mark. Schlabach. Mark Schlabach. ESPN. January 13, 2015. August 26, 2015.
  2. Web site: Way-Too-Early 2015 College Football Top 25: Ohio State, TCU, Auburn Lead Pack. Zac. Ellis. Sports Illustrated. January 20, 2015. August 26, 2015.
  3. Web site: Way-Early Preseason Power Poll: Ohio State, TCU Lead off for 2015. Dennis. Dodd. CBS Sports. January 13, 2015. August 26, 2015.
  4. Web site: Ohio State Buckeyes Lead Post-Signing Day the 2015 Way-Too-Early Top 25 Rankings. Mark. Schlabach. Mark Schlabach. ESPN. February 9, 2015. August 26, 2015.
  5. Web site: Preseason Amway Coaches Poll. USA Today. July 30, 2015.
  6. News: Preseason AP Poll. Associated Press. August 23, 2015. August 23, 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150824020947/http://collegefootball.ap.org/poll/2015/1. August 24, 2015. mdy-all.
  7. Web site: Arizona Football Fact Book. University of Arizona Department of Athletics. August 28, 2015.
  8. Web site: Coaches. University of Arizona Athletics. June 27, 2015.
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