The 2014 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the

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in the

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. The season was the Wildcats's 115th overall, 37th as a member of the

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(Pac-12) and its fourth within the Pac-12 South Division. The team was led by head coach

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, in his third year, and played its home games at

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for the 86th straight year. They ultimately finished 10–4, achieving the second 10-win regular season in program history. The Wildcats won the Pac-12 South Division for the first time, advancing to the

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, where they faced the

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. The Wildcats played in the first year of the

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bowls, netting a berth in the 2014 Fiesta Bowl, the school's third major-bowl appearance, where they faced the

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. Arizona lost the game to Boise State, 38–30.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2013 regular season with an (8–5, 4–5 Pac-12) record. They were invited to the 2013 AdvoCare V100 Bowl, where they faced the

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. The Wildcats defeated Boston College, 42-19.

Departures

Before the season

Top returning players

Offense Defense Special teams

Arrivals

Spring football

On April 12, 2014, Arizona capped off its spring football camp with a scrimmage at

which was open to the public.

Recruiting class

Preseason awards watchlists

Overall awards

Offensive

Maxwell Award The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the college football player judged by a panel of sportscasters, sportswriters, and National Collegiate Athletic Association head coaches and the membership of the Maxwell Football Club to be the best all ...

– ''College Football Player of the Year'' *

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Walter Camp Award The Walter Camp Player of the Year Award is given annually to the collegiate American football player of the year, as decided by a group of National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I FBS head coaches and sports information directo ...

– ''Player of the Year'' *Austin Hill

Biletnikoff Award The Fred Biletnikoff Award is presented annually to the most outstanding receiver in American college football by the Tallahassee Quarterback Club Foundation, Inc. (TQCF), an independent not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. The award was creat ...

– ''College Football Player of the Year'' *Austin Hill

Defensive awards

Defensive

Bronko Nagurski Trophy The Bronko Nagurski Trophy has been awarded annually since 1993 to the collegiate American football defensive player adjudged by the membership of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) to be the best in the National Collegiate Athle ...

– ''Most Outstanding Defensive Player'' * Jared Tevis

Regular season

Schedule

Personnel

Roster

Depth chart

Source: 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

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nor

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Game summaries

UNLV Rebels

at UTSA Roadrunners

Nevada Wolfpack

California

In their first home conference game of the regular season the Wildcats faced off against Cal. The game became known for the "Hill Mary" play that ended and won the game for Arizona.

at #2 Oregon Ducks

USC Trojans (Family Weekend)

at Washington State Cougars

at #25 UCLA Bruins

Colorado Buffaloes (
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Washington Huskies

at #20 Utah Utes

#13 Arizona State Sun Devils (
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#3 Oregon Ducks (Pac-12 Championship Game)

#21 Boise State Broncos ( 2014 Fiesta Bowl)

Statistics

Team

Offense

Defense

Special teams

Scores by quarter (all opponents)

Scores by quarter (Pac-12 opponents)

Rankings

Postseason

Awards

Pac-12 Conference Awards

*Defensive Player of the Year :

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*Coach of the Year :

Reference:

Team Awards

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: Scooby Wright III *

– ''Most Outstanding Defensive Player'' :

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: Scooby Wright III Reference:

All-American Teams

All-Americans

Scooby Wright III * SI.com 2014 Midseason All-American Team * 2014 College Football All American (Associated Press (AP), Football Writers Association of America (FWAA), American Football Coaches Association (AFCA), Walter Camp Foundation (WCFF), The Sporting News (TSN), Sports Illustrated (SI), USA Today (USAT) ESPN, CBS Sports (CBS), College Football News (CFN), Scout.com, and Yahoo! Sports (Yahoo!))

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. *First Team :

, LB, So. *Second Team :Steven Gurrola, OL, Sr. :Drew Riggleman, P, Jr. *Honorable Mention :Austin Hill, WR, Sr. :Cayleb Jones, WR, So. :Jonathan McKnight, CB, Sr. :Dan Pettinato, DE, Sr. :

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, 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. *First Team :Jared Tevis, S, Sr., 3.28

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*Second Team :Jared Baker, RB, Jr., 3.30

:Jake Matthews, LB, So., 3.55

*Honorable Mention :Calvin Allen, DE, Fr., 3.23

:Abraham Mendivil, WR, Fr., 3.29

:Casey Skowron, PK, Jr., 3.37

Reference:

Records Broken

Player of the Week

* 2x Coaches Offensive Player of the Week * Manning Award of the Week, Sept. 2nd * Athlon Sports' National Freshman of the Week * Davey O'Brien QB of the Week, Sept. 23rd * Athlon Sports' Pac12 Player of the Week * Manning Award Star of the Week * Vegas Seven- Las Vegas Bowl Pac-12 Player of the Week, Sept. 24th * Maxwell Award Watchlist * Hard Edge Player of the Week

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* Pac-12 Player of the Week, Sept. 22nd * Coaches Offensive Player of the Week * Co-CFPA Wide Receivers of the Week * Earl Campbell Award Week 4 Honorable mention * Biletnikoff Award Watch List Terris Jones-Grigsby * Coaches Offensive Player of the Week

* Co-CFPA Wide Receivers of the Week Samajie Grant * Coaches Offensive Player of the Week Nate Phillips * Hard Edge Player of the Week Nick Wilson * 4x Coaches Offensive Player of the Week * Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Week Steven Gurrola * Coaches Co-Hard Edge Player of the Week Parker Zellers * Coaches Co-Hard Edge Player of the Week Dan Pettinato * Coaches Defensive Player of the Week Jared Tevis * 2x Coaches Defensive Player of the Week * 2x Hard Edge Player of the Week Scooby Wright III * 3x Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Week * 5x Coaches Defensive Player of the Week * Hard Edge Player of the Week * Athlon Sports' National Defensive Player of the Week * National Defensive Performer of the Week * National Linebacker of the Week * 2x Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the Week * Bednarik Award watchlist Davonte' Neal * Coaches Special Teams Player of the Week Tyrell Johnson * Coaches Special Teams Player of the Week Jourdon Grandon * Coaches Defensive Player of the Week Drew Riggleman * 2x Coaches Special Teams Player of the Week * Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week Casey Skowron * 3x Coaches Special Teams Player of the Week *

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Award Stars of the Week * National Specialist of the Week by CFPA, Sept. 8th

Notes

*February 5, 2014 – National Signing Day, first day when high school students can sign a NLI with Arizona. *November 11, 2014 – All American WR Nate Phillips is done for remainder of the season with broken foot injury.

Media affiliates

Radio

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– (ESPN Tucson 1490 AM & 104.09 FM) – Nationwide (Dish Network, Sirius XM,

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) * KCUB 1290 AM – ''Football Radio Show'' – (

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– 107.5 FM (Tucson, AZ) *

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) * KTAN 1420 AM – ( Sierra Vista, AZ) * KDAP 96.5 FM (

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TV

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(Pac-12 Arizona)

References

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Arizona Wildcats football seasons 2014 in sports in Arizona

Previous season

Departures

Before the season

Top returning players

Arrivals

Spring football

Recruiting class

Preseason awards watchlists

Overall awards

Defensive awards

Regular season

Schedule

Personnel

Roster

Depth chart

Game summaries

UNLV Rebels

at UTSA Roadrunners

Nevada Wolfpack

California

at #2 Oregon Ducks

USC Trojans (Family Weekend)

at Washington State Cougars

at #25 UCLA Bruins

Colorado Buffaloes (Homecoming game Homecoming is the tradition of welcoming back alumni or other former members of an organization to celebrate the organization's existence. It is a tradition in many high schools, colleges, and churches in the United States, Canada and Liberia. ...)

Washington Huskies

at #20 Utah Utes

#3 Oregon Ducks (Pac-12 Championship Game)

#21 Boise State Broncos ( 2014 Fiesta Bowl)

Statistics

Team

Offense

Defense

Special teams

Scores by quarter (all opponents)

Scores by quarter (Pac-12 opponents)

Rankings

Postseason

Awards

Pac-12 Conference Awards

Team Awards

All-American Teams

All-Americans

Pac-12 All-Conference Team

All-Academic Teams

NCAA Academic All-Americans

Pac-12 Conference All-Academic Players

Records Broken

Player of the Week

Notes

Media affiliates

Radio

TV

References

Colorado Buffaloes (
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