The 2022 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the
University of Arizona
The University of Arizona (Arizona, U of A, UArizona, or UA) is a public land-grant research university in Tucson, Arizona. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, it was the first university in the Arizona Territory.
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during the
2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season
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. They were led by second-year head coach
Jedd Fisch
Jedd Ari Fisch (born May 5, 1976) is an American football coach who is currently the head coach at the University of Arizona. Fisch previously served as the quarterbacks coach for the New England Patriots and as an assistant offensive coordinato ...
, and played their home games at
Arizona Stadium
Arizona Stadium is an outdoor college football stadium in the southwestern United States, located on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson, Arizona. It is the home field of the Arizona Wildcats of the Pac-12 Conference.
Original ...
in
Tucson, Arizona
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. It was the Wildcats' 123rd season overall and 44th as a member of the
Pac-12 Conference
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. The Wildcats finished 5–7 overall (3–6 in conference play) and failed to qualify for a bowl game.
Previous season
Offseason
Position key
Team departures
Over the course of the off-season, Arizona lost 48 total players. 18 players graduated, while the other 28 entered the transfer portal.
Coaching staff departures
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
Keith Dudzinski (born November 17, 1968) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the defensive coordinator at the University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass), a position he held from 2004 to 2010 and resumed in 2022. Dudz ...
. Brown took an upgrade by becoming the 30th head coach to return at
UMass
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, 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
Jedd Ari Fisch (born May 5, 1976) is an American football coach who is currently the head coach at the University of Arizona. Fisch previously served as the quarterbacks coach for the New England Patriots and as an assistant offensive coordinato ...
.
Outgoing transfers
Twenty-four players elected to enter the NCAA Transfer Portal during or after the 2021 season.
†
Note: Players with a dash in the new school column didn't land on a new team for the 2022 season.
Acquisitions
Incoming transfers
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. The first transfer was quarterback
Jayden de Laura. de Laura transferred from
Washington State
Washington (), officially the State of Washington, is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. Named for George Washington—the first U.S. president—the state was formed from the western part of the Washington ...
. On the offensive side, Arizona also added
Florida State
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running back D.J. Williams, UTEP wide receiver
Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing (born February 4, 2001) is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Wildcats. He previously played at UTEP.
Early life and high school
Cowing grew up in Maricopa, Arizona and attended Maricopa High School. As a senior, h ...
and
New Mexico
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offensive lineman Jack Buford. However, Arizona only took 5 defensive transfers in
UCLA
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defensive back DJ Warnell and UCLA defensive lineman Tiaoalii Savea,
Michigan
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linebacker Anthony Solomon,
USC Trojans
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linebacker Hunter Echols and
Utah
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linebacker Jeremy Mercier.
2022 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.
*= 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
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, On3.com, Rivals.com
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History
Rivals.com was founded in 1998 by Jim Heckma ...
and 247Sports.com
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The website hosts a large network of team-specific subsites, with each subsite be ...
, 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
Walk-ons
2023 recruiting class
2023 overall class rankings
Coaching staff additions
Returning starters
Offense
Defense
Special teams
† Indicates player was a starter in 2021 but missed all of 2022 due to injury.
Preseason
Spring game
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.
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Pac-12 Media Day
The Pac-12 Media Day was held on July 29, 2022 at the
Novo Theater,
LA Live
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(
Pac-12 Network
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) with
Jedd Fisch
Jedd Ari Fisch (born May 5, 1976) is an American football coach who is currently the head coach at the University of Arizona. Fisch previously served as the quarterbacks coach for the New England Patriots and as an assistant offensive coordinato ...
(HC),
Jacob Cowing
Jacob Cowing (born February 4, 2001) is an American football wide receiver for the Arizona Wildcats. He previously played at UTEP.
Early life and high school
Cowing grew up in Maricopa, Arizona and attended Maricopa High School. As a senior, h ...
(WR) and Christian Young (DB). 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.
Preseason All-Pac-12 and All-American honors
First team
Second team
Source:
Roster
Depth chart
''True Freshman''
Injury report
Schedule
The Wildcats' 2022 schedule consists of seven home and five away games for the regular season. Arizona will play against three non-conference opponents from the
Mountain West
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,
SEC, and
Missouri Valley Football conferences to begin the season.
The Wildcats will face
San Diego State
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(Mountain West) on the road and
Mississippi State
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(SEC) and
North Dakota State
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(Missouri Valley Football) at home. The Wildcats are scheduled to host Colorado, Oregon, USC, Washington State and archrival Arizona State for the 96th annual
Territorial Cup
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to close out the Pac-12 regular season at home. They are scheduled to travel to California, UCLA, Utah, and Washington. Arizona is not scheduled to play Pac-12 opponents Oregon State and Stanford this season.
Game summaries
At San Diego State
Mississippi State
No. 1 (FCS) North Dakota State
At California
Colorado
No. 12 Oregon
At Washington
No. 10 USC
At No. 14 Utah
At No. 12 UCLA
Washington State
Arizona State
Rankings
Statistics
Team
Individual Leaders
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, FR: Fumbles Recovered, FF: Forced Fumbles, BLK: Kicks or Punts Blocked, SAF: Safeties, TD : Touchdown
Special teams
Scoring
Arizona vs Non-Conference Opponents
Arizona vs Pac-12 Opponents
Arizona vs All Opponents
After the season
Awards and honors
''Sources:''
Individual National awards
All-Americans
Bowl games
All Star games
NFL draft
The
NFL draft
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will be held at
Arrowhead Stadium
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in
Kansas City, MO
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on April 27–29, 2023.
Wildcats who were picked in the 2023 NFL draft:
NFL draft combine
No members of the 2022 team were invited to participate in drills at the
2023 NFL Scouting Combine
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.
† Top performer
DNP = Did not participate
Media coverage
Radio
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TV
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Pac-12 Network
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TV ratings
All totals via Sports Media Watch.
Streaming numbers not included. † - Data not available.
See also
*
2022–23 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team
*
2022–23 Arizona Wildcats women's basketball team
References
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