The 2012 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played at Arizona Stadium in Tucson for the 84th straight year. The 2012 season was Arizona's second in the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference and the first for head coach Rich Rodriguez.

Preseason Incoming recruiting class and transfers

High School Recruits DB Jamar Allah/6-1/190/Phoenix, AZ (North Canyon HS) QB Javelle Allen/6-2/204/Prosper, Texas (Prosper HS) WR Jarrell Bennett/5-10/160/New Orleans, La. (Edna Karr HS) OL Beau Boyster/6-4/275/Bellflower, Calif. (St. John Bosco HS) OL Cayman Bundage/6-2/285/Oklahoma City (Douglass HS) TE Keoni Bush-Loo/6-4/240/Honolulu (Kamehameha School) WR Wayne Capers Jr./6-1/205/Bridgeville, Pa. (Chartiers Valley HS) LB Dakota Conwell/6-2/205/Pittsburgh, Pa. (Upper Saint Clair HS) LB C.J. Dozier/6-2/210/Temecula, Calif. (Chaparral HS) WR Clive Georges/6-1/160/Key West, Fla. (Key West HS) WR Trey Griffey/6-2/190/Orlando, Fla. (Dr. Phillips HS) OL T.D. Gross/6-6/255/Santee, Calif. (Santana HS) ATH Bryan Harper/6-0/180/Ontario, Calif. (Colony HS) OL Zach Hemmila/6-3/275/Chandler (Chandler HS)LB Cody Ippolito/6-0/210/Scottsdale, AZ (Chaparral HS) DE Kyle Kelley/6-3/230/Irvine, Calif. (Woodbridge HS) QB Josh Kern/6-5/190/San Antonio, Texas (Tom Clark HS) RB Anthony Lopez/5-10/185/Gilbert (Mesquite HS) DT Dwight Melvin/6-1/265/Laveen (Betty H. Fairfax HS) CB William Parks/6-0/175/Philadelphia, Pa. (Germantown HS) S Yamen Sanders/6-4/190/Culver City, Calif. (Culver City HS) S Leo Thomas/6-3/180/San Antonio, Texas (Houston HS) RB J.T. Washington/5-7/165/Satellite Beach, Fla. (Satellite HS) RB Lucas Petrullo/6-0/200/Scottsdale, AZ (Chaparral HS) QB Jack Nykaza/6-1/190/Wilmette, Ill. (New Trier HS) S Clint Cochrane/6-0/180/Tucson, Ariz. (Canyon del Oro HS) LB Shadow Williams/6-0/218/Tampa, Fla. (Land O' Lakes HS) Junior College Transfers QB Alex Cappellini/6-3/189/Phoenix, Ariz. (Orange Coast College)QB B.J. Denker/6-3/195/Cerritos, California (Cerritos Junior College)

Division I Transfers QB Nick Isham/5-10/185/Hidden Hills, Calif. (Louisiana Tech)

Spring Game Arizona held its spring Red and Blue game on April 14 at Kino Stadium in Tucson. The team's offense gained 597 yards over 98 plays, scoring 10 touchdowns. 445 yards and 6 touchdowns came through the air.

Schedule

Arizona plays eight of twelve regular season games at home: all three non-conference games and five of nine Pac-12 games. The Cats play neither Washington State nor California for the second straight season after the league's expansion to 12 teams.

Roster 2012 Arizona Wildcats roster2012 Arizona Wildcats roster from the University of Arizona Athletic Site  Quarterbacks 7 B.J. Denker – Junior 9 Javelle Allen – Freshman 10 Matt Scott – Senior 12 Nick Isham – Sophomore/TR 13 Jack Nykaza – Freshman 17 Josh Kern – Freshman 19 Alex Cappellini – Sophomore/TR

Running backs 2 Kylan Butler – Junior 3 Daniel Jenkins – Junior 23 Jared Baker – Freshman 25 Ka'Deem Carey – Sophomore 27 Terris Jones – Junior 32 J.T. Washington – Freshman 45 Elliot Taylor – Junior

Wide receivers 4 Dan Buckner -Senior 5 Trey Griffey – Freshman 8 Richard Morrison – Junior 11 Tyler Slavin – Sophomore 15 Jarrell Bennett – Freshman 16 Garic Wharton – Sophomore 20 Trevor Ermisch – Sophomore 29 Austin Hill – Sophomore 30 Johnny Jackson – Freshman 80 David Richards Freshman 81 Clive Georges – Freshman 82 Ademola Adeniran – Sophomore 84 Sean Willet – Junior 89 R.J. Aguero – Freshman Tight ends 18 Terrence Miller – Senior 37 Ben Sullivan – Freshman 83 Michael Cooper – Sophomore 85 Dame Ndiaye – Freshman 87 Drew Robinson -Senior

Fullback 31 Taimi Tutogi – Senior

Offensive linemen 54 Addison Bachman – Senior 59 Beau Boyster – Freshman 60 Carter Lees – Sophomore 61 Cayman Bundage – Freshman 62 Chris Putton – Junior 65 Zach Hemmila – Freshman 67 Jack Baucus – Junior 68 Mickey Baucus – Sophomore 69 Eric Bender-Ramsay – Junior 70 T. D. Gross – Freshman 72 Trace Biskin – Senior 73 Fabbians Ebbele – Sophomore 74 Jacob Arzouman – Freshman 75 Shane Zink – Senior 77 Lene Maiava – Freshman 79 Trent Spurgeon – Sophomore

Centers 76 Kyle Quinn – Senior

Long snapper 49 Tim Johnston – Freshman 50 Chase Gorham – Sophomore 63 Brian Chacon – Senior Defensive lines 43 Justin Washington – Junior 71 Chris Merrill – Senior 75 Kirfi Taula – Sophomore 84 Reggie Gilbert – Sophomore 90 Dan Pettinato – Sophomore 91 Sione Tuihalamaka – Junior 92 Dominique Austin – Senior 93 Lamar De Rego – Senior 94 Christian Upshaw – Senior 96 Willie Mobley – Senior 97 Dwight Melvin – Freshman 98 Tevin Hood – Junior/TR 99 Kyle Kelley – Freshman

Linebackers 2 Marquis Flowers – Junior 9 C.J. Dozier – Freshman 14 Keoni Bush-Loo – Freshman 19 Hank Hobson – Sophomore 24 Dakota Conwell – Freshman 28 Anthony Lopez – Freshman 33 Jake Fischer – Senior 34 Aaron White – Freshman 34 Greg Nwoko – Senior 44 Rob Hankins – Sophomore 47 Shadow Williams – Freshman 53 Sir Thomas Jackson – Sophomore 55 Vaughn Brinkman – "Freshman" 56 Tyler Ermisch – Senior 57 Cody Ippolito – Freshman 58 Devin Gordon – Freshman Cornerbacks 1 Bryan Harper – Freshman 5 Shaquille Richardson – Junior 6 Johnathan McKnight – Sophomore 17 Derrick Rainey – Junior 26 Jourdon Grandon – Sophomore 29 Justin Samuels – Junior 40 Brendan Murphy – Junior/TR 42 Shane Wilson – "Freshman"

Safeties 4 Patrick Onwuasor – Freshman 7 Mark Watley – Senior 10 Yamen Sanders – Freshman 11 William Parks – Freshman 12 Wayne Capers Jr. – Freshman 20 Stephen Ascher – Freshman 21 Tra'Mayne Bondurant – Sophomore 27 Jamar Allah – Freshman 35 Clint Cochrane – Freshman 36 Vince Miles – Freshman 37 Keahi Hogan – Sophomore 38 Jared Tevis – Junior 46 Blake Brady – Sophomore 51 Frasier Anderson – "Freshman"

Kickers/Punters 13 Kyle Dugandzic – Senior 15 John Bonano – Senior 39 Drew Riggleman – Sophomore 48 Jaime Salazar – Senior 86 Jake Smith – Junior/TR

Depth chart

Returning starters

Offense Player Class Position Matt Scott RS senior Quarterback Dan Buckner RS senior Wide receiver Fabbians Ebbele Redshirt Sophomore Right tackle Carter Lees RS sophomore Left guard Trace Biskin Senior Right guard Mickey Baucus RS sophomore Left tackle Michael Cooper Sophomore Tight end

Defense Player Class Position Shaquille Richardson Junior Cornerback Marquis Flowers Junior Safety Reggie Gilbert Sophomore Defensive end Dame Ndiaye Sophomore Defensive end Rob Hankins Sophomore Linebacker

Special teams Player Class Position Jaime Salazar Senior/JC Punter Kyle Dugandzic Senior/JC Punter Jesse Ortiz Redshirt Sophomore Kicker Ka'Deem Carey Sophomore Kickoff Return John Bonano Kicker

Departures Position Player Notes QB Nick Foles drafted to Philadelphia Eagles LB Rob Hankins retired from a concussion injury WR Juron Criner drafted to Oakland Raiders CB Trevin Wade drafted to Cleveland Browns QB Bryson Beirne graduated RB Keola Antolin graduated RB David Hill graduated WR David Roberts graduated WR Gino Crump graduated/undrafted to Arizona Cardinals WR David Douglas graduated WR Sean Lieb graduated DL C.J. Parish graduated DL Mohammed Usman graduated DL Lolomana Mikaele graduated LB Derek Earls graduated LB Bilal Muhammed graduated DB Robert Golden graduated DB Lyle Brown graduated DB Trevor Foster graduated DB Adam Gottschalk graduated LB Joseph Perkins graduated K Alex Zendejas graduated

Coaching staff Rich Rodriguez – Head coach Jeff Casteel- Defensive coordinator/LB's coach Calvin Magee – Associate head coach, Co-offensive coordinator, RB's Rod Smith – Co-offensive coordinator/QB's coach Robert Anae – Offensive line coach Tony Dews – Wide receivers coach Tony Gibson – Secondary/safeties coach; Defensive Special Teams Bill Kirelawich – Defensive line coach Spencer Leftwich – Tight ends coach; offensive special teams David Lockwood – Cornerbacks coach Chris Allen – Associate AD, strength and conditioning Mike Parrish – Director of operations Charlie Ragle – Assistant DFO Matt Dudek – On-campus recruiting Parker Whiteman – Director, skill development Frank Davis – Asst. strength coach Matt Caponi – Defensive graduate assistant Cory Zirbel – Offensive graduate assistant Billy Kirelawich – Operations coordinator

Game summaries vs Toledo

Statistics TOL ARIZ First downs 2433 Total yards 358624 Rushing yards 47–16141–237 Passing yards 197387 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–47–030–47–1 Time of possession 31:4928:11 Team Category Player StatisticsToledo Passing Terrance Owens11/22, 134 yards, TD Rushing David Fluellen20 carries, 72 yards, TD Receiving Alonzo Russell3 receptions, 71 yards, TDArizona Passing Matt Scott30/46, 387 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Ka'Deem Carey20 carries, 147 yards, TD Receiving Austin Hill7 receptions, 139 yards, TD

vs No. 18 Oklahoma State

Statistics OKST ARIZ First downs 3032 Total yards 636501 Rushing yards 32–200 49–181 Passing yards 436320 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 37–60–328–41–0 Time of possession 27:5632:04 Team Category Player StatisticsOklahoma State Passing Wes Lunt 37/60, 436 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT Rushing Joseph Randle 23 carries, 123 yards Receiving Tracy Moore 8 receptions, 106 yards, 4 TDArizona Passing Matt Scott 28/41, 320 yards, 2 TD Rushing Ka'Deem Carey26 carries, 126 yards, 3 TD Receiving Austin Hill5 receptions, 124 yards

Arizona's first ever televised football game on the Pac-12 Network.

vs South Carolina State

Statistics SCST ARIZ First downs 843 Total yards 154689 Rushing yards 29–65 56–323 Passing yards 89366 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–25–136–46–0 Time of possession 24:5835:02 Team Category Player StatisticsSouth Carolina State Passing Richard Cue 12/25, 89 yards, INT Rushing Julius Pendergrass 9 carries, 24 yards Receiving Tyler McDonald 4 receptions, 47 yardsArizona Passing Matt Scott 30/36, 288 yards, 3 TD Rushing Daniel Jenkins12 carries, 76 yards, TD Receiving Dan Buckner6 receptions, 85 yards, TD

at #3 Oregon

Statistics ARIZORE First downs 1925 Total yards 332495 Rushing yards 32–8953–228 Passing yards 243267 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 27–52–421–36–1 Time of possession 26:2733:33 Team Category Player StatisticsArizona Passing Matt Scott22/44, 210 yards, 3 INT Rushing Ka'Deem Carey21 carries, 79 yards Receiving David Richards7 receptions, 50 yardsOregon Passing Marcus Mariota20/35, 260 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Kenjon Barner20 carries, 86 yards Receiving Bralon Addison3 receptions, 83 yards, TD

vs No. 18 Oregon State

Statistics OSU ARIZ First downs 3028 Total yards 613545 Rushing yards 43–180 23–142 Passing yards 433403 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 29–45–031–53–2 Time of possession 36:4123:19 Team Category Player StatisticsOregon State Passing Sean Mannion 29/45, 433 yards, 3 TD Rushing Storm Woods 29 carries, 161 yards, TD Receiving Markus Wheaton 10 receptions, 166 yards, 2 TDArizona Passing Matt Scott 31/53, 403 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Rushing Ka'Deem Carey17 carries, 115 yards, 2 TD Receiving Dan Buckner6 receptions, 119 yards, TD

at No. 18 Stanford

Statistics ARIZSTAN First downs 3827 Total yards 617617 Rushing yards 34–12643–257 Passing yards 491360 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 45–69–121–34–0 Time of possession 28:2131:39 Team Category Player StatisticsArizona Passing Matt Scott45/69, 491 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Ka'Deem Carey29 carries, 132 yards, 3 TD Receiving Austin Hill11 receptions, 165 yards, 2 TDStanford Passing Josh Nunes21/34, 360 yards, 2 TD Rushing Stepfan Taylor31 carries, 142 yards, 2 TD Receiving Levine Toilolo5 receptions, 141 yards, TD

vs Washington

Statistics WASH ARIZ First downs 2523 Total yards 613545 Rushing yards 29–124 49–277 Passing yards 256256 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 29–52–214–22–1 Time of possession 32:2627:34