2019 Arizona

4–⁠8 (2–⁠7 Pac-12), coached by Kevin Sumlin.

Schedule and results

Arizona in 2019, game by game: lost at Hawai’i 38–45; won vs. Northern Arizona 65–41; won vs. Texas Tech 28–14; won vs. UCLA 20–17; won at Colorado 35–30; lost vs. Washington 27–51; lost at USC 14–41; lost at Stanford 31–41; lost vs. Oregon State 38–56; lost at No. 6 Oregon 6–34; lost vs. No. 7 Utah 7–35; lost at Arizona State 14–24+24−28Lost 38–45 at Hawai’i-7Hawai’iWon 65–41 vs. Northern Arizona+24Northern ArizonaWon 28–14 vs. Texas Tech+14Texas TechWon 20–17 vs. UCLA+3UCLAWon 35–30 at Colorado+5ColoradoLost 27–51 vs. Washington-24WashingtonLost 14–41 at USC-27USCLost 31–41 at Stanford-10StanfordLost 38–56 vs. Oregon State-18Oregon StateLost 6–34 at No. 6 Oregon-28No. 6 OregonLost 7–35 vs. No. 7 Utah-28No. 7 UtahLost 14–24 at Arizona State-10Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 24–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 85th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠7 12th in Pac-12
AP final
Unranked
Points
323–⁠429
Coach
Kevin Sumlin
Elo
1410 −100 this season
SP+ rating
-8.0 No. 100 of 130; offense No. 49, defense No. 114, special teams No. 123
SRS
−5.5 No. 90 of 130 in FBS
Returning
58% of last season’s EPA, No. 69 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 54 roster talent No. 63 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Noel Mazzone
Defensive coordinators
Marcel Yates and Chuck Cecil
Captains
Khalil Tate, J.J. Taylor, Jace Whittaker and Colin Schooler
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠2–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense64th of 130
  • Defense111th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted64th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted93rd of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1142%1.2664th of 130
Defense0.2051%1.11111th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
0.15 def
41% off
48% def
—64th off
93rd def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.6own 2518% allowed
Defense4.2own 3217% caused

CORE rating -4.8, 87th of 130 (offense -1.6, defense 3.2).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsKhalil Tate QB1,954 yds
Passing touchdownsKhalil Tate QB14 TD
Rushing yardsJ.J. Taylor RB721 yds
Rushing touchdownsGary Brightwell RB5 TD
Receiving yardsJamarye Joiner WR552 yds
Receiving touchdownsJamarye Joiner WR5 TD
TacklesColin Schooler LB98 tkl
SacksJalen Harris DL4 sacks
InterceptionsLorenzo Burns DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

Jalen Curry WR★★★★No. 198
Grant Gunnell PRO★★★No. 438
Bobby Wolfe CB★★★No. 457
Kwabena Watson OLB★★★No. 837
Jaxen Turner S★★★No. 952

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.889
Running backs13.00.840
Receivers23.50.886
Offensive line23.00.843
Defensive line23.00.832
Linebackers23.00.849
Defensive backs43.00.854
Athletes and specialists23.00.831
Whole class163.10.852

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 113

The 2019 roster

113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 58 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Oregon8–⁠112–⁠25
Utah8–⁠111–⁠316
USC7–⁠28–⁠5
Arizona State4–⁠58–⁠5
California4–⁠58–⁠5
Washington4–⁠58–⁠5
Oregon State4–⁠55–⁠7
UCLA4–⁠54–⁠8
Washington State3–⁠66–⁠7
Colorado3–⁠65–⁠7
Stanford3–⁠64–⁠8
Arizona2–⁠74–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.