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2023 Arizona

10–⁠3 (7–⁠2 Pac-12), coached by Jedd Fisch, finished No. 11 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Arizona in 2023, game by game: won vs. Northern Arizona 38–3; lost at Mississippi State 24–31; won vs. UTEP 31–10; won at Stanford 21–20; lost vs. No. 7 Washington 24–31; lost at No. 9 USC 41–43; won at No. 19 Washington State 44–6; won vs. No. 11 Oregon State 27–24; won vs. No. 20 UCLA 27–10; won at Colorado 34–31; won vs. No. 16 Utah 42–18; won at Arizona State 59–23; won vs. No. 12 Oklahoma 38–24+38−7Won 38–3 vs. Northern Arizona+35Northern ArizonaLost 24–31 at Mississippi State-7Mississippi Sta…Won 31–10 vs. UTEP+21UTEPWon 21–20 at Stanford+1StanfordLost 24–31 vs. No. 7 Washington-7No. 7 WashingtonLost 41–43 at No. 9 USC-2No. 9 USCWon 44–6 at No. 19 Washington State+38No. 19 Washington StateWon 27–24 vs. No. 11 Oregon State+3No. 11 Oregon StateWon 27–10 vs. No. 20 UCLA+17No. 20 UCLAWon 34–31 at Colorado+3ColoradoWon 42–18 vs. No. 16 Utah+24No. 16 UtahWon 59–23 at Arizona State+36Arizona StateWon 38–24 vs. No. 12 Oklahoma+14No. 12 Oklahoma
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsNorthern ArizonaW 38–⁠380%
Sep 9atMississippi StateL 24–⁠3124%
Sep 16vsUTEPW 31–⁠1062%
Sep 23atStanfordW 21–⁠2053%
Sep 30vs7WashingtonL 24–⁠3128%
Oct 7at9USCL 41–⁠4319%
Oct 14at19Washington StateW 44–⁠628%
Oct 28vs11Oregon StateW 27–⁠2432%
Nov 4vs20UCLAW 27–⁠1042%
Nov 11atColoradoW 34–⁠3166%
Nov 18vs16UtahW 42–⁠1849%
Nov 25atArizona StateW 59–⁠2368%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvs12OklahomaAlamo BowlW 38–⁠2439%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Oklahoma 38–⁠24 in the Alamo Bowl; No. 11 in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Pac-12.

In program history: The 3rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 11: 23
  2. Wk 12: 19
  3. Wk 13: 16
  4. Wk 14: 14
  5. Wk 15: 14
  6. Final: 11
Record
10–⁠3
Conference
7–⁠2 3rd in Pac-12
AP final
No. 11 peak No. 11
Points
450–⁠274
Coach
Jedd Fisch
Elo
1668 +227 this season
SP+ rating
14.1 No. 18 of 133; offense No. 9, defense No. 40, special teams No. 78
SRS
14.7 No. 16 of 133 in FBS
Returning
85% of last season’s EPA, No. 10 of 131
Recruiting class
No. 40 roster talent No. 42 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Brennan Carroll
Defensive coordinator
Johnny Nansen
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense10th of 133
  • Defense53rd of 133
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted9th of 133
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted51st of 133
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2749%1.3210th of 133
Defense0.0942%1.2253rd of 133
Opponent-adjusted0.25 off
0.08 def		49% off
41% def		—9th off
51st 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
Offense4.4own 3016% allowed
Defense3.4own 2818% caused

CORE rating 17.1, 14th of 133 (offense 13.1, defense -4.1).

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 yardsNoah Fifita QB2,869 yds
Passing touchdownsNoah Fifita QB25 TD
Rushing yardsJonah Coleman RB871 yds
Rushing touchdownsD.J. Williams RB5 TD
Receiving yardsTetairoa McMillan WR1,402 yds
Receiving touchdownsJacob Cowing WR13 TD
TacklesJacob Manu LB104 tkl
SacksTaylor Upshaw LB8.5 sacks
InterceptionsGunner Maldonado S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2023 class

Brayden Dorman QB★★★★No. 352
Leviticus Su’a LB★★★★No. 418
Raymond Pulido OL★★★★No. 426
Genesis Smith S★★★No. 512
Malachi Riley WR★★★No. 614

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

The 2023 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.898
Running backs13.00.864
Receivers43.00.868
Offensive line33.30.874
Defensive line62.80.824
Linebackers33.30.860
Defensive backs43.00.874
Athletes and specialists33.00.855
Whole class253.10.858

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.

Drafted in 2024

The 2024 draft
Rd 1Jordan Morgan OTGreen Bay Packers
Rd 4Jacob Cowing WRSan Francisco 49ers
Rd 6Tanner McLachlan TECincinnati Bengals

Roster 110

The 2023 roster

110 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2023 line; 52 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 8

The 2023 portal
Justin Flowe LB★★★★from Oregon
Montana Lemonious-Craig WR★★★★from Colorado
Bill Norton DL★★★from Georgia
Taylor Upshaw DE★★★from Colorado
Daniel Heimuli LB★★★from Washington
Orin Patu LB★★★from California
Tyler Manoa DL★★★from UCLA
Sio Nofoagatoto’a DL★★★from Indiana

Transfers out 26

Christian Roland-Wallace CB★★★★to USC
Dorian Singer WR★★★★to USC
Paris Shand DL★★★★to LSU
Kyon Barrs DL★★★to USC
Isaiah Rutherford CB★★★no new school on file
Tyler Martin LB★★★to Massachusetts
Anthony Simpson ATH★★★to Massachusetts
Jermaine Wiggins Jr. ATH★★★to Massachusetts
Jerry Roberts LB★★★to Massachusetts
Jalen John RB★★★to Massachusetts
Alex Lines TE★★★no new school on file
Dion Wilson Jr. DL★★★to New Mexico State

And 14 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2023 Pac-12 standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington9–⁠014–⁠12
Oregon8–⁠112–⁠26
Arizona7–⁠210–⁠311
Utah5–⁠48–⁠5
USC5–⁠48–⁠5
Oregon State5–⁠48–⁠5
UCLA4–⁠58–⁠5
California4–⁠56–⁠7
Washington State2–⁠75–⁠7
Arizona State2–⁠73–⁠9
Stanford2–⁠73–⁠9
Colorado1–⁠84–⁠8

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