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2024 Arizona

4–⁠8 (2–⁠8 Big 12), coached by Brent Brennan.

Schedule and results

Arizona in 2024, game by game: won vs. New Mexico 61–39; won vs. Northern Arizona 22–10; lost at No. 14 Kansas State 7–31; won at No. 10 Utah 23–10; lost vs. Texas Tech 22–28; lost at No. 14 BYU 19–41; lost vs. Colorado 7–34; lost vs. West Virginia 26–31; lost at UCF 12–56; won vs. Houston 27–3; lost at TCU 28–49; lost vs. No. 14 Arizona State 7–49+24−44Won 61–39 vs. New Mexico+22New MexicoWon 22–10 vs. Northern Arizona+12Northern ArizonaLost 7–31 at No. 14 Kansas State-24No. 14 Kansas StateWon 23–10 at No. 10 Utah+13No. 10 UtahLost 22–28 vs. Texas Tech-6Texas TechLost 19–41 at No. 14 BYU-22No. 14 BYULost 7–34 vs. Colorado-27ColoradoLost 26–31 vs. West Virginia-5West VirginiaLost 12–56 at UCF-44UCFWon 27–3 vs. Houston+24HoustonLost 28–49 at TCU-21TCULost 7–49 vs. No. 14 Arizona State-42No. 14 Arizona State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsNew MexicoW 61–⁠3985%
Sep 7vsNorthern ArizonaW 22–⁠1089%
Sep 13at14Kansas StateL 7–⁠3137%
Sep 28at10UtahW 23–⁠1040%
Oct 5vsTexas TechL 22–⁠2865%
Oct 12at14BYUL 19–⁠4142%
Oct 19vsColoradoL 7–⁠3468%
Oct 26vsWest VirginiaL 26–⁠3156%
Nov 2atUCFL 12–⁠5652%
Nov 15vsHoustonW 27–⁠359%
Nov 23atTCUL 28–⁠4934%
Nov 30vs14Arizona StateL 7–⁠4938%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Arizona State 49–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 15th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 66th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 21
  2. Wk 2: 20
  3. Wk 3: 20

Consensus All-AmericanTetairoa McMillan, WR

Record
4–⁠8
Conference
2–⁠8 15th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 20
Points
261–⁠381
Coach
Brent Brennan
Elo
1452 −160 this season
SP+ rating
-2.8 No. 82 of 134; offense No. 90, defense No. 84, special teams No. 10
SRS
−3.9 No. 86 of 134 in FBS
Returning
62% of last season’s EPA, No. 36 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 85 roster talent No. 56 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Dino Babers
Defensive coordinator
Duane Akina
Captains
Noah Fifita, Josh Baker, Jonah Savaiinaea, Jacob Manu, Gunner Maldonado and Treydan Stukes
Offense
Veer and shoot
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense96th of 134
  • Defense101st of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted79th of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted92nd of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0539%1.3996th of 134
Defense0.1945%1.32101st of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.15 def		42% off
42% def		—79th off
92nd 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
Offense3.5own 2816% allowed
Defense4.5own 3014% caused

CORE rating -1.4, 71st of 134 (offense 1.6, defense 2.9).

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 QB2,958 yds
Passing touchdownsNoah Fifita QB18 TD
Rushing yardsQuali Conley RB745 yds
Rushing touchdownsQuali Conley RB8 TD
Receiving yardsTetairoa McMillan WR1,319 yds
Receiving touchdownsTetairoa McMillan WR8 TD
TacklesDalton Johnson DB78 tkl
SacksTre Smith DL4.5 sacks
InterceptionsJack Luttrell DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Demond Williams Jr. QB★★★★No. 205
Jordan Washington RB★★★★No. 342
Dylan Tapley ATH★★★No. 542
Turran Williams S★★★No. 826
Stacy Bey ATH★★★No. 977

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks14.00.921
Running backs23.50.878
Receivers23.00.835
Offensive line23.00.849
Defensive line13.00.856
Linebackers13.00.850
Defensive backs13.00.873
Athletes and specialists33.00.858
Whole class133.20.861

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 2025

The 2025 draft
Rd 1Tetairoa McMillan WRCarolina Panthers
Rd 2Jonah Savaiinaea OGMiami Dolphins
Rd 6Tyler Loop KBaltimore Ravens
Rd 7Jacory Croskey-Merritt RBWashington Commanders

Roster 109

The 2024 roster

109 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 56 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 24

The 2024 portal
Kedrick Reescano RB★★★★from Ole Miss
Jacory Merritt RB★★★from New Mexico
Jordan Shaw CB★★★from Indiana
Tre Smith DE★★★from San José State
Kevon Darton DL★★★from Syracuse
Quali Conley RB★★★from San José State
Marquis Groves-Killebrew CB★★★from Louisville
Sam Olson TE★★★from San José State
Chubba Maae DL★★★from UC Davis
Demetrius Freeney CB★★★from Miami
Jack Luttrell S★★★from Tennessee
Jonah Rodriguez OT★★★from San Diego State

And 12 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 31

Tacario Davis CB★★★★returned to Arizona
Raymond Pulido OL★★★★returned to Arizona
Demond Williams Jr. QB★★★★to Washington
Ephesians Prysock CB★★★★to Washington
Jordan Washington RB★★★★to Washington
Audric Harris WR★★★to Washington
Jonah Coleman RB★★★to Washington
Bill Norton DL★★★to Texas
Isaiah Ward DE★★★to Washington
Jayden de Laura QB★★★to Texas State
Kevin Green Jr. WR★★★to Washington
Tiaoalil Savea DL★★★to Texas

And 19 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big 12

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 2024 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2024 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
BYU7–⁠211–⁠213
Arizona State7–⁠211–⁠37
Iowa State7–⁠211–⁠315
Colorado7–⁠29–⁠425
TCU6–⁠39–⁠4
Texas Tech6–⁠38–⁠5
Kansas State6–⁠49–⁠4
Baylor6–⁠48–⁠5
West Virginia5–⁠46–⁠7
Kansas4–⁠55–⁠7
Cincinnati3–⁠65–⁠7
Houston3–⁠64–⁠8
Utah3–⁠75–⁠7
UCF2–⁠74–⁠8
Arizona2–⁠84–⁠8
Oklahoma State0–⁠93–⁠9

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