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2025 Arizona

9–⁠4 (7–⁠3 Big 12), coached by Brent Brennan.

Schedule and results

Arizona in 2025, game by game: won vs. Hawai’i 40–6; won vs. Weber State 48–3; won vs. Kansas State 23–17; lost at No. 14 Iowa State 14–39; won vs. Oklahoma State 41–13; lost vs. No. 18 BYU 27–33; lost at Houston 28–31; won at Colorado 52–17; won vs. Kansas 24–20; won at No. 22 Cincinnati 30–24; won vs. Baylor 41–17; won at Arizona State 23–7; lost vs. SMU 19–24+45−25Won 40–6 vs. Hawai’i+34Hawai’iWon 48–3 vs. Weber State+45Weber StateWon 23–17 vs. Kansas State+6Kansas StateLost 14–39 at No. 14 Iowa State-25No. 14 Iowa StateWon 41–13 vs. Oklahoma State+28Oklahoma StateLost 27–33 vs. No. 18 BYU-6No. 18 BYULost 28–31 at Houston-3HoustonWon 52–17 at Colorado+35ColoradoWon 24–20 vs. Kansas+4KansasWon 30–24 at No. 22 Cincinnati+6No. 22 CincinnatiWon 41–17 vs. Baylor+24BaylorWon 23–7 at Arizona State+16Arizona StateLost 19–24 vs. SMU-5SMU
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsHawai’iW 40–⁠663%
Sep 6vsWeber StateW 48–⁠382%
Sep 12vsKansas StateW 23–⁠1749%
Sep 27at14Iowa StateL 14–⁠3927%
Oct 4vsOklahoma StateW 41–⁠1372%
Oct 11vs18BYUL 27–⁠3338%
Oct 18atHoustonL 28–⁠3140%
Nov 1atColoradoW 52–⁠1741%
Nov 8vsKansasW 24–⁠2059%
Nov 15at22CincinnatiW 30–⁠2439%
Nov 22vsBaylorW 41–⁠1766%
Nov 28atArizona StateW 23–⁠737%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvsSMUHoliday BowlL 19–⁠2444%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to SMU 24–⁠19 in the Holiday Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 4th in the Big 12.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 102 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 15: 22
  2. Wk 16: 21
Record
9–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠3 4th in Big 12
AP final
Unranked peak No. 21
Points
410–⁠251
Coach
Brent Brennan
Elo
1626 +158 this season
SP+ rating
12.0 No. 28 of 136; offense No. 29, defense No. 25, special teams No. 117
SRS
12.2 No. 22 of 136 in FBS
Returning
56% of last season’s EPA, No. 32 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 50 roster talent No. 67 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Seth Doege
Defensive coordinator
Danny Gonzales
Offense
Spread
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense61st of 136
  • Defense10th of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted55th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted10th of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1142%1.2961st of 136
Defense-0.0539%1.2610th of 136
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
-0.05 def		43% off
38% def		—55th off
10th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense46%9.3 yds11%3.2016%
Defense34%9.3 yds16%3.0016%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense3.6own 3415% allowed
Defense3.4own 2720% caused

CORE rating 15.8, 20th of 136 (offense 6.3, defense -9.5).

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 QB3,228 yds
Passing touchdownsNoah Fifita QB29 TD
Rushing yardsIsmail Mahdi RB853 yds
Rushing touchdownsKedrick Reescano RB9 TD
Receiving yardsKris Hutson WR764 yds
Receiving touchdownsTre Spivey WR7 TD
TacklesDalton Johnson DB97 tkl
SacksChase Kennedy LB4 sacks
InterceptionsDalton Johnson DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Isaiah Mizell WR★★★★No. 271
Gio Richardson WR★★★No. 665
Kellan Ford TE★★★No. 721
Swayde Griffin CB★★★No. 762
Cornelius Warren III RB★★★No. 829

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks23.00.861
Running backs23.00.870
Receivers43.30.882
Offensive line63.00.859
Defensive line33.00.852
Linebackers23.00.850
Defensive backs53.00.867
Athletes and specialists13.00.817
Whole class253.00.862

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 2026

The 2026 draft
Rd 2Treydan Stukes SLas Vegas Raiders
Rd 4Genesis Smith SLos Angeles Chargers
Rd 5Dalton Johnson SLas Vegas Raiders
Rd 7Michael Dansby CBSeattle Seahawks

Roster 111

The 2025 roster

111 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 60 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 30

The 2025 portal
Keyan Burnett TE★★★from Kansas
Luke Wysong WR★★★from New Mexico
Michael Dansby CB★★★from San José State
Deshawn McKnight DL★★★from UT Martin
Tre Spivey WR★★★from Kansas State
Ty Buchanan OT★★★from Texas Tech
Flavio Gonzalez OL★★★from Oregon State
Jordan Brown OT★★★from Georgia Tech
Ka’ena Decambra OL★★★from Hawai’i
Kris Hutson WR★★★from Washington State
Malachi Bailey DE★★★from Alcorn State
Riley Wilson DE★★★from Montana

And 18 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 38

Tacario Davis CB★★★★to Washington
Isaiah Johnson DL★★★to North Carolina
Wendell Moe Jr. OL★★★to Tennessee
Sterling Lane DE★★★to Boise State
Gunner Maldonado S★★★to Kansas State
Jacob Manu LB★★★to Washington
Justin Flowe LB★★★to UNLV
Marquis Groves-Killebrew CB★★★returned to Arizona
Ta’ita’i Uiagalelei DL★★★to Washington
Anthony Garcia QB★★★to Utah State
Cyrus Durham DE★★★to Akron
Malachi Riley WR★★★to San José State

And 26 more, lower-rated or unrated.

All-Big 12

3 first team

First team

From Wikipedia’s 2025 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2025 Big 12 standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Texas Tech8–⁠112–⁠27
BYU8–⁠112–⁠211
Utah7–⁠211–⁠214
Arizona7–⁠39–⁠4
Houston6–⁠310–⁠322
Arizona State6–⁠38–⁠5
TCU5–⁠49–⁠425
Iowa State5–⁠48–⁠4
Cincinnati5–⁠47–⁠6
Kansas State5–⁠56–⁠6
Baylor3–⁠65–⁠7
Kansas3–⁠65–⁠7
UCF2–⁠75–⁠7
West Virginia2–⁠74–⁠8
Colorado1–⁠83–⁠9
Oklahoma State0–⁠91–⁠11

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