2011 Arizona Wildcats football team

2011 Arizona Wildcats football
Conference Pac-12 Conference
South Division
2011 record 4–8 (2–7 Pac-12)
Head coach Mike Stoops
(8th year; fired after 6 games)
Tim Kish (interim; 1st year)
Offensive coordinator Seth Littrell (1st year)
Defensive coordinator Tim Kish (1st year)
Home stadium Arizona Stadium
(Capacity: 56,100)
Uniform
2011 Pac-12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
North Division
#4 Oregon xy$   8 1         12 2  
#7 Stanford x%   8 1         11 2  
Washington   5 4         7 6  
California   4 5         7 6  
Oregon State   3 6         3 9  
Washington State   2 7         4 8  
South Division
#6 USC *   7 2         10 2  
UCLA xy   5 4         6 8  
Utah   4 5         8 5  
Arizona State   4 5         6 7  
Arizona   2 7         4 8  
Colorado   2 7         3 10  
Championship: Oregon 49, UCLA 31
  • $ BCS representative as conference champion
  • % BCS at-large representative
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • * – USC ineligible for championship and post-season due to NCAA sanctions
As of January 10, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The team played their home games in Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona. This was the first year for Arizona in the newly reconfigured Pac-12 Conference; they played in the Pac-12 South Division. They finished the season 4–8, 2–7 in Pac-12 play.

The team was coached by interim head coach Tim Kish for the last six games of the season after eighth-year head coach Mike Stoops was fired as head coach on October 10 after starting the season 1–5 (their sole victory was against FCS Northern Arizona). Including the previous season, the Wildcats under Stoops had lost 10 consecutive games against FBS opponents, with their last victory over a FBS team taking place nearly a year earlier on October 30, 2010, against UCLA. Kish, the team's defensive coordinator, was named interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[1] Kish finished the season 3–3, including a Duel in the Desert victory over Arizona State to reclaim the Territorial Cup. Rich Rodriguez was named the Wildcats' new full-time head coach starting in 2012.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 7:00 PM Northern Arizona* Arizona StadiumTucson, AZ FSAZ W 41–10   51,761[2]
September 8 5:00 PM at #9 Oklahoma State* Boone Pickens StadiumStillwater, OK ESPN L 14–37   54,654[3]
September 17 7:45 PM #6 Stanford Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ ESPN L 10–37   49,636[4]
September 24 7:15 PM #10 Oregon Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ ESPN2 L 31–56   56,096[5]
October 1 12:30 PM at USC Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumLos Angeles, CA FSN L 41–48   63,707[6]
October 8 12:30 PM at Oregon State Reser StadiumCorvallis, OR FCS Pacific L 27–37   40,403[7]
October 20 6:00 PM UCLA Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ ESPN W 48–12   46,565[8]
October 29 7:30 PM at Washington Husky StadiumSeattle, WA FSN L 31–42   59,825[9]
November 5 5:00 PM Utah Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ FCS L 21–34   50,389[10]
November 12 11:30 AM at Colorado Folsom FieldBoulder, CO FCS L 29–48   48,111[11]
November 19 7:30 PM at Arizona State Sun Devil StadiumTempe, AZ (Territorial Cup) FSAZ W 31–27   72,694[12]
November 26 2:00 PM Louisiana–Lafayette* Arizona, Stadium • Tucson, AZ W 45–37   38,819
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Mountain Standard Time.

[13]

Game notes

Northern Arizona

1 2 3 4 Total
Lumberjacks 0 10 0 0 10
Wildcats 14 0 20 7 41

On September 3, Arizona pulled away from Northern Arizona as they outscored the Lumberjacks 27–0 in the second half. Quarterback Nick Foles threw for 412 yards on 34 for 42 passing and had three of his five touchdown passes in third quarter to help the Wildcats defeat the Lumberjacks 42–10. Arizona struggled a bit during the second quarter – a quarter in which the Lumberjacks outscored them 10–0 – after take a 14–0 lead during the first quarter. Northern Arizona's Cary Grossart threw for 179 yards on 20 of 26 passing, and Zach Bauman ran for 99 yards on 27 carries during the game. For Arizona, Juron Criner had six receptions for 151 yards and a touchdown, and David Roberts had 7 catches for 58 yards.[14]

Oklahoma State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 7 7 14
#9 Cowboys 14 7 6 10 37

This game was a rematch of the 2010 Alamo Bowl, just nine months earlier, which Oklahoma State won 36–10.

Stanford

1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Cardinal 10 6 7 14 37
Wildcats 0 10 0 0 10

Oregon

1 2 3 4 Total
#10 Ducks 14 21 7 14 56
Wildcats 3 6 15 7 31

Oregon's 56 points is the most points Arizona has allowed at home since LSU scored 59 points in 2003 at Arizona Stadium.

USC

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 12 15 14 41
Trojans 17 10 7 14 48

Oregon State

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 6 14 7 27
Beavers 0 27 3 7 37

UCLA

1 234Total
UCLA 7 005 12
Arizona 14 2833 48

Since 1927, UCLA is ahead of Arizona 19–14–2 in this series. The Wildcats have a 10–8 advantage in games played in Tucson, including the last three wins in the Desert. This was Tim Kish's first game as head coach for Arizona.[15] Before halftime, a streaker dressed as a referee and ran off the field, and a fight ensued, leading to two players being ejected and four Arizona players being suspended.[16]

Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 10 3 15 3 31
Huskies 0 14 14 14 42

Utah

1 2 3 4 Total
Utes 3 17 7 7 34
Wildcats 0 7 7 7 21

Colorado

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 7 7 12 29
Buffaloes 7 13 14 14 48

Arizona State

Arizona at Arizona State
1 234Total
Arizona 14 3014 31
Arizona State 7 1433 27

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Louisiana–Lafayette

1 234Total
Louisiana-Lafayette 7 6321 37
Arizona 0 211014 45

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
Coaches' RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
Harris Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released 
BCS Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released

References

  1. "Stoops Relieved of Duties" (Press release). University of Arizona Athletics Department. October 10, 2011.
  2. "Northern Arizona Lumberjacks vs. Arizona Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. September 3, 2011. Retrieved September 4, 2011.
  3. "Arizona Wildcats vs. Oklahoma State Cowboys Box Score". ESPN. September 8, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
  4. "Stanford Cardinal vs. Arizona Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. September 17, 2011. Retrieved September 18, 2011.
  5. "Oregon Ducks vs. Arizona Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. September 25, 2011. Retrieved September 25, 2011.
  6. "Arizona Wildcats vs. USC Trojans Box Score". ESPN. October 1, 2011. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  7. "Arizona Wildcats vs. Oregon State Beavers Box Score". ESPN. October 8, 2011. Retrieved October 8, 2011.
  8. "UCLA Bruins vs. Arizona Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. October 20, 2011. Retrieved October 20, 2011.
  9. "Arizona Wildcats vs. Washington Huskies Box Score". ESPN. October 29, 2011. Retrieved October 29, 2011.
  10. "Utah Utes vs. Arizona Wildcats Box Score". ESPN. November 5, 2011. Retrieved November 5, 2011.
  11. "Arizona Wildcats vs. Colorado Buffaloes Box Score". ESPN. November 12, 2011. Retrieved November 12, 2011.
  12. "Arizona Wildcats vs. Arizona State Sun Devils Box Score". ESPN. November 19, 2011. Retrieved November 19, 2011.
  13. "Arizona 2011 Football Schedule". University of Arizona Department of Athletics. Archived from the original on December 27, 2010. Retrieved January 4, 2011.
  14. "Nick Foles Throws for 412 yards, 5 TDs as Arizona Routs N. Arizona". ESPN. September 3, 2011. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
  15. "Arizona Ends 5-Game Skid, Rocks UCLA in Tim Kish's Coaching Debut". ESPN. October 20, 2011. Retrieved December 28, 2014.
  16. Yoon, Peter (October 22, 2011). "10 Suspended After UCLA-Arizona Brawl". ESPN. Retrieved January 18, 2013.
  17. Arizona Wildcats vs. Arizona State Sun Devils - Recap. ESPN.com.
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