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2013 Arizona Wildcats football team

2013 Arizona Wildcats football
University of Arizona Block A.svg
AdvoCare V100 Bowl champion
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Division South Division
2013 record 8–5 (4–5 Pac-12)
Head coach Rich Rodriguez (2nd year)
Co-offensive coordinator Calvin Magee (2nd year)
Co-offensive coordinator Rod Smith (2nd year)
Offensive scheme Spread option
Defensive coordinator Jeff Casteel (2nd year)
Base defense 3–3–5
Home stadium Arizona Stadium
(Capacity: 56,037)
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
2013 Pac-12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
North Division
#11 Stanford xy$   7 – 2         11 – 3  
#9 Oregon x   7 – 2         11 – 2  
#25 Washington   5 – 4         9 – 4  
Oregon State   4 – 5         7 – 6  
Washington State   4 – 5         6 – 7  
California   0 – 9         1 – 11  
South Division
#21 Arizona State x   8 – 1         10 – 4  
#16 UCLA   6 – 3         10 – 3  
#19 USC   6 – 3         10 – 4  
Arizona   4 – 5         8 – 5  
Utah   2 – 7         5 – 7  
Colorado   1 – 8         4 – 8  
Championship: Stanford 38, Arizona State 14
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
Northern Arizona 0 0 0 0 0
• Arizona 7 7 14 7 35
  • Sources:
1 2 3 4 Total
• Arizona 17 28 3 10 58
UNLV 0 6 0 7 13
  • Location: Sam Boyd Stadium
    Whitney, Nevada
  • Game start: 7:34
  • Elapsed time: 3:30:00
  • Game attendance: 26,950
  • Game weather: 87°F, Mostly Cloudy
  • Referee: Terry Leyden
  • Television network: CBS Sports
  • Sources:
1 2 3 4 Total
UTSA 3 3 0 7 13
• Arizona 14 10 7 7 38
  • Location: Arizona Stadium
    Tucson, Arizona
  • Game start: 7:37
  • Elapsed time: 3:00:00
  • Game attendance: 41,661
  • Game weather: 91°F, Mostly Clear
  • Referee: Jack Wood
  • Television network: Pac-12 Network
  • Sources:
1 2 3 4 Total
Arizona 0 6 7 0 13
• #16 Washington 8 3 14 6 31
  • Location: Husky Stadium
    Seattle, Washington
  • Game start: 4:05 pm
  • Game attendance: 65,815
  • Game weather: 60°F, Rain
  • Referee: Michael Batlan
  • Television network: FOX
  • Sources:
1 2 3 4 Total
Arizona 0 10 7 14 31
• USC 14 14 3 7 38
  • Sources:
Family Weekend
1 2 3 4 Total
Utah 7 0 14 3 24
• Arizona 7 13 0 15 35
  • Location: Arizona Stadium
    Tucson, Arizona
  • Sources:
1 2 3 4 Total
• Arizona 10 14 10 10 44
Colorado 7 6 7 0 20
  • Sources:
1 2 3 4 Total
• Arizona 9 10 14 0 33
California 7 7 7 7 28
  • Sources:

The 2013 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played their home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson for the 85th straight year. The 2013 season was Arizona's third in the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference and the second for head coach Rich Rodriguez.

In the 2012 season, head coach Rich Rodriguez's first at Arizona, the Wildcats went 8–5 overall and 4–5 in Pac-12 play. The team defeated Nevada 49–48 in the 2012 New Mexico Bowl after trailing 48–35 with 1:48 remaining in the game.

No Arizona player was taken in the NFL Draft for the first time since 2005, although three signed with teams as free agents. Quarterback Matt Scott signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars, center Kyle Quinn signed with the Philadelphia Eagles, and wide receiver Dan Bucker signed with the Arizona Cardinals.

Arizona held fifteen spring practices from March 12 through April 13 including an hour-long scrimmage at Phoenix College on March 29. The team's defense won the scrimmage by one point after stopping the offense on its final drive. Quarterback B.J. Denker threw for four touchdowns and 176 yards. Javelle Allen had 57 yards passing and 50 through the air. Coach Rodriguez rested all-American running back Ka'Deem Carey, who appeared for only one series. Several key defensive players were held out entirely, including Jake Fischer, Marquis Flowers, Jonathan McKnight, Shaquille Richardson, C.J. Dozier, Jourdon Grandon and Dan Pettinato.

Arizona's offense won the 2013 spring game, held on April 13 in front of 4,095 at the program's practice facility, Kindall/Sancet Stadium, and televised on Pac-12 Arizona. Carey and Fischer again sat out, among others. Denker went 13–20, 246 yards, 4 touchdowns, and 1 interception; Jesse Scroggins went 6–14, 44 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception; and Jack Nykaza went 8–12, 89 yards, and 2 touchdowns. Dakota Conwell and Shane Wilson led the defense with 5 tackles apiece. Dame Ndiaye had 4 tackles, 1 sack (−10 yards), 1 tackle-for-loss (−1), a pass-broken-up, and a forced-fumble. William Parks and Tra'mayne Bondurant each made an interception.


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