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2017 Arizona Wildcats football team

2017 Arizona Wildcats football
University of Arizona Block A.svg
Conference Pac-12 Conference
Division South Division
Ranking
Coaches No. -
AP No. -
CFP No. -
2017 record 0–0 (0–0 Pac-12)
Head coach Rich Rodriguez (6th year)
Co-offensive coordinator Calvin Magee (6th year)
Rod Smith (6th year)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Marcel Yates (2nd year)
Base defense 4–2–5
Home stadium Arizona Stadium
(Capacity: 55,675)
Uniform
Arizwildcats uniforms13.png
Seasons
« 2016 2018 »
2017 Pac-12 football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
North Division
California   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Oregon   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Oregon State   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Stanford   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Washington   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Washington State   0 – 0         0 – 0  
South Division
Arizona   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Arizona State   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Colorado   0 – 0         0 – 0  
UCLA   0 – 0         0 – 0  
USC   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Utah   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Championship: December 1, 2017
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of February 1, 2017; Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 OT Total
Northern Arizona (NAU) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arizona (UA) 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • Location: Arizona Stadium • Tucson, AZ
  • Game weather: Temperature:
  • Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman: • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge: • Center judge:
  • TV announcers: (play-by-play), (color), (sidelines)

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1 2 3 4 OT Total
Houston (HOU) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arizona (UA) 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • Location: Arizona Stadium
    Tucson, AZ
  • Game weather: Temperature: 97 °F (36 °C) • Wind: 15 mph (24 km/h) • Weather: 10% chance of rain, partly cloudy
  • Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman : • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge: • Center judge:
  • TV announcers: (play-by-play), (color), (sidelines)
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1 2 3 4 OT Total
Arizona (UA) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Texas-El Paso (UTEP) 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • Location: Sun Bowl
    El Paso, TX
  • Game weather: Temperature: 86 °F (30 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: partly cloudy
  • Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman : • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge: • Center judge:
  • TV announcers: (play-by-play), (color), (sidelines)
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1 2 3 4 OT Total
Utah (UT) 0 0 0 0 0 0
Arizona (UA) 0 0 0 0 0 0
  • Location: Arizona Stadium
    Tucson, AZ
  • Game weather: Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: 6 mph (9.7 km/h) • Weather: partly cloudy
  • Referee: • Umpire: • Linesman : • Line judge: • Back judge: • Field judge: • Side judge: • Center judge:
  • TV announcers: (play-by-play), (color), (sidelines)
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The 2017 Arizona Wildcats football team represents the University of Arizona in the 2017 season. The season is the Wildcats's 118th overall, 40th as a member of the Pac-12 Conference, and its seventh within the Pac-12 South Division. The team plays their home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona.

After starting the season 2–1 (the sole victory coming against FCS Grambling State and Hawaii, then lose to BYU). Under Rodriguez, extending back to the 2012 season, the Wildcats had lost 8 consecutive games to FBS opponents, their last victory coming nearly a year earlier on September 17, 2016, against Hawaii, leading the team to a record of 3–9 (1–8 Pac-12) on the season.

The Wildcats would lose twenty-one senior football players to graduation. The Wildcats would lose four more players from the 2016 team due to various reasons (transfers and withdrawals will be filled out once spring practice occurs). Notable departures from the 2016 squad included.

Transferred to Utah, he is expected to graduate early and be eligible to play in 2017.

The Wildcats signed 28 players including 22 high school recruits and six transfers from other colleges. None of the transfers were from NCAA Division I (FBS) programs. Five of the recruits were already enrolled for the spring, 2017 semester while 24 signed letters of intent on National Signing Day is February 3, 2017. Arizona is combined to be a unanimous top-25 class, ranked as high as (#21 by Scout, #15 by Rivals, #26 by ESPN, and #23 by 247) and finish top-5 in the Pac-12 recruitment class (#4 by 247, #4 by Scout, #4 by ESPN, and #4 by Rivals).

None recruits transferring from other programs enrolled for Spring, 2017 semester courses at Arizona. The five players are 4-star running back Nathan Tilford from Colony HS, Jose Ramirez from Auburndale HS, 3-star tight end Bryce Gilbert from Higley HS and 3-star linebacker Tony Fields from Desert Pines HS and 3-star defensive tackle Sione Taufahema from College of the Canyons. The list includes ratings when originally recruited from high school.

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Arizona signed 24 players on national letter of intent day. Recruits are listed in the "2017 Recruits" table below. Player profiles for each recruit are available at the signing day link below. The 2017 signing day recruits included 22 players from high school and 0 transfers.


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