The 2019 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The season marked the Wildcats' 120th season. They played their home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona (for the 91st year) and competed as members of the South Division (9th season) in the Pac-12 Conference (42nd overall season). They were led by second-year head coach Kevin Sumlin. They finished the season 4âÂÂ8, 2âÂÂ7 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the South Division.
Defensive coordinator Marcel Yates was fired after eight games due to a poor defensive performance by the team. He was hired to be the defensive backs coach at California in 2020.
The Wildcats have 12 senior graduates only graduated players noted until spring practice. As well as one junior who would choose to forgo their senior season in pursuit of an early NFL career. The Wildcats would lose 14 more players from the 2018 team due to various reasons. Notable departures from the 2018 squad included.
The 2019 football recruiting cycle was the first in which the NCAA authorized two signing periods for high school seniors in that sport. In addition to the traditional spring period starting with National Signing Day in February 2019, a new early signing period was introduced, with the first such period falling from December 19, 2018.
Outgoing
Incoming
Offense
Defense
Special teams
â Indicates player was a starter in 2018 but missed all of 2019 due to injury.
The 2019 Wildcats had spring practice in March 2019. The 2019 Arizona football spring game took place in Tucson, AZ on April 13, 2019, at 6:00 pm MT with the Defense team beating the Offense team 87âÂÂ30.
<small>Listed in the order that they were released</small>
The 2019 Pac-12 Media Day was held on July 24, 2019, in Hollywood, California. Arizona head coach Kevin Sumlin, quarterback Khalil Tate, and running back J. J. Taylor were in attendance to field questions from the media.
In the 2019 Pac-12 preseason media poll, Arizona was voted to finish in fifth place in the South Division.
The Wildcats had 2 players at 2 positions selected to the preseason All-Pac-12 teams.
Offense
2nd team
J. J. Taylor â RB
Defense
1st team
Colin Schooler â LB
Specialists
1st team
J. J. Taylor â RET
Starters and backups.
Depth Chart Source: 2019 Arizona Wildcats Football Fact Book
True Freshman<br /> Double Position : *
Arizona announced its 2019 football schedule on December 4, 2018. The 2019 Wildcats' schedule consisted of 6 home and 6 away games for the regular season. Arizona host 4 Pac-12 opponents Oregon State, UCLA, Utah and Washington, host 5 Pac-12 opponents on the road to arch-rival Arizona State for the 92nd annual Territorial Cup to close out the regular season, Colorado, Oregon, Stanford and USC. Arizona is not scheduled to play Pac-12 North opponents California and Washington State for the 2019 Pac-12 regular season. The Wildcats had 3 bye weeks coming during Week 1 (on August 31), Week 4 (on September 21) and Week 11 (on November 9).
Arizona's out of conference opponents represent the Big Sky, Big 12 and Mountain West conferences. The Wildcats would host two nonâÂÂconference games which are against Northern Arizona from the (Big Sky) and Texas Tech (Big 12) and traveled to Hawaii from the (Mountain West).
Note: G = Games played; ATT = Attempts; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average yard per carry; LG = Longest run; TD = Rushing touchdowns
Note: G = Games played; COMP = Completions; ATT = Attempts; COMP % = Completion percentage; YDS = Passing yards; TD = Passing touchdowns; INT = Interceptions; EFF = Passing efficiency
Note: G = Games played; REC = Receptions; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average yard per catch; LG = Longest catch; TD = Receiving touchdowns
Note: G = Games played; Solo = Solo tackles; Ast = Assisted tackles; Total = Total tackles; TFL-Yds = Tackles for loss-yards lost; Sack = Sacks; INT = Interceptions; PD = Passes defended; FF = Forced fumbles; FR = Forced recoveries
Kick and punt returning
Note: G = Games played; PR = Punt returns; PYDS = Punt return yards; PLG = Punt return long; KR = Kick returns; KYDS = Kick return yards; KLG = Kick return long; TD = Total return touchdowns
Kicking
Note: G = Games played; FGM = Field goals made; FGA = Field goals attempted; LG = Field goal long; XPT = Extra points made; XPT ATT = XPT attempted; In20 = Kicking inside the 20; 20-29 = Kicking inside the 20-29; 30-39 = Kicking inside the 30-39; 40-49 = Kicking inside the 40-49; 50 = Kicking inside the 50; TP = Total points
Punting
Note: G = Games played; P = Punts; YDS = Yards; AVG = Average per punt; LG = Punt long; In20 = Punts inside the 20; TB = Touchbacks