The 2020 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Arizona was led by third-year head coach Kevin Sumlin, in the Wildcats' 121st season. The Wildcats played in the South Division (11th season) of the Pac-12 Conference, and played their home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona (93rd season).
On August 11, the Pac-12 Conference initially canceled all fall sports competitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On September 24, the conference announced that a six-game conference-only season would begin on November 6, with the Pac-12 Championship Game to be played December 18. Teams not selected for the championship game would be seeded to play a seventh game.
On December 12, 2020, Sumlin was fired after three seasons following a 70âÂÂ7 loss to ASU in the Territorial Cup on December 11, 2020. He finished at Arizona with an overall record of 9âÂÂ20 and 6âÂÂ17 against the Pac-12. On December 23, 2020, the University of Arizona hired Jedd Fisch as the 32nd head coach.
The Wildcats lose multiple players due to various reasons.
Outgoing
Incoming
Offense
Defense
Special teams
â Indicates player was a starter in 2019 but missed all of 2020 due to injury.
<small>Listed in the order that they were released</small>
The Pac-12 Media Day was held in July 2020 in Hollywood, California.
Starters and backups.
Depth Chart Source: 2020 Arizona Wildcats Football Fact Book
True Freshman<br /> Double Position : *
The 2020 Wildcats began spring practice on March 2, 2020 and finish with the 2020 Arizona spring game. The remainder of spring practice and the spring game were canceled on March 18, 2020, due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic.
Arizona had scheduled nonâÂÂconference games against Hawaii, Portland State, and Texas Tech but canceled these games on July 10 due to the Pac-12 Conference's decision to play a conference-only schedule due to the COVID-19 pandemic.<br />
Arizona committed seven turnovers as Arizona State scored 70 points, the most points scored in the history of the Territorial Cup. The Wildcats used three different quarterbacks in the game, none of which broke 100 yards passing; Will Plummer finished 7-of-13 for 83 yards, Grant Gunnell went 12-of-17 for 78 yards with one interception and one lost fumble, and Rhett Rodriguez finished 7-of-16 for 52 yards with two interceptions. Running back Gary Brightwell lost three fumbles. The defeat was so devastating that head coach Kevin Sumlin was fired the following day.