2012 Arizona Wildcats football team
The 2012 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played at Arizona Stadium in Tucson for the 84th straight year. The 2012 season was Arizona's second in the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference and the first for head coach Rich Rodriguez.

Preseason

Incoming recruiting class and transfers

High School Recruits

Junior College Transfers

Division I Transfers
QB Nick Isham/5-10/185/Hidden Hills, Calif. (Louisiana Tech)

Spring Game
Arizona held its spring Red and Blue game on April 14 at Kino Stadium in Tucson.  The team's offense gained 597 yards over 98 plays, scoring 10 touchdowns.  445 yards and 6 touchdowns came through the air.

Schedule

Arizona plays eight of twelve regular season games at home: all three non-conference games and five of nine Pac-12 games. The Cats play neither Washington State nor California for the second straight season after the league's expansion to 12 teams.

Roster

Depth chart

Returning starters

Offense

Defense

Special teams

Departures

Coaching staff
Rich Rodriguez – Head coach
Jeff Casteel- Defensive coordinator/LB's coach
Calvin Magee – Associate head coach, Co-offensive coordinator, RB's
Rod Smith – Co-offensive coordinator/QB's coach
Robert Anae – Offensive line coach
Tony Dews – Wide receivers coach
Tony Gibson – Secondary/safeties coach; Defensive Special Teams
Bill Kirelawich – Defensive line coach
Spencer Leftwich – Tight ends coach; offensive special teams
David Lockwood – Cornerbacks coach
Chris Allen – Associate AD, strength and conditioning
Mike Parrish – Director of operations
Charlie Ragle – Assistant DFO
Matt Dudek – On-campus recruiting
Parker Whiteman – Director, skill development
Frank Davis – Asst. strength coach
Matt Caponi – Defensive graduate assistant
Cory Zirbel – Offensive graduate assistant
Billy Kirelawich – Operations coordinator

Game summaries

vs Toledo

vs No. 18 Oklahoma State

Arizona's first ever televised football game on the Pac-12 Network.

vs South Carolina State

at #3 Oregon

vs No. 18 Oregon State

at No. 18 Stanford

vs Washington

vs No. 10 USC

at No. 25 UCLA

vs Colorado

at Utah

vs Arizona State

Arizona wore red helmets for the first time since the 1980 season for their rivalry game with Arizona State.

vs Nevada (New Mexico Bowl)

Rankings

Statistics

Scores by quarter (all opponents)

Scores by quarter (Pac-12 opponents)

Notes
Arizona Wildcats linebacker Rob Hankins retired due to a concussion injury.

Radio
KCUB 1290 AM Tucson
KHYT 107.5 FM Tucson
KTKT 990 AM Tucson (Spanish)
KFNX 1100 AM Phoenix
KTAN 1420 AM Sierra Vista
KDAP 96.5 FM Douglas, Arizona
KWRQ 102.3 FM Safford, Arizona/Thatcher, Arizona
KIKO 1340 AM Globe, Arizona
KVWM 970 AM Show Low, Arizona/Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona
XENY 760 Nogales, Sonora (Spanish)

Television
Football Radio Show – KCUB 1290 in Tucson
La Hora de Los Gatos  – KTKT 990 in Tucson

Television affiliates
Fox Sports Arizona
KWBA Tucson
KGUN Tucson
Comcast Channel 17

References

Arizona
Arizona Wildcats football seasons
New Mexico Bowl champion seasons
2012 in sports in Arizona