Arizona
1-1Big 12 · Brent Brennan, year 3 (14-13) · Arizona Stadium · 50,782 · 40,129 avg in 2026
LastL 17–28 at BYU · Sat Sep 12 · Noah Fifita 230 pass yds, 1 TD, 1 INT
Nextvs Northern Illinois · Sat Sep 19 · 10:30 pm ET · Arizona Stadium · Arizona by 34.5 · first meeting on record · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
All 84 stats
FBS rankings · 2026 season · all stats vs 136 FBS programs
| Player | # | G | Cmp/Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Rate | ZPR | QBR | Adj ANY/A | Sack% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.33 EPA/play | 1 | 2 | 45 / 60 | 75 | 492 #45 FBS | 8.2 | 3 #60 FBS | 1 | 157.0 | 55 | 84.9 | 7.5 | 6.2 | |
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| Player | # | G | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Stuff% | 10+% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.12 EPA/play | 3 | 2 | 25 | 97 | 3.9 | 2 #43 FBS | 20 | — | — | |
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| Player | # | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possession Receiver · +0.10 EPA/play | 5 | 2 | 13 | 144 | 11.1 | 0 | 31 | |
Yards by week → Possession ReceiverReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. 37 of 58 WRs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / reception11.2 bottom 31th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions EPA / play (adj)0.1 bottom 9th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Gio Richardson's full player page | ||||||||
| +0.48 EPA/play | 12 | 2 | 6 | 59 | 9.8 | 1 | 20 | |
Yards by week → | ||||||||
| -0.38 EPA/play | 84 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 6.1 | 0 | 12 | |
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| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | TFL | Sack | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sack | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coverage 'Backer | 6 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Coverage 'BackerCarries tight ends and patrols the middle of the field in coverage. 21 of 84 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate6.7% 84th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Tackle volume15 bottom 14th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Taye Brown's full player page | |||||||||
| 48 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 7 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2.5 #68 FBS | 2.5 #15 FBS | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | PD | INT | TFL | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 35 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 1 #22 FBS | 0.5 | 0 | |
| 23 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | |
| 17 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 |
| Player | # | G | FG M/A | FG% | XP M/A | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | 2 | 1/1 | 100 | 7/7 | 10 | 37 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 37 | 2 | 7 | 320 | 45.7 | 57 | 3 | 2 |
Net average is unavailable — CFBD's punting feed carries gross yards only, with no return-yardage or touchback deduction.
2026 stat leaders · Arizona
through 2 games
2026 stat leaders · ArizonaTaye Brown leads Arizona with 15 tackles through 2 games.
How They Play · 2025Arizona fields a capable offense behind an elite defense.
Percentile vs all FBS, based on this season's per-game production. Bar = where this team ranks — right is better.
Arizona reads strongest in success rate allowed (top 16%) and epa allowed (top 17%); the crux lives in passing epa, where Arizona sits at the 40th percentile.
offense · strengths lead
defense · higher bar = harder to play against
hidden math · special situations
Home-field advantage · Arizona · 2018–present · FBS opponents
Arizona is worth +3.5 points more at home than on the road.
Middle of FBS, 37th percentile of 133 programs
47% at home, 30% away against FBS opponents since 2018 (20–23 home, 12–28 away). Interval ±4.3.
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge — per-team modelling was tested and did not survive scrutiny (why) — and the books use about 3. Against the closing line, Arizona has beaten the number by +0.6 more at home than away over 74 games — inside the ±7.9 that many games can resolve. Results here cannot tell the flat number apart from the building, and that is the honest reading of nearly every FBS stadium.
Arizona Stadium seats 50,782 and has averaged 88% full (44,757, 28 games reported). Visitors cover a median 592 miles to get here since 2018 — 29th-longest of 135 FBS venues, inside the ordinary range. 13% of the 2026 roster (14 of 105 located players) grew up inside 100 miles of the stadium.
Edge = half the gap between average home margin and average road margin, FBS opponents only, non-neutral games since 2018; the interval is 95%. Market line: closing spread, seasons with lines on file. Trip length is straight-line miles from the visiting team's campus to the venue, measured across all 50 home games since 2018.
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Scheme claims
Standard downs vs. passing downs
Does Arizona hold up once the down-and-distance turns against them?
92nd percentile success on standard downs, 86th on passing downs — little dropoff between the two — a schedule-independent identity.
View all FBS teams as a table
| Team | Standard-downs percentile | Passing-downs percentile |
|---|---|---|
| App State | 44th | 90th |
| Arizona | 92nd | 86th |
| Arkansas | 60th | 80th |
| Auburn | 75th | 55th |
| Ball State | 12th | 24th |
| Baylor | 40th | 96th |
| Boise State | 58th | 46th |
| Boston College | 27th | 56th |
| Buffalo | 7th | 14th |
| California | 9th | 25th |
| Central Michigan | 16th | 6th |
| Charlotte | 73rd | 83rd |
| Clemson | 1st | 19th |
| Coastal Carolina | 61st | 52nd |
| Colorado | 35th | 77th |
| Colorado State | 82nd | 91st |
| Delaware | 70th | 31st |
| Duke | 20th | 29th |
| Eastern Michigan | 52nd | 10th |
| Florida Atlantic | 43rd | 87th |
| Florida International | 46th | 43rd |
| Florida State | 28th | 65th |
| Georgia Southern | 24th | 45th |
| Georgia Tech | 58th | 44th |
| Hawai'i | 18th | 41st |
| Iowa State | 4th | 23rd |
| Jacksonville State | 65th | 82nd |
| Kansas | 70th | 35th |
| LSU | 33rd | 98th |
| Liberty | 14th | 59th |
| Louisiana | 19th | 92nd |
| Louisville | 96th | 70th |
| Memphis | 69th | 65th |
| Michigan | 2nd | 62nd |
| Michigan State | 62nd | 29th |
| Middle Tennessee | 87th | 68th |
| Missouri | 36th | 85th |
| Navy | 98th | 59th |
| Nevada | 77th | 52nd |
| New Mexico State | 45th | 75th |
| Norfolk State | 16th | 9th |
| North Dakota State | 86th | 27th |
| North Texas | 49th | 68th |
| Ohio | 38th | 17th |
| Ohio State | 90th | 40th |
| Oklahoma State | 41st | 49th |
| Ole Miss | 94th | 50th |
| Oregon | 35th | 33rd |
| Oregon State | 10th | 38th |
| Pittsburgh | 30th | 76th |
| Purdue | 83rd | 88th |
| Rutgers | 30th | 71st |
| Sacramento State | 23rd | 14th |
| Sam Houston | 78th | 61st |
| San Diego State | 4th | 40th |
| San José State | 54th | 22nd |
| South Alabama | 50th | 73rd |
| South Florida | 91st | 52nd |
| Stanford | 76th | 15th |
| Syracuse | 48th | 64th |
| TCU | 93rd | 8th |
| Tennessee | 65th | 78th |
| Texas | 72nd | 94th |
| Texas A&M | 85th | 72nd |
| Texas Tech | 88th | 48th |
| Troy | 22nd | 59th |
| Tulane | 31st | 2nd |
| Tulsa | 56th | 1st |
| UAB | 65th | 81st |
| UNLV | 51st | 7th |
| USC | 97th | 99th |
| UTSA | 99th | 29th |
| Utah State | 4th | 93rd |
| Vanderbilt | 80th | 12th |
| Wake Forest | 56th | 97th |
| Washington | 81st | 4th |
| Washington State | 8th | 3rd |
| Western Kentucky | 25th | 34th |
| Western Michigan | 39th | 20th |
| Wisconsin | 13th | 18th |
| Wyoming | 65th | 36th |
Tendency drift
Season by season
How Arizona’s current staff calls plays, year over year
Pass defense by zone
Pass-depth identity
What this team throws, and gives up, by depth.
On short throws (≤19 air yards), Arizona’s passing game completes a completion rate above the FBS mean (72.2% vs 68.3% league-wide, shrunk toward the mean for its 61-play sample) — mid-pack, 36 of 41 qualifying offenses.
We won’t show a deep-ball (20+ air yards) leaderboard here, on either side of the ball: even a full season of charted plays gives most teams well under 30 deep attempts — too thin to tell a real tendency from noise, so we won’t guess. Same refusal for yards-after-catch allowed and where a team’s attempts land by zone: both measured and both came back statistically indistinguishable from season-to-season noise.
Ratings
Comparable teams
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Matched on how the programs are built — tier, prestige band, kind of fanbase, conference, voice and roster size — not on this season's stats. A calibration, not a prediction.
Historical echo
Historical echo
Arizona’s breakout has happened before — and 2 of the 4 closest programs couldn’t hold it.
Programs whose stature climbed in the same shape. The grey line is their run; the color is what came next for them.
An analogy on the shape of a program’s Zeitgeist stature arc — not a prediction. Interim calibration, medium confidence; matched among current FBS programs at a comparable level.
Conditions
80°F average kickoff temp; 1% of games had measurable precipitation; 7 mph average wind.
Based on 77 home games with weather data.