Bear Down Wildcats

Here are all the records set by the 2014 Wildcats. These are all Arizona school records unless labeled differently.

Team
First PAC 12 South Championship
First 14 game Season
Most offensive plays in a game - 106 (PAC12 record without overtime) (Cal) (Fiesta Bowl)
Single-game total offense - 787 yards (2nd in PAC12 history after 1925 USC) (UNLV)
Most points scored in a quarter - 36 (4th quarter Cal)
Largest deficit overcome to win - 22 points (Cal)
Consecutive games with 100 yard rusher - 20 (2012 Colorado - 2014 Nevada)
First to move from unranked to top 10 in AP top 25 history (after Oregon victory)
Single-game total offense by Arizona in the PAC-12/10 - 627 (Cal)
Most points scored in a PAC-12/10 game - 59 (tied) (Washington St)
Largest road victory over a top 25 team - 32 points (Utah)
First time defeating 2 top 25 teams on the road in the same year - (Oregon and Utah)
Most players to score a TD in one season - 17 (no records kept, but sounds good to me)
First team to play 4 top 25 teams consecutively (Utah, ASSu, Oregon, Boise State)

Anu Solomon
First Freshman to start season opener at QB
Single-game record passing yards - 520 yards (Cal)
Single-game total offense - 566 yards on 520 passing and 46 rushing (Cal)
Single-game total offensive plays - 89 (also FBS Freshman record) (Cal)
Single-game pass attempts - 73 (Cal)
Single-game pass completions - 47 (also FBS Freshman record)(Cal)
Single-game average per completion - 17.0 (UNLV)
Single-game passes without an interception: 72 (USC)
Freshman passing records - 3,793 yards (2nd most in school history) and 313 completions
TD passes in a season - 28 (tied Foles and Tuitama)

Scooby Wright
Single-game forced fumbles - 3 (Wash St)
Forced fumbles in a season - 6
Tackles for a loss in a season - 29 (tied Tom Nelson)
First sophomore to win PAC 12 Defensive POY
Bronko Nagurski Award winner as top defensive player in College Football
First Wildcat to win Lombardi Award as top lineman/linebacker in College Football
First Wildcat to win Bednarik Award as most outstanding defensive player
First Sophomore to be named unanimous All-American

Casey Skowron
Points in a season by a kicker (3rd most by any player) - 123 (20-28 FGs, 57-57 on PATs and 1 rushing TD)
Single-game record points by kicking - 16 (tied) (UTSA)
Most PATs in a season without a miss - 57
Field goals in a bowl game - 3 (tied)

Others
Micky Baucus - Most consecutive starts as a Wildcat - 52
Cayleb Jones - Single-game TD catches - 3 (tied with 7 other players) (Cal)
Nick Wilson - Freshman rushing record -1,375 yards (4th best in school history)

Records set this year and then broken this year
Anu Solomon - Single-game Freshman passing record - 425 yards (UNLV)
PAC most offensive plays in a game - Colorado had 110 plays in a 2 OT loss to Cal

Let me know any records I'm missing.

Some of those are going to be around for a while.

What's amazing too is that they were done in regulation.

azgreg wrote:Some of those are going to be around for a while.

I'm skeptical. This offense is just gearing up. When Anu is a soph/junior/senior, it might get ugly for the opposition.

I doubt the 36 in the 4th falls, though.

Any good replacement WRs coming in?

These won't fall either:

Single-game pass completions - 47 (Cal)
Single-game pass attempts - 73 (Cal)

Merkin wrote:Any good replacement WRs coming in?

These won't fall either:

Single-game pass completions - 47 (Cal)
Single-game pass attempts - 73 (Cal)

Think about how many good underclassmen we have. Neal-soph. Jones-soph. Grant-soph. Griffey-soph.

Aren't Neal and Jones rs sophomores though? This is the last year they have to be in school.

crazy how we forget about Nate Phillips... Sophomore. ^^^

One more record to add after the Oregon game.

From the ESPN blog

Fresh off their 24-17 win at previous No. 2 Oregon last Thursday, the Wildcats became the first team since the poll went to 25 teams in 1989 to move from unranked to the Top 10. Arizona (5-0) is one of 10 undefeated teams left in the country and was ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation on one ballot (by ESPN's Brett McMurphy).

ANGCatFan wrote:One more record to add after the Oregon game.

From the ESPN blog

Fresh off their 24-17 win at previous No. 2 Oregon last Thursday, the Wildcats became the first team since the poll went to 25 teams in 1989 to move from unranked to the Top 10. Arizona (5-0) is one of 10 undefeated teams left in the country and was ranked as high as No. 2 in the nation on one ballot (by ESPN's Brett McMurphy).

All good except that it was a 31-24 win. I guess ESPN is not counting the last TD since the un-sportsman-like penalty was a bogus call!

Good a place as any.

Tucson good.

Besides updating Anu's Freshman passing records, Scooby Wright was added to the record list after Wash St. Scooby tied the Arizona record for most forced fumbles in a season at 5. I couldn't find a listing in the Arizona media guide for the most forced fumbles in a game, so I am assuming he nows own the Arizona record with 3 against the Cougs.

A couple of interesting new records for the Wildcats following the Utah win.

Update after smashing the sporks.

PAC-12 South champs and 14+ game are huge accomplishments, but my favorite record is Micky Baucus with his 50th consecutive start at left tackle. Arizona doesn't track this record, but have acknowledged it is the most consecutive starts ever by a Wildcat Football player. Way to Bear Down Micky!

ANGCatFan wrote:Update after smashing the sporks.

PAC-12 South champs and 14+ game are huge accomplishments, but my favorite record is Micky Baucus with his 50th consecutive start at left tackle. Arizona doesn't track this record, but have acknowledged it is the most consecutive starts ever by a Wildcat Football player. Way to Bear Down Micky!

It is amazing, and I think Fabbians got his 49th start as well. (not sure if consecutive).

Like Brooks' dad (tucsonpaint), Mr. Bauk used to post at TOS and posts now at Scout Premium. A great guy who gave us two great Wildcats! (too bad Jack's playing career was cut short).

Go get 'em in the NFL Mickey and Fabbians!

Chicat wrote:

Hope to see some more of these records fall!

The OP has an updated list of all the records from this season.

I suspect Anu may also have the PAC 12 Freshman passing record, but I haven't been able to confirm it yet. He does not have the Freshman FBS record since some guy named Winston from FSU had over 4000 yards his Freshman year. I would have loved to have seen Anu with at least one more TD and a 2 pt conversion, but still one of the best seasons in Arizona history.

I will add any records I find as season recap articles come out and please let me know of any I have missed.

Very impressive for Anu, but not sure why they lump true freshmen and redshirt freshmen records together. It's one thing to have a year in the system, and an entirely different situation to come in with only fall and spring camp to learn the system.

I actually think the most impressive record is Mickey Baucus. He started every game for 4 years (after a redshirt year) with 3 bowl games and one PAC 12 Championship. To break Mickey's record someone will need to help take the Wildcats back to the PAC 12 Championship.

http://tucson.com/sports/columnists/han ... ?id=201408

1. Anu Solomon was sacked eight times, which tied a school record. (Some record, huh?) He was sacked five times in the fourth quarter alone.

Not only that, Arizona snapped 31 plays in the fourth quarter, and Solomon either passed, ran or was sacked on 28 of them.

He was gassed in the final two minutes. Given his foot injury over the last six weeks, he wasn’t able to regain 100 percent conditioning.

Maybe if your quarterback is a healthy Russell Wilson or Marcus Mariota, you want 28 of your final 31 plays dominated by one player.

Arizona’s offense became as predictable as the sun rising in the east. On all of his four runs and five sacks in the quarter, Solomon was moving to his right, which allowed the Broncos to defend just half of the field.