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Nick Foles is the Wildcats' career passing yards leader.
The Arizona Wildcats football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Arizona Wildcats football program in various categories,[ 1] including passing , rushing , receiving , total offense , defensive stats, and kicking . Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Wildcats represent the University of Arizona in the NCAA Division I FBS Big 12 Conference .
Although Arizona began competing in intercollegiate football in 1899,[ 1] the school's official record book does not generally include stats from before the 1950s, as records from this era and earlier are often incomplete and inconsistent.
These lists are dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since the 1950s, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.[ 2] The Wildcats have played in eight bowl games since this decision, giving recent players a potential extra game to accumulate statistics.
The Wildcats have surpassed 5,000 yards nine times in school history, all since 1998 and seven times since 2008 .[ 1] They have eclipsed 6,000 yards twice under former head coach Rich Rodriguez .
These lists are updated through the end of the 2020 season .
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Nick Foles
10,011
2009 2010 2011
2
Willie Tuitama
9,211
2005 2006 2007 2008
3
Tom Tunnicliffe
7,618
1980 1981 1982 1983
4
Anu Solomon
6,922[ 3]
2014 2015 2016
5
Khalil Tate
6,318
2016 2017 2018 2019
6
Alfred Jenkins
6,016
1983 1984 1985 1986
7
Keith Smith
5,972
1996 1997 1998 1999
8
Jason Johnson
5,749
1999 2000 2001 2002
9
Dan White
5,723
1993 1994 1995
10
Ortege Jenkins
5,424
1997 1998 1999 2000
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Nick Foles
4,334
2011
2
Anu Solomon
3,793
2014
3
Jayden de Laura
3,685[ 4]
2022
4
Willie Tuitama
3,683
2007
5
Matt Scott
3,620
2012
6
Jason Johnson
3,327
2002
7
Nick Foles
3,191
2010
8
Willie Tuitama
3,088
2008
9
Noah Fifita
2,869[ 5]
2023
10
Anu Solomon
2,667
2015
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Ka'Deem Carey
4,239
2011 2012 2013
2
Trung Canidate
3,824
1996 1997 1998 1999
3
Ontiwaun Carter
3,501
1991 1992 1993 1994
4
Art Luppino
3,381
1953 1954 1955 1956
5
J. J. Taylor
3,263
2016 2017 2018 2019
6
Mike Bell
3,163
2002 2003 2004 2005
7
Hubie Oliver
3,096
1977 1978 1979 1980
8
Nick Wilson
3,034[ 18]
2014 2015 2016 2017
9
Nic Grigsby
2,957
2007 2008 2009 2010
10
David Adams
2,571
1984 1985 1986
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Ka'Deem Carey
1,929
2012
2
Ka'Deem Carey
1,885
2013
3
Trung Canidate
1,602
1999
4
J.J. Taylor
1,434
2018
5
Khalil Tate
1,411[ 19]
2017
6
Nick Wilson
1,375
2014
7
Art Luppino
1,359
1954
8
Art Luppino
1,313
1955
9
Clarence Farmer
1,229
2001
10
Trung Canidate
1,220
1998
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Bobby Wade
3,351
1999 2000 2001 2002
2
Dennis Northcutt
3,252
1996 1997 1998 1999
3
Mike Thomas
3,231
2005 2006 2007 2008
4
Juron Criner
2,859
2008 2009 2010 2011
5
Theo Bell
2,509
1972 1973 1974 1975
6
Jon Horton
2,415
1983 1984 1985 1986
7
Austin Hill
2,280
2011 2012 2013 2014
8
Tetairoa McMillan
2,104[ 28]
2022 2023
9
Richard Dice
1,957
1993 1994 1995 1996
10
Samajie Grant
1,946[ 27]
2013 2014 2015 2016
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Dennis Northcutt
1,422
1999
2
Tetairoa McMillan
1,402[ 28]
2023
3
Bobby Wade
1,389
2002
4
Austin Hill
1,364
2012
5
Juron Criner
1,233
2010
6
Keith Hartwig
1,134
1976
7
Dorian Singer
1,105[ 31]
2022
8
Mike Thomas
1,038
2007
9
Jacob Cowing
1,034[ 25]
2022
10
Cayleb Jones
1,019
2014
Receiving touchdowns [ edit ]
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 38]
Total offense yards [ edit ]
Career
Rank
Player
Yards
Years
1
Nick Foles
9,712
2009 2010 2011
2
Willie Tuitama
8,727
2005 2006 2007 2008
3
Khalil Tate
8,603
2016 2017 2018 2019
4
Anu Solomon
7,359 [ 3]
2014 2015 2016
5
Tom Tunnicliffe
7,336
1980 1981 1982 1983
6
Keith Smith
7,049
1996 1997 1998 1999
7
Alfred Jenkins
6,307
1983 1984 1985 1986
8
Matt Scott
6,059
2008 2009 2010 2012
9
Bruce Hill
6,054
1973 1974 1975
10
Ortege Jenkins
5,577
1997 1998 1999 2000
Single season
Rank
Player
Yards
Year
1
Nick Foles
4,231
2011
2
Matt Scott
4,126
2012
3
Anu Solomon
4,084
2014
4
Jayden de Laura
3,807 [ 4]
2022
5
Willie Tuitama
3,520
2007
6
B.J. Denker
3,465
2013
7
Nick Foles
3,078
2010
8
Khalil Tate
3,002 [ 19]
2017
9
Willie Tuitama
2,968
2008
10
Jason Johnson
2,954
2002
Touchdowns responsible for [ edit ]
"Touchdowns responsible for" is the NCAA's official term for combined passing and rushing touchdowns.[ 41]
Field goal percentage [ edit ]
^ The cited reference for Tate's 2017 performance against Colorado lists him with 142 yards passing. However, the box score for this game, also available at ESPN.com , lists him with 154.[ 39]
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^ a b c "Noah Fifita" . ESPN.com .
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^ a b c d "Khalil Tate" . ESPN.com . Retrieved November 14, 2017 .
^ a b "Arizona's Ka'Deem Carey runs for Pac-12-record 366 yards in win" . ESPN.com . November 10, 2012.
^ a b "Arizona's Khalil Tate sets FBS QB rushing mark with 327 yards in a win over Colorado" . ESPN.com . Associated Press . October 8, 2017. Retrieved November 3, 2017 .
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^ "Nate Phillips" . ESPN.com . Retrieved November 26, 2016 .
^ a b "Samajie Grant" . ESPN.com . Retrieved November 26, 2016 .
^ a b c d e "Tetairoa McMillan" . ESPN.com .
^ "Stanley Berryhill III" . ESPN.com .
^ "BYU vs. Arizona Box Score" . ESPN.com . September 4, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021 .
^ "Dorian Singer" . ESPN.com .
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^ "Wildcats roll over Rebels 58-13" . ESPN.com . August 29, 2014.
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