The unbeaten and 7th-ranked Washington Huskies are on the road in the Arizona desert to take on the University of Arizona Wildcats. Both teams will be without two key offensive weapons. Washington will be without the services of receiver Jalen McMillan while the Wildcats will likely be missing quarterback Jaden de Laura.
Here’s RealDawg.com’s Opponent First Look at Arizona Wildcats:
Head Coach: Jedd Fisch (Career Record: 10-20)
2022 Season Recap: W-L: 5-7
Week 1 @ San Diego St – Win – 38-20 – 299 Passing Yards, 4 Passing TD – 162 Rushing Yards, 1 Rushing TD
Week 2 Miss St. – Loss – 17-39 – 276 Passing Yards, 1 Passing TD – 40 Rushing Yards, 1 Rushing TD
Week 3 N. Dakota St – Win – 31-28 – 229 Passing Yards, 1 Passing TD – 165 Rushing Yards, 3 Rushing TD
Week 4 @ Cal – Loss – 31-49 – 401 Passing Yards, 2 Passing TD – 129 Rushing Yards, 2 Rushing TD
Week 5 Colorado – Win – 43-20 – 495 Passing Yards, 6 Passing TD – 178 Rushing Yards, 0 Rushing TD
Week 6 Oregon – Loss – 22-49 – 241 Passing Yards, 1 Passing TD – 115 Rushing Yards, 1 Rushing TD
Week 7 @ Washington – Loss – 39-49 – 400 Passing Yards, 4 Passing TD – 126 Rushing Yards, 1 Rushing TD
Week 8 USC – Loss – 37-45 – 380 Passing Yards, 3 Passing TD – 163 Rushing Yards, 1 Rushing TD
Week 9 @ Utah – Loss – 20-45 – 231 Passing Yards, 1 Passing TD – 156 Rushing Yards, 1 Rushing TD
Week 10 @ UCLA – Win – 34-28 – 312 Passing Yards, 2 Passing TD – 124 Rushing Yards, 2 Rushing TD
Week 11 WSU – Loss – 20-31 – 357 Passing Yards, 1 Passing TD – 84 Rushing Yards, 1 Rushing TD
Week 12 ASU – Win – 38-35 – 200 Passing Yards, 0 Passing TD – 280 Rushing Yards, 5 Rushing TD
2022 Offense:
30.8 Points per game, 318.4 Passing Yards per game, 143.5 Rushing Yards per game, 26 Passing TDs, 19 Rushing TDs
2022 Defense:
36.5 Points per game allowed, 258.6 Passing Yards allowed, 209.1 Rushing Yards allowed, 25 Passing TDs allowed, 33 Rushing TDs allowed
Key Losses from 2022 team:
WR – Dorian Singer – 66 Catches,1105 Receiving Yards, 6 Receiving TDs
Safety – Jaxen Turner – 79 Tackles, 2 TFL, 1 Sack, 2 INT, 2 Forced Fumbles
2023 Arizona Wildcats:
Key Returners:
QB – Jayden De Laura – JR – 2022 Stats: 272/435, 3685 Passing yards, 25 Passing TDs, 116 Rushing Yards, 4 Rushing TDs
WR – Tetairoa McMillan – SO – 2022 Stats: 39 Catches, 702 Receiving yards, 8 Receiving TDs
WR – Jacob Cowing – SR – 2022 Stats: 85 Catches, 1034 Receiving yards, 7 Receiving TDs
LB – Jacob Manu – SO – 2022 Stats: 54 Tackles, 4 TFL, 1 Sack, 1 PBU
Impact Newcomers:
LB – Daniel Heimuli – JR – Washington Transfer
WR – Montana Lemonious-Craig – JR – Colorado Transfer
2023 Season Recap:
Week 1 NAU – Win – 38-3 – 292 Passing Yards, 3 Passing TD – 186 Rushing Yards, 1 Rushing TD
Week 2 @ Miss. St. – Loss – 24-31 – 340 Passing Yards, 4 Passing TD – 91 Rushing Yards, 1 Rushing TD
Week 3 UTEP – Win – 31-10 – 300 Passing Yards, 3 Passing TD – 244 Rushing Yards, 1 Rushing TD
Week 4 @ Stanford – Win – 21-20 – 204 Passing Yards, 1 Passing TD – 145 Rushing Yards, 2 Rushing TD
2023 Offense:
28.5 Points per game, 284 Passing Yards per game, 166.5 Rushing Yards per game, 9 Passing TDs, 5 Rushing TDs
2023 Defense:
16.0 Points per game allowed, 219.3 Passing Yards allowed, 95 Rushing Yards allowed, 4 Passing TDs allowed, 3 Rushing TDs allowed
2023 Stat leaders:
Passing:
QB – Jayden De Laura – 87/125 1069 yards 9 TDs 5 Int 131 rushing yards 3 rushing tds
Rushing:
RB – Michael Wiley – 40 carries 176 yards 1 TD 15 catches 132 yards
RB – Jonah Coleman – 20 carries 176 yards 9 catches 103 yards 1 td
Receiving:
WR – Tetairoa McMillan – 21 catches 341 yards 3 tds
WR – Jacob Cowing – 28 catches 238 yards 3 tds
Defensive:
LB – Jacob Manu – 40 tackles 5.5 TFL 3 sacks
LB – Justin Flowe – 28 tackles 1 PBU
CB – Ephesians Prysock – 15 Tackles 3 PBU
2023 Starting Lineup:
Offense:
QB – Jayden De Laura – JR – 6’0” 205 LBs – #7
RB – Michael Wiley – SR – 6’ 0” 215 LBs -#6
WR – Tetairoa McMillan – SO – 6’ 5” 210 LBs – #4
WR – Jacob Cowing – SR – 5’ 11” 175 LBs – #2
WR – Montana Lemonious-Craig – JR – 6’ 2” 200 LBs – #5
TE – Tanner McLachian – SR – 6’ 5” 245 LBs – #84
LT– Jordan Morgan – SR – 6’ 5” 325 LBs – #77
LG– Wendell Moe – FR – 6’ 2” 360 LBs – #72
C – Josh Baker – JR – 6’ 3” 305 LBs – #75
RG– Raymond Pulido – FR – 6’ 6” 335 LBs – #79
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T– Jonah Savaiinaea – SO – 6’ 5” 330 LBs – #71
Defense:
KAT – Isaiah Ward – FR – 6’ 5” 225 LBs – #90
DT – Tyler Manoa – SR – 6’ 5” 315 LBs – #92
NT – Bill Norton – SR – 6’ 6” 325 LBs – #45
DE – Taylor Upshaw – SR – 6’ 5” 270 LBs – #11
WILL – Jacob Manu – SO – 5’ 11” 225 LBs – #5
MIKE – Daniel Heimuli – JR – 6’ 0” 230 LBs – #15
STAR – Treydan Stukes – JR – 6’ 2” 195 LBs – #2
CB – Ephesians Prysock – SO– 6’ 4” 190 LBs – #7
CB – Dylan Wyatt – SR – 6’ 1” 190 LBs – #3
S – Dalton Johnson – SO – 5’ 11” 200 LBs – #43
S – Gunner Maldonado – JR – 6’ 0” 195 LBs – #9
