2016 Arizona Wildcats football team

2016 Arizona Wildcats football
ConferencePac-12 Conference
DivisionSouth Division
Record3–9 (1–8 Pac-12)
Head coach
Co-offensive coordinatorCalvin Magee (5th season)
Co-offensive coordinatorRod Smith (5th season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorMarcel Yates (1st season)
Base defense4–2–5
Captain
14
  • Sani Fuimaono
  • Zach Hemmila *
  • Nate Phillips
  • Trey Griffey
  • Freddie Tagaloa
  • Josh Kern
  • Cody Ippolito
  • DaVonte' Neal
  • Tellas Jones
  • Samajie Grant
  • Matt Stagg
  • Matt Morin
  • Devin Holiday
  • Michael Barton
Home stadiumArizona Stadium
Uniform
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Pac-12 Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 4 Washington x$^   8 1     12 2  
Washington State   7 2     8 5  
No. 12 Stanford   6 3     10 3  
California   3 6     5 7  
Oregon State   3 6     4 8  
Oregon   2 7     4 8  
South Division
No. 17 Colorado x   8 1     10 4  
No. 3 USC   7 2     10 3  
No. 23 Utah   5 4     9 4  
Arizona State   2 7     5 7  
UCLA   2 7     4 8  
Arizona   1 8     3 9  
Championship: Washington 41, Colorado 10
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2016 season. The season was the Wildcats's 117th overall, 39th as a member of the Pac-12 Conference, and its sixth within the Pac-12 South Division. The team played their home games at Arizona Stadium in Tucson, Arizona for the 88th straight year. They were led by fifth-year head coach Rich Rodriguez. They finished the season 3–9, 1–8 in Pac-12 play to finish in last place in the South Division.