The Wildcats finished the 2023 season with a 10-3 overall record and a 7-2conference play good for 3rd place. The Wildcats earned seven-game winning streak, achieving the fourth 10-win regular season in program history. The Wildcats netted a berth in the 2023 Alamo Bowl, the school's bowl appearance since 2017, where they faced the Oklahoma Sooners. Arizona won 38–24, marking their first bowl victory since 2015. Arizona finished ranked 11th in the final AP Poll, their highest finish in the poll since the 1998 season.
Preseason
Spring Game
The Wildcats were scheduled to hold spring practices on March 26, 2024, with spring game is tentatively scheduled to take place in Tucson, Arizona on April 27, 2024. [2]
Over the course of the off-season, Arizona lost 42 total players. 5 players graduated, 11 declared for the NFL Draft, while the other 26 entered the transfer portal.
Arizona signed 8 players in the 2024 recruiting cycle. The Wildcats' was ranked fifty-six by 247Sports and ranked forty-six by Rivals.com rankings. No Arizona signees were ranked in the ESPN 300 top prospect list. Arizona also signed 4 JuCo, 6 walk-ons during national signing period.
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
"Arizona Football Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
"2024 Player Commitments – Arizona". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
"2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
"Arizona 2024 Football Commitments". 247sports.com. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
*= 247Sports Composite rating; ratings are out of 1.00. (five stars= 1.00–.98, four stars= .97–.90, three stars= .80–.89) †= Despite being rated as a four and five star recruit by ESPN, On3.com, Rivals.com and 247Sports.com, Williams and Whittington received a four star 247Sports Composite rating. Δ= Demond Williams Jr. and Jordan Washington left the Arizona program following signing but prior to the 2024 season.
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^"2024 Transfer Football Team Rankings". 247 Sports.
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^Crowell, Evan (December 19, 2023). "Jack Luttrell Announces Transfer To Arizona". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved December 28, 2023.
^Veenstra, David (December 30, 2023). "Arizona football adds OL Alex Doost from transfer portal". Arizona Sports. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
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^Combs, Brandon (February 7, 2024). "National Signing Day Profile: Syracuse transfer DL Kevon Darton". Arizona Desert Swarm. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
^Combs, Brandon (February 7, 2024). "National Signing Day Profile: JUCO transfer edge Cyrus Durham". Arizona Desert Swarm. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
^Combs, Brandon (February 7, 2024). "National Signing Day Profile: JUCO transfer CB Johno Price". Arizona Desert Swarm. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
^Combs, Brandon (February 7, 2024). "National Signing Day Profile: San Jose State transfer edge Tre Smith". Arizona Desert Swarm. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
^Combs, Brandon (February 7, 2024). "National Signing Day Profile: San Jose State transfer OL Ryan Stewart". Arizona Desert Swarm. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
^Spears, Justin (March 16, 2024). "Arizona Wildcats add transfer cornerback Marquis Groves-Killebrew to 2024 roster". Tucson.com. Retrieved March 16, 2024.
^J Pedersen, Brian (April 15, 2024). "Former Ohio long snapper Justin Holloway commits to Arizona". AzDesertSwarm.com. Retrieved April 15, 2024.
^Combs, Brandon (April 22, 2024). "Arizona lands San Jose State transfer quarterback Anthony Garcia". AzDesertSwarm.com. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
^J Pedersen, Brian (April 22, 2024). "Former San Jose State TE Sam Olson commits to Arizona". AzDesertSwarm.com. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
^J Pedersen, Brian (April 24, 2024). "Former Memphis defensive lineman Jarra Anderson commits to Arizona". AzDesertSwarm.com. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
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^Combs, Brandon (April 29, 2024). "Arizona lands Utah edge transfer Chase Kennedy". AZDesertSwarm.com. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
^Pedersen, Brian J. (April 29, 2024). "Former Oregon offensive lineman Michael Wooten commits to Arizona". AzDesertSwarm.com. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
^Pedersen, Brian J. (April 29, 2024). "Ex-Old Dominion WR Reymello Murphy commits to Arizona". AZDesertSwarm.com. Retrieved April 29, 2024.
^Pedersen, Brian J. (May 6, 2024). "Former San Diego State OL Jonah Rodriguez commits to Arizona". AZDesertSwarm.com. Retrieved May 6, 2024.
^Combs, Brandon (April 16, 2024). "Arizona gets commitment from JUCO All-American safety Marquis Brown". AZDesertSwarm.com. Retrieved April 16, 2024.
^Combs, Brandon (May 19, 2024). "Former Stanford edge Lance Keneley commits to Arizona". AzDesertSwarm.com. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
^Combs, Brandon (May 19, 2024). "Former Miami cornerback Demetrius Freeney commits to Arizona". AzDesertSwarm.com. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
^Combs, Brandon (May 19, 2024). "Arizona gets commitment from JUCO receiver Jeremiah Patterson". AzDesertSwarm.com. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
^Combs, Justin (May 22, 2024). "Arizona Wildcats land former Ole Miss RB Kedrick Reescano in transfer portal". Tucson.com. Retrieved May 22, 2024.
^Combs, Brandon (February 7, 2024). "National Signing Day Profile: New Mexico transfer RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt". Arizona Desert Swarm. Retrieved February 7, 2024.
^Scheer, Jason (May 28, 2024). "Arizona lands NAU transfer quarterback Adam Damante". 247sports.com. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
^Combs, Brandon (May 24, 2024). "Arizona lands former New Mexico (and briefly ASU) offensive lineman Shancco Matautia". Arizona Desert Swarm. Retrieved May 24, 2024.
^Combs, Brandon (May 29, 2024). "Arizona lands USC defensive line transfer Stanley Ta'ufo'ou". Arizona Desert Swarm. Retrieved May 29, 2024.
^J. Pedersen, Brian (June 6, 2024). "Arizona gets commitment from former Colgate defensive back Owen Goss". AzDesertSwarm.com. Retrieved June 6, 2024.