2012 Arizona Wildcats football team

The 2012 Arizona Wildcats football team represented the University of Arizona in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wildcats played at Arizona Stadium in Tucson for the 84th straight year. The 2012 season was Arizona's second in the South Division of the Pac-12 Conference and the first for head coach Rich Rodriguez.

Incoming recruiting class and transfers
High School Recruits Junior College Transfers

Division I Transfers
 * QB Nick Isham/5-10/185/Hidden Hills, Calif. (Louisiana Tech)

Spring Game
Arizona held its spring Red and Blue game on April 14 at Kino Stadium in Tucson. The team's offense gained 597 yards over 98 plays, scoring 10 touchdowns. 445 yards and 6 touchdowns came through the air.

Schedule
Arizona plays eight of twelve regular season games at home: all three non-conference games and five of nine Pac-12 games. The Cats play neither Washington State nor California for the second straight season after the league's expansion to 12 teams.

Coaching staff

 * Rich Rodriguez – Head coach
 * Jeff Casteel- Defensive coordinator/LB's coach
 * Calvin Magee – Associate head coach, Co-offensive coordinator, RB's
 * Rod Smith – Co-offensive coordinator/QB's coach
 * Robert Anae – Offensive line coach
 * Tony Dews – Wide receivers coach
 * Tony Gibson – Secondary/safeties coach; Defensive Special Teams
 * Bill Kirelawich – Defensive line coach
 * Spencer Leftwich – Tight ends coach; offensive special teams
 * David Lockwood – Cornerbacks coach
 * Chris Allen – Associate AD, strength and conditioning
 * Mike Parrish – Director of operations
 * Charlie Ragle – Assistant DFO
 * Matt Dudek – On-campus recruiting
 * Parker Whiteman – Director, skill development
 * Frank Davis – Asst. strength coach
 * Matt Caponi – Defensive graduate assistant
 * Cory Zirbel – Offensive graduate assistant
 * Billy Kirelawich – Operations coordinator

vs No. 18 Oklahoma State
Arizona's first ever televised football game on the Pac-12 Network.

vs Arizona State
Arizona wore red helmets for the first time since the 1980 season for their rivalry game with Arizona State.

Radio

 * KCUB 1290 AM Tucson
 * KHYT 107.5 FM Tucson
 * KTKT 990 AM Tucson (Spanish)
 * KFNX 1100 AM Phoenix
 * KTAN 1420 AM Sierra Vista
 * KDAP 96.5 FM Douglas, Arizona
 * KWRQ 102.3 FM Safford, Arizona/Thatcher, Arizona
 * KIKO 1340 AM Globe, Arizona
 * KVWM 970 AM Show Low, Arizona/Pinetop-Lakeside, Arizona
 * XENY 760 Nogales, Sonora (Spanish)

Television

 * Football Radio Show – KCUB 1290 in Tucson
 * La Hora de Los Gatos – KTKT 990 in Tucson

Television affiliates

 * Fox Sports Arizona
 * KWBA Tucson
 * KGUN Tucson
 * Comcast Channel 17