2016 Arizona Wildcats Football Predictions and Season Win Total Picks

by Robert Ferringo - 8/11/2016

2015 Record: 7-6

2016 Las Vegas Season Win Total: 6.5*

2016 Season Win Total Picks NCAA Football: 'Over'

I think that 2016 is an important season in the Rich Rodriguez Era in Tucson. After surging to 10 wins in 2014, the Wildcats raised the bar of expectations coming into last season only to bumble their way to a 7-6 record bolstered by some wins (UTSA and New Mexico in their bowl game) that were nearly as embarrassing as some of the losses.

Rich Rod found a soft landing spot in the desert after his flameout in Michigan. But that doesn't mean that he can coast. Arizona has been one of the better programs in the Pac-12, and one down year doesn't mean that fans don't expect Rodriguez to win and compete for titles.

I think that Arizona is a vastly underrated team this season. They have five three-year starters on an offense that averaged 37.5 points per game last year. The Wildcats also have eight returning starters on defense, the side of the ball that vastly needs to improve under a new defensive coordinator.

Arizona starts the season with six of their first eight games in their home state. They have only four road games for the entire season. That's a huge benefit for a program that has gone 41-18 straight up at home over the last nine seasons (20-6 at home under Rodriguez). That's not to say that Arizona's schedule is easy; the Pac-12 has six or seven teams that will make a serious run at winning the title. But I would say it is favorable.

This season win total number is woefully low. I think we can already pencil in wins over Grambling, Hawaii, Colorado, Oregon State and Arizona State. That would mean Arizona would only have to spring a couple upsets to get to seven wins, and they host Washington, USC and Stanford. I have a lot of confidence in Rodriguez, and I think that this can be one of his better teams. These guys are a lot better than Arizona State, which has the same season win total, and I like Arizona 'over'.

2016 Arizona Wildcats Schedule

DATE	OPPONENT	TIME (ET)	Location	Result
Sat, Sep 3rd, 2016	BYU	10:30 PM	U. of Phoenix Stadium
Sat, Sep 10th, 2016	Grambling State	10:45 PM	Arizona Stadium
Sat, Sep 17th, 2016	Hawaii	10:45 PM	Arizona Stadium
Sat, Sep 24th, 2016	Washington	03:00 PM	Arizona Stadium
Sat, Oct 1st, 2016	at UCLA	03:00 PM	Rose Bowl
Sat, Oct 8th, 2016	at Utah	02:00 PM	Rice-Eccles Stadium
Sat, Oct 15th, 2016	USC	03:00 PM	Arizona Stadium
Sat, Oct 29th, 2016	Stanford	03:00 PM	Arizona Stadium
Sat, Nov 5th, 2016	at Washington State	03:00 PM	Martin Stadium
Sat, Nov 12th, 2016	Colorado	02:00 PM	Arizona Stadium
Sat, Nov 19th, 2016	at Oregon State	03:00 PM	Reser Stadium
Fri, Nov 25th, 2016	Arizona State	09:30 PM	Arizona Stadium

All Times EST

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