TUCSON, Ariz. — The Arizona Wildcats (4-3, 2-2) complete the second half of back-to-back road contests this Saturday with a game against the Stanford Cardinal (3-4, 2-3) in Stanford, California. Kickoff is set for 12:30 p.m. with a television broadcast slated for Pac-12 Networks.

It will be the Wildcats first crack at the Cardinal since 2016 — with the Pac-12 schedule having rotated them off Arizona's schedule in 2017 and 2018 — and their first trip to the Farm since 2015.

Stanford dropped their most recent game, 34-16, to UCLA last Thursday night after having rattled off consecutive victories over Oregon State and Washington. 

A complete game preview is below.

Arizona Notes & Numbers

• The Arizona Wildcats will close out back-to-back road games this week with a trip to Stanford, California to take on Stanford. The Wildcats haven't traveled to play the Cardinal since 2015. Arizona and Stanford have played just five times since 2010.
• Arizona is looking to even its all-time record at Stanford at 8-8.
• Junior linebacker Tony Fields II leads Arizona with 57 tackles. Fellow junior linebacker Colin Schooler is second with 54. Fields and Schooler are two of just 10 players in the Pac-12 to have already surpassed the 50-tackle mark.
• Redshirt junior cornerback Lorenzo Burns registered his seventh pass breakup of the season Saturday at USC and now has 10 passes defended in seven games this year. Burns ranks third in the conference in passes defended per game at 1.43. He ranks 14th nationally.
• Wide receiver Brian Casteel had five catches for 105 yards and two touchdowns at USC on Saturday. He notched the first 100-yard receiving game of the season for Arizona. It also marked the first time an Arizona receiver surpassed the 100-yard mark at USC since Bobby Wade had four catches for 102 yards against the Trojans in 2000.
• Arizona is 13th in the country and second in the conference in total offense at 491.6 yards per game.
• Redshirt sophomore running back Nathan Tilford has 21 carries for 166 yards and three touchdowns over his last four games. Tilford had 21 total carries in the first 13 games of his career dating back to 2017, rushing for 163 yards and three touchdowns.

250: Following a 10-tackle performance Saturday at USC, linebacker Tony Fields II now has exactly 250 career tackles. Fields has started 32 consecutive games. He has been in the starting lineup for every game he's played at Arizona.

25: By collecting his 250th total tackle, Fields became the 25th player in program history to reach the 250-tackle mark. Teammate Colin Schooler reached the mark earlier this season and now has 268 tackles in his career.

77: Running back J.J. Taylor is 77 yards away from reaching 3,000 for his career. He would become the seventh player in program history to reach the 3,000-yard mark, joining (in order) Ka'Deem Carey, Trung Canidate, Ontiwaun Carter, Art Luppino, Mike Bell and Hubie Oliver.

14: The Wildcats have 14 rushing touchdowns in seven games this season. Arizona had 14 rushing scores all of last season.

16: Arizona has had 16 offensive plays go for 40 or more yards, which ranks third in the country behind Oklahoma and Memphis.

33: CB Jace Whittaker collected the 33rd pass breakup of his career at USC and now ranks solo fourth all-time in program history. He can move into a tie for third with two more.

SOME GAME THEMES: Arizona will play back-to-back games in California for the first time since 2010 this Saturday when the Wildcats travel to Stanford...In 2010, the Wildcats went 1-1 on a two-game swing to the Golden State, beating UCLA and losing to 10th-ranked Stanford in early November of that season...Ten seasons later, the Wildcats traveled to USC last weekend and will now play the Cardinal in their final game of October...Stanford enters the matchup with a 3-4 mark, following a home loss to UCLA last Thursday night...The Cardinal rank sixth in the Pac-12 in total defense, allowing 402.4 yards per game and 11th in total offense at 330.9 yards per contest...The Wildcats are 11th in total defense at 469.6 yards per game and second in total offense, gaining 491.6 yards a game...The two programs have met just five times over the past nine seasons, missing each other in 2013 and 14 and 2017 and 18...Stanford has won the past five matchups in the series and eight of the past 10 dating back to 2005...Interestingly, Stanford has kept Arizona below 20 points in each of the past four regulation matchups between the two teams...In 2012, Arizona scored 48 points in a high-scoring overtime loss to the Cardinal...Arizona scored 14 fourth-quarter points last week against USC to avoid its first shutout since 2012 at Oregon...The Wildcats scored both of their touchdowns through the air and have now thrown a passing touchdown in 17 straight games dating back to last season...The last time Arizona didn't have a passing touchdown came in the second game of last year against Houston, when the Wildcats still managed to throw for 381 yards...On the flip side, Stanford went without a passing touchdown last time out against UCLA and has thrown a passing touchdown in five of seven games this season...Jack West started at quarterback for Stanford against UCLA with the team's top two quarterbacks—K.J. Costello and Davis Mills—out with injury...Cameron Scarlett has been dangerous on the ground with 598 yards and three touchdowns...He's averaging more than four yards per carry...The Wildcats will look to create turnovers after struggling in that area in recent weeks...Arizona had nine interceptions in the first four games of the season, but have gone without a pick the past three weeks...Arizona still ranks 11th in the country in interceptions and second in the conference...Stanford has forced eight turnovers in seven games this season, but have committed just six and have a +0.29 turnover ratio...Arizona has forced 13 turnovers, but has also committed 13 for a zero margin.

LAST MEETING: Christian McCaffrey ran for 169 yards on 23 carries and Bryce Love added 78 yards on 12 carries as Stanford topped Arizona 34-10 at Arizona Stadium on Oct. 29, 2016...The two teams haven't played the past two seasons...Stanford took a 14-0 lead on Arizona thanks to two McCaffrey touchdowns in the second quarter after a scoreless first...Brandon Dawkins then found Trey Griffey for a 38-yard touchdown to pull within seven with 3:40 to play in the first half...Stanford added a 45-yard field goal 20 seconds before half to lead by 10 at half...McCaffrey scored again in the third quarter and Arizona never found the end zone in the second half, before suffering the 24-point loss...The Wildcats played three quarterbacks with Brandon Dawkins, Anu Solomon and Khalil Tate all seeing action...Arizona generated just 286 yards of total offense on 64 plays and converted just three of 14 third-down conversions...The Wildcats did a solid job on Stanford's passing attack, holding quarterback Keller Chryst to 104 passing yards on 14 of 30 passing...Dane Cruikshank picked off Chryst in the loss, which didn't kick off until 8:05 p.m., and served as Arizona's Homecoming game.

CHARTING THE CATS (CAREER):

• Running back J.J. Taylor has 2,923 career rushing yards, which ranks ninth all-time at Arizona. Taylor needs 34 yards to pass Nic Grigsby for eighth all-time.. Taylor's 509 career carries are the fewest of any player in the top 10. 
• Quarterback Khalil Tate has passed for 5,687 yards in his career, which ranks ninth-most in program history. He'll need another 36 yards to move into eighth.
• Tate has rushed for 2,078 yards. He is the 17th player in program history to rush for at least 2,000 yards. With 316 more yards, he would pass Jim Upchurch for 13th all-time at Arizona in rushing yards. 
• Tate has racked up 7,765 yards of total offense in his career, which currently ranks No. 3 in school history. He is 962 yards behind Willie Tuitama for second all-time in program history. 
• Tate has passed for 53 touchdowns in his career, which ranks third all-time in program history. Nick Foles and Willie Tuitama share the record with 67 touchdown passes. 
• Cornerback Jace Whittaker, who utilized his redshirt season last year, has 32 pass breakups, which ranks fourth all-time in program history. He's currently three behind Kelly Malveaux for third all-time. Whittaker had a pair of interceptions in the opener against Hawai'i and then another against NAU. He has seven picks for his career. 
• Linebacker Colin Schooler enters Saturday's game with Stanford with 40.5 tackles-for-loss in just 32 games. He is tied with Chris Singleton for 10th all-time at Arizona.