TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona defensive back Tacario Davis has been named Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week, as announced today by the Conference.
 
Davis recorded five pass breakups which were the most by any defensive back in the Big 12 during Week 5. He also made seven solo tackles, third on the team, to help Arizona upend No. 10 Utah 23-10.

Arizona as a team recorded eight pass breakups in total. Davis came up big for the Wildcats with a pass breakup in the end zone on a fourth-and-goal and turned the Utah offense away on another fourth-down attempt causing two turnovers on downs.
 
Davis, a junior from Long Beach, Calif., entered Saturday's contest with no pass breakups and moved into second in the Big 12 in passes defended with his huge five PBU performance.

The Wildcats have won back-to-back games over Utah for the first time since rattling off four straight victories from 2012–14. The Wildcats earned their first win at Utah since 2014 and their first win over a top-10 opponent since 2022.
 
Arizona won its first Big 12 Conference game in program history and improved to 3-1 overall. It marked the first loss for Utah to an unranked team at home since falling to Washington 21-7 on Sept. 15, 2018.
 
Saturday's victory was also the first win over an AP Top 10 program for Head Coach Brent Brennan.
 

Arizona's Big 12 Players of the Week
Name	Pos.	Award	Week
Tetairoa McMillan	WR	Offensive Player of the Week	Week 1
Tacario Davis	DB	Defensive Player of the Week	Week 5

 
Arizona hosts Texas Tech in the program's first Big 12 home game on Saturday, Oct. 5 at Arizona Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. MST and the game will be televised on FOX.  Purchase tickets here.