Arizona wide receiver Dennis Northcutt catches a pass in the end zone during the first half as Stanford's Corey Hill holds on for the tackle on Oct. 11, 1997. Photo by Jeffry Scott / Arizona Daily Star

Name: Dennis Northcutt 

Years at UA: 1996-99

Accomplishments: Northcutt was a co-captain of the team in 1999 when the Wildcats went 6-6. He was a consensus first-team All-American selection and a first-team All-Pac-10 selection in 1999 as well. He was inducted into the Arizona Sports Hall of Fame in 2006. 

Northcutt also ranks in the top 10 in UA history in the following categories: 

• Career pass receptions: 3rd, 223 receptions

• Career receiving yards: 2nd, 3,252 yards 

• Career touchdown receptions: 3rd, 24 touchdowns 

• Career all-purpose yards: 2nd, 5,392 yards 

• Career 100-yard receiving games: 1st, 13 games 

• Career punt return yards: 1st, 903 yards (on 67 returns) 

• Career average pass receptions per game: 3rd, 4.7 receptions per game

• Single-season pass receptions: 2nd, 88 receptions (for 1,422 yards in 1999)

• Single-season receiving yards: 1st, 1,422 yards (on 88 receptions in 1999)

• Single-season touchdown receptions: Tied for 8th, nine touchdowns (in 1999)

• Single-season all-purpose yards: 1st, 2,249 yards (1,422 receiving yards, 436 punt return yards, 191 kickoff return yards, 200 rushing yards in 1999) 

• Single-season punt return average yards: 1st, 18.9 yards per return (1999)

• Single-game receiving yards: 3rd, 257 yards (on 10 receptions against TCU in 1999)

• Single-game all-purpose yards: 5th, 314 yards (against TCU in 1999)

• Most consecutive games catching a pass: Tied for 1st, 42 games (between 1996-99) 


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