Arizona Wildcats head coach Rich Rodriguez is surrounded by fans after Arizona beat Arizona State in the annual Territorial Cup game at Arizona Stadium on Nov. 28, 2014. Arizona won 42-35.

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No. 1 β€’ Rich Rodriguez

Rich Rodriguez became Arizona’s first Pac-12 Coach of the Year since 1992, and only its second since the school joined the league in 1978.

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