Arizona was handed mostly favorable dates and times by the Pac-12, when the conference posted its official 2018-19 schedule Thursday.
The Wildcats won't have to play any home games later than 8 p.m. during the Pac-12 season, although its nonconference home game with Baylor on Dec. 15 and a Jan. 9 game at Stanford will start at 9 p.m.
Five of the Wildcats' eight two-game weekends in conference play will be in the traditional Thursday-Saturday format, although they will have to take two extended weekend trips: from Jan. 9-12 against Stanford and Cal, and from Feb. 14-17 against Utah and Colorado.
However, Arizona will have only two certain day games during Pac-12 play, at home against Utah on Jan. 5, and at home against ASU on the final day of the conference season, March 9. The Wildcats could have another day game on March 2 at Oregon but that game could also be played in the late afternoon or evening, pending a choice to be made by ESPN two weeks beforehand.
Arizona will also have to play two Sunday games during conference play -- on Feb. 17 at Colorado and on Feb. 24 at home against Stanford -- when it had none last season.
With the Pac-12 having announced all of the conference games and times, plus Pac-12 Networks coverage, the entire UA schedule is now complete (and just three days before the Wildcats begin full practices).
Here's Arizona's full 2018-19 schedule. Home games are in CAPS, and all times are listed in Arizona time. (Note that daylight savings time in other zones ends on Nov. 4, so the Red-Blue and Western New Mexico telecasts will be at the same time in Arizona as along the West Coast).
Oct. 14 RED-BLUE GAME (scrimmage), noon, Pac-12 Networks
Oct. 30 WESTERN NEW MEXICO (exhibition) 7 p.m., Pac-12 Networks
Nov. 4 CHAMINADE (exhibition) 7 p.m., Pac-12 Networks
Nov. 7 HOUSTON BAPTIST, 7 p.m. Pac-12 Networks
Nov. 11 CAL POLY, 3 p.m., Pac-12 Networks
Nov. 14 UTEP, 6 p.m., Pac-12 Networks
Nov. 19 Iowa State (at Lahaina, Maui) 7 p.m., ESPNU
Nov. 20 Gonzaga or Illinois (at Lahaina, Maui) at 8:30 p.m. (ESPN) or 3 p.m. (ESPN2).
Nov. 21 Maui Invitational final game vs. Duke, San Diego State, Xavier or Auburn) TBD
Nov. 29 GEORGIA SOUTHERN, 7 p.m., Pac-12 Networks
Dec 2 at UConn (Hartford), 11 a.m. ESPN2
Dec. 6 UTAH VALLEY, 7 p.m., Pac-12 Networks
Dec. 9 at Alabama, 11 a.m. ESPN
Dec. 15 BAYLOR, 9 p.m., ESPN2
Dec. 19 MONTANA, 6:30 p.m., Pac-12 Networks
Dec. 22 UC DAVIS, 5 p.m., Pac-12 Networks
Jan. 3 COLORADO, 7 p.m., FS1
Jan. 5 UTAH, Noon, Pac-12 Networks
Jan. 9 at Stanford, 9 p.m., Pac-12 Networks
Jan. 12 at Cal, 8:30 p.m., Pac-12 Networks
Jan. 17 OREGON, 7 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2
Jan. 19 OREGON STATE, 5 p.m., Pac-12 Networks
Jan. 24 at USC, 7 p.m., FS1
Jan. 26 at UCLA, 8 p.m., ESPN2
Jan. 31 at ASU, 7 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2/ESPNU
Feb. 7 WASHINGTON, 7 p.m., ESPN/ESPN2
Feb. 9 WASHINGTON STATE, 5:30 p.m., Pac-12 Networks
Feb. 14 at Utah, 7 p.m., ESPN2/ESPNU
Feb. 17 at Colorado, 6 p.m., ESPNU
Feb. 21 CALIFORNIA, 7 p.m., FS1
Feb. 24: STANFORD, 6 p.m., ESPNU
Feb. 28: at Oregon State, 7 p.m., FS1
March 2 at Oregon, 2/5/8 p.m. ESPN/ESPN2
March 9: ASU, 2 p.m., CBS
