Arizona kicker Tyler Loop was named Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week following his performance in the 21st-ranked Wildcats' win over Colorado on Saturday.
Loop is the first Wildcat named Pac-12 Special Teams Player of the Week since punter Kyle Ostendorp in November of the 2021 season. Loop is the first UA place kicker to win the award since Lucas Havrisik, who's now kicking for the Los Angeles Rams, in 2019.
Loop was an instrumental figure in Arizona's win over Colorado, knocking down a career-long 52-yard field goal and a 24-yarder in walk-off fashion — the first last-second field goal to win a game for Arizona since Casey Skowron's kick to beat Washington in 2014. Loop accounted for 10 of Arizona's 34 points in Boulder.
"I thought the 52-yarder was an impressive kick," Arizona head coach Jedd Fisch said. "I thought the 24-yarder is what he does routinely. Snap, hold, kick, everything was clean.
Loop, a junior from Lucas, Texas, has made 15 of 17 field goals this season and is 45 of 50 (90%) over his career. 88.2 field goal percentage is tied for 15th nationally. In field goals under 40 yards, Loop is 36-for-36. He's also made all 86 of his PAT attempts.
"Tyler has done a fantastic job being our kicker. ... He gives you everything you want," Fisch said. "He's the same guy every day and we're lucky to have such a reliable kicker."
