Showing posts with label Arizona Wildcats. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arizona Wildcats. Show all posts

Saturday, December 15, 2012

New Mexico Bowl: Stunning Comeback Carries Arizona Past Sister's Alma Mater

At Albuquerque, New Mexico:

In the opening game of the 2012-13 college football bowl season, quarterback Matt Scott threw a pair of short touchdown passes in the final 46 seconds as the Arizona Wildcats (8-5), who trailed by 17 points as the fourth quarter commenced, came back to upend the Nevada Wolf Pack (7-6) 49-48 in Saturday's New Mexico Bowl.

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Beavers Stay Unbeaten After Wild Win Over Wildcats In Tucson

At Tucson, Arizona:

Quarterback Sean Mannion completed 29 of 43 passes for 433 yards and three touchdowns on Saturday night, two of them to Markus Wheaton (two and twenty yards) and one of nine yards to Connor Hamlett for the game winner late in the fourth quarter as the Oregon State Beavers (ranked #18 in the Associated Press media poll and #21 in the USA Today/Coaches poll; 3-0 overall, 2-0 in Pac-12 play) defeated the Arizona Wildcats (3-2, 0-2) 38-35 in a game that saw six lead changes.  The victory made head coach Mike Riley, with 75 wins, the winningest coach in OSU football history.

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Ducks Drub Wildcats In Conference Opener

At Eugene, Oregon:

Ifo Ekpre-Olomu (54 yards) and Tony Hill (29 yards) ran back interceptions for touchdowns while Marcus Mariota threw for 260 yards and two more scores as the Oregon Ducks (4-0 overall, 1-0 in Pac-12 play; ranked #3 in both the AP and USA Today/Coaches polls) demolished the visiting Arizona Wildcats (3-1, 0-1; ranked #22 in the AP poll) 49-0 on Saturday night in the Pac-12 Conference opener for both schools.

Saturday, January 14, 2012

Ducks Top Cats In Thriller In Tucson

At Tucson, Arizona:


Garrett Sim scored 10 of his 12 points in the second half, scoring the go-head three-pointer with 1:46 remaining as the Oregon Ducks (13-5 overall, 4-2) defeated the Arizona Wildcats (12-6, 3-2) 59-57 on the road on Saturday.  This win completed only the second road sweep of the Arizona schools for the Ducks since the Wildcats and Arizona State joined the then-Pac-10 conference in 1978.

Thursday, January 12, 2012

Wildcats Win Tough One Over Sagging Beavers

At Tucson, Arizona:


Kyle Fogg scored 23 points as the Arizona Wildcats (12-5 overall, 3-1 in Pac-12 play) defeated the visiting Oregon State Beavers (11-6, 1-4) 81-73 in overtime on Thursday.  The Beavers have dropped four of their last five games.

Monday, October 10, 2011

Sorry, Mike: One Less Stoops In The College Football Coaching Ranks

You don't suppose losing on the road to previously winless Oregon State may have been the final proverbial nail in the proverbial coffin.

Saturday, October 8, 2011

At Last, A Win For The Beavers

At Corvallis, Oregon:


Sean Mannion threw for 267 yards and two touchdowns on Saturday as the Oregon State Beavers (1-4 overall, 1-2 in Pac-12 play), who had been the only remaining winless team in the BCS conferences, defeated visiting Arizona (1-5, 0-3) 37-27 for their first win of the season.

Saturday, September 24, 2011

LaMichael Runs Wild As Ducks Thump Wildcats In Tucson

At Tucson, Arizona:


Quarterback Darron Thomas threw for two touchdowns and ran for two others, while LaMichael James ran for a school-record 288 yards and two scores as the Oregon Ducks (ranked #10 in the AP poll and #13 in the USA Today/Coaches poll; 3-1 overall, 1-0 in conference play) throttled the Arizona Wildcats (1-3, 0-2) 56-31 on the road in the Ducks' Pac-12 conference opener on Saturday night.

Friday, November 26, 2010

Ducks Turn On Afterburners To Top Wildcats And Lock Up Pac-10 Title

At Eugene, Oregon:

Quarterback Darron Thomas threw for 148 yards and three touchdowns and ran for another while running back LaMichael James ran for 126 yards and two scores as the top ranked (BCS, AP, USA Today/Coaches) Oregon Ducks (11-0, 8-0 in Pac-10 Conference play) recovered from a 19-14 halftime deficit Friday night to overcome and overpower the #21 rated (BCS) Arizona Wildcats (7-4, 4-4) 48-29 to assure themselves of a second straight Pacific Ten Conference title and a berth in a BCS bowl, while staying on track for an appearance in January's BCS National Championship Game. 

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Beavers Knock Off Wildcats In Tucson

At Tucson, Arizona:

Quarterback Ryan Katz threw for 393 yards and two touchdowns and sneaked in for another as the Oregon State Beavers (3-2, 2-0) knocked off the previously-undefeated #9 (AP) Arizona Wildcats (4-1, 1-1) 29-27 on Saturday. 

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Huskers Make Holiday Bowl History In Their Blowout Over 'Zona

At San Diego:

Zac Lee threw a 74-yard touchdown pass to Niles Paul in the third quarter Wednesday night as Nebraska (10-4) crushed Arizona (8-5) 33-0 in the Pacific Life Holiday Bowl, registering the first shutout in the game's 32-year history, and their first in 46 bowl appearances.

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Ducks Top Wildcats In Overtime Duel In Tucson To Set Up Civil War Battle For Pac-10 Crown

At Tucson, Arizona:

Quarterback Jeremiah Masoli deadlocked the game with a touchdown pass to tight end Ed Dickson with six second remaining in regulation time, then ran for the game winning score in the second overtime period on Saturday as Oregon (9-2 overall, 7-1 in Pacific-10 Conference play; #11 in the BCS rankings) defeated homestanding Arizona (6-4, 4-3) 44-41 to take control of the Pac-10 race. The win, along with Oregon State's earlier triumph at Washington State, sets up one of the biggest games in the history of The Civil War as the two teams will play at Eugene on December 3 for the conference title and the right to face Ohio State in the Rose Bowl on New Year's Day at Pasadena.

Saturday, September 26, 2009

Beavers Drop Another Conference Opener

At Corvallis, Oregon:

Quarterback Nick Foles threw for 254 yards in his first start as the Arizona Wildcats (3-1, 1-0) handed the Oregon State Beavers (2-2, 0-1)their sixth straight conference-opening defeat 37-32 on the road Saturday.